Bisbee daily review., 1920-11-12

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 = Selfishness Not a Trait
 Whatever the world may have thought of us before. however moor rectly we may have been apraised. the world has come to know that sel- fishness is not @ trait of our nation Ial character, that commercialism does not engross us, that neutrality was conceived in fairness-not in fear-and that when our national solved to defend, and ever will. More, we gave to humanity an example of lunselfishness, which it only half ap- lpraiSed before misunderstanding led to confusion.
 We helped to win the war, unaid- the allied powers but we were only an associated power, and were never committed, if fully aware of them to the compacts of the alliance.
 History will record it correcty, no matter how much beautiful sentiment has beclouded our purposes in the world war. We did not fight to make the world safe for democracy, though we were its best eXemplars. Nor did I've fight for humanity's sake no mat ter how such cause impelled. Dem ocracy was threatened and humanity was dying long before American in- dignation called for the republics de- fense. But we fought for, the ore SUI preme cause which inspires men to offer all for country and the flag and we fought as becomes free Ameri- ca and dropped the hatred and stifl- ed greed, when the victory. for de- fense was won.
 America Learned Reason
 We proved anew that here is free and ample America, which does not ask but freely gives. We were Amer
 ican in name before the world war
 made us American in fact, not col
 lection of peoples, but one people, 1 with one purpose, one confidence one pride, one aspiration and one flag. . We learned a lesson to- of trans l. cending importance. Righteousness
 andu nfailing justice are net in them l selves a guaranty of national securi d ty. We must eve rbe strong in peace . foremost in industry, eminent in az ricufture, ample in transportation !. . Better transportation on land and aI U adequate merchant marine would have speeded our participation and short ened the conflict. I believe an Amer
 ica eminent on the high seas, respect :, ed in every avenue of trade, wouic be safer at home and greater in in = fluence throughout the world
 '1 like to think of an America
 whose citizens are ever seeking tho
 greater development and enlarged re
 sources and widened influence of tht
 republic, and I like to think of | government which protects it's citi
 zens wherever they go on lawfu = mission, anywhere under the shinins d sum-
 Il Sees Greater Future o "All the way from my home il }. Ohio to the furfhermost port on tn, r gulf, 1 have seen among the peopl, s who come to give us kindly greeting! l, scores of stalwart virile young Amer
 jeans. who served their country SC O lgallantly and effectively at home anC . loverseas. One must have cause fo O renewed pride in tn echaracter o S- these men, in their readiness and ca '- pacity to serve, in the calm certitudt Y of iethr manhood, in their new bap V tism of AmeTicanism. These soldier
 of the republic like their father, be
 lieve in an America Of civil and hu
 man and religious liberty; they be ]. lieve in an America of Americal
 ideals. They believe in America first f for it is in America that their hope ,. and inspirations. center.
 r We are only in the morn of na 6 tional life. Who dares to prophecy ,- in quaffing the cup of optimism wha f the future has in store? We hay l---------