Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-05
Inaugural Address
Continued from PAGE One)

mine.
at Our eyes never will be blind to
, to the call of civilization We recog-
nize the new order in the world, with
the closer contacts which progress has
wrought. We sense the call Of the hui
man heart for fellowship, fraternity
and cooperation. We crave friendship
and harbor. no hate. But America, our
America. the America builded on the
foundation laid by the inspired faith
ers, cam be party to no permanent
military alliance. 1t can ehter in
to no political commitments, nor as
sumo any economic obligations or sub
our own authority.
| am sure our own people will not
misunderstood nor will the world mis-
eonstrue. We have no thought to i'm
pede the paths to close, relationship.
/ We wish to promote understanding.
We want to do our part in making Of
fenslve warfare so hateful that govern
ments and people who resort to it must
or stand as outlaws before the bar of
civilization.
ASSOCIATION FOR COUNSEL
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 APP
proXlmate disarmament and relieve the
crushing burdens of military and naval
Establishments. We elect to participate
in suggesting plans for mediation, con-
Citation and arbitration. and would
| gladly join in that expressed conscience
of progress which seeks 10 clarity and.
/ write the laws of International rela-
tionship and establish world court for
| the disposition of such justicable ques-
| tions as nations are agreed to submit
| thereto. In expressing aspirations, in
seeking practical plans in transating
humanltys new concept of righteous
ness justice and its hatred of war in
| to recommended action we are ready
most heartily to unite, but every COM
mitment must be made in the exercise
Of our national sovereignty;
Since freedom impelled and independ-
ence inspired and nationality exalted,
world super government IS contrary TO
everything we cherish and can have no
sanction by our republic This is not
aioofness; it is security. 1t is not sus-
picion Of others; it is patriotic adher-
ence to the things which made us what
we are.
| Today. better than ever before, we
know the aspirations of human kind
and share them We have come to
new realization of our place. in the
world and a new appraisal Of our ma.
these United States is a thing proven.
our devotion to peace for ourselves and
| for the world is well established, our
concern for preserved civilization has
!
sion. There was no American failure
| to resist the attempted reversion of
| civilization; there will be no failure
| today or tomorrow.
REST ON POPULAR WILL
The success. Of our popular govern
ment rests wholly upon the correct in
depreciation. of the deliberate. intelli-
gent, dependable popular will of Amer
! suggested change of national policy
i where internationally was 20 super
cede nationality, we turned to refer
endum to the American people. There
was ample discussion and there is a
public mandate in manifest under
standing.
America is ready to encourage, eager
to initiate. anxious to participate in
any seemly program likely to lessen
the probability of war and promote
that brotherhood of mankind which
must be Gods highest conception of hu-
man relationship. Because We cherish
ideals Of justice and peace, because We
appraise International comity and help
full relationship no less highly than any
people of the world, we aspire to a
high place in the moral leadership of
civilization and we hold maintained
| America. the proven republic, the un-
shaken temple of representative democ-
example, but the highest agency of
Strengthening good will and promoting
accord on both continents.
Mankind peeds worldwide benedic-
among individuals, among peoples.
among governments, and it will inaugu-
rate an era of good feeling TO mark the
| birth of "a new order. In such under
standing men will strike confidently
for the promotion of their better reia-
tiQnship and nations will promote the
| comities so essential to peace.
TRADE TIES BIND CLOSELY
We must understand that ties of trade
bind nations in closest intimacy and
none may receive except as he gives
We have not strengthened ours in ac-
cordance with our resources or our
genius, notably on our own continent,
where a galaxy of republics reflect the
glory of new world democracy, but in
the new order of finance and trade we
mean to promote enlarged activities
and seek expanded confidence.
Perhaps we can make no more helpful
contribution by example than prove a
republics capacity to emerge from the
wreckage of war. While the world
embittered travail did not leave us
devastated lands nor desolated cities,
left no gaping wounds: no breast with
hate. it did involve us in the delirium
of expenditure. in expanded currency
and credits. in unbalanced industry. in
unspeakabie waste and disturbed rela-
tionships. While it uncovered our por-
ton Of hateful selfishness at home. it
also revealed the heart Of America az