Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-04
COPELAND QUOTES
WASHINGTON FOR
AMERICA S COURSE
Need for Farm Aid and Def
mite Foreign Relations
Cited-G, O.P. Loss of
Strength His Proof ~

York, told the Georgia general as.
sembly, Thursday morning, that
Washing ton's farewell address out.
lines tho policy that should be
adopted Immediately and pursued by
the United States in It's foreign rela.
tons.
In Washin gton's farewell ad
dress" the New Yorker said, ';hc
paragraph Immediately preceding
the one where he so tcuchingly
speaks of his advice as the 'counsels
of an old and effectionate friend he
uses language which L quote:
Harmony and liberal inter-
course with all nations are rec
commended by policy, humanity
and interest. But even our COM
merciai policy should hold an
equal and impartial hand, neither
seeking nor granting exclusive
favors or preferences; consulting
the natural course Of things; diff.
fusing and diversifying by gen.
tie, means the streams of COM
merce, by forcing nothing; es-
tablishing with powers so dis
posed in order to give trade a.
stable course, to define the rights
of our merchants, and to enable
the government to support them,
conventional rules of intercourse,
the best that present circum-
stances and mutual opinion will
permit, but temporary and liable
to- be from time to time aban-
doned or varied as experience .
and circumstances shall dictate;
constantly keeping in view that
IL is folly for one nation to look
e for disinterested favors from an.
other
These are the things have in
mind as necessary for immediate
adoption-temporary arrangements,
building up, or to use Washington S
quaint phrase, establishing with
pow ers so disposed such economic
intercourse as will set flowing the
stream of commerce. 1t seems to
me such action will insure harmony,
aIJCA6A Will oil udllOHS
and certainly such action is recon-.
mended by policy, humanity and in.
tereSt.'"
As to Foreign Relations
Although the senator's speech COW
cred wide range of pubic ques-
tions, his remarks concerning the
foreign policy of the United States
commanded unusual attention. be-
cause of the prominence of this issue
In the presidential campaign Of 1920
and its present Importance, economi.
cally and politically.
Even though we scorn to leave
to others our trifiing domestic diff
cult.es, we scurry away when the
troubles Of the great round world
are mentioned" the senator said. us
not this attitude of mind merely an
unusual expression of stage fright?
Hung ger, broken rest, the stress
and strain of mental and physical
want-tnese make for restIessness,
irritsbility, quarrelsomeness and
war.
Every school teacher, every par
eut knows that the way to keep chill
dren from quarrelling and the way
to make them happy is to keep them
busy. Men are like children and ma
tions are like groups of children.
THE present trouble of the world
ts not war or the fear of war-it is
the discomfort boon Of idleness. What
the world needs is work.
1.-THE business, the industry, the
commerce of the world must be re-
established. What statesmen should
do, it seems to me, is to find the
least common denominator upon
which they can agree and then pro-
coed to settle the worlds economic
troubles by the accepted formula. 4"
Even if the sentiment of the dom
mating group is against entrance
into some sort of an association of
nations, is America to shrk the
leadership the world looks to US to
assume? Are we to be purely mega
tive in our national attitude2
will somebody tell me why, in
the name of high heaven, some pres
ent effort is not being made to deal
with the worlds difficulties, not from
a political standpoint, not from the
standpoint of governmental control
and operation, not with the idea of
permanent alliance, but solely and
wholly to restore economic prosper
ity to the world?
my immediate appeal is for an at.
tempt at economic agreement. re-
gardless of political differences or
intrigues. The most bitter opponent
of the League of Nations cannot OBJ
iaHt tn tho nnnSidoro+ino 0F l.
for the economic rehabilitation of
the, world. The most ardent sup.
porter OF the league, after these
years of deferred hope and endless
disappointments, cannot object to a
brief departure from the original
program"
Other subjects discussed by Sena.
, tor Copeland were: Agriculture, la
Dor, transportation, taxation and
tariff, adjusted compensation for
World war veterans, immigration,
general welfare, and conservation
And he concluded his address by
showing how and why the Republic
an party,~<under the leadership Of
President Harding. has experienced
heavy reverses since the last cleo.
ton.
The senator mentioned the follow.
ing states as having turned to the
Democratic party after having been
carried by the Republicans in 1920:
Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Indi.
ana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan,
Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mex.
Eco, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Is.
land, Tennessee, Utah, Washington
West Virginia and Wyoming.
He attributed the detection to the
fact that the American people will
not stand for "thoughtless neglect
of the multitude for the sake of en-.
riching the few"
Government in private cars" he
declared, will not be tolerated. Our
people demand that the good of the
mass be. given first consideration.
1.-THE Democratic party will come
into power. But it does not deserve