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Time, we endeaVor to anord appro-
pirate protection to American citi.
zens and American interests every
where. During recent months, as
throughout the last $50 years, the
Government Of the United States has
sought to exercise moral influence and
to cooperate in every practicable
way with all peace-seeking nations
in support of those basic principles
which are indispensable to the promo
tion and maintenance Of stable condi.
tions of peace.
. U. S. Has No Notion
OF Policing World"
We have affirmed on every possible
occasion and have urged upon all ma
tions the supreme need for keeping
alive and for practicins sound funda-
mental principles Of relations among
civilized nations. We have never en-
tertained and we have not the slight
est intention to entertain any such
notion as the use Of American armed
forces for policing the world" But
we equally have not the slightest in
tention of reversing a tradition Of a
century and half by abandoning our
deep concern for, and our advocacy
OF, the establishment everywhere of
international order under law, based
upon the well-recognized principles
to which I have referred. It is our
profound conviction that the most
effective contribution which we, as a
nation sincerely devoted to the cause
of peace, can make-in the tragic
conditions with which our people, in
common with the rest of mankind,
are confronted today-is to have this
country respected throughout the
world for integrity, justice, good will,
strength and answering loyalty to
principles.
The foregoing Is the essence OF our
foreign policy. The record is an open
book. We spare no effort to make
known the facts regarding our atti-
tude, our objectives and our acts. We
are always ready to furnish to the
members Of the Congress essential
information. You. gentlemen, have
flrst-hand knowledge Of our constant
effort to keep the press and the pub
lie informed.
There Is one thing that we cannot
do. And that Is. to prepare and to
place before every government Of the
world detailed chart Of the course Of
policy and action which this country
will or will not pursue under any par
ticular set of circumstances. No man,
no nation, can possibly foresee all the
circumstances that may arise. More
over, to attempt to make such a de-
tailed chart of future action would
merely result in impairing the effec-
ttveness in working for the one objec-
tive toward which we constantly strive
ond on which, am certain, there is
not vestige OF disagreement among
the people TO our country-the estab-
snment Of durable peace.
So strong. indeed, is the desire of
this country for peace that many meas
ures have been suggested toward our
keeping out Of war-some Of them in
complete disregard Of both experience
and practicability. It has been urged
mat we apply the neutrality law auto
matically in all circumstances without
adequate consideration of the possible
consequences Of such action for our
own peace and for the safety Of our
citizens. 1t has been urged that we
withdraw precipitately from any part
OF the world in which violators OF in
ternational decencies choose to assert
themselves. It has even been urged
that we change the very basis Of our
representative form of government in 4
frantic search for something which
the proposers assume would make It
more likely that this country avoid
war.
Representative Democracy
Found Best System.
I take 1t for granted that all Of us
alike are sincere friends Of peace. This
makes 1t all the more necessary for
every one of US to scrutinize carefully
every measure proposed, lest in our at
tempts to avoid war We imperil the
chances Of preserving peace.
The problem Of the form Of govern.
ment best adapted. to this countryx
needs was one with which the found
ers OF our Republic came to grips in
those stirring days when the structure
OF our Independent national existence
was being given form and substance.
After exhaustive deliberation and dis
cussion they decided upon the system
of representative democracy in prefer
ence TO that of pure democracy As the
system through which the people could
best safeguard their liberty and pro-
mote their national security and well
fare. The wisdom of the founders of
this Nation in deciding, with conspicu-
GUS unanimity, to place the conduct Of
foreign relations in the hands Of the
Federal Government has stood the test
of generations as providing the most
effective means that can be devised for
assuring the peace, the security and
the independence Of our people.
What warrant Is there, In reason or
in experience, for the assumption-1