The Penn's Grove record., 1923-10-05
WHAT WASHINGTON SAID


On page 6 is the last half of George
Washington's Farewell Address. He
warns against the baneful effects of
the spirit of party and political pros
perity depends on religion and moral
ity. Cultivate peace and avoid public
debts.
The insidious wiles of foreign foes
is most baneful to Republican gov
ernment.
His Logical Premises
Europe ha sa set of primary inter-
ests to us have non e or remoterela-
ton. Why quit our own to stand upon
foreign ground? Why entangle our
destiny with European interests?
That was said September II, 1876,
just 1T years ago. The thirteen
States then had about four millions
of people. little wealth, no army, nor
navy. 1t was a little Republic while
all Europe was governed by monar-
chies
Those were the different primary
principles of which Washington spoke
about. Thousands of people have got
in their political conceptions no fur
ther in knowledge or world affairs than
in Washington's time and believe
those conditions exist today.
They do not realize that these
United States have grown to 48 with
10 millions of persons who control
billions of wealth. They do not re-
alize that we are bigger now in ter
ritory than all Europe, have as many
people as two or three of the principal
countries like Great Britain, France,
Germany, Italy and Austria.
Those primary monarchical prin-
ciples upon which Washington based
his principles and advice were shot all
to pieces in the World War. Where
there were mighty monarchies, now
there are republics.
We gloat over Abraham Lincoln
having freed three million black
slaves. yet we do not realize that more
than three hundred million white men
were freed in the World War from
the political thralldom Of monarchies,
under the political leadership of
Woodrow Wilson, the greatest world
leader of this new epoch in the
worlds history.
Seventh grade school children study
about Washington as far as President
James Monroe's Doctrine. The Mon
roe Doctrine was a declaration that
monarchical ownership should not be
increased on the Western continent a
hundred years ago.
The little American politician whose
vision goes no further than the ocean s
brink do not realize that the monar-
chy in Europe was broken and the
Monroe Doctrine made a principle in
Europe
We are living III years since
Washington, in a mighty nation,
whose word would be law to spread
the blessings of Democratic Institu-
tions in peace like as in the World
War if the peanut politicians were
grown up and did not listen to "the
insidious wiles of foreign influence y
These influences are proc German and
monarchical and enthusiastically mon
archical.
When any one talks about Wash
ington warning against entangllng
alliances, ask him if he has studied
history and world conditions since the
days of Washington. Ask him if he
ever heard what was done in the
World War If the United States was
the world leader with Woodrow Viii
son as spokesman. Why is it these
United States can not be the world
leader in peace? Why should there
not be an Autocracy of Democracy to
give the people its blessings by their
own example and power in peace as
in war?
Surely "the best minds" have fail
ed us, because they are 7th grade
history pupils.