The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-09-22
HARDING GLAD
AMERICANS ARE
AFREE PEOPLE
Continued From Yesterday

| for the prevention OF war appealed 10
tho Premier Of Great Britain to unite
and use the powers OF tho world In
defense Of Poland, Armenia and the
Dardcnclles, The British Premier re.
piled, according TO his remarks quoted
BY the newspapers, 10 the effect that,
while tho formation Of ~ 'intcrna.
tional army would be an ideal solu.
t,cn, II could not be accomplished be-
cause the European nations could not
furnish the troops and the United
States had withdrawn from co-opdsa.
tion "A polite aud diplomatic phrase
and more exactly meaning. Of course,
that the Senate Of the United States
had not completed the partial oblisx
,ion assumed by tho President 10 DO
that very thing-that Il, to furnish the
troops Could clearer indication Of
what would have boon expected Of this
country as member Of the League Of
Nations be desircdi Hardly. Some.
too, think, or say they think, that this
extraordinary service should be rcn.
dered. do not agree with them, but,
assuming that they are right, I venture
TO note that nothing stands In tho way
OF performance. The President has
only to call upon Congress to declare
war and to confer upon him specific
authority 10 raise armies for tho pro
lection Of the power which, though
recently associated with. are still for
eign to our own republic.
-It IL reasonably safe to assume.
however. that the President will not
pursue this course. Fortunately he 10
under no compelling moral obligation
under the League to DO 20. His recent
unhappy experience. moreover, In ask
Ing Congress to send American boys to
police Armenia, would hardly encour.
age repetition Of . request already
eourteously but quite firmly declined
by the Congress. What then In like
circumstances would be tho answer Of
the British Premier himscifs In his
ovp words, addressing meeting Of the
Coalition Liberals on August ~ last.
according to. the press reports, he said:
When the terrible question Of peace
or var has to bs decided. our nrst duty
a. q government h TO tho people, Who
trust us not to commit their treasure
to any unjustiflable adventure. Nothing
but ths most imperative call Of national
honor. national safety and national
freedom can Justify war. Before this
country Is committed to Il. even In the
most limited form. We must be salts.
nsd that these are In peril
y quote these telling words, my
countrymen, with the utmost satisfnc.
ton, becaure with one amendment they
express TO q nicely my own position.
I take for granted that the Prime
Minister meant to include in treasure
the greatest treespre ~ all hut, for
myself ! should leave nothing to be
inferred. Foremost and above all else
to be safeguarded by those Of US who
hold the trust Of the people, II goes
without saying, but cannot be too often
repeated, Ii the manhood Of the nation.
Nov II may appear to you that
have been speaking chiefly In the mega.
tive. ] make the admission. What is
moro. might continue to do 70 almost
indsfnitsly without disadvantass to
our cause. 30 many things have bssn
done BY the present expiring admin.
istratiou, that no power on earth could
induce me TO DO, that ] cannot sven
attempt 70 recount them. ! may ~.
mark casually, however, that II u
should b. - ] fully expect 70 be,
elected President Of this Just and hon.
orable republic. I'wili not empower an
cssistant secretary Of the navy 10 draft
q constitution for helpless neighbors
In the West Indies and jam II down
their throsts at the pVint Of bayonets
borne BY United States Marines. We
have q higher service for our gallant
Marines than that. Nor will ! misuse
the power Of the executive to cover
with q veil Of Pecrecy repeated acts J
of uuwarranted interference ln domcs. !
tic Affairs Of the little republics Of the !
western hemisphere such a. In the pas,
few years have not only made enemies
Of those who should be our FRIENDS.
but have rightfuliy discredi.ed our
country as their trugted ne!ghbor.
"On the other hand I will not. OF
shall not, ss you prefer, submit to any !
wrong against any American citizen.
with respect to either his iife or bis
property by any government. This
statement Is made In all sclemnity,
with enmity for none and friendship
for all. II II particularly applies to
Mexico, the application has been
directed by the robbery and murder o.
hundreds Of our own people In that
unhappy country who were lawfully
there and were entitled to protection.
One must admit that these outragss
upon Americans arc largely the con.
sequences Of the wiggiing and wob.
bling, the supins waiting Of our own
government, though ths admission
neither helps the hurt nor gives the
hope Of security for the future while
the present administration remains in
power, or when ono In complete 90.
cord succeeds II.
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