The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-22

spoken in unheedlHg haSte, led Europe
in the hour of deepest anxiety, into a
military alliance which menaces peace
and threatens all freedom, instead of
adding to their security, then we
must speak the truth for America
and express our hope for the fratern-
ized conscience Of nations.
The League
1t will avail nothing 10 discuss IN
detail the league covenant which
was conceived for world supei'
government. negotiated In misunder'
standing and intolerantly urged and
demanded by its administration spons'
ors. who resisted every effort to safe
guard America, and who finally re.
iected when such safeguards were in
serted. If the supreme blunder has left
European relationships inextricably in
terwoven in the league compact, our
sympathy for Europe only magnifios
our own good fortune In resisting in
volvement. 1t is better to be the free
and disinterested agent of internation-
al justice and advancing civilization
with the covenant of conscience, than
be shacked by a written compact
which surrenders our freedom OF ac
ton and gives to a military alliance
the right to proclaim Americas duty
to the world. No surrender of rights
to a world council or its military AZ
| lance, no assumed mandatory how
ever appealing, ever shall summon
the sons of this republic to war.
Their supreme sacrifices shall only
be asked for America and its call
of honor. There is a sanctity in that
right we will not delegate
When the compact was being writ
ten, / do not know whether Europe
asked or ambition insistently be-
slowed. 1t was so good to rejoice in
the worlds confidence in our ur
selfishness that | can believe our
evident dsnterestedness inspired
Europe's wish for our association,
quite as much as the selfish thought
of enlisting American power and 10
sources. Ours is an outstanding
influential example to the world
whether we cloak 1t in spoken mod
esty or magnify 1t in exaltation. Wi
want to help we mean to help; bu,
we hold to our own Interpretation oi
the American conscience as the YER,
soul Of our nationality
Disposed as we are. the way is
very simple Let the failure attend
ing assumption, obstinacy imprac-
ticablity and delay be recognizes
and let us find the big. practical, IN
selfish way TO do our part, neither
covetous because OF ambition, no,
hesitant through fear, but ready 10
serve ourselves, humanity and Goa.
With a senate advising as the coi
stitution contemplates, | would hope,
fully approach the nations of EuroRy
? and of the earth, proposing tha,
understanding which makes us a will
ing participant in the conservation
of nations to a new relationship, ia
commit the moral forces of the
world. America free. Independent and
self-relant, but offering FRIENDSHIP
TO all the world.
If men can for mores specific de.
tails, | remind them that moral COM
initials are broad and all inclusive
, and we are contemplating peoples IN
the concord of humanity's advance
ment From our own viewpoint the
program is specifically American
and we mean to be Americans first
to all the world.
Reconstruction
I Appraising preserved nationality
$ as the first essential to the CO.,
e tinued progress of the republic
e there is linked with it the supreme
] necessity of the restoration--let Il,
= say the re-revealment-of the con
stitution, and our reconstruction n,
an industrial nation. Here is th'
transcending task. 1t concerns ou
: common veal at home and will de
= eide our future emnence in tn
= world. More than these, this repub
lie, under constitutional liberties
+ has given to mankind the mos
fortunate conditions for human ac
: tivity and attainment the world ha
!. ever noted, and we are today thu
y worlds reserve force in the grea
e contest for liberty through security
t. and maintained equality of oppor
l. tunity and its righteous rewards.
l. 1t is folly to close our eyes I,
d outstanding facts Humanity
restive, much of the world is i'm revo
G luton, the agents Of discord and ds
y struction have wrought their trageo
e in pathetic Russia, have lighted thei
u torches among other peoples, and hop
. TO see America as a part of the grea
! red confagration. Ours is the tempt
- of liberty under the law, and II !
ours to call the sons of opportunit,
q 10 its defense. America must not onl,
, save herself, but ours must be the ap
II pealing voice to sober the world.
l More than all else the present-da,
h world needs understanding. There ca'
d be no peace save through compose
l. differences, and the submission o
/. the individual to the will and wea
f. of the many Any other plan mean
anarchy and its rub Of force.
Honest Toll Essential
|. 1t must be understood that to
II alone makes for accomplishment an,
II advancement, and righteous posses
a sion is the reward Of toll, and ii
t. incentive. There is no progress eX
|, cept in the stimulus of competition