Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-03-09

world and new appraisal of our
nation by the world. The unselfsh-
ness of these United States is thing
proven, our devotion to peace for
ourselves and for the world is well
established, our concern for preserv-
ed civilization 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 Will.
The success of our popular govern
ment 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 pol
ity, where internationally was to
supercede nationality, we turned to a
referendum to the American people.
There was ample discussion and there
is public mandate in manifest un-
derstanding.
America is ready to encourage,
eager to initiate, anxious to partici-
pate in any seemly program likely to
lessen the probability of war and pro-
mote that brotherhood of mankind
which must be Gods highest concep-
tion of human relationship. Because
we cherish ideals of justice 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 a 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 worldwide bene-
diction of understanding. 1t is needed
among individuals, among peoples,
among governments, and it will inau-
gurate an era of good feling to mark
the birth of new order. In such un-
derstanding men will strive confident
ly for the promotion of their better
relationships and nations will pro-
mote 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
given. We have not strengthened
ours in accordance with our resources
or our genius, notably on our own
continent, where galaxy of repub-
lies reflect the glory of new world
democracy, but in the new order of
finance and trade we mean to pro-
mote enlarged activities and seek ex-
panded confidence.
Perhaps we can make no more
helpful contribution by example than
prove republics capacity to emerge
from the wreckage of war. While
the worlds embittered travail did not
leave us devastated lands nor desc
lated 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 unspeakable
waste and disturbed relationships.
While it uncovered our portion of
hateful selfshness at home, it also re-
vealed the heart of America as sound
and fearless, and beating in conf
dence untalllng.
Amid it all we have riveted the
gaze of all civilization to the unself-
ishness and the righteousness of rep
resentative democracy, where our
freedom never has made offensive
warfare, never has sought territorial
aggrandizement through force, never
has turned to the arbitrament of
arms until reason had been exhaust
ed. When the governments of earth
shall have established a freedom like
our own and shall have sanctioned
the pursuit of peace as we have prac-
ticed it, I'believe the last sorrow and
the final sacrifice of international
warfare will have been written.
The Supreme Task. !.
Our supreme task is the resump-
tion of our onward normal way. Re-