The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-03-11


r nation by the world The unself
Z ishness of these United States is
. thing proven, our devotion to peace
: for ourselves and for the world Il
, well established, our concern for pre-
, served civilization has had its impas
stoned and heroic expression. Their,
was no American failure to resist tn,
attempted reversion of civilization
there will be no failure today or to
: morrow.
Rest On Popular VIII.
} The success of our popular Gov.
eminent rests wholly upon the correct
Interpretation of the deliberate. in.
telligent, dependable popular will OF
America. In deliberate questioning
of a suggested change of national
policy where Internationally was to
supersede nationality, we turned to
referendum to the American peo-
pie. There was ample discussions
and there is a public mandate. in
manifest understanding.
America is ready to encourage,
eager to initiate, anxious to partici-
pate in any seemly programme likely
to lessen the probability of war and
promote that brotherhood of mankind
which must be Gods highest concep-
ton of human relationship. Because
we cherish ideals of jus ice and peace
because we appraise international
comfy and helpful 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 mistaken
temple of representative democracy,
to be not only an inspiration and ex-
| ample, but the highest agency Of
strengthening good will and promot-
ing accord on both continents.
Mankind needs a worldwide bene-
diction of understanding. 1t is
needed among individuals, among
peoples among Governments, and it
will inaugurate an era of good feel
ing TO mark the birth of new order.
In such understanding men will strive
confidently for the promotion of their
better relationships 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 intima-
cy and none may receive except as he
gives. We have not strengthened
ours in accordance with our resources
or our genius, notably on our own
continent, where a galaxy of repub-
lies reflects the glory of new world
democracy, but in the new order of
finance and trade we mean to pro-
mote 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 worlds embittered ira
vail did not leave us devasted lands
nor desolated cities, left no gaping
wounds, no breast with hate, it did
involve us in the delirium of expendi-
ture, in expanded currency and cred
it's in unbalanced industry, in I'M
speakable waste and disturbed rela-
tionships. While it uncovered our
ortion of hateful selfishness at home, |
it also revealed the heart of America |
as sound and fearless and beating in |
confidence unfailing.
= Amid it all we riveted the gaze of |
all civilization to the unselfishness |
and the righteousness of represen-
tative democracy, where our free
dom never has made offensive war
fare, never has sought territorial ag-
grandizement through force, never
has turned to the arbitrament of arms
until reason had been exhausted
When the Governments of earth shall
have established freedom like our
own and shall have sanctioned the
pursuit of peace as we have practic-
ed it. / believe the last sorrow and the
final sacrifice of international war
fare will have been written.
Our Supreme Task.
Our supreme task is the resump-
ton of our onward normal way. Re-
readjustment, restora-
.ion-all these must follow would
like to have them. If it will tighten
The spirit and add to the resolution
with which we take up the task, let
me repeat for our nation, we shall
give no people just cause to make
var upon us. We hold no national {
pre- judices, we entertain no spirit of {
'evenge, we do not hate, we do not !
'ovet, we dream of no conquest, nor !
BOAST of armed prowess. /
If, despite this attitude, war is '