The Secretary of State declared that the American Government pursued a world polley of non-interference, with ill-will towards no nation and. a sincere desire to be friendly withal.
At the same time, the Government endeavoured.to afford appropriate protection for American citizens and American interests everywhere.
Tt had sought, in recent months, to. exercise moral influence and to cooperate in every way practicable with all peace-seeking nations in support-Jing those bassie principles. indispensable to the promotion of a stable peace.
What, most of all, was at stake to-Jday throughout the world was. the future of fundamental principle which must be the foundation of International order: as opposed to international anarchy.
'Mr. Hull then' proceeded to refute the contentions of the "isolationists at "The momentous question is when ther the doctrine of fore asha become enthroned once more and inexorably bring in its wake international anarchy and the relapse into anarchy, or whether peaceful nations, fervently attached to the principles which un-@erlie international order, shall work unceasingly 10 promote and preserve Jaw, order, morality and justice as unshakable bases of civilized international relations."
The Government, Mr. Hull asserted, had affirmed on every possible ceeasion and had urged upon all nations the supreme need of keeping alive and practising the sound funda mental principles and relations of civilized nations.
It emphasized that it had not the slightest intention of using American farmed forces to police the world. Equally, it had not the slightest intention of abandoning its deep concern for and the advocacy of the estblishment everywhere of internation: al order under a law based on the: well-recognized principles to which It had referred, War Referendum Dangers The Government, the Secretary of Stale proceeded, was profoundly con-vineed that the most effective contribution which the United States, as 8 nation sincerely devoted to the cause of peace, could make in the tragic conditions of mankind to-day was to have the country respected throughout the world for its integrity, justice, good-will, strength and unswerving loyalty to principles, Isolation Brings Insecurity"
Mr. Hull depicted in striking Janguage what consequences, would be if the United States tured her back on the whole problem and [declined the responsibility to Inbour in contributing to its solution—how It would mean a break with the country's past and the upheaval of its foreign interests and domeste situttion.
"Isolation," he said, "is not the means to security; itis a fruitful source of insecurity."
In conclusion, the Secretary State eloquently outlined the © aims that the United States would strive to attain, the first of which would be peace in a world in which the forces of militarism, territorial aggression and international anarchy would become utterly odious, revolting—and Intolerable to the' conscience of
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