Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-01
Tuesday, February l, 1921.

Continuing his address, the distin-
guishcd speaker spoke of Britain 10 be
allied with Germany.
Before the second election following
the presidential one which we arc now
to enter Britain will be in league with
new Germany in the form of a CONNER
cial alliance" he said. "Both united
will join with Russia buttressed by an
arrangement with Japan, with two OBJ
iccs';-the preventing the United States
from enjoying the fields Of commerce III
the new territories acquired by these
European lands as result of the late
world war-and the other for the pro-
lection of the British interests in the
ACQUIRED Asia AMI India against any
invasion by way Of Russia through the
aid Of either Japan or China. When
these events have transp!red, the Unit
ed States will find itself isolated as
though upon an island. Treaties and
international law will have to be FORM
cd. organized and promulgated all
around our land but with our land
omitted from either it's provisions OF
protection or favor
Senator Lewis then discussed the
remedy.
ITO save this republic from that con-
diton-imminent to my vision" he said,
"the lawyers Of America and such COM
mercial and financial intelligence us
can be summoned, should at once pro-
ceed to create and project some form of
international code Of international
dealings that shall bring other coun-
tries in coalition with the United States
for the execution and enforcement Of
those doctrines that will give equal op-
porturity of commerce to all territory,
opcn seas to all shipping and uniform
protection to all citizens Of all coun-
tries involved This must be done
while the United States is a creditor
nation with the power of the mortga-
gor over tic mortgagee. as it were, the
landlord over the tenant Only through
this power will it be enabled TO have
it's rights recognized and its doctrines
accepted \ delay. trusting to time and
chance, is to court the disaster Of iso-
lation OF all world opportunity and 10
risk the fate Of the combined opposi-
ton Of all nations-and end in the crc-
ated enmity Of the great nations of Eu-
rope and Asia, hased on the charge ol
discrimination against Asiatic citizens
and Impressions Of European countries
whose bonds we hold. On this rretcHt
all to be bound in bands of hatred to
the United States, forcSwOrn To our de-
struction, that each foreign land may
assure itself of the realization OF its
ambitions against the new arising
world powcr-amrrica.
Meet the Danger.
Let the United States meet the dam
ger, and enter upon its duties, was the
theme of the next phase Of his address
"These United States arc now met
at the close Of the world war" he said,
"as was Rom" after her cnnuucst I'VE"
the northuru nations who lad ;SsIiicd
her; and rs WAS Britain after the VIC
tory over Napoleon Il. Waterloo. Rome
and England had u determine quickly
after the victory over the foe whether
the victor nation should have to be the
victor over it's ally nation or victim OF
them. The United States must now
lIS
Of three courses ~ now take:
First. either to reject and decline
to confirm any portion of the Fcrstll-
les peace treaty which pledges us to q
course III acquisition Of territory or
conquest OF peoples in opposition to the
purposes for which we entered the Wa!
This is necessary to prevent nations
from holding us before the world as
hypocritcs and a nation falsifying its
war purposes to its own p""pic-wheH
they were summoned ~ give their lives
and their property for the principles Of
hunanity--not that of conquest. Then
plant ourselves promptly on the p:inci-
pics which we held to the world were
the objects for which we fought the
war. that we might establish 10 all the
earth that for the future We can be rr-
lied upon for any promise we give III"
world, or any assurance We make to
our own people This is now necessary
to the end that our other step in the
world may bc received with respect.
acccptcd with confidence and yielded ~
with obedience. With this result Sc
cured. the first next move of the thre"
courses IL he considered is either TO
embark on policy Of The cont!ol ol
the newly organized world through Il
Joint movement of all the Saxon and
Anglo Saxon people, by which 10 pre-
serve our institution Of liberty. free
press. free speech. ana free lncn---oi',
"ssccuAti. L. enter into 4 continual
rornnact ut the countries Of the West
crn hemisphere for the preservation ol
the Western hcmiSphrrc--ihiS to III
ciudn tic Australasia. with the is.anG
of Cuba as :. pulley uc continental de-
fcnsc ami oli'rnSr against ;Iil who woI!d
trespass; on thr rights Gf the Western
continent. or Of any uf its countries