Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-07-24

II
| mean to sustain the rights of thi
nation and our citizens alike, every
| where under the shining sun. Ye
there is the concord of amity an
| sympathy and fraternity in ever!
| p1ration in every American breast TO
tranquil friendship with all thu
| world.
More, we believe the unspeakabl
sorrows, the unreasonable sacri
fees, the awakened convictions AM
| the aspiring conscience of human
kind must commit the nations o
| the earth to new and better rela
tionship. It need not be discussed
| now what motives plunged the worlC
into war, it need not be inquired
whether we asked the sons of thi:
republic to defend our nationa
rights, as L believe we did, or t.
lated ills of rivalry and sreed, tn,
sacrifices will be in vain If we canno
acclaim new order, with added Sc
curity to civilization and peace main
tanned.
BED One may readily sense the, con
science of our America. | am sure
I understand the purpose of the domi.
nant group of the senate. We were
not seeking to defeat a world aSpira.
ton, we were resolved to safeguard
America. We were resolved then
even as we are today, and will be
tomorrow, to preserve this free anC
independent republic. Let those now
responsible, or seeking responsible
ty, propose the surrender, whethel
with interpretations, apologies or re
luctant reSerVations-from which oul
rights are to be omitted-we welcome
the referendum to the American PEG.
pie on the preservation of America
and the Republican party pledges its
defense of the preserved inheritance
of national freedom.
In the call of the conscience OF
America is peace, peace that closes
silences the impassioned voices OF
international envy and distrust
Needing this call and knowing as ]
do the disposition Of the congress-
l promise you formal and effective
peace SO quickly as a Republican
congress can pass its declaration for
a Republican executive to sign. Then
we may turn to our readjustment at
home and proceed deliberately and
ref1ectiVely to that hoped-for world
relationship which shall satisfy botn
conscience and aspirations and still
hold US free from menacing involve
ment. .E.
car hear in the ca Of con-
science an insiStent voice for the
largely reduced ornaments through
out the world, with attending reduc-
ton of burdens upon peacelovlng
humanity. We wish to give of Amer
lean influence and example; we
must give of American leadership to
that invaluable accomplishment.
can speak unreservedly of the
American aspiration and the Repub-
lican committal for an association of
nations, cooperating in sublime &C
cord, to attain and preserve peace
- h
determined to add to security
through international law, so clarl-
fed that no demonstration can be
possible without affronting world
honor.
Must Stand For Right
This republic can never be I'M
mindful of it's power, and must
never forget the force of it's example.
Possessor of might that admits no
fear, America must stand foremost
for the right. If the mistaken voice
of America, spoken in unheedlng
haste, led Europe, in the hour OF
deepest anxiety, into military alll-
ance which menaces peace and
threatens all freedom, instead of
adding to their security, then we
must speak the truth for America
and express our hope for the
fraternized conscience of nations.
It will avail nothing to discuss IN
detail the league covenant, which
was conceived for world super-gov-
ernment, negotiated in mlsunder-
standing, and intolerantly urged and
demanded by it's administration
sponsors, who resisted every eIa3lo
finally rejected when such safe-
guards were inserted. If the supreme
blunder has left European relation
ships inextEcably interviewer IN the
league compact, our sympathy Tor
fortune in resisting involvement. 1t
is better to be the. free and disln-
terested agent of International JUS
tice and advancing civilization, with
the covenant Of conscience, than be
shackled by writ.rsa compact wnicn
and gives to a military allince the
right to proclaim Americas duty
to the world. Ne surrender of rights
to a world council or it's military ALL
ance, no assumed mandatory, how
the sons of this republic to war.
Their supreme sacrifice shall only be
asked for America and its call OF
honor. There is a sanctity in that
right we will not delegate.
ten, do not know whether Europe
asked or ambition insistently. be
slowed. 1t was so good to rejoice In
the worlds confidence in our unset
fishness that 1 en- believe our evil
dent disinterest inspired Eu-
sources. Ours is an outstanding, IN
fluential example to the world,
whether we cloak it in spoken mod
esty or magnify it in exaltatlon. we
want to help; we mean to help; put
we hold to our own Interpretation OF
the American conscience as the very
soul of our nationality.
Disposed as we are, the way Is
very simple, Let the failure atteno-
ing assumption. obstinacy. d dmRigaGG-
and let US find the big, practical, un-
selfish way to do our part, neither
covetious because of ambition nor
hesitant through fear, but ready to
serve ourselves, humanity and GOD
With a senate advising as the, con-
stitution contemplates, 1 would hope.
fully to approach the nations of Eu.
rope and of the earth, proposing that
understanding which makes us will
ing participant in the conservation OF
nations to a new relationship, tc
commit the moral forces of the
and international justice, still leaV.
ing America free, Independent anc
seIf-reliant, but offering friendship
to all the world.
Americans FIRST
If men call for more specific de-
tails, I remind them that moral com
initials are broad and all inclusive
and we are contemplating peoples In
the concord of humanity's advance
ment. From our own viewpoint the
program is specifically American
and we mean to be Americans first, to
all the world.
Appraising' preserved nationality
as the first essential to the continued
progress of the republic, there is
linked with 1t the supreme necessity
Of the restoration-let us say the
re-revealment-of the constitution
and our reconstruction as an indus
trial nation. Here is the transcend,
ing task. It concerns our common
veal at home and will decide oul
future eminence in the world. More
than these, this republic, under con
stitutional liberties, has given t
mankind the most fortunate condi
lions for human activity and attain
ment the world has ever noted, ant
we are today the worlds reserve
force in the great contest for liberty
through security, and maintained