New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-12
AMERICA LEADS IN
PARADE Of PEACE
this Country B,s Kept hid
With Hd Dad


Plan Treaty
RehiFth a Nation
Washington, Nov. -. V1-A dee.
ade Of peace for the great nations Of
the earth has passed since the
World War eaded November II,
1918. small wars have famed
sporadically In those 10 yeara. but
despite the bitter hatrsds between
peoples left in the wake Of war.
despite conflicting national aspirs-
tons that have repeatedly dts
closed frictions that might we'll
have again walked the guns that
have NO doubts" diplomacy and
statesmanship have triumphed and
preserved peace.
Through all the jarring conflicts
Of opinion and interest, the Unit
I'd States has led the way always
toward peaceful settlement Of In
ternational disputes. Despite her
absence from the membership Of
the League Of Nations. she has
steadily lent her aid to every
league activity for peace not d..
rectly involving her In the politics
Of Europe.
Committed to Peace
On this tenth anniversary Of
Armistics Day. the United States
stands before the world more COM
pletely committed individually to
the ways OF peace than any other
nation. New. more binding treaties
of arbitration with virtually every
power with which conflicting Geo.
nomic interest might lead to war
hedge about her future with this
safeguard against war. These
solemn pledges to submit disputes
Of a juridicial nature to = binding
verdict framed by disintercsted
jurists are backed by even more
drastic Cancellation treaties re-
quirink delay and cool thought In
an international emergency Of any
character before warliks moves
shall be made.
BY American initiative within
the decade definite limits ha>.
been set to competitive building
among the major naval powers In
the heaviest and most powerful
units OF sea warfare: the sore spots
In the Pacific have been examined
and aggressive designs have been
renowned by those nations chiefly
interested in order that these mat
tiers may not lead to war. In both
cases, Warrington has willingly
sacrificed a degree OF both free
dom Of action and the natural ad.
vantages of American wealth ana
economic power to gain the sought
for end OF assured peace.
Plan Treaty
On top OF this deep-reaching
structure to keep America out Of
war, there has now been erected
by American proposal and pressure
a lofty treaty framework designed
and already we'll advanced toward
realization as a universal pledge
between all governments and peo-
Piles renouncing war ~ an agency
Of national policy.
Over In Arlington National Gem.
etery. where the Memorial Amphi-
theater erected to all American
war dead stands. the words Lin
coin used at Gettysburg long ago
are carved to pledge the spirit Of
the nation against aggressive war.
I'VE here highly resolve that
these dead shall not have died In
vain"
Rebirth OF Nation
1t was the rebirth Of the nation,
the coming Of q new day when
America should again stand forth
In the world a. one people under
one flag with national aspirations
OF peace and happiness revealed
In the fiery ordeal Of civil war. that
Lincoln saw A. he spoke.
Decades later. in 1921, when tho
great. open. airy temple Of patriot
ism at Arlington was rededicatsd
at the buriel within its sanctu.
airy Of Americas Unknown from
France. another president was to
call similarly upon the gathered
great men Of many nations. come
to frame the naval limitations pact.
There must be, there shall be,
the commanding voice Of a con-
scious civilization against armed
warfare" President Harding said.
| And 10 years after the world war
ended. years filled with clashes Of
conflicting opinion at homo and
abroad, years when the nerves OF
governments and peoples have
been tried sorely in the bitter If.
termath OF war. who shall say
America has failed to keep her
pledge to her dead?