Arizona republican., 1921-03-05
PLEDGES POPULAR WILL OF
 PEOPLE TO GUIDE
 ADMINISTRATION
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 WASHINGTON, March 4-President Harding in his inaugural address said:
 My countrymen, when one surveys the world about him after the great storm, noting the marks of destruction and yet rejoicing in the ruggedness of the things which withStood it, If he IS an American he breathes the clarified atmosphere with a strange mingling of regret and new hope. We have seen world passion spent it's fury, but we contemplate our republic unshaken and hold our civilization secure. Liberty liberty within the law-and civilization are inseparable and though both were threatened, we find them now secure, and there comes to Americans the pro- found assurance that our representative government is the highest expression and surest guaranty of both.
 Standing in this presence, mindful of the solemnity of this occasion, feel ing the emotions which no one may know until he senses the great weight of responsibility for himself, 1 must utter my belief in the divine inspira tion of the founding fathers. Surely there must have been Gods intent in the making of this new world republic. Ours is an organic law which had but one ambiguity, and we saw that eff faced in a baptism of sacrifice and blood, with union maintained, the na- 
 We have seen the world rivet it's hope full gaze on the great truths on which the founders wrought. We have seen civil, human and religious liberty veri- flied and glorified. In the beginning, the Old World scoffed at our experi- ment, today our foundations of political and social belief stand unshaken, precious inheritance to ourselves, an inspiring example of freedom and civil lization to all mankind. Let us ex- press renewed and strengthened devo- ton, in grateful reverence for the inn mortal beginning and utter our con fidence in the supreme fulfillment-
 Progress Proves Wisdom
 The recorded progress of our repub- lie, materially and spiritually in itself proves the wisdom of the inherited policy of on-involvement in Old World affairs. Confident of our ability to work out our own destiny and jealously guarding our right to do so, we seek no part in directing, the des- tinies of the Old World. We do not mean to be entangled. We will accept no responsibility except as our own conscience and judgment in each in- stance may determine.
 Our eyes never will be blinded to a developing menace, our ears never deaf to the call of civilization. We recog- nize the order of the world, with the | clOSGf COnldctS WHICH progress naS wrought. We sense the feeling of the human heart for fellowship, fraternity and cooperation. We crave friendship and harbor not hate. But America, our America, the America builded, on the foundation laid by the inspired fathers, can be party to no permanent mili- tary alliance. It can enter into no poli- tical commitments, nor assume any economic obligations or subject our destinies to any other than our owr authority.
 q am sure our own people will not
 misunderstood nor will the world nlis- construe. We have no thought to i'm
 pede the paths to closer relationship
 We wish to promote understanding
 We want to do our part in making of
 fensive warfare so hateful that govern ments and peoples who resort to i must prove the righteousness of thei , cause or stand as outlaws before tn bar of civilization.
 Association For Counsel
 We are ready to associate ourselve
 with the nations of the world, grea
 and small, for conference. for counse
 to seek the expressed views of worl
 opinion, to recommend way to ap
 proximate disarmament and relieve tn
 crushing burdens of military and nava
 establishments. We elect to participat
 in suggesting plans for mediation, con
 ciliation and arbitration and woul , gladly join in that expressed conscienc | of progress, which seeks to clarify an write the laws of international relation
 ship, and establish world court fo = the disposition of such justicable ques l. tions as nations are agreed to subm II thereto. In expressing aspirations, " seeking practical plans, in translatin s humanity's new concept of righteous 1t ness, justice and it's hatred of war int n recommended action we are ready mo-
 heartily to unite. but every commi 10 ment must be made in the exercise s our national sovereignty.
 n Since freedom impelled and ind' d pendence inspired and nationality e le alted, a world super-government m contrary to everything we cherish al Ie can have no sanction by our republi T. This is not selfishness. It is sanctit le It is not allefness, it is security. It
 not suspicion of others, it Is patriot e. Continued on Page Two)