East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-03-04
ADMINISTRATION OF
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q adherence to the things which made us
3 what we are.
9 To-day. better than ever before. we
a know the aspirations of human kind
5 and share them. We have come to a
5 new realization Of our place in the
world and new appraisal Of our ma
J ton by the world The unsolfishness
D OF these United states is thing prov
ed our devotion to peace for ourselves
and for the world is well established.
our concern for preserved civilization
has had its impassioned and heroic
expression. There was no American
failure to resist the attempted rever-
sion OF civilization. there will be no
failure. today or tomorrow.
Rest on Popular win
i 'The success OF our popular govern
ment rests wholly upon the correct
Interpretation of the deliberate, INTEL
ligent, dependable popular will of Am
erica. In deliberate questioning of n
suggested change N national policy
where Internationally was to super
sede nationality, we turned to ref
erendum to the. American people
was dtllHtt ulcNucclOH anu t1tlt
is public mandate in manifest UNDER
standing.
America is ready TO encourage, eag-
er to initiate. anxious to participate in 1
any seemly program likely to lessen |
the probability of war, and promote |
that brotherhood of mankind which \
must be Gods highest conception of
human relationship. Because we cher
ish ideals of justice and peace, because
We appraise international comfy and
helpful relationship no less highly
than any people of the world, we as
pire to high place in the moral lead
ership of civilization, and we hold a
maintained America, the proven re-
public the unshaken temple or repre-
sentative democracy. to be not only an
inspiration and example, but the high
est agency of strengthening good viii
and promoting accord on both con-
tinents. Mankind needs a worldwide
henediction of understanding. 1t is
needed among individuals, among peo-
pies. among governmental and it will
inaugurate an era of good feeling to !
mark the birth of a new order In !.
such understanding men will strive !,
for the promotion of their
better relationships and nations will
promote the comfties so essential to
peace,
Trade Ties Bind Closely !
''We must understand that ties OF :.
trade bind nations in closest intimacy ;,
and none may receive except as he
gives. We have not strengthened ours .
in accordance with our resources or :
oar genius, notably on our own con-
tinent, where a galaxy Of republics re- :,
fleet the glory of new world democ- =
racy, but in the new order Of finance :
and trade we mean to promote eplarg-
ed activities and seek expanded con- ?
'idence. d
Perhaps we can make no more help
,ul contribution by example than proveI
| republics capacity to emerge froml :
he wreckage of war. While the
worlds embittered travail did not
cave us devastated lands nor desoIated
titles, left no graping wounds, no Z
,reast with hate, it did involve us in q
he delirium of expenditure, in ex-
banded currency and credits, in I'M
industry, in unspeakablel
waste and disturbed relationships.
While it uncovered our portion of
iateful selfishness at home, it. also
'evealed the heart of America as sound
md fearless and beating in confidence
Amid it all we have riyited the gaze
II all civilization to the u4lselfishness
md the righteousness of representa-
i've democracy, where our freedom
lever has made offensive warfare,
rever has sought territorial aggran-
izement through force, never has
urned to the arbitrament of, arms
ntil reason had been exhausted. When
he governments of earth shall have
established a freedom like our own
nd shall have sanctioned the pursuit.
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