Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-05

who resort to it must prove the right eousness of their cause or stand as out laws before the war of civilization.
 Association For Consel. Ia
 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 a way to approx innate disarmament and relieve the crush ing burdens of military and naval es- tablishments. We elect to participate in suggesting plans for mediation, con ciliation and arbitration, landa would gladly join in tl:at expressed conscience of progress. which seeks ito clarify and write the laws of interna tional relation ship and establish world court for the disposition of such justiciable. questions as nations are agreed to submit there- to. In expressing aspirations, in, seeking practical plans. in translating huulanity's new concept of righteousness. justice and : it's hatred of war into recommended ac. tion we are ready most heartily to linite but every commitment must be made in the exercise of our natioual sovereignty
 Since freedom impelled, and iinde- pendence inspired and nationality exalt- ed, a world supergovernment Is contrary to everything we cherish and can have no sanction by our republic This Is not selfshness. It is sanctity> It is not aloofness, it is security. It Is not sus- picion of others, 1t is patriotic adher- ence to the things which made us what we are.
 Today, better than ever before. we lEno~ the aspirations of humankind ana share them. We have come to new realization of our place in the world and new appraisal of our nation by the world. The unselfishness of these United States is a thing proven, our de- votion to peace for ourselves and for the world is we'll established. our con- cern for preserved civilization has had its impass;oned and heroic expression. There was no American failure to resist the attempted reversion of civilization there will be no failure today or tomor- i row.
 Rest on Popular Win.
 ''The success Of our popular government ! rests wholly upon the correct interpreta 1 ton of the deliberate. intelligent, depend 1 able popular will of America. In deliber 1 ate questioning of a suggested change o1 l national policy where intemat!onality was to supercede nationality. we turne. | n referendum to the American people l There was ample discussion and there I. 1 public mandate In manifest understand ing. Aa.N@ ~ :. ] ' America Is ready to encourage. cage to initiate. anxious to participate. fn an! | programme likely to lessen the probab.lit! 1 of war and promote that~ hrotherhoot l of mankind which must he Gods con l cept;on of human relationship. .. .Becaus l we cherish ideals of justice and peace
 because. wo appraise International cnmlty | and Helpful relationship no less high, l than any other people of the e,world. W | aspire to high place in the moral lead
 rrshp of civilization and we hold maintained America. the provenI repub lie. the unshaken temple of representa-
 tive democracy, to he rot only an in spiration and example by the highes
 agency of strengthening good will an promoting accord on both continents.
 Mankind needs a world wide bene diction of understanding. It is needle