Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-03-09

to. In expressing aspiration, In seek
ing practical plans, in translating
humanity's new concept of righteous
ness, justice and it's hatred of war
into recommended action we are ready
most heartily to unite, but every COM
mitment must be made in the exercise
of our national sovereignty.
Since freedom impelled and indie
pendence inspired and nationality ex-
allied, world super government IS
contrary to everything we cherish and
can have no sanction by our republic.
This is not selfishness. 1t is sanctity.
1t is not aloofness; it is security. 1t
is not suspicion of others, it is patrio-
tic adherence to the things which made
up what we are.
To-day, better than ever before, we
know the aspirations of humankind
and share them. We have come to a
new realization of our place in the
world and new appraisal of our ma
ton by the world. The unselfshness
proven, our devotion to peace for our
tablished, our concern for preserved
civilization has had it's impassioned
and heroic expression. There was no
American failure to resist the at
tempted : reversion of civilization.
There will be no failure today or to-
morrow.
RESTS ON POPULOR 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 a suggested change of national
policy where internationally was to
supercede nationality, we turned to a
There was ample discussion and there
is a public mandate in manifest un-
destanding.
America is ready to encourage,
eager to initiate, anxious to partici-
| pate in any seemly program likely
to lessen the probability of war and
promte 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 a high place in the moral
leadership of civilization and we hold
a maintained America, the proven re-
public, the mistaken temple of repre-
| sentative democracy is to be not only
an inspiration and example, but the
highest agency of strengthening good
will and promoting accord on both
continents.
| Mankind needs a worldwide ben
| ediction of understanding. 1t is
| needed among individuals, aTnong
| peoples, among governments, and it
VIII lnaugurate am era OF good feel
ing to mark the girth of new order.
In such understanding men will strike
confidently for the promotion of their
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 closet 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
continent, where 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 help
full contribution by example than
prove a republics capacity to emerge
form the wreckage of war, while the
worlds embittered travail did not
leave US devastated lands nor desolat-
ed cities, left no gaping wounds; no
breast with hate, it did involved US in