The Washington herald., 1920-10-23
THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
LEAGIE,

The League of Nations will i'm
pair the sovereignty OF the United
States if we believe in the word of
God. that a kingdom divided against
itself must fall. Backed by an in
fallible author, ! stand firm as the
humble exponent of those whom we
revere is the founders of our gov
ernment. who now lie in the silen,
sleep of death, who left with us the
obligation of preserving our inde-
pendence. which by their sacrifice
is our inheritance and our right.
Are we going to prove ourselves
worthy to be called the descendants
of the trainers of our Constitution.
men who by their views and lives
showed that we cannot be depend
ent and independent at the same
time
our independence will be impaired
TO that extent to which We are sub
ject to league of nations, as sub
lection means dependency, and de-
pendency means the lack of free
dom. This fact was keenly illus
trated 20 those whose personalitie.
were merged into that British pow
er TO which they were forced to
bow. that the love of their own
views which could only blossom un-
der the freedom of liberty. was
proved by the necessity of dedicat-
ing their lives and fortunes to carve
the destiny of our great nation.
| ask the nonthinking and misin-
formed to realize with pride the
obligation they assume by being an
American.
There is but little we can do for
the dead who did so much for US by
their sacrifices for our liberty. Let
US for our own good keep that
which they have given US unblem-
ished in doing what they would do
If it were not for the fact that they
now lie helpless in the grave That
we as their descendants resolve to
Zealously treasure the fruits of
their suferings and in appreciation
shall maintain that monument Of
liberty. to their memory. by perpet-
uatinS the cause for which they
died.
Our Constitution secures the
blessings of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity." 1t does not include
the world. Where is our liberty If
the freedom of our acts is subject
to the supervision of other nations?
If the nations of the world wish to
join the only Union that an Ameri-
can knows, then under the Consti-
tuition of the United States they
have the privilege of becoming a
part of this country if they are
worthy of this honor. AS long as
American blood flows in American
veins they will never tell us how to
run our own government and make
us subservient to league whose
birth was in the cradle of secrecy,
unless we. betraying ourselves. be-
lieve that we can grant away our
powers and still retain them.
All that America was, is, or ever
will be is at stake.
May God send US men such as the
trainers of the Constitution to guide
us in this emergency.
Regardless of your political views
you must at least admit that Mr..
Harding stands for the Constitution
and that through him as our rep
resentative we shall demonstrate
Jul ieNeiehSe anu regard Tor tnat
document, which. though human in
its origin. was written under an in
spiration almost divine.
That this our Constitution NAV
function under his leadership. that
through it's guarantee of liberty we
may. with justice as our guide. strive
to serve ourselves and others, be-
ing conscious of our responsibility
to God for the DrOper exerciSo os
our freedom under the blessings Of
liberty.
E. P. S. NEWMAN.
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