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4 C THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: ' JULY 20, 1919. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson Their Views on a League of Nations . - - r By H. RT SPENCER r V The Alley Garage ' While the question is under con jideration whether the league of na- " (ions treaty should be ratified or not by the United States senate, it is in teresting to, note the attitude toward alliances with European countries, of two of the early -presidents of the " United States George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, whose theory of government in many respects -was the prototyle of the two prevailing political parties of today. While George Washington ' and Thomas Jefferson differed on -many points of governmental policy, they entertained the same yjews on the subject of alliances with -European : countries. In his farewell address to the peo- - pie of the United States, President Washington said: Washington's Address. . . "Against the insidious wiles of for eign influence, the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake, since history and experience prove that foreign influence is one of the the most baneful foes of republican government. The great rule of con duo for us in regard to foreign na tions is, in extending our commercial relations, to have as littije polit ical connection as possible. Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none, or a very remote, relation. Therefore, it must be un wise in us to implicate ourselves by artificial ties in the ordinary vicissi tudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities. "Why forego the advantage of so ' peculiar a situation (as ours)? Why .' quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Eu rope, entange our peace and pros perity in the toils of European am bition: rivalry, interest or caprice? "It js obr true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any por tion of the foreign world," Stand By Jefferson. The attitude which the United States should take toward European countries was more forcibly, and more 'frequently, expressed by Thomas Jefferson. In a letter to El bridge Gary, he says: "I am for free commerce with all nations, political connections with none. I am not for linking our selves by ' new treaties with the quarrels of Europe, or entering that field of slaughter to preserve their balance, or joining in 'their confed eracy of kings to war against the principles of liberty." In a letter to E. Carrington, he says: . ' . ' ' "It is a maxim with us, and J think it a wise one, not to entangle our selves with the affairs of Europe." In a letter to T. Lomax, under date of March, 1799, Jefferson writes: "Insincerely join you in abjuring all political connection with every foreign power, and, though I cor dially wish well to the progress of liberty in all nations, and would for ever give 'it the weight of our coun tenance, yet they are nnt to be touched without contamination from their other bad principles." Commerce Only. . . . In a letter to Edward Rutledge, in 1797, Jefferson writes: "As to everything" except com merce, we ought to divorce our selves from all . foreign alliances. This system will require time, tem per and occasional sacrifice of in terest, and how far all of these will UNIVERSAL trewTBRES At Sig Savings Tfooca tires are mad to give service The inaterial is carefully selected, carefully blended,' made practically puncture proof and will wear like, iron. In some instances our customers get from 7000 to 8000 miles out of them. 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In a letter to George Logan, un der date of March, 1801, Jefferson writes: "To take part in European con flicts would be to divert our energies from creation to destruction It ought to be the very first object of our pursuit to nave notning 10 oo with European interests and poli tics. Let them be free, or slaves, at will; navigators or agriculturists; swallowed into one government, or divided into a thousand, we have nothing to fear from them in any form." " In a letter to Philip Maze!, writ ten in July, 1804,. Jefferson says: "It is against our system to em barrass ourselves with treaties, or to entangle ourselves at all with the affairs of Europe. "We believe that with nations, as with individuals, dealings may be carried on as advantageously, per haps more so, while their continu ance depends on voluntary good treatment, as if fixed by a contract which, when it becomes injurious to either, is made by forced construc tions to mean what suits thm, and becomes a cause of war instead of a bond of peace." Alliances With None. In his first address address, Presi dent Jefferson said: "Honest friendship with all na tions, entangling alliances with none, I deem one of the essential principles of our government, and, consequent ly, one which ought to shape its ad ministration." In a letter to Thomas Paine, writ ten in 1801, he says: "Determined as we are to 'avoid if possible wasting the energies of our people in war and destruction, we should avoid implicating ourselves with the powers of Europe, even in support of principles which we mean to pursue. They have so many other interests different from ours that we must avoid being entangled in them." lo Thomas Leiper, in 1885, he writes: "The less we have to do with the amities br enmities of Europe, the better." In a letter to J. Coma, in 1820, he says : All entanglements with that quar ter of the globe (Europe) should be avoided if we mean that peace and justice shall be the polar star of the American societies. The fundamental principle of our government is never to entangle us with the broils of Europe." In a letter to George Logan, writ ten in 1801, Jefferson says: "I join you in a sense of the necessity of restoring freedom to the ocean, but I doubt with you whether the United States ought to join in an armed confederacy for that purpose. , ) ' . ... . . ---JyfioiiwBS to eNooftHciEftrKfc- J-r : , S"" I UlKlE SHE- I S" 1 ( AND NUMPCI? OHfc.y V(, - Dipvnu use -Nr r Firit- caonssr 8US-HS JUST OEBH THETRlMCiPH. Iftf vtvfc or rather, I am satisfied they' ought not. Interests Different. In a letter to President Monroe, in 1820, long after Jefferson had retired to the quietude of private life, and with opportunity of reflection on the plan and operation of our constitu tional form of government,' he writes: "I have ever deemed it fundamen tal for he United States never to take active part in the quarrels of Europe; their political interests are entirely distinct frfm ours; their mutual jealousies, their balance of power, their complicated alliances, their forms and principles of gov ernment, are all foreign to us; they are nations of eternal war. In a letter to Baron Von Hum boldt, written in December, 1813, Jefferson says: , "European nations constitute a separate division of the globe; their treaties make them part of a distinct system; they have a set of interests F. O. B. Factory -M Jfev; f What 'About It, Mr.-Farmer? ;- You have the largest wheat crop in the history of the state, and you want to haul it to the elevators as quick as possible. 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In an address at Washington, May 6, 1914, President Wilson spoke in terms that should appeal to every patriotic American. He said: "America should live her own life. Washington saw it when he wrote his farewell address. It was not merely because of passing and tran sient circumstances that Washington said that we must, keep from entang ling alliances; it was because he saw that no country had yet set its face in th? same direction which America had set her face. We cannot form alliances with those who are not go ing our way. We need not, and we should not, form alliances with any nation in the world. Those who are right, those w,ho hold their honor higher than theih advantage, do not need alliances." Refused England's Offer. During the administration of Pres ident Monroe the government of Great Britain addressed a communi cation to the United States in which it sought to join hands with this country in'a sort of protectorate over the western continent, to the effect that the United States and England should issue a joint declaration an nouncing that while the two govern ments desired for themselves no por tion of the Spanish-American colon ies, then in revolt against Spain, they would not view with indiffer ence any foreign intervention in their affairs. This proposition to join England in a league of two na tions was declined by President Monroe. He took the position that the United States alone is most in terested in the affairs of the western continent, and, in a message to con gress, under 'date of December 2, 1823, said: "With the movements on this hemisphere, we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by more causes, which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers. We owe it, therefore, to candor and to the amicable relations existing be tween the United States and these (European) powers to declare thai we should consider any attempt on their part to extend their systems to any portion of this hemisphere as dangerous .to our peace and safety. "We could not view any interposi tion for the purpose of oppressing them (American countries) or con trolling in any other manner their destiny by any European power, in any other light than asthe manifes tation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States. "Our policy in regard to Europe, which was adopted at an early stage of. the wars which have so long agi- j tated that quarter of the globe, nev- j ertheless remains the same which i is, not to interfere in the internal concerns of any of its powers. "It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either con tinent without endangering our peace and happiness." Ibis is the language ot i nomas Jefferson in a letter to President Monroe. Should Stand Alone. "Our first and fundamental maxim should be never to entangle our selves in the broils of Europe; our second, never to suffer Europe to in termeddle with cis-Atlantic affairs. America, north and south, has a set of interests distinct from those of Europe, and peculiarly its own. It should, therefore, have a system of its own, separate and apart from that of Europe." I Railroad Swindler Runs ,: School of Grime in Omaha m . i mi f Claim Agent Discovers Organized Plan to Defraud Company on. Fake Claims for Damages Due to Personal Injuries to Employes. At times during their existence, in all great cities there have been schools maintained where crooks have taught to both young and old the nroDer methods to adopt in order to become experts in the com miceirtti r( rritn Prfi1imablv OmS ha has not been-an exception to he rule. However, one of these schools was recently forced to close its doors, immediately after whith the master in charge sought otner fields. Until a few months ago railroads were swamped with personal injury claims of parties afflicted with rup tures and hernia. They were com ing in thick and fast and the rail roads were settling their claims. Sam Peterson, general claim agent for the Union Pacific, ordered the payment of a number of claims of track men, who contended tnai while working out on the lines, by reason of the hard work exacted of them, they were sufferers from rup ture and hernia. Finally the claims became so numerous that Peterson started an investigation and the outcome of that investigation was that during the last six months not a man afflicted with rupture or hernia Hias put in an appearance along the lines of the Overland system. 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