The Washington times., 1921-04-20

our greatest service lies in
standing firmly together, making
ourselves strong that we may give
our strength. rich that we may con-
tribute our riches, and confident
that we may inspire others with
confidence. Herein lie for
us both duty and opportunity: duty
to those whom we may help: oppor-
tunity in helping others also to
help ourselves.
"The history Of the generations
since the Monroe doctrine was pro-
claimed has proved that we never
intended II selfshly: that we had no
dream of exploitation. On the other
side. the history of the last decade
certainly must have convinced all
the world that we stand willing to
nght. IL necessary. to protect these
continents. these sturdy young de-
mocracies, from oppression. and
tyranny.
There is significance in dates. as
though some days were destined for
a high place in the history of human
progress, also an abiding place in
human affections. This day is the
anniversary of the Battle OF Lexing-
ton, when the Colonies OF North
blood for independence and new
standards of freedom. On this same
day, a generation later. Venezuela's
mortal beginning.
"I wish April 10 might have an
added significance from this day on.
Similarly born and dedicated to
new-world freedom. I would like
DO ta RI
and South America not alone the
avowal of mutual trust in the fell
lowship of freedom and democracy.
but a new confidence and a new
mutually of purpose in achieving
the things which independence and
fellowship so naturally inspire.
Having sacrificed In arms to es-
tablish the human inheritance be-
longing to free men. the American
remedies may we'll touch elbows to
prove their unselfifshness and show
to mankind that righteous achieve
ment does not mean anybody's de-
struction, individually or nationally,
but that real victory lies in that
human progress wherein every con-
tender. Individual or national, may
share as IT Is sought to merit 1t.
LAUDs CONSTITUTION.
"It is an interesting thing to COM
pare the careers of the two great
fathers OF American liberty, Bolivar
and Washington. Each wrought an
empire of freedom and builded more
vastly than he dreamed. Their con-
cept Of liberty was not inspired in
individual unrest. Each was wealthy.
each rated among the personally
fortunate, but a peoples freedom
was impelling.
"It is not too much to say that
out of the liberations wrought by
washington and Bolivar grew the
republican constitutional system
which Is Americas gift to man
kind. Our constitutions are the
models after which are fashioned
the fundamental laws Of a world
won to democracy.
"Whether they looked to the
north or south, or whether the bea-
con fire was Pan-American, In the
new world burned the great torch
to light the way to constitutional
freedom, and hope was assured by
outstanding example.
These things are said with due
Difference to the older civilizations
from which all America came, and
to which we may trace back the in
spiration which gave conception to
the institutions of freedom to which
we are dedicated.
"It is fine to be able to say that
new world temples OF liberty were
not wrought in destruction of the
old. We speak historically of revo-
In, w mn n n
severance and freedom for evolu-
ton.
DENIES ALOOFNESs.
"The world isn't calling today for
destruction, 1T needs reconstruction,
where the test of justice Is applied
to the things which were as well as
the things which are to be.
perhaps the miracle was IN the
Divine plan, and the New World
marvel was an inevitable part in
the supreme scheme for dev sloping
civilization. But we were. when
Washington and Bolivar uttered
American aspirations and battled
for them, and are now so interlock-
ed with the Old World, from which
our founders came, that independ-
ence does not make for aloofness.
but the developments OF civiliza-
ton have brought us more loosely
together
"where ours has been the sreater
fortune. ours has become a greater
responsibility, and the enGurance OF
our institutions is no less important
than their creation.
Liberty without security would
be a barren boast, and inspira- ion
without stabilization would chal-
lenge every claim of democracy.
Nothing the Americas can do,
nothing Pan-America may aspire to
do, will surpass the contribution OF
our youth and resources and our
steadfast allegiance to our newe.'
institutions to help steady the wcrld
and prove the right of present-day
civilization to go on.
AMITY MADE SECURE
"The struggle for Independence in
North and South America had diff
ferent backgrounds. The colonies
north of the Rio Grande had devel-
oped under liberal Institutions
North American colonies revoited
against the eAaSperating assump-