Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-03-04
New Presidents Inaugural Ad-
dress Today Stresses Stand
Against League of
Nations
(By Associated Press)

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dress here today said:
My countrymen, when one
surveys the world about him af-
ter the great storm, noting the
marks Of destruction and yet re-
joicing n the uggedness OF
things which withstood it, if he is
an American he breathes the
clarified atmosphere with d
strange mingling of regret aid
new hope We have seen world
passion spend its fury, but we
contemplate our republic unshak
en- and hold our civilization secure
Liberty-Liberty within the law
and civilization are inseparable
and though both were threatened
we find them now secure, and
there comes to Americans the
profound assurance that our rep
lesentatlve government is the
highest expression and surety
guaranty of both.
standing in this presence,
mindful of the solemnity of this
occasion, feeling the emotions
| which no one may know until he
senses the great weight of respon
! sibility for himself | must utter
my belief in the Divine inspira-
tion Of the founding fathers
Surely there must have been
Gods intent in the making of this
new world republic. Ours is an
organic law which has but one
ambiguity, and we saw that ef-
faced i'll a baptism of sacrifice
and blood, with union maintained
the nation supreme and its con-
cord inspiring. We have seen the
world rivet its hopeful gaze on
the great truths on which the
founders wrought We have seen
civil. human and religious liberty
verified and gloritied. In the be
ginning, the Old World sCoh;ed at
our experiment; today our foun-
dations Of political and social be-
lief stand unshaken. a precious
inheritance to ourselves. an in
spring example Of f. o.
civilization to all mank n.
lis express renewed and strength
ened devotion, in grateful rever-
ence for the immortal beginning
and utter our confidence in the
supreme fulfllnent.
Progress Proves Wisdom
"1he recorded progress Of our
republic, materially and spiritual
ly, in itself proves the wisdom OF
the inherited policy of non-in-
volvement i'll Old World affairs.
Confident Of our ability to work
out our own destiny and jealous
ly guarding Our right to do SO, we
seek no part i'll directing the des-
tinies of the Old World, We do
not mean to be entangled. We
will accept no responsibility ex-
Cept as Our conscience and jude
ment in each instance may deter
mine.
Our eyes never will be blind tc
developing menace, our ears
never deaf to the call of civil
zation. We recognize the new
order in the world, with the clos
er contacts which progress h
wrought. We sense the call of
the human heart for fellowship
fraternity and cooperation. We
crave friendship and harbor no
hate. But America. our America.
the America builded on the foun-
dation, laid by the inspired faith
ers, can be a party to no perma- i
nent military alliance. 1t can
enter: into no political commit
ments, nor assume any economic !
obligations or subject our deci-
sions to any other than our own
authority
Il am sure our people will not
misunderstood nor will the world
we have no thought j
to impede the paths to closer re-
lationship. We wish to promote
understanding. We want to do
our part in making offensive war
fare SO hateful that governments
and peoples who resort to it must
prove the righteousness of their
cause or stand as outlaws before
the bar of civilization. !
Association For Counsel i
"We are ready to associate
with the nations of the +
world. great and small. for con-
ference, for counsel, to seek the
expressed views of world opin-
ion. to recommend way to ap-.