Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-03-11
OUTLINES DUTY
BEFORE NATION
Presidents Inaugural Address
Deals Chiefly With Re-
construction.
ACCEPTS MANDATE OF PEOPLE
Electoral Vote Construed as DIRECTING
Continued Policy of Non-lnvoIve-
ment in World Affairs--Tariff
Readjustment.

! Washington, March 4.-President
Harding's inaugural address, delivered
today, was substantially as follows:
/ 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
4 which withstood it, if he is an American
/ he breatheS the clarified atmosphere with
| q strange mingling of regret and new
hope. We have seen a world of passion
| spend its fury, but we contemplate our
| republic mistaken, and hold our civiliza-
| ton secure. Liberty-liberty within the
| law-and civilization are inseparable, and
| though both were threatened, we find
| them now secure and threre comes to
| our. representative government is the
highest expression and surest guaranty
| of both
| Standing in this presence, mindful of
| the solemnity of this occasion, feeling the
| emotions which no one may know until
| he senses the great weight of responsible
| ity for himself, must utter my belief in
| the divine inspiration 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 effaced in a baptism of sacrifice and
| blood, with union maintained, the nation
| supreme and its concord inspiring. We
i have seen the world rivet its hopeful gaze
| on the great truths on which the found
ers wrought. We have seen civil, human
| and religious liberty verified and glorified.
In the beginning, the world scoffed at our
experiment, today our foundations of po-
| litical and social belief stand mistaken, a
| precious inheritance to ourselves, an in
/ spring example of freedom and ciViliza-
| ton to all mankind Let US express re-
| newed and strengthened devotion, in
| grateful reverence for the immortal be-
| ginning. and utter our confidence in the
supreme fulfillment.
| No Entanqlement With Old World.
| The recorded progress of our republic,
| materially and spiritually, in itself proves
| the wisdom of the inherited policy of nom
| involvement in old world affairs. Conf
| dent of our ability to work out our own
| destiny, and jealousy guarding our right
| 70 do so, we seek no part in directing the
mean to be entangled. We will accept
no responsibility except as our own con-
science and judgment, in each instance
may determine.
developing menace our ears never deaf
to the call of civilization. We recog
nize the new order of the world, with
the closer contacts which progress has
wrought. We sense the call of the
human heart for fellowship, fraternity
and cooperation. We crave fellow
lea, our America, the America builded
on the foundation laid by the inspired
fathers, can be party to no perma-
nent military alliance. 1t can enter
into no political commitments nor as
sumo any economic obligations which
will subject our divisions to any other
than our own authority.
VIII Associate 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 way to APP
proximate disarmament and relieve
the crushing burdens of military and
naval establishments. We elect to par
Suggesting plans
ton, Cancellation and arbitration, and
would gladly join in that expressed
clarity and write the laws of inter
national relationship, and establish
world court, for the disposition of such
iusticiable questions as nations are
agreed to submit thereto, but every
commitment must be made in the eX-
?rclse of our national Soverelngty. J
Since freedom impelled and independ,-
ence inspired, and nationality exalted,
a world super government is contrary
to everything we cherish, and can have
no sanction by our republic This Is
not selfshneSs, 1t is Sanctity. 1t IS
not aloofness, it is security. 1t is not
suspicion of others, it is patriotic
adherence to the things which made
us what we are.
We have come to new realization of
our place in the world and new appral-
sal of our nation by the world: The un-
thing proven Our devotion to peace for
ourselves and for the world is Well estab-
lished. Our concern for preserved civili-
cation has had its impassioned and heroic
expression There was no American fail
ure to resist the attempted reversion OF
civilization. There will be no failure to-
Declares Nation Has Spoken.
The success of our popular government
rests wholly upon the correct 1nterpreta-
ton of the deliberate, intelligent, depend
able popular will Of America. In dellb-
crate Questioning of a suggested change
Of national policy, where internationally
was to supersede nationality, we turned
TO referendum of the American people.
There was apple discussion, and there is
a republic mandate in manifest under
standing.
America is ready to encourage, eager to
lnitiate anxious to participate In any
seemly program likely to lessen the prob
ability of war and promote that brother-
hood of mankind which must be God,s
highest conception of human reiauonsnIp;
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 example, but the highest agency OF
strengthening good will and promoting
accord on both continents.
Mankind needs worldwide bened1ctlon
of understanding 1t is needed among IN
dividuals, among peoples, among govern
ments, and it will inaugurate an era OF
good feeling to mark the birth of new
order.
United States as an Object Lesson.
We must understand the ties of trade
bind nations in closest intimacy, and none
may receive except as he gives. In the
new order Of finance and trade we mean
to promote enlarged activities and seek
expanded confidence
Perhaps we can make no more helpful
contribution by example than repubhc's
capacity to emerge from the wreckage OF
war. While the worlds embittered travail
did not leave us devastated lands nor des-
plated cities, left no gaping wounds, no
breast filed with hate, it did Involve US
in the delirium of expenditures, IN ex-
banded currency and credits, in unbal-
anced Industry, in unspeakable waste and
disturbed relationships. While 1t uncov-