Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-10

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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 APP
proximate a 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-
teblish ayworld 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 it's 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,
q world super-gOvernment is contrary
to everything we cherish, and al
have nj sanction by our republic. This
I'is not sel1shness, it is sanctity. 1t is
not %aloofness, it is security. 1t is not
suspicion Of others, 1t 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 a
new realization of Ill place in the
world and a new appraisal Of ma
ton by the world. The unselfishness
Of these United States is a thing
proven. Our devotion to peace for our
selves and for the world Is well estab-
lished. Our concern for preserved CIV
ilization has had it's impassioned 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 viii.
The success Of popular govern
ment rests wholly upon the correct in
depreciation of the deliberate, intelli-
gent, dependable popular will Of Amer
lea. In a 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 q republic mandate in manifest I'm.
derstanding.
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 les!
highly than any people of the world
we aspire to a high place in the mora
leadership Of civilization; and we holt
a maintained America, the proven re
public, the mistaken temple of rep
resentative democracy, to be no
only an inspiration and example, bu
the highest agency of Strengthening
good will and promoting accord on boil
continents.
Trade Ties Bind Closely.
We must understand the ties Of trad
bind nations in closest intimacy, an,
none may receive except as he gives
We have not strengthened ours in &C
cordance with our resources or GU
: genius, notably on u w continent
) where a galaxy of republics reflect til
: glory Of new world democracy, but il
> the new order of finance 1pd trade w
mean to promote enlarged actiyitie
: and seek expanded confidence.
Perhaps we can make no more halL
full contribution by example than q re
! public's capacity to emerge from tn
wreckage of war. While the world
enbittered travail did not leave u
I dGNdStdleu lduQS HOT aGSOlulGu clCle'
> left no gaping wounds, no breast file
, with hate, it did involve us in th
delirium of expenditures, in expande
currency and credits, in unbalanced il
dustry, in ~unspeakable waste and di!
q turbed relationships. While it unco,
cred our portion of hateful seTishnes
at home, it also revealed the heart {
America as sound and fearless an
beating in confidence u~nfailing.
Amid it all we have riveted the gaz
of all civilization to the unselishnes
and the righteousness of representativ
r democracy where our freedom neye
has made offensive warfare, never ha
sought territorial ag~grandizemer
e through force, never has turned to tn
arbitrament of arms until reason ha
It been exhausted. When the govern
a ments of the earth shall have estaf
iished q freedom like our own an
shall have sanctioned The pursuit q
peace as we have practiced it, I believ
the iast sorrow and the final sacrifie
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