The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-04-06
AMERICA MUST COME FIRST


In commenting upon the flood OF
foreign propaganda during the con-
ference for limitation of armament,
prominent American editor made
the observation that Il was but
the beginning OF an era in which the
people of the United States would
be subject to continual campaign
upon the part of European interests
to use the United States and its re-
sources to further the selfish aims
OF rival camps in the European con-
tinent and the Far East. His pre-
diction is being fulfilled. There
never has been in the history of the
United States such a campaign of
proselyting by foreign lecturers.
foreign writers. foreign officials and
foreign language newspapers as is
now being waged
The American people are being
told unless they consent to Europe's
repudiating S11,000,000, 900 of mon
ey borrowed from us in good faith,
that Europe will be ruined
They are told that unless the
United States makes additional loan
of billions to Europe, Europe will
be ruined
They are being told that unless
we consent to lowering our tariff
duties and to the admission of a
flood OF cheaply-made manufactured
products from Europe, that Europe
will be ruined.
They are being told that unless
we go back to the days of unre-
stricted immigration and ermit the
hundreds of thousands of all classes
of people TO flood this country that
Europe will be ruined.
They are being told that unless
the United States consents to be-
come a party TO European econo-
mic alliances that Europe will be
ruined.
They are being told that unless
! the United States agrees to enter
INTO some sort of a league of ma
tions and participate in all the
/ European Embroglios, that Europe
will be ruined.
IL Is futile to urge that this for
I eign propaganda be stopped. That
can not be and will not be. But the
I growth of II and the insistence OF
II should arouse all Americans ia
the necessity of looking after Amer
lean interests first and remaining
free from all foreign entanglements
There never has been a time in the
history of the United States when
there was greater need for the
! preachment and practice of 100 per
cent Americanism, the setting and
keeping our own house in order. the
protection OF our own industries
and laboring classes. the sane con.
duct OF our own finances, the pre-
lection of our own markets and the
safeguarding of our institutions thar
at present.
The very fact that this country
is being made the object of so vir,
ulent and vehement propaganda by
SO many and so antagonistic Euro
pean interests should convince the
people OF this country that IL II
necessary for the prepetuity of this
reublic 20 remain as free as possible
from European quarrels and in
trigues
This Is not IN the ultimate, Q
solfish viewpoint. Quite the con
! trary. America can never help Eur.
0pp by becoming a partisan in Eur.
opean quarrels. or by becoming iden-
titled with European or economic
alliances, Americas ability 30 helr
Europe, or any stricken section
OF the globe. in event there is a
real need for outside help. depends
upon Americas retaining the yirl-
lity OF her citizenship and institu-
tions, the integrity of her national
ism and the control of her own
J markets and resources.