The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-04-21
Great Task for Americas
in Aiding Rebuilding of
the World.
MUST STAND FIRM
Monroe Doctrine Not for Self
ishness but for Protection
and Must Be Continued.

friendship among the American repub-
lies, with a RECONSIDERATION to peace
and liberty as an example for war
weary world, were plighted by Presi-
dent Harding Tuesday at the unwilling
here of a statue to Simon Bolivar, the
South American patriot.
In the example of a prosperous
family of states living together in
peace on the western hemisphere, the
president declared the old world might
well find inspiration for the recon
struction of its industry and its poll
tics along the lines of progress and
amity. To that construction, he
said, the American republics could also
contribute in material sense by Civ
ing of their strength and resources
to aid their stricken sister nations
across the sea.
Re-stating the Monroe doctrine, Mr..
Harding asserted it never meant a
policy of selfshness or narrowness but
was charter of American independ-
ence to maintain which the United
States was willing to fight if neces-
sary," He added that the policy of the
American republics must not err on
the side of too great aloofness and
THAI in the present world chaos Pan
Americanism must mean sympathetic
and generous Americanism."
"Our greatest service" he said, Giles
in standing firmly together making
go1vy 81, \, r~1x-
strength, rich that we may contribute
our riches, and confident, that we
may inspire others with confidence.
Herein lie for us both duty and oppor-
tunity; duty to those whom we may
help; opportunity in helping others
also to help ourselves"
In his reference to the Monroe doc
trine the president reviewed miscon-
structions he said had been placed up
on it and alluded to the skepticism
in some quarters that it ever would
be enforced in an emergency.
"The history of the generations since
that doctine was proclaimed" he CON
tinued, "has proven that we never in
tended it 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 fight,
if necessary, to protect these contin-
ents these sturdy young democracies,
from oppression and tyranny"
"This day is the anniversary of the
battle of Lexington when the colonies
of North America made their first sac
rifice for independence and new stan
dards Of freedom" he said. Con this
same day, a generation later, Vene-
zeula's struggle for freedom had it's
immortal beginning"
Having sacrificed in arms to estab-
fish the human inheritance belonging
to free men, the American republics
may well touch elbows to prove their
unselfshness and show to mankind that
righteous achievement does not mean
anybody's destruction, individually or
| nationally, but that real victory lies
in that human progress wherein every
contender individual or national may
share as it is sought to merit it.
at is an interesting thing to COM
pare the careers of the two great faith
ers of American liberty, Bolivar and
Washington.
each wrought an empire of freedom
and builded more vastly than he
dreamed. Their concept of liberty was
not inspired in individual unrest. Each
was wealthy, each rated among the
personally fortunate. but a peoples
freedom was impelling.
New World Temple Wrought Right.
at 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 revolution, when
in reality we mean severance and free
dom for evolution. The world isn't
calling today for destruction, it needs
reconstruction, where the test of JUS
tice is applied to the things which
were, as well as the things which are
to be.
"The struggles for independence in
North and South America had differ
ing backgrounds. The colonies north
of the Rio Grande had developed I'M
der liberal institutions. North Am
erican colonies revolted against the
exasperating assumption of reaction
airy king; South America against the
tyrannies of vicious, despotic, per-
petual and self-perpetuating system.
Union and independent greatness were
possible following the northern re-
volt. Geographical conditions and the
long time isolation of the Southern col
onies from one another made it we'll
nigh impossible to effect union among
them.
Americanism New World Light.
with all humility, but in all sin
cerity and earnestness, I feel that we
Americans, North and South are en-
titled to hold that our democracy has
come as light into the world of in
ternational relations, and that it will
show US a way out of the worlds pres
ent troubles into a day when mankind
may know peace and plenty and hap
piness and wAen the first duty of or
ganized society may be to promote the
general welfare of its members rather
than to array itself in power against
the threat of it's destruction.
"If we could consult our Washington
and our Bolivar today, and if they
could advise US out of their wisdom
and experience, they would tell US to
o,o fo,,,,or d in firm confidence that ours