The Gleaner Vol 4 March 1904 Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Gleaner, Vol. 6: March, 1917 In the matter of foreign rela tions, I would seek to maintain peace with all countries, but by a firm and unyielding, though ever courteous, insistence on the rights of our citizens at home and abroad. However, I do not favor the pro tection of commercial interests seeking to exploit weaker nations by operating under our flag. I am emphatically against the flag fol lowing the investor. I look forward to world peace. But maintain that it can only come through world federation. The present war is bringing a larger and ever larger number of our citizens to the conclusion that the policy of isolation, adhered to by our country since its formation, must now be forsaken. Isolation was the best policy in the early years of our national life, when we were weak and poor. Both in wealth and experience. But today we are strong. Our friendship is desired, and our wishes will re ceive due consideration. In fact. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.