The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-04-29
President Harding and His Task

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than a Just government, and l do not
see how a government can exist in
the world without coming in contact
with God"
Again in his inaugural address he
said, Il accept my part with single
mindedness of purpose, and of hu-
mility Of spirit, and implore the
favor and guidance of God in his
heaven. = 8 = | have taken the solemn
oath of office on that passage of
Holy Writ wherein ii is asked: What
does the Lord require OF thee but to
do justly its love, mercy, and to walk
humbly with thy God? This l plight
to God and country"
Spirituality Essential
There was never a time when sane,
honest, spiritual leadership was in
such demand as now. The people
look to ten President to furnish a
pattern and example of that sort OF
leadership hat will inspire confidence
because il works with others and yet
have the mark of independence and
individual foresight. There will be
times when Mr.. Harding will have to
face and solve his problems alone
with God, times such as Lincoln
faced when he found himself in dis
agreement with Seward, as Roosevelt
faced in the coal strike when he told
Jacob Ries that it would break him
but that his mind was made up and
he would not turn back, as Wilson
faced when tidings came of the sink
ing OF the Lusitania. That sort Of
leadership inspires confidence because
it relics not merely upon the wisdom
of men but finds strength and guild
ance in divine communion. NO man
is fit TO be president or governor or
mayor or even supervisor who keeps
his a TO the ground SO long that he
cannot heal the voices in the upper
air"
Another asset in Mr.. Harding's
.avor is his readiness to respond to
the new demands which our time
makes Of all statesmen and political
leaders. There is a new tide in the
affairs OF men and governments. The
wal brought a great widening and
deepening OF human thought and as
piration. We are going to demand
much more from the President in the
way OF administrative capacity and
nigh souled leadership in the next fe"
years than has been the custom
often-times in the past. III business,
in politics, in education, in industry
the real leaders of u country are
seeing, that what is needed more than
anything else is character and serv-
ice, a clean heart and a right spirit.
Mr.. Harding is responding to this
new feeling and appears at present
10 be more interested in the effective
administration Of government than in
parceliing out party spoils. Mr.. Hays
declaration that the p~ostofice shall be
kept under civil service and that an
employe shall be dismissed merely for
political reasons the application OF
the same rule to the diplomatic serv.
ice and President Hard1n9's and
Secretary Hughes cordial recognition
OF the value and acceptance of many
points in MI. Wilson's foreign policy
speak well for the fairness, sincerity
and good purpose of the administra-
ton. All this is splendidly in time
with the newer spirit and wider out
iCok that mark our time and we ought
20 welcome it with thankful hearts.
Difficult Problems at Hand
The world, however, cannot be
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ministration must have our unlimited
patience and our heartfelt prayers
The problems that President Harding
and his associates are called upon tC
, face are many, varied, difficult, anC
carry with them possibilities far-reacf
ing in their consequences. Let me
barely mention a few of them:
/. There is the peace problem, the
problem of our relationship with Ger
, many and the rest of the world. Mr.
Harding, like a good many others
. does not favor the Versailles treaty
and thinks it should be separated
= from the covenant the League o
f Nations. He voted twice in the senate
for the treaty with the Lodge reserva
tons and feels Enthusiastically tina
, there must be some understanding be
tween America and Europe.
p, The historic attitude of the United
States toward Europe has followed il
, the main, four lines;
f (a) To have nothing to do witt
a European nations politically polio!
laid down in Washington's Farewell
. Address which has for its keynote
; the avoidance of entangling alliances
+ CO The second policy, complement
airy to the first, is the refusal to allow
European nations to interfere in thi
y affairs Of the American Continent o.
, to settle colonies here. This is known
+ as the Monroe Doctrine and has re
ceived two distinct interpretations
, n by Roosevelt and one by Wilson
(c) The third policy has been II
, provide for the settlement Of differ
ences with other nations by means O
treaties of arbitration. EX-Presiden.
Eliot of Harvard names this as one o.
the first great contributions Ameri
! ca has given to the world.
CD The fourth policy received it
! greatest initiation and impetus as
result Of the war and arises iron
+ the belief that new occasions and new
times teach new duties, and that tn,
> only hope Of protecting and ~insurinl
the peace OF the world is through co
operation among the nations. Nj
Wilson's and Mr.. Taft's advocacy o
e a League OF Nations rests on this as
l. GunOtion