The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-03-11
HARDING DELIVERS
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
President Asserts High Ideals
of the United States Have
Withstood Wars Fire.
LIBERTY HAS STOOD THE TEST
Promises to Work for an Association
of Nations to Bring About Peace
and Approximate Disarmament,
But Pronounces Against
Entang!ing Alliances.


Entang!ing Alliances.
Washington, March 4.-President
Warren G. 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 things which withstood it, if he is
an American he breathes the clarified
atmosphere with strange minging
of regret and new hope. We have
seen world passion spend its fury, but
we contemplate our republic mistaken
and hold our civilization secure. Lib
erty-liberty within the law-and civil
ization are inseparable and though
both were threatened we find them
now secure and there comes to Amer
leans the profound assurance that our
representative government is the high
est expression and surest guaranty
Of both.
Standing in this presence, mindful
of the solemnity of this occasion, feel
ing the emotion, which no one may
know until he senses the great weight
of responsibility for himself, l must
utter my belief i'm the divine inspira
ton 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 ma
ton supreme and its concord inspir-
ing We have seen the world rivet its
hopeful gaze on the great truths on
which the founder wrought. We have
seen civil, human and religious liberty
verified and glorified. In the begin
ming the old world scoffed at our ex-
pertinent, today our foundations of
political and social belief stand I'M
shaken, a precious inheritance to our
selves, an inspiring example of free
dom and civilization to all mankind.
Let us express renewed and strength
ened devotion in grateful reverence
for the immortal beginning, and utter
our confidence in the supreme fulfill
ment
Progress of the Republic.
The recorded progress of our re
public materially and spiritually, in
itself proves the wisdom of the Inherit
ed policy of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT in old
world affairs Confident of our abil-
.ty to work out our own destiny and
jealousy guarding our right to do so,
we seek no part in directing the. des-
TIMES of the old world. We do not
mean to be entangled. We will ac-
cept no responsibility except as our
own conscience and judgment in each
instance may determine.
Our eyes never will be blinded to
a developing menace, our ears never
deaf to the call of civilization. We
recognize the new order in the world,
with the closer contacts which prog
ress has wrought. We sense the feel
ing of the human heart for fellowship,
and cooperation. We crave
friendship and harbor no hate. But
America, our America, the America
builded on the foundation laid by the
inspired fathers, can be a party to no
permanent military alliance. 1t can
enter into no political commitments,
nor assume any economic obligations
or subject our decisions to any other
than our own authority.
/ am sure our own people will not
nor will the world mis-
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 gov
ernments and peoples who resort to |
It must prove the righteousness of
their 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 coun- |
sci. to seek the expressed views of |
world opinion, to recommend a way to |
disarmament and relieve |
The crushing burdens of military and |
naval engagements. We elect to |
in suggesting plans for |
Cancellation and arbitra- |
ion, and would gladly join in that eX-
pressed conscience of progress, which |
seeks to clarity and write the laws of |
relationship, and estab-
lsh a world court for the disposition |
IL SUCH qutclAoho 90 ~
ions are agreed to submit thereto. In |
aspirations, in seeking |
plans. in TRANSMITTING human
TVS new concept of righteousness, !
Justice and its hatred of war into rec |
,mmend action we are ready most |
heartily to unite, but every commit
nent must be made in the exercise of |
,ur national sovereignty.
Since freedom impelled and indie |
)endence inspired and nationality |
EXALTED, a world supergovernment is
contrary to everything we cherish and
AN have no sanction by our republic. |
This is not selfishness. II is sane
ity. 1t is not aloofness, it is security.
t is not suspicion of others; it is
adherence to the things
which made us what we are.
Today, better than ever before, we
Know the aspirations of human kind !
md share them. We have come TO a
Jew realization of our place in the
world and a new appraisal of our ma
ion by the world. The unselfishness
If these United States is thing
proven, our devotion to peace for our