The Penn's Grove record., 1920-02-20
George Washington
Born February %, 1872
First President 1789-97
Died December Ia, 1883
First in War, First in Peace, First in
the Hearts of His Countrymen

First in War, First in Peace, First in
the Hearts of His Countrymen
After retiring from the presidency,
George Washington issued a notable
farewell address, which is a classic in
American history and should be read
by every one. But the address should
standing of the political conditions of
Europe in 1897, and not the abstract
words and principles, regardless of
conditions under which they were
written.
Washington warns us in the most
solemn manner against the baneful
effects of the party spirit. 1t exists
under different shapes in all govern
.ments. 1t opens the doors to foreign
influence and corruption.
Europe has a set of primary prin-
ciples, which to US have none, or a very
remote relation.
"Why quit your WI to stand on
foreign ground2?"
at is our true policy to steer clear
of permanent alliances with any por-
ton of the foreign world"
These and similar quotations from
Thomas Jefferson and other fathers of
our country are being quoted to kill
the Peace Treaty with Germany and
the League of Nations.
Let us look at European history.
Spain was an influential nation
which controlled Cuba, Mexico and a
large part of South America with the
directing mind in the Vatican. Spain
lost the South American colonies. Ma
poleon Bonaparte invaded Spain and
destroyed the Inquisition. The Haps-
burg dynasty had been on the Austrian
throne for 800 years and continued for
120 more.
Italy consisted CT several papal
states preyed on by other nations.
Francis II was the German Emperor.
Great Britain continued to be ruled
by the half crazy king George III, who
was more German than English. The
head of Louis 18th of France had been
cut off in 1893, and the people were in
a revolution from an autocratic mon
archy to a democracy. One faction of
the French people had appealed to the
United States, then a weak nation, for
and because France had helped the
Colonies. Frances aid given by Louis
10th was more from the motive to
humble Great Britain than for a love
of freedom and democracy.
If the United States then a small
nation of about four millions of per-
n had taken sides, it opened the
way for foreign intrigue into Ameri-
can politics which was dangerous for
the growth of democracy.
The Conditions Now
France became a true Republic IN
1870.
Spain was driven from the Western
hemisphere in 1898.
italy threw off the temporal rule OF
the pope and became a constitutional
monarchy in 1870, under the general
ship of Garibaldi.
The United States whipped king
Georges armies for the second time
in 1915. The United States and Great
Britain were on most friendly terms
after the death of George III, in 1920.
Preparations were under way to cele-
brate 100 years of peace between the
two great Anglo-Saxon nations IN 1910
when the World War broke out IN
1914.
If YOU read the Declaration of indie
pendence you will notice the charges
are against "the present king George
IID of Great Britain" not against the
British people nor against Parliament,
many of whom had sympathies for the
Colonies. The succeeding kings OF
Great Britain and the British Parlla-
ment have granted the colonies all the
civil rights the American colonies
fought for. They have erected a
monument to George Washington IN
Westminster Abbey, and their Leading
statesman paid tribute to Washington
at his tomb at Mt. Vernon when the
limited States, entered the World War
in 1917.
p Cultivate Peace
On another occasion Washington
said. "Observe good faith and justice
toward all nations. Cultivate peace"
The United States did this as long
as possible until Germany made war
on us and all other nations by declar-
mo we should keep off the seas and go
onIv where the Kaiser said we should.
Then wd Joined France, Great Britain
and Italy against German autocracy.
The rulers of Germany, Austria and
Turkey have been removed from au-
tocratic powers. Seven republics have
been formed in Europe where there
were none before. So you can see that
"Furope's set of primary interests,
which to us have none or a remote re-
~lation." which existed in Washlngton3
time have been shot to pieces.
The German interests and the Irish
rebels are now playing up all the an
ti-British jrejudices possible. we
publish the above historic facts to cure
fhe childish minds who went to school
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