The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-03-09

recommended action We are ready
most heartily to unite, but every com
mitment must be made In the exer
else of our national sovereignty. Since
freedom impelled, and Independence
inspired, and nationality exalted, q
world uper-government is contrary
to everything we cherish and can
have no sanction by our republic
This is not selfshness. 1t is sanctity,
II is not sloofness, II is security. II
is not suspicion of others, II is pa.
triotic adherence to the things which
made us what we are.
Today. better than ever before, we
know the aspirations of humankind,
and share them. We have come to q
new realization of our place In the
world, and a new appraisal OF our ma
ton by the world The unselishness
OF these United States is thing
proven. our devotion to peace for our
selves and for the world is we'll es-
tabli5hed, our concern for preserved
civilization has had its impassioned
and heroic expression. There was no
American failure to resist the at
tempted reversion of civilization, there
will be no failure today or tomorrow.
Rests on Popular Will.
The success of our popular govern
ment rests wholly upon the correct
Interpretation of the deliberate, intel
ligent, dependable popular will Of
America. In deliberate questioning
OF suggested change of national pol
icy, where internationally was to su-
percede nationality, we turned to a
referendum to the American people.
There was ample discussion, and
there is public mandate in manifest
" derstanding.
America is ready to encourage,
eager to initiate, anxious to partic-
ipate in any seemly program likely to
lessen the probability OF war, and
promote that brotherhood Of mankind
which must be Gods highest concep-
ton 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 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 a worldwide bene-
diction of understanding. 1t is needed
among individuals, among peoples,
among governments. and it will inau-
gurate an era of good feeling to mark
the birth of new order. In such UNI
derstanding men will strive confident
ly for the promotion of t.eir better
relationships and nations will promote
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
gives. We have not strengthened
ours in accordance with our resources
or our genius, notably on our own con-
tinent, where a galaxy Of republics
reflect the glory of new world democ-
racy, but in the new order of finance
and trade we mean to promote en-
larged activities and seek expanded
confidence.
Perhaps we can make no more
helpful contribution by example than
prove a 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 ex-
banded currency and credits. in UNI
balanced industry, in unspeakable
waste and disturbed relationships.
While it uncovered our portion of
hateful selfishness at home, it also
revealed the heart of America as
sound and fearless, and beating in
confidence unfailing.
Amid it all we have riveted the
gaze of all civilization to the unset
fishness 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 has been exhausted.
When the governments of the earth
shall have established a freedom like
our own and shall have sanctioned
the pursuit of peace as we have prac-
ticed it, believe the last sorrow and
the final sacrifice of international
warfare will have been written.
Our Supreme Task.
Our supreme task is the RESUMPTION
of our onward, normal way. Recon-
struction, readjustment, restoration
all these must follow. | would like
to hasten them. If it will tighten the
spirit and add to the resolution with
which we take up the task, let me re-