Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11
OUTLINES DUTY
BEFORE NATION
Presidents Inaugural Address
Deals Chiefly With Re-
construction.
ACCEPTS MANDATE OF PEOPLE
Electoral Vote Construed as Directing
Continued Policy of Non-Involve-
ment in World Affairs-Tariff
REIMBURSEMENT.

REIMBURSEMENT.
Washington, March 4.-PreSident
Harding's inaugural address, delivered
| today, was substantially as follows:
My Countrymen-Wheno one surveys the
world about him after the great storm,
noting the marks of destruction and yet
rejoicing in the ruggedness of the things
which Withstood it, if he is an American
he breathes the clarified atmosphere with
strange n1ingling of regret and new
hope. We have seen a world of passion
spend it's fury, but we contemplate our
republic mistaken, and hold our ciyiliza-
ton secure. Liberty-liberty within the
laW-and civilization are 1nseparable, and
though both were threatened. we find
them now secure and threre comes to
Americans the profound assurance that
highest expression and surest guaranty
of both.
Standing in this presence, mindful of
the solemnity of this occasion, feeling the
emotions which no one may know until
he senses the great weight of responsible
ity for himself, / must utter my belief In
the divine inspiration of the founding
fathers. Surely there must have been
Gods intent in the making of this new
world republic. Ours is an organic law
which had but one ambiguity and we saw
that effaced In baptism of sacrifice and
blood, with union maintained, the nation
supreme and it's concord inspiring. We
have seen the world rivet it's hopeful gaze
on the great truths on which the found
ers wrought. We have seen civil, human
and religious liberty verified and glorifed.
In the beginning, the world scoffed at our
experiment. today our foundations of po-
litical and social belief stand mistaken, a
precious inheritance to ourselves, an in
spring example of freedom and civiliza-
ton to all mankind. Let US express re-
grateful reverence for the immortal be-
ginning, and utter our confidence in the
supreme fulfllment.
No ENHANCEMENT With Old World.
The recorded progress Of our republic.
materially and spiritually, in itself proves
the wisdom of the inherited policy of nom
involvement in old world affairs. Conf
dent of our ability to work out our own
destiny, and jealousy guarding our right
to do so, we seek no part In directing the
deStinies OF the old world. We do not
no responsibility except as our own CON
science and judgment, in each instance,
may determine.
! Our eyes never will be blind to a
developing menace, our ears never deaf
to the call of civilization. We recog-
nize the new order of the world, with
the closer contacts which progress has
wrought. We sense the call of the
human heart for Fellowship, fraternity
and cooperation. We crave fellow
ship, and harbor no hate. But Amer
lea, our America, the America builded
on the foundation laid by the inspired
fathers, can be party to no perma-
nent military alliance. 1t can enter
into no political commitments nor as
sumo any economic obligations which
will subjectsour divisions to any other
than our own authority.
VIII Associate In Counsel
We are ready to associate ourselves
with the nations of the world, great
and small, for conference, for counsel,
to seek the expressed views OF world
opinion, to recommend way to ap-
proximate a disarmament and relieve
the crushing burdens of military and
naval esta blishmentS. We elect to par
ticipate in suggesting plans for media
tion. concillati ton and aspiration, and
ERauld gladly join in that expressed
| conscience of progress which seeks to
clarity and write the laws of inter-
| national relationship. and establish a
| justiciable questions as nations are
agreed to submit thereto, but every
commitment must be made IN the ex-
ercise of our national sovereignty.
Since freedom impelled, and independ-
ence inspired, and nationality exalted,
q world per-government is contrary
| to everything we cherish, and can have
no sanction by our republic. This is
not selfishness, it is sanctity. 1t is
| not aloofness, it is security. 1t is not
suspicion of others. it is patriotic
| adherence to the things which made
us what we are.
We have come to new realization Of
| our place in the world and new appraf-
sal Of our nation by the world The J. I'M i
| thing proven. Our devotion to peace for
| ourselves and for the world is well estab-
| lished. Our concern for preserved civil
cation has had its impassioned and heroic
| expression There was no American fail
| ure to resist the attempted reverSion of
| civilization. There will be no failure to-
Declares Nation Has Spoken.
The success of our popular government
| rests wholly upon the correct interpreta-
| ton of the deliberate, intelligent, depend
| able popular will Of America. In DELHI
| crate questioning of a suggested change
| of national policy, where Internationally
| was to supersede nationality, we turned
| to referendum of the American people.
| There was ample discussion, and there is
| a republic mandate in manifest under
| standing.
America is ready to encourage, eager to
| initiate anxious to participate in any
seemly program likely to lessen the prob
| ability of war and promote that brother
| hood of mankind which must be GODS
highest conception OF human relationship;
| We aspire to a high place in the moral
| leadership of civilization; and we hold a
| maintained America, the proven republic,
| the mistaken temple of representative
| democracy, to be not only an inspiration
| and example, but the highest agency of
| strengthening good will and promoting
| accord on both continents
Mankind needs a worldwide benediction
| of understanding. 1t is needed among in
| dividuals, among peoples, among govern
| ments, and it will inaugurate an era of
| order.
United States as an Object Lesson.
| We must understand the ties Of trade
| bind nations in closest intimacy, and none
| may receive except as he gives. In the
| new order Of finance and trade we mean
| to promote enlarged activities and seek
| expanded confidence. M
| Perhaps we can make no more helpful
| contribution by example than republics
| capacity to emerge from the wreckage of
| war. While the worlds embittered travail
| did not leave us devastated lands nor des-
| olated cities, left no gaping wounds, no
| breast filled with hate, it did involve US
| In the delirium of expenditures, in ex-
| panded currency and credits, in unbal-
anced industry, in unspeakable waste and
| disturbed relationships. While it uncov-