The Dolores star., 1921-04-22

will he in harmony with such u nova
ment toward the higher attachments o,
peace. But we shall not entirely dIs
card our agencies for defense untl
there is removed the need to defend
We are ready TO cooperate with oths,
nations to approximate disarmament
hut mcrcst prudence forbids that W,
disarm alone.
League Of Nations serapped.
In the existing League OF Nation,
world governing with its super-powerx
this republic will have no part. Ther
can be no misinterprctation, and thers
will he no betrayal of the deliberats
expression of the American people IN
the recent election; and, settled In ou,
decision for ourselves, 1t Is only fa,
TO say to the world in general, and to
our associates in war in particular
that the league covenant can have No
sanction by us.
The aim to associate nations to pre-.
vent war preserve peace and promote
civilization, our people most cordially
applauded. We yearned for this new
instrument of justice. but we can have
no part in Il committal to any agency
of force In unknown contingencies; we
can recognize no super-authority.
Manifestly the highest purpose Of
the League Of Nations was defeated In
linking 1t with the treaty of peace and
making 1t the enforcing agency OF the
yiptnrS nf the war
Approves Peace Resolution.
"The American aspiration, indeed
the world aspiration, was an assOcla
tion of nations. based upon the applL
cation of justice and right. binding us
in conference and cooperation for the
prevention of war and pointing the
way to "A higher civilization and inter. .
national fraternity in which all the
world might share.
In rejecting the league covenant and
uttering that rejection to our own peo-
pie, and to the world, we make no sur.
render of our hope and aim for an as
sociation to promote peace In which
we would most heartily join.
We wish it to be conceived in peace
and dedicated to peace, and Will re-
linquish no effort to bring the nations
of the world into such fellowship, not
in the surrender of national soy.
ereignty but rejoicing In II nobler
exercise of it in the advancement OF
human activities amid the compensa'
tions of peaceful achievement.
In the national referendum to which
| have adverted we pledged out ef-
forts toward such an association and
the pledge will he faithfully kept. In
the plight of policy and performance
we told the American people we meant
to seek an early establishment Of
peace. The United States alone among
the allied and associated powers con.
tinues in a technical state of war
against the central powers of Europe,
This anomalous condition ought not to
be permitted to continue.
To establish the state of technical
peace without further delay, | should
approve declaratory resolution by
Congress to that effect, with the quail.
ifications essential to protect all our
rights.
Such action would be the simplest
keeping Of faith with ourselves and
could in no sense be construed as
parting with those with whom we
shared our sacrifices in war, for these
powers are already at peace.
Such resolution should undertake
to do no more than thus declare the
state Of peace which all America
Graves. 1t must add no difficulty in
effccting, with just reparations, the
restoration for which all Europe
yearns, and upon which the worlds re-
covery must be founded Neither for
mer enemy nor ally can mistake Amer
ica's position, because our attitude as
to responsibility for the war and the
necessity for just reparations already
has had formal and very earnest ex'
preston.
1t would be unwise 10 undertake to
make statement of future policy with
respect to European affnirs in such Il
declaration of Estate of peace.
Must Safeguard Essential Interests. 4
The wiser course. would seem to be
the acceptance of the confirmation of
our rights and interest as already pro-
vided. and to engage under the exist.
Ing treaty, assuming. of course, that
this can be satisfactorily accomplished
by such explicit reservations and mod
lficatlons as will secure our absolute
freedom from inadvisable commit
ments and safeguard all our essential
interests.
We must not allow our vision to be
impaired by the conflict among our.
selves. The WEAKNESS at home and
the disappointment to the world have
been compensated in the proof that
ms republic will surrender none OF
the heritage of nationality, but our
rights in International relationship
nave to be assorted thay raouIro ostoh.