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has discovered that the view
he held while a candidate 70
that Office are inapplicable i
solving tho problems of our r.
latiUns with the rest Of tn
world, aud that be is thus earl,
In his administration OF this gov
ernment brought to = reversa
OF his pledges TO the American
people when no appealed TO then
"a a candidate for Office. Mr.
Harding himself has mos salt
THAT he has found this difficulty
nor has his chief official repre-
sentative in Europe, Georg'
Harvey, our am bassador az Lon
don, given auy indication in th,
speech ne made there recent,
that the President was back
pedaling on his promised foreign
policy. On the contrary, il il
may be assumed that Mr.. Har
vey knew what he was talking
about, and man OF his intelii
gence and standing general,
does, and does not speak idly
in any position, much less would
he have done 80 on the occasion
OF his first important utteranct
after his appointment and on The
very scene Of his Official duties
Presidcn. Harding will pursue
the course TO which he stands
pledged to US in our relations
with other governments. and tc
which promise the people her,
gave such A splendid approval.
The Globe Democrat: Is no. hon
est with it's readers. 1t not onlr
misrepresents the inclination o.
the President in this relation.
but attempts 10 deiude Us as 4
the reason Why he should be.r4y
his OWE country that other ma,
tions may benefit. IL pretends
10 see our own interests A. stake
IL We keep out Of the polI:ica3
en,ang!emen.s of Europe. Fr.
cry man on this side Of the
water who has absorbed The
Hrst ins,.nc: OF Americxnisul !;
who believes that the great ard
true mission o! the United States
Tor the betierment Ct humar
conditions in the world lies ir
our absolute political indepos
dence, must feel That such .
claim is false, and dangerous to
ourselves There Is no prc!ens.
among Europc's statesmen ,ha,
our political involvement with
them Will improve Americas
condition as a nation; the aban.
doneaeut OF our Fundamental
y,olicy Of political freedom has
bu, ONE meaning for them -
Europe gain. One may Well
ask why newspaper OF the
Globe Democrats stand ing
urges us on 70 such = sacrifice
There are other papers in this
country of like standing and
character pursuing the same
course, and 1t has been openly
maintained ,la, thcy are the
paid rropagsnd!s;s Of interests.
political ard financial. that are
acekiug, f,on purely selfish mo
tues, tho rcscue Of Europe from
the morass Of trouble and dis
as,er resulting from tho late
var, even IL We must sacrifice
sha las, shred OF American iude
pendence and sovereignty to
bring it about However this
may BE-, they have not made any
xrea. headway In inpressinp
she American people with the
necessity Of committing nation.
al auicidc TO relieve the woes Of
. lot Of fighting, greedy nations,
whom even such an act Of self.
sacrifice on our part would not
change or make better. Until
We hear from President Hard.
Ing himself that he has lost this
conception OF European nature
and is ready to tumble us per.
manently into the mess OF in.
tricus and war over there"
re shall continue to Segard the
Globe Democrat 40 something
other than an oracle.
Henry Ford ia now planning