Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1936-03-13
From The Catawba Pioneer)

Senator Robert R. Reynolds Of
North Carolina bitterly condemned
ANY short-sighted national policy
that accepts wal as inevitable" and
declared that adequate protection
for American shores and strict neu-
trality to keep the United States
from being involved in old-world
intrigues will assure everlasting
peace.
MI. Reynolds, who has been one
of the senate's most out-spoken
critics of American entrance into
the world court, was heard by a
large audience composed of stu
dents and visitors who centered in
Salisbury to hear the North Caro-
linian. He was accompanied to
Salisbury by his secretary, Wesley
E. Med Donald, at one time associat-
ed with the late Senator Overman.
II stand for adequate national
Defense" said the senator, "and 1
favor full respect for the traditions
of American patriots. But l do not
believe hat this requires accept
ance of war as inevitable. / have
little patience with such conten-
tons. The long and peaceful re-
lations of Canada and the United
States is living proof that nations
can exist in international harmony.
"For many years, particularly
since the world war, there has been
a continuous effort to involve the
United States in all the intrigues
and land blundering Of the old
world. We should endeavor to
maintain trade relations with all
countries. This is essential to the
welfare of our people and the well
fare of those of other lands. Beyond
this, we should get out of Europe
lock, stock and barrel, and remain
out. We cannot maintain peace
and be the referee and financial
angel for secret intrigues of power
seeking crusaders, who ignore all
human rights"
With reference to the first-hand
information gained in his recent
studies and travels abroad, Senator
Reynolds continued:
eft has been my pleasure to visit
many lands. I have seen residents of
these foreign lands at work and at
play. l have conferred with their
leaders. And l am more than ever
convinced that there are no threats
to our desire for peace; that no ma
ton has ideas of conquest in the
United States or in any of our far
flung possessions, and that we can
maintain peace with all countries
so long as we have a policy of neu-
trality that is open and above board
and is neutrality in its strict ense.
"Nevertheless, adequate prepared
ness is the greatest of peace in
surance and it is a matter of record
that { no one invades or interferes
with the home of a well-armed man
who knows how to shoot! that goes
for nations as we'll as individuals"
The senator said that there are
three essentials for international I'M
Outstanding, and listed them as:
tolerance and understanding among
the peoples of all lands; respect for
the rights of these people at home
and abroad, and adjustment of
'''secret diplomacy" that requires
public approval after the damage
is done.
"Fortunately," Senator Reynolds
asserted, "our ship of state is today
guided by a man who has seen the
horrors of war. He has lived
through decades of treaty-making
and treaty-breaking. He enjoys the
respect and honest admiration of
world leaders. And | belive that
President Roosevelt and his trusted
lieutenant, Secretary Hull, are lay
ing, and will continue to lay, the
foundation for national security and
peace"
Touching briefly on congressional
action, the senator expressed the
opinion that when the senate re-
jected American participation in
the world court, a new and brilliant
chapter in the history of campaigns
for peace was written. He said:
Within the last t%wenty-four
months brief span of two years,
we have witnessed the utter futility
of the League of Nations effort to
settle foreign disputes. If foreign
powers cannot and will not make
concessions to each other, there is
no earthly reason to believe tina,