Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-13

those with whom we shared our sac
rifices in war, for these powers are al
ready at peace.
Such a resolution should under
take to do more than TO thus declare
the state Of peace which all America
cffecting. with just reparations. the
restoration for which all Europe
yearns, and upon which the worlds
recovery must be founded. Neither
former onemy nor ally can mistake
Americas position. because our atti-
tude is to responsibility for the war and
the necessity for Just reparations al
ready has had formal and very earnest
expression.
TT would be unwise to undertake to
make statement of future policy with
respect to European affairs in such q
declaration of a state of peace. In
correcting the failure of the executive.
in negotiating the most important
treaty in tho history of the nation, to
recognise the constitutional powers of
the senate, we would go to the other
extreme, equally Objectionable, II con-
gress or the senate should assume the
function Of the executive. Our high
est duty is the preservation of the con-
stitution and constituted powers Of
each and promotion of the spirit of
cooperation so essential to our COM
mon welfare.
II "Oulu De lQle 10 declare 1or
separate treaties of peace with tho
central powers on the assumption that
these alone would be adequate because
the situation is SO involved that our
peace engagements cannot ignore the
old world relationship and the settle
ments already effected, nor is it desir-
able to do 30 in preserving our own
rights and contracting our future re-
lationships.
The wiser course would seem to be
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our rights and interests as provided
and engage the existing treaty, assum-
Ing of course, that that this can be
| satisfactorily accomplished by such OK
plictt reservations and notifications as
will secure our absolute freedom from
inadvisaole commitments and safe
guard all our essential interests
Neither congress nor tho people
needs my assurance that request
to negotiate needed treaties of peace
would be as superfluous and unneces-
| sary as it Is technically ineffective, and
know in my own heart there are
some who would wish to embarrass
| the executive in the performance of his
duty when VIC are all so eager to turn
disappointment and delay into crafty
Ing accomplishment.
Prosles.s, Present and Future
Problems relating to our foreign re-
latfons bear upon the present and tho
future and are of such a nature that
the all-important future must be de-
liberatcly considered. with greater
concern than mere immediate relief
from unhappy conditions. We have
Witnessed. yea. We have participated
In tho supremely tragic episode of
war. but our deeper concern is In tho
continuing life of nations and the de-
velopment OF civilization.
We must not allow our vision to he
impaired by the conflict among our
ourselves. Tho weariness at home and
the disappointment to tho world havo
been compensated in tho proof that
heritage of nationality. but other
rights In international relationship
have to bo asserted: they require
establishment in compacts of amity:
our part in rcadjustment and restor-
| alton cannot be ignored and must be
defined.
With the super governing leaspc
definitely rejected and with the world |
so Informed. and with the status Of
peace proclaimed at homo we may
lauonships so essential to tho rela-
ton Of all the rights everywhere of our |
own nation. and play our full part in |
Joining the peoples OF tho world in
the pursuits OF peace once more. Our |
obligations in ofectinE European tran
guilty. because of wars invoivcments !
are not less impeilinE than our part
in the war Itself. This restoration |
'Hust "" Wrought pe1oFN the human |
procession can go onward again. We
can bc helpful because we arc moved
by no hatred and harbor NO fcara |
Hclpfulncss doee not mean cntangie-
nent and participation in economic ad- |
1ustmcnts, docs not mean sponsor
/ ship for treaty commitments which do |
not concern us. and in which We wilt
have no part
IN an all impelling wish to do tho
most and best for our own public and |
maintain its high place among ma
| tions and at tho same time make tho
| fullest offering Of Justice to them. I
shall. invite in the most practical |
way. the advice of the senate. after
nc1uaintlng It with all tho conditions
TO bn met md obligations to bc dis |
charged along with our own r1Rhts to |
be safoguardcd. Prudence in making |
tho program and confident coopera-
tion in making II objective, cannot |
lead US far Rstray. We can rcnder no |
effective service to humanity until wc |
provo ancw our own capacity for CO. |
operation in tho coordination of pow
ors contemplated in tho constitution
and no covenants which ignore our
associations in tho war can be mado !
for the future.
More. no helpful society Of nations
can he founded on Justice and commit
ted to peace until tho covenants re-
establishing peace are scaled by tho
nations which wore at war. To such
accompiishment-to tho complete ro-
establishment OF peace and its con-
tractcd relationships. to tho realixa-
tion OF our inspirations for nations a.
ISOLATED for world hclpfulncss without
world government for world stability
on which humanity's hopes arc found
cd. wo ehall address ourselves. fully
mindful Of the high privilege and tho
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