The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-12
CROWD
HEARS HARDING
President Elect Proposes For.
eign Policy of Protection
Based on Friendship.
MEXICO Is NOT MENTIONED
World War Warned for All Tine
Against Madness for Pow
er, Speaker SAYS.
10y Associates Presa.l

Brownsville. Tex. Nov ii.-Facinr
g border crowd in which were many
citizens " Mexico and several offic-
ials ~ the Mexican government. Pres
idont Elect Harding proposed here to-
day a foreign policy directed toward
peacg and friendship. but dsula nding
always full protection of American
nationality and OF Amerioan citizens
wherever they may 50.
The address which was his first pre.
pared public utterances since his eler
ton TO the presidency was delivered
from an stand on the Fort Brown par
ado grounds within a few hundred
yards Of the international boundary.
In the course OF his address devoted
Jointly 20 the Significance u the arr
mistice day anniversary ond as tho
countrys foreign relations he dld not
mention Mexico by name nor did he
refer directly 10 the league Of nations
We crave fraternity he said. I'VE
wish afnicabie relations everywhere
We offer peace and choose 20 pro-
mote it, but demand our freedom and
our own America. ! believe an Amerl-
ca eminent on the seas respected in
every avenue of trade. will b. safer
at home and greater IA influence
throughout the world / like TO think
uf an America whose citizens are ever
seeking tho grcstsr Development and
enlarged resources and widoned in
nuoncos 81 the republic and I Ike TO
think ~ government which pro-
tcets It's citizens wherever they go on
a lawfai mission. anywhere under the
ehinins sun
AIR. diarding also suggested that
the nation learn a lesson of prepared
ness from the experience ~ the world
war. and spoke a word FOR waterway
development
Although primarily an armlstlce day
celebration the program OF addresses
snd parade which preceded Il we're
also planned a. q welcome to the pres I
ideut- elect, and as a boost FOR the
RIO Grande deep waterways move I
ment Tho crowd came by thousands I
frommany ~ the Rio Granda valley 4
cities. and from across the border. 4
and there were m tho days events
many elements 10 emphasize both ma 4
tional unity and international friend I
chip
General Lopez. military governor Of
the Matamorus district. was one OF 4
those who sat on thg speakers stand 4
November the eleventh has an
abiding Significance 70 America and 4
the world" said the prcsident-elect 4
For America a seasel our capacity I
90 defend cur national rights and 4
stamped our effectiveness Ia aiding To 4
preserve the established order OF 1
world civilization. for the world Il /
markcd new order for humanity I
and for an time it warns ambition and
madness Tor power that one mans or
one peoples domination Of the world
vas never designed oy cod and will
newer be tolerated ~ mankind
The day - especially interesting
20 our country bee.uae without Amer
lean participation d might have been
4 later and dlffcrent date. if indeed.
thoF had been ans armintiCe day az
all We do not claim 20 have won
the war. but We helped nightly. and
recorded undying glory % American
arms and gave the world a new un-
az tho American spirit
and a new measure of American re-
sources.
Whatever the world may have
thought OF us before however incor-
rectly We may have been appraised.
the world has come 60 know that sell
rshuoss b. not a trait ~ our national
character. that Commercialtsm does
not ongross us. that neutrality WAS
conceived lB fairness-~not IN fear
and that when our national rights are
threatened and our national ideals are
sacrificed. America is resolved 20 de-
fena and ever will More. we gave so
humanity an example ~ unseifishness
whieh h only half appraised before
Misunderstanding led to confusion.
we helped q win the var. unaided
ana unmurtgaged We fought with
lac allied powers. but We were only an
associated power and we're never COM
nittsd. II fully aware of them. 20 the
,ompaets Of the alliance.
History viii record Il correctly no
matter how much beautiful sentiment
has becloudod our purposes in the
.rortd's war. We ord not fight toI
make the world safe for democracy,
though vve were It's best eNmmphrs.
we learned lesson. too- of tran
seendlug Importance. Righteousness
ind unfaliing justice are not In them
lcensinusd Or paae T~e.l