Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-03-10

cause 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 ap-
proximate disarmament and relieve
the crushing burdens Of military and
naval establishments. We elect to
participate in suggesting Gplans for
mediation. Cancellation and arbitra-
ton, and would gladly join in that
expressed conscience Of progress which
seeks to clarity and write the laws
OF international relationship, and es-
tablish world court, for the DISPOSE
ton OF such justiciable questions as
nations are agreed to submit thereto.
In expressing aspirations, in seeking
practical plans, in translating human
ity's new concept Of righteousness and
Justice and its hatred Of war into rec
commended action, we are ready most
heartily to unite, but every COM
mitment must be made in the ex-
ercise 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 selfishness, 1t Is sanctty. It Is
not aloofness, 1t is security. It Is not
suspicion Of others, it Is patriotic
adherence 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
ton by the world. The unselfishness
OF these United States Is thing
proven. Our devotion to peace for our
selves and for the world is well estab-
lished. Our concern for preserved civ
1lization has had its imprisoned and
heroic expression. There was no
American failure to resist the at
tempted reversion Of civilization.
There will be no failure today or to-
morrow.
! Rests 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
lea. In deliberate questioning of a
suggested change Of national policy,
where Internationally was to super
| cede nationality, we turned to q re-
ferendum of the American people.
There was ample discussion, and there
| is republic mandate in manifest un-
Outstanding.
America is ready to encourage, eager
to Initiate, anxious to participate III
any seemly program likely to lessen
the probability of war and promote
that brotherhood of mankind which
must be Gods highest conception of
human relationship. Because we cher
ish ideals Of justice and peace, be-
cause we appraise international COM
ity and helpful relationship no less
highly than any people of the world,
we aspire to high place in the moral
leadership of civilization; and we hold
maintained America, the proven re-
public. the mistaken temple Of rep
resentative democracy, to be not
only an inspiration and example, but
the highest agency of Strengthening
good will and promoting accord on both
| continents.
Trade Ties Bind Closely.
We must understand the 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 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 help
full contribution by example than re-
public's capacity to emerge from the
wreckage of war. While the worlds
embittered travail did not leave us
devastated lands nor desolated cities,
left no gaping wounds, no breast filled
with hate, 1t did involve us in the
delirium Of expenditures, in expanded
currency and credits, in unbalanced in
dustry, In unspeakable waste and dis
turbed relationships. While it uncov-
cred our portion of hateful seltishness
at home, it also revealed the heart of
America as sound and fearless and
beating In confidence unfailing.
Amid it all we have riveted the gaze
of all civilization to the unseltishness
and the righteousness of representative
democracy where our freedom never
has made offensive warfare, never has
sought territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
through force, never has turned to the
arbitrament of arms until reason has
been exhausted. When the govern
ments of the earth shall have estab-
lished freedom like our own and
Shall have sanctioned the pursuit of
peace as we have practiced it, l believe
the last sorrow and the final sacrifice
of international warfare will have
been written.