The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-03-11
Inaugural Address Of President
Harding Good American Doctrine

of the deliberate, intelligent, depend.
able, popular will.
There was recently in our America
a deliberate questioning as to a sug-
gested change Of national policy in
which internationally was to super.
sede nationality. When we turned to
a referendum of the American people
there was able and thorough discus.
soin of the question and a decisive
public mandate was returned. There
is Il manifest understanding hat Am.
erica is ready to encourage, lager to
initiate and anxious to participate in
any scomly program that is likely to
lessen the probability of war and pro
mote that brotherhood of mankind
which must be Gods highest concep-
ton of human relationship.
Ideals of Justice and
Peace Cherished
Because we cherish the ideals of
justice and peace, and because we APP
praise International comfy and help
full relationship no less highly than
any other people of the world, we as
pire to a high civilization. We hold
and maintain that in America, the
proven republic, the mistaken temple
OF representative democracy, we have
not only an aspiration and example,
but the highest agency for strength
ening good will and promising accord
On both continents.
Mankind needs a worldwide bene-
diction Of understanding. 1t is needed
among individuals, among peoples,
among governments, and it will inau-
gurate an era of good feeling to mark
the birth Of a new order. In such an
understanding men will strive conf
IDENTIFY for the promotion of their bet
ter relationships and nations will pro-
mote the conditions so essential to
peace.
I'VE 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 or
our genius, notably on our own CONT
nent, where a galaxy of republics re-
fleet the glory of a new world demo-
cracy.
New Order of Trade
TO Inspire Confidence
But in the new order of finance
and trade we mean to promote N
lnfSed activities and seek expanded
confidence. Perhaps we can make no
more helpful contribution by example
than to prove the republics capacity
to emerge from the "wreckage of war.
While the worlds embittered travail
I'D not leave us devastated lands nor
desOlated cities-it left no gaping
wounds onr breast with hate in tit
did involve us in the delirium of eX-
penditure, in unbalanced industry, I'M
speakable waste and disturbed bust
ness relationships.
While it uncovered our portion of
hateful selfishness at home it also re-
vealed the heart of America as sound
and fearless and beating in confidence
unfailing. Amid it all we have riveted
the gaze OF all civilization to the I'M
selfishness and righteousness of repre-
sentative democracy where our free
dom V has made offensive warfare,
never ~has=seught territorial aggrand-
izCment through force, never has turn
ed to the arbitrament of arms until
reason has been exhausted. When the
SOVernments of the earth shall have
established a freedom like our own
and shall have sanctioned the pursuit
of peace as we have practiced it, |
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ice of international warfare will have
been written.
Supreme Take Is To
Resume Normal Way
Our supreme task is the resumption
of Il onward, normal way. Recon
struction, readjustment, restoration,
all these follow. If it will light
'en the spirit and add to the resolution
with which we take up the task, let
me repeat for our nation we shall give
no people just cause OF make war up
on us, we hold no national prejudice,
We entertain no spirit of revenge, We
do not hate, we do not covet we dream
Of no conquest nor boast Of armed
prowess. Ii, despite this attitude, war
is again forced upon us, | earnestly
hope that a way may be found which
will unity our individual and collective
strength and consecrate all America,
materially and spiritually, body and
soul to national defense.
Il can vision the ideal republic
where every man and woman is called
under the flag for assignment to duty,
for whatever service, military or civic,
the individual is best fitted; where
we may call to universal service every
plant, agency or faculty, all in the sub
lime sacrifice for u country II not
Il penny Of pay profit shall accrue to
the benefit of private individuals or
corporations or combinations but all
above the normal shall flow into the
defense chest of the nation.
There is something inherently
wrong, something out of accord with
the ideals of representative democracy