The Republican journal., 1922-10-19
The Truth Plainly Stated.

not and never have been isola-
we oney affairs, in trade, IN social
ted lu "k Iook al our loans, our commerce,
matters croyyinQ personal relationships
the ai,izsns with individuals abroad
Of oul isoIated only in the political sense
We az sense that we keep out OF the
In 'n scbemes. adventures and intri-
poli'i0es foreign governments that, as
s1ss ston said, have set oil primary
Wssua vbich to us have none, or very
lnseot nu'ote relation"-'ore'en governments
ien ea, 70 quote Washington's words again,
maS nssSe IN controversies. the Causes oil
s;eb are essentially foreign TO our cos
VIM That is the only way we are
cslnIIs,ed''-and thank God Tor that pro-
v5ential isolation r.u
., An awful object lesson ilames to the
e..ysns e. before our very eyes. Turkey,
Minor and the Balkans are the an
hs.. red and reeking answer. Every
sNS sSr now sees that, if we had gone into
vOuii aaeue of Nations, ratified what Lord
n'.ee ns brand d as the Infamous treaty OF
pp..,,ssilles and been trapped into the So
''us5 "Armenian mandate" we could
es" he reouired to pour out more billions
d." ,nerican money to pay all the ex
OF of another war; and, what would
pens ;nGnitely sadder, we could now be OBJ
va ~ sending tens of thousands oil
..ssr;can Young men to blazing lands TO
a'N,;no,,ish the flames with their blood.
NJ, only must we keep hands oil OF
rarone politi ally, but the SIC, 900, 0O0, 600
.Sat Europe borrowed from us, every dol
1.r Of which is Just, legal and moral
ssbt must be paid. They say they can
oot afford to pay; yet they can and do al
s",d prodiRious standing armies greater
han before the World war, they can and
a. afford TO spend vast sums Tor military
IA naval purposes. they can and do afford
- Man war and to make war. They say
Ssv cannot afford to pay, yet they got
MI of victory the most extensive terri
..,;al 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 aifairs.
II only we will uphold American prin-
einles. if only we will abide by American
traditons, if only we will be true to THE
faith of our fathers" we will assure
prosperty and happiness to ourselves and
our children and our chlldren's children !;
and we al % will make America the hope
of mankind and the salvation OF the
world. Europe is devastated by greed and
suspicion, by hatred and ambition, and
Asia, seemingly, approaches Vesuvian
eruption Americans cannot stay eir
madness even though we bestow upon
them every dollar we possess and spray
supou old world passions every drop oil
-FOUR young mems blood.
Soon, historically speaking, all man
Kind may be in utter chaos and crying out
for some steady, serene and stable exam :
Die of order and freedom, successfully y
combined. In that supreme hour OF hu-
man destiny let America be Ged's holy
answer. so will the stricken nations look
upon libeTty-loNng, self restrained and
Happy people; and looking on that beatiiic
reality, take heart again, cleanse them
selves Of war lust and follow the Ameri-
lean plan of peace with all the world ana
= GOOD will to all mankind-follow the pian n
| Of people who despise, disdaln and ioathe
armed conflict, never draw sword eXcep.
.in defense of their interests, rights anu
honor " when outrag ged, violated and attach
ed, but who are then, and only then, tei-
|ribe in wrath.-(by Hon. Albert D.
beverldqe