The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1920-11-03
81 Presidents VS..
Foreign Alliance
WARNED AGAINST BINDING THE
UNITED STATES TO INTER
NATIONAL AGREEMENTS. =

Twenty-one presidents of the Unit
ed States have insisted in their of
ficially written or spoken statements,
warning against the United States to
such international agreements as the
Wilson League of Nations. This
statement was made Friday by E. M.
Wasmuth, Republican state chair
man, who compiled quotations from
the Messages and Papers of Presi-
dents. Andrew Jackson, Grover Cleve-
land, Lincoln and Roosevelt were
among the great American statesmen
quoted. All are in agreement with
George Washington who said against
the insidious wiles of foreign influ-
ence, the jealousy of a free people
ought to be constantly awake"
Grover Cleveland in 1885 pointed
out the dangers for foreign alliance
in these words: Maintaining as l do
the tenents of line of precedents
from Washington's day which pro-
scribe entangling alliance with for
eign states, do not favor a policy of
acquisition of new and distant terri
tory or the Incorporation of remote
interests with our own" -
Our space is limited and we give
extracts from only a few of the TWEEN
ty-one Presidents on foreign entang-
ling alliances:
John Adams, May Is, 1797-"It is
very true that we ought not to in
volve ourselves in the political system
of Europe, but to keep ourselves al
ways distinct and separate from it. -
Thomas Jefferson, Oct. II, 1903
Equal and exact justice to all men
OF whatever state or persuasion relig-
ious or political, peace commerce and
honest friendship with all nations; en-
tangling alliance with none"
James Madison, March 4, 18O9-"To
cherish peace and friendly intercourse
with all nations having correspondent
disposition, to foster a spirit of indie
pendence, to exclude foreign intrigues
and foreign partialities, so degrading
to all countries and so baneful to free
ones as far as sentiments and inten-
lions can aid the fulfillment of my du-
ty, they will be a resource which can
not fail me-"
James Monroe, December 2, 1928
"Our policy in regard to Europe re-
mains the same, which is not to in
terfere in the internal concerns of any
of its powers" e..
Andrew Jackson, December 4, 1882
THE uniform policy and practice
of the United States is to avoid all
inference in disputes which relate to
the internal government of other ma
tions. Any Intervention of their afr
fairs further than this even by the
expression Of an official opinion is
contrary to our principles of inter
national policy" II.
James Buchanan, August 80, 1916
"Separated as we are from the old
world by vast ocean and still fur
Their removed from it by the nature
march of free governments on this
continent must not be transmitted by
the intrigues and selfish interests of
European powers
Abraham Lincoln, December |, 1862
we have forborne from taking
part in any controversy between for
eign states, but have left to every ma
ton the exclusive conduct and man
agement of it's own affairs"
u. S. Grant, June Is, 1870-"Wash-
ington inaugurated the policy of neu-
trality and absolute abstinence from
all foreign entangling alliances. The
strict adherence to this rule of pub
lie policy has been one of the highest
honors of American Craftsmanship.
Benjamin Harrison, March 4, 1869
eve have happily maintained a pol
icy Of avoiding all interference with
Furopaap offoircD
William Mckinley, Dec. 6, 1897
"This government has never in any
way abrogated its sovereign preroga-
tive of reserving to itself the deter
mination of it's own policy and course
according OF its own high sense of
right"
Theodore Roosevelt, December 8,
1901-"The Monroe Doctrine is sim
ply step and long step toward as
surfing the universal peace of the
world, etc, ETC., it is guaranty of the
commercial independence Of Ameri-
ca. The peoples of the Americas can
prosper best if left to work out their
own salvation in their own way. Let
us attend to our own business. New
port Und.) Press.