The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-29

on,v one Of eighteen presidents 0
iInited States, Woodrow Wilson
.ns repudiated the warning OF hi
na .decessors to America to- keep GU
y y entanaIing alliances with foreign
.;ane But Cox follows Wilson ant
n ssnres the advice of all the others
w Washington, Adams and Jet
IT,. down to Grant and Cleveland
Il is interesting to consider tn
vews of successive presidents on I'M
nsint Of entangling alliances. Herr
thev are, in the order in which the!
,,nrc Given to the nation:
=" George Washington, Sept. 9,
17es-aAaainct the insidious
,.;lea Of foreign influence
dc jealousy Of free people
ancht to be constantly awake
since history and experience
nrove that foreign influence is
p,e Of the most banefuI foes OF
repubIican governments. The
are.t rule Of conduct is in ex-
tsndinn commercial relations to
nave with them as little political
Connection as possible.
eurone has a set of primary in
AreStS WHICH " 10 nav ''S''S -
very remote relation"
John Adams, May 10, 1871
nAltI,ough it is very true that
we ought not TO involve our
eelyes in the political system OF
surope. but to keep ourselves
siways distinct and separate
from It y = yet continual infor-
,,ation is necessary in
order to the discovery Of the
efforts made to draw US into the
VI Thomas jefferson, Oct. II,
1so3.-"EquaI and exact Justice
20 all men Of whatever state OF
nersuasion, religious or pol'ti-
al: peace, commerce and honest
friendship with all nations; en-
tangllng alliances with none.
How desirable then must Y pc
in a government like ours to see
It's citizens adopt the con-
duct which their country
should pursue divesting them
selves Of those passions and par
tialities which tend to lessen
rsefu, friendships and to en'bar-
RAGS and embroiI us in the Gala
r,itous scene of Europe"
James Madison, March q,
1soe-"To cherish peace and
friendly intercourse with all
nations having correspondent
d;e,osition e to foster
spirit Of independence to
exclude foreign intrigues ana
foreion partialities, so degrading
70 ali countries and SO banetui
"a free ones " as far as
sentiments and intentions can
aid the fuIfi!lment of my duty,
they will be resource which
can not fail me-"
James Monroe, Dec. 2, 1882
Hour policy in regard to Europe
remains the same, which
ic not to interfere in the in
terna concerns Of any OF ITS
powers y We consider any
attempt on their part to extend
their system to any portion OF
this hemisphere as dangerous to
our peace and safety"
John Quincy Adams, March IS,
1a2s.-"MindfuI Of the advice
olyen by the father of our coun-
try in his farewell address, that
the rule Of conduct for US IN
regard to foreign nations is IN
extending our commercial reia-
tions, to have with them as little
political connection as p7sslble.
Disolaining alike all right ana
all intention of interfering IN
those concerns s we han
with jay every indication OF
their prosperity"
Andrew Jackson, Dec. q, 1889.
-"Tl,e uniform policy and prac-
tice Of the United States is to
avoid all interference in as
putes which relate to the inter
nal government of other nations.
Out best wishes on all occasions
and our good offices when re-
CURED, will be afforded to pro
mote the domestic tranquility
and foreign peace Of all nations
with whona we have arr inter
course. Any Intervention ~
thcir affairs further than this
even by the expression OF an
official opinion is contrary 70
our principals of international
policy"
r',rtin Van Buren,, Dec. 5, 1870:
ITO have faithfully sustained