The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-11-15
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aDly more eHectlve bhan other world leader
serving the balance of power in Europe through the
fuence of his Ageciras Conference
who signed with reservations, the general
agreement with European Powers regulate the
of Morocco In 1899 and again in 1907 the United
participated with other nations in the Hague Conferences
and took leading part in efforts international
action in the of In 1921 President Harding
called upon the leading nations send representatives
to Washington to participate with in a conference
looking towards joint action for the reduction and im
taton of naval ornaments Later President Harding
pointed John Bassett Moore member of international
tribunal created by the League of Nations, this
assuming responsibility either for the
the action of the Court; but emphatically as the
days went President Harding committed himself
the advocacy of World Court for which the United
States would be responsible jointly with other
Within the last month"; Secretary Hughes accepted the
invitation of the British Foreign Minister Curzon
Europe The conference doubtful through
French premiers to limit the questions which
might be considered, yet the attitude of govern
ment is the less clear But decisive the
point of present duty than aught else the
markable speech of Ambassador Herrck the
of war monument in Champagne, France delivered
the 4h of November: 'The Europe at this
moment, he said concerns America as profoundly
did the conditions in 1914 to 1917 Our continued we'll
being depends largely the settlement of Europe's af
fairs If want to stand aoo from the European mess
when it apparent that the balance be reessed
without help why did enter the war in 1917?
We put hands the plough and ready to
the furrow through for we know if the present problem
is not solved and justly and quickly solved then truly
America will have fought the in vain"
So it must be said that the views early fathers
relaCVe 10 world politics been
pretty well abandoned by the who have since guided
and guide the this nation The expa-
nation is the world has greatly changed Ameri-
cans more unavodaby involved in the fate and for
tune of Europe than in 1928 Yankees involved in
the vital affairs of Virginia 1t used be six
Europe days or by cable six minutes or six
seconds Once it didn't matter except to the few
chants who got the profits whether traded with
Europe it matters to all. The farmers embar-
rassment today undoubtedly i'm part from world
conditions which affect his markets Every Brtsher who
makes $4,000 this must s1oo of it to the United
States the debt owing to And thus it will
tnue practically unchanged for 25 years. should
S25o0O0O00 for 25 years. but she can't if
conditions remain they And thus it is with Italy,
Belgium, and Serbia Austria to whom money has
Gently been loaned by American bankers Moreover
defeated of Europe not the victorious
Allied powers of Europe the indemnties which DUE
then the Allied Powers in most must default in
ment of their loans So the prosperity of all
nations is really tied up in one bundle.
But since cooperation in world affairs seems to be
good for economic and political advantage, why
cooperate for the elimination of the greatest evil of
modern times the fruitful mother much of the cur
rent economic distress War? the United States
example, without yielding ultimate control of its destiny
to superstate, bind itself to forfeit it's right
committing the denial of that right to a world
court league of nations other
body? am persuaded this can be done. nation
binds itself in treaty that it does not limit its
eregnty to the extent of the obligation which
IT, for example, pledge ourselves by treaty to limit
naval vessels to fixed number, did in the
Washington Conference limit sovereign power
build naval vessels by just much Only in the
way should limit sovereignty, if we in conjunc-
tion with all other nations forfeit right
make committing the adjustment of all information
disagreemens to representative body empowered
to compose them
What should favor, then? a World Court? the
League of Nations? Association of Nations di-
vorced from obligation enforce the existing peace
treaties? what? 1t lies outside my purpose today
the merits of these various proposals; indeed
time forbds any such discussions The high point which
should like to set up is this: No policy in interna-
tiona affairs be dangerous a policy of drift
Let drift, and shall eventually drift another
war
feel there is special fitness in bringing this call
to abolish to the American Legion went out to
| fight war to end war; which, through a bunplinp not
yours did not end Your duty therefore, gaantly
as you performed it to the Armstice 1918 is after
all only partially discharged So make bold to admon-
is you today that with all patriotic and Christian pe
pie it is your duty to complete the unfinished task re-
mind you this sacred day of the sacrifices you have
already made OF your leaving home and kindred to risk
life amid the diseases camp crowding perils
of the battlefield remind you of whatever loss Won
sustained by absence from home which the gov
ernnent has not yet found itself compensate
YOU remind of those who fell by Marne in the
Argonne in Belleau Wood and those, scattered
graves from the Rhine the gates of Paris and from
southern France to Flanders Fields would have
you feel their call to to make triumphant cause
for which they the last full of devotion
They died in to end Does it not therefore
devove and all to be here to the
unfinished work which they have by their death COM
mted to us? Shall not here highly that those
dead shall not have died vain this nation under
God shall set itself to put away the scourge war and
cooperate with every other nation humane and right
eous purpose until
"all mems good