The Washington herald., 1921-11-28

be he President Wilson or President
Harding-is a human seismograph
he records the vibrations of the
nation-its impulses and desires. II
was not until the people Of the in
terror of the United States began
to feel the danger of Prussianism
that we went into the war. And
when we did go to war, we went in
at exactly the right moment. The
allied statesmen know this. / had
the honor to be in Paris on July IA,
1917, when 1000 American troops.
headed by Gen. Pershing. marched
down the Champs Elysees. 1t was
not merely the active assistance of
American soldiers rendered that
won the war. 1t was our moral
support when the allied countries
realized that we considered stey
were in the right. We are in that
same position today. The allies
changed from a collection of dis
couraged. heartsick and sorrowins
nations to happy ones the moment
we appeared on the scene.
United States self-eontained.
Consider the United States of
today. We cannot be invaded or
defeated. We have no designs on
Europe or any other continent. We
once thought Japan would attack
us, but we know better now. Once
Mexico was held up as a bugaboo-
but that was a foolish idea on the
part of those who thought Mexico
could harm a hair on our heads
We possess half the gold in the
world. Our imports In 1914 totaled
only per cent of our gross busi-
ness-only about IA per cent during
the war, and now the percentage
is about or 1e. We have no fear
of running short Of supplies or mu-
nitions. We are capable of taking
care Of ourselves under all condi-
tions. Inwardly we are free from
petty strife.
Look at Europe. We possess all
OF Europe's good attributes. All
that we have, came from there orig
inally-even our language and our
religions.
Some of the statesmen at Yer
sailles sowed the seeds of another
war. For instance. look at Bull
garia-she once had plenty Of out
let for her commerce-now she is
hemmed in sufficiently to make her
dissatisfied in the future. Take Po-
land and the new divided. German,
Austrian and Hungarian countries
all fuel for the flames for a new
and more terrible war than the one
just gone through.
The Road to Peace.
But all this strife can be pre-
vented" Mr.. Morgenthau declared
THE United States will assert her
moral influence and her capacity
for understanding and doing in an
impartial manner and by impartial
judgment.
Without Russia and Germany
there can be no balance of power
in Europe today. France still fears
Germany-and the fear amounts al
most to insanity. From Mr.
Brands speech the other day I
gather that France looks upon
beaten Germany today as Sam
son-blinded and shorn-but yet
able to pull down the pillars of civil
lization when she chooses to brace
for the act
will never rest until these fears
are dispelled. Who and what is
going to dispel them? The answer
We must get better acquainted with
Europe and Europe must become
better acquainted with us. The ma
lions of the world today are un-
moral. Universal morality is some
thing yet to be fact. II we are
determined that peace shall reign
we must convince Europe and the
rest of the world that we are peace
full ourselves.
rs 1t not reasonable to believe
that America coufd-once Europe
relied upon us-sit in judgment
uaon international problems-and
solve them in a thoroughly fair and
square manner-without fear or
favor? / believe that duty is Amer
ica's moral responsibility to the
world today. Are we to fail? Will
1t not benefit us as much as other
nations to bring about such a privi-
lege-and duty?"