The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-12
U. 5. ISOLATED"
FROM EUROPE
SThank God For Policy Which Keeps
America From Bloody
Welters

tFrom speech of Albert J. B~everidge.)
Isolation" "Isolationists!" We
are not and never have been isolated
in money affairs, in trade, in social
matters-look at our loans, our COM
%fnerce, the ever-growing personal re-
lationships of our citizens with indiv-
iduais abroad. We are isolated only
In the political sense-in the sense
that we keep out Of the political
schemes, adventures and intrigues of
foreign governments that, as Wash
ington said, have a set of primary
interests which to us have none, or a
very remote relation'-foreign gov
ernments that. to quote Washington's
words again, engage In controversies,
he causes Of which are essentially
foreign to our concerns" That is the
only way we are "isolated"-and
thank God for that providential isola-
ton.
AS to foreign affairs politically
keep out! An awful object lesson
flames to the heavens before our very
eyes. Turkey, Asia Minor and the
Balkans are the answer-the red and
reeking answer. Everybody now sees
that. IL we had gone into the League
of Nations, ratified what Lord Bryce
branded as the infamous treaty of
Versailles and been trapped into the
so-calied Armenian mandate" we
could now be required to pour out
more billion OF American money to
pay all the expenses of another war;
and, what would be infinitely sadder,
we could be Obliged to sending
tens of thousands OF American young
men to blazing lands to extinguish the
flames with their blood.
Week before last, a Democratic sem
ator, Joseph Taylor Robinson, of Ar
kansas, was called to Indiana to
open" the Democratic campaign. He
assured that the Democratic party at
last accepts the verdict of the Ameri-
can people against the League of Ma
tons and that the Democrats would
not press that issue in this campaign.
But they cannot take that vital issue
out of this campaign. Politicians do
not make issues and current events
compel consideration of this issue.
No wonder Democratic politicians
wish to evade the League of Nations!
Not only must we keep hands off of
Europe politically, but the $4,000, 000,-
900 that Europe borrowed from us,
every dollar of which is a just, a legal
and a moral debt, must be paid. They
say they cannot afford TO pay; yet
they can and do afford p%rodigious
standing armies greater than before
the World war, they a and do afford
to spend vast sums for military and
naval purposes, they can and do afford
to plan war and to make war. They
say they cannot afford to pay. yet they
got out of victory the most extensive
territorial accessions and material
gains in the history of conquest. Let
us get from these nations what they
honestly owe us and keep out of their
political affairs.
III only we will uphold American
principles, If only We will abide by
American traditions, IL only we will
be true to "the faith of our fathers"
we will assure prosperity and happi-
ness to ourselves and our children
and our children's children; and we
also will make America the hope Of
mankind and the salvation Of the
world. Europe is devastated by greed
and suspicion, by hatred and ambi-
ton. and Asia, seemingly, approaches
Vesuvian eruption. Americans cannot
stay their madness even though we
bestow upon them every dollar we
possess and spray upon old world
passions every drop Of our young
mems blood.
Soon, historically speaking, all man
kind may be in utter chaos and cry
ing out for some steady. serene and
stable example Of order and freedom,
successfully combined. In that SUI
preme hour of human destiny let Am
erica be Gods holy answer. So will
the stricken nations look upon a lib
erty-loving, self-restrained and happy
people; and, looking on that beatifc
reality, take heart again, cleanse
themselves of war lust and follow the
American plan of peace with all the
world and good Will to all mankind
follow the plan of a people who de-
spise. disdain and loathe armed con
fict, never draw sword except in de,
Tense of their interests, rights and
honor when outraged, violated and at
tackled, but who are then, and only
then, terrible in wrath.