Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-03-04
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ISOLATION In WORLD AFFAIRS

| SCollIiS pldllS IOI IIlCuIdtIOII, SOll-
ciliation and arbitration, and
would gladly join in that express
ed conscience of progress, which
seeks to clarity and write the
laws of international relation
ships and establish a world court
for the disposition of such justi-
fable questions as nations are
agreed to submit thereto, i'll ex-
pressing aspirations, in seeking
practical plans, in translatlng hu-
manity's new concept of right
eousness, justice and its hatred
OF war into recommended action
we are ready to most hearth
unite; but every commitment
must be made in the exercise of
our national sovereignty.
"Since freedom impelled an
independence inspired and NJ
tionality exalted a world, super
government is contrary TO every
thing we cherish and can have no
sanction by our republic. This
is not selfishness. 1t is sanitv
1t il not aloofncss. it is security.
It is not suspicion of others, it is
patriotic adherence to the things
which made us what we are.
"Today. better than ever be-
fore. we know the aspirations OF
humanity and share them. We
have come to a new realization
of Our place in the world and
new appraisal OF our nation by
the world The unselhshness Of
he United States is a thing prov
en- Our devotion to peace for
ourselves and for the world is
we'll established. Our concern
for preserved civilization has had
There was no Ameri-
can failure to resist the attempt
ed reversion of civilization. there
will be no failure today or to-
morrow.
Rest of Popular Will
The success of our popular
government rests wholly upon
the correct Interpretation Of the
deliberate. intelligent. dependable
popular will of America. In de
liberate questioning of a suggest
ed change of national policy
where irternationalitv was to
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: II nm to the American
people. There was ample discus
sion and there is public mandate
in manifest understanding.
'Ameriha is ready to encoIr-
age, eager to initiate, anxious 10
participate i'll any seemly pro-
gram likely to lessen the proba-
bility 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
international comfy AMI
helpful relationship no less high
ly than any people of the world
we aspire to a high plane in the
moral leadership of civilization
and we hold maintained Ameri-
"a, the proven republic, the un-
shaken temple of representative
democracy, to be not only an in
spiration and example, but the
highest agency of strengthening
good will and promoting accord
on both continents.
Mankind needs world wide
Denediction of understanding. II
is needed more among individ-
lals, among peoples, among gov
ernments. and it will inaugurate
an era Of good feeling to mark
he birth of a new order. In such
understanding men will strive
confidently for the promotion of
heir better relationships and ma
ions will promote the comities so
to peace
Trade Ties Bind Closely
I'VE must understand that ties
IF 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 continent. Where
| galaxy of republics reflect the
glory of new world democracy,
out in the new order of finance
ind trade we mean to promote,
'nlarge activities and seek ex-
landed confidence.
Perhaps we can make no more
helpful contribution by example
han prove republics capacity
o emerge from the wreckage of
var. While the worlds embit-
cred travail did not leave us de-
7astated lands nor desolated )
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