Washington telegraph., 1921-04-22

preservation Of taa constituted powers
Of each and the promotion Of the
spirit Of cooperation, 10 essential 10
our common welfare.
Peace Question Involved.
"Tt would be idle to declare for
separate treaties Of peace with the
central powers on the assumption
that these alone would be adequate.
because the situation is so involved
that our peace engagements cannot
ignore the Old World relationship and
the settlements already effected. nor
is it desirable to do so in preserving
our own rights and contracting our fu.
ture relationships.
"The wiser course would seem to be
the acceptance OF the confirmation Of
our rights and interests as already
provided. and to engage under the
existing treaty, assuming, of course,
that this can be satisfactorily accom-
plished by such explicit reservations
and notifications as will secure our
absolute freedom from inadvisable
commitments and safeguard all our
essential interests.
Neither Congress nor the peopIe
needs my assurance that a request to
negotiate needed treaties of peace
would be as superfuous and unneces-
sary as it is technically ineffective.
and | know in my own heart there is
none who would wish to embarrass
the executive in the performance OF
his duty when we all are so eager to
turn disappointment and delay into
gratifying accomplishment
To Assert Rights.
THE WEAKNESS at home and the
disappointment to the world have
been compensated in the proof that
this republic will surrender none of
the heritage Of nationality, but our
rights in International relationship
have to be asserted; they require es-
tablishment in compacts of amity:
our part in readjustment and restora-
tion can not be ignored, and must be
defined
With the super-governing league
definitely rejected, and with the
world so informed. and with the stat
us of peace proclaimed at home. we
may proceed to negotiate the cove
nanted relationship so essential to
the recognition of the rights every
whore Of our own nation and play our
fun part in joining the peoples of the
world i'm the pursuits of peace once
more. Our obligations iu enecting
European tranquility because OF wars
involyemeuts, are not less impeuug
than our part I'm the war itself This
restoration must be wrought before
the human procession can go onward
again We can be helpful because we
are moved by no hatreds and harbor
no fears Helpfulness does not mean
entanglement, and participation in
economic adjustments does nor mean
sponsorship for treaty commitments
which do not concern Us and III WHrc1
we will have no part.
Tn an allimpelling wish to do the
most and best for. our own republic
and maintain its high place among
nations. and at the same time make
the fullest Offering of justice 10 thom
7 shall invite In the most practical
way the advice Of the Senate. after
acquaint.ng it with an the conditions
to be met and obligations to he dis.
charged. along with our rights to De
safeguarled Prudence In making
the program and confident c0-opera-
ton In making It effective cannot lead
MS far astray. We can render no Of
fective service to humanity until we
prove anew our own capacity for CO.
operation in the coordination Of pow
ers contemplated i'm the constitution
and no covenants which ignore orr
associations in the war can be made
for the future More no helpful So
ciety Of nations can be founded o.
justice and committed to peace until
the covenants re-establishng peace
are sealed by the nations which were
at war
The Future Policy
"To such accomplishmeuts-to the
complete re-establi7hment Of peace
and to contract relationship to the re-
alization Of our aspirations for ma.
tions associated for world helpful
ness without world government. we
shall address ourselves. fully mindful
Of the high privilege and paramount
duty of the United States i'm this crit. I
ical period of the world"
. The president reserved his discus
sion of foreign relations for the con
Guiding portion of his address
He took up first the restriction of
national expenditures to the limits Of
national income which ne said must
De considered in connection with
measurab.y lifting the burdens of war
/ taxation BY striking IeaomtaIy gt
. expenditure he said. solution wouId
be fastened. and he warned Congress
that 20 continue a course of unlimited
/ expenditure would mean "iueyftlbIe
] disaster