Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-23

tatiOn OF Wash ingtons Aims.
man reality by establishing this Re.
| public under Federal Constitution.
| Emphasis on Wisdom.
"Tn all the efforts WHICH our institu.
| tions of learning are making to develop
| science they ought not to fail to put a
large emphasis on the development oil
wisdom. We shall fail, Ii we put all oul
endowments, all our honor and all oul
| efforts into our technical schools and
leave unsupported our schools of lib
eral arts. 1t will be found Just as i'm
possible to secure progress without them
as 1t is to secure civilization without re-
ligion
I'm addition to the great example OF
his life, he left legacy of wise advice
and counsel to his fellow countrymer
concerning their relations TO each other
| to their Government and to their God
As he was about to leave the Army al
the close of the Revolutionary War In
June, 1888. he issued letter addressed
to the governors of the several States
In which lie summed up his solicitouS
interest In the cultivation Of good cit
izenship in the following paragraph:
I now make 1t my earnest prayer
that God would have you, and the
State over which you preside. in His
holy protection: that He would in
cline the hearts of the citizens to
cultivate a spirit of subordination
and obedience to government; to
entertain a brotherly affection and
love for one another, for their fellow
citizens of the United States at
large, and particularly for their
brethren who have served In the
field: and, finally, that He would
most graciously be pleased to dispose
us all to do justice, to love mercy.
and to demean ourselves with that
charity, humility. and pacific tenn
per of mind which were the char
acteristics of the Divine Author Of
our blessed religion. and without an
humble imitation of whose example
in these things we can never hope to g
be happy Nation
His better known farewell address
contains nothing Amer than this simple,
direct, but all-cmbracing admonition.
Washington was one OF the first in
practical way to conceive of the
United States as an independent estab-
llshment. Before him 1t had been a
province. After him 1t was a Nation
Even following the Revolution there
were many people In this country who
chung to the old thought that we were
a European dependency. II we were
not to hook to England, then we must
look to France. 1t was the clear belief
OF Washington that we must look to
ourselves. Habits of thought live on,
There are still those among us who
have an inferiority complex and there
are still people In Europe who regard
us as a province. He. therefore.
warned us in his farewell address to be-
ware of permanent and political alli-
ances. The phrase entangling alliances
is not from him, but from Jefferson.
Rights Worthy Of Respect.
'1n the thought of that day an al
lance meant the banding together of
TWO or more nations for offensive and
defensive purposes against certain other
nations either expressed or implied 1t
was purely artificial creation. 1t had
no reference to an association of prac-
ucally all nations I'm an attempt to rec
ognize their common interests and dis
charge their common obligation. While
we should at all times defend our own
independence and maintain our own
~%EAbSs We llJL IOTREE ynAT
al nations as well as all individuals
nave natural and inalienable rights .0f
life, liberty and the pursuit of happi-
ness, IN the words of jefferson, and
while we should fail disgracefully in
our mission in the world II we did not
protect those rights for ourselves. we
snail also fall II we do not respect them
In others.
This principle was clearly UNDER
stood by our first President and. being
understood, he did not hesitate To put
it into operation. When the French
to interfere in our affairs in
such way as to threaten the integrity
OF our Government, he called them to
account. When our own citizens, on the
other hand, were reSentfully refusing
to recognize the rights of English sub
Jscts. washington was equally insistent
tnat our Government and our citizens
should faithfully discharge their legal
obllgations--even to our Tory enemies.
THE Revolutionary War inevitably
left many undecided questions pending
between the United States and Great
Britain. There was the question of
turning over to this country certain OUT
posts. There were also certain boundary
disputes which were not adjusted until
well into the next century. These in
turn were, followed by differences con-
corning fisheries. OF course every one
recalls the difficulties under which we
suffered rs neutrals during the Napo-
leonic era. which resulted in the War
OF 1912. A like experience came to
us In the World War. We have also
had issues arise, sometimes of seri-
GUS and threatening nature. with many
other countries. We had them during
the early period Of our national life
and shall undoubtedly continue to have
them In the future Both foreign and
domestic affairs will constantly pro-
duce new questions for consideration.
Those who feel in a considerable
state OF alarm when they learn that
there are subjects requiring diplomatic
adjustment at the present time would
probably be somewhat relieved II they
would consider the history of our in
ternational relations. So long as we
continue as q Nation we shall have
such relations. Because there are mat
tiers which require adjustment is no
reason for grave concern. There are
more and more methods by which the
certainty. increases that they will be
composed.
Foreign Relations Happy.
at Is possible to say of our foreign
relations at the present time that they
have rarely been in more happy con-
dition. The uncertainties which existed
south OF the Rio Grande have been very
much relieved. The domestic disorders
in Central America are being adjusted
with q satisfaction that is almost uni
versal. Even the mouths of those who
would rather criticize us than have us