The Washington times., 1920-01-11
Asserts America Should Not
Discard Traditions to Up
hold European Politics.
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closely allied to herr Today she can
still prevent such q coalition.
In allowing that to happen. Amer
lea would act no more wisely than if
she attempted to retard. upoI. her
own soil, the evolution which strives
for an ever greater expansion of the
circles OF the co-possessing. CO.
determining classes. and Tor a reduc-
tion to a minimum OF the numter or
working, serving humans degraded to
mere cogs in the wheel,
Whoever builds his fortunes upon
the misfortunes of others. will, in
the very moment of highest enjoy
ment, feel upon his back the leaden
weight OF a corpse. cold and stiff.
which hetannot shake off.
Whoever allows utter despair TO
grow up. either at home or abroad.
must not be astonished when that
despair arms against him: and he
may be drawn into vital danger
when the hosts OF the despair driven
swells into an armed legion
Greed Must Not De Pilot
Neither In the social nor in the in
ternational policies OF the United
States must the greed of rich heirs
become the motor or the selfishness
of individuals. the pilot OF the ma
tional will.
For II either be allowed to happen.
the stars must pale upon the banner
Of freedom.
The fact that the Chief Executive
signed his name to a treaty and
League OF Nations covenant could not,
in a free republic, prevent a single
Senator conscious OF his responsible
ity from opposing any and every OBJ
legation which seems to him unworthy
Jr harmful.
Obviously, the United States cannot
Join a league in which another ma
tion-because the greater part of it's
empire consists OF dominions far dis
tant from the mother country-could
cast more votes into the scale of de-
cision than America herself. and in
vhich Americas sovereignty and free
dom of action could be limited to a
greater degree than those OF other
powers.
However, at the same time the Uni
ted States cannot afford to cut off
With hedge clippers a young, budding
progressive world-idea or allow IL to
OF to early death, merely because
ike all human creations, in contrast
resses, faults. blots and warts.
Cleanse IL of Defects
To cleanse and rid It Of these de-
'ncts, and to ennoble II So that body
md face will one day be perfected in
reauty and grandeur--that is the call
sacred duty to every one in the new
vorld.
For Il alone has today the untouch-
kA foA ha
Means for spreading, fostering and
perfecting that thought--it has every
hing necessary to cleanse, purify and
NeaI the world.
without the new world any league
II nations would be but a torso,
-1akeshift born OF, emergency and
| need. lacking the organs that are in
| ''spensable to vital work.
In such league those peoples
| which defeat has reduced to proletar-
ian states. and which are now greed
| 'ly gathering about Russia's sources
" raw materials, would soon win the
upper hand, no matter how thorough
" bound and gagged they may now
appear.
Only q Truce.
A peace treaty not ratified by the
| United states would be oTl ly truce,
as Il has been ever since the west
1 phalian peace.
Not for that. not for phantoms. has
the blood of American men been shed.
The wide, rich, free country which
placed upon she necks of those men
I the cross OF combat and sent them
into the hell of modern, unchival-
rously, treacherous war.
| Only children and such as are
dominated by whims are deferred by
disappointment and blink noble
work. Not so a strong, free, full
| grown nation.
And Il was for a noble work that
| America laid aside her peaceful tools
and sprang to arms, II was to create
for suffering humanity n new earth
to live upon ard to prepare new
heaven for the soul of mankind
Awakening Lies Ahead.
From that decision there is no way
out leading back into narrow selfish
ness and former isolat'on-no path
which n nation could tread unpun-
ished.
Everywhere noble forces--most Of
them stu bound in misery and serf-
dom--are awaiting the savior. To
collect these forces and so TO