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: THE OREGON DAILY JOU RAL, PORTLAND. OREGON
SATURDAY, AUGUST 7,; 1D20,
REAL
CAMPAIGN
MONROE DOCTRINE
OF ARTICLE X, DECLARES CANDIDATE
FORMAL SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
"No' Treaty Can Override the
Ue Land Knows," He Declares; Helpful Additions to
Are
Not Objected To by Treaty Friends, He Says.
DAYTOK. Ohio, Aug. 7.-halrman
Ttnhtnlon and Members of the Notlfl-
cation Committee!
The message .which
I tmrb the rreat conference of
i you bring
progressive thougnt aissembieu unCer the
; formal auspices or, me iwrnw-i" i'
, Inspires within W . pride and en ap
S preciationf which I cannot voice. At trie
iame.tlmet I am mindful of the responsi
! bllltyV which this function now officially
' places upon me. As I measure m own
'FlmUatlon. the task ahead of us should
be approached with more than
of dfrfTdeace if I were not ftrenKthened
and reassered by the tejth that one has
, nr.iv .- nractice true fidelity to - con
' -SSwcifr is not thV difficult' thing to
know what we ought to do: the sense of
are'e.ul 'of weaknessTn the faceof
tempting Interests. Zi thank God. there
fore; that) I taka up the tndard.-of
Democracy a free raan, unfettered by
prSraV happy In the consciousness
of un trammeled opportunity to render a
'service tn (the name of government that
wm hold for it, the confidence which it
deserves, I !-. : .
We are I In a time which calls for
straight tllnklng, straight talk ng and
straight acting. Thi is no ..time for
wobbling.TNever In alt our history has
more been! done for government. Never
was sacrifice more sublime. -The most
precious things of heart and home were
given up In a spirit! which guarantees
the perpetuity of our institutions if
the faith is kept with those who served
and suffered. The altar of our republic
Is drenched In blood (and tears, and he
who turns away from: the tragedies and
obligations of the war, not consecrated
la a sense of honor and of duty which
resists every base suggestion of per
sonal or political expediency, is un
worthy of he esteem of his countrymen.
ytATFOEM 18 CLEAR -"-
i Tne men sana women wno oy expirsseo
1 feolicy at tine San Francisco convention
I chartered Our course In the open seas
I of the future sensed the spirit of I th
1 hour and- phrased it ! with clarity and
I courage. Ills not necessary to read 'and
3 reread the Democratic platform to know
its meaning. It is a document clear In
Its analysis of conditions and plain in
the pledge of service made to the public.
It carries honesty of word and intent.
' Proud of Ithe leadership - and achieve
ment of the party in war. Democracy
faces.! unafraid. the problems of peace.
Indeed, its (pronouncement has but to be
read alongl with the t platform framed
fey Republican leaders Un order that both
Spirit and purpose as they dominate the
opposing organizations . may be con
trasted. On the. one band we see pride
expressed In the nation's glory and a
.promise ofj service easily understood.
On th other,, captious, unhappy spirit
and the treatment of subjects vital-to
the present and the future. In terms that
have completely confused the public
mind. It was clear that the senatorial
oligarchy had been given Its own way in
the selection of the ( presidential can
didate, but It was surprising that it was
r ble to fasten into the party platform
the creed of hate and bitterness and the
. Vacillating policy that possesses it. '
' f In the midst of wan the present sena
torial cabal; led by Senators "Lodge, Pen
row and Smoot, wa formed. Super
ficial evidence of loyalty to the presi
dent was deliberate in order that the
treat rank iand file of their party, faith
ful and patriotic to the verv core, might
Wot be offended. But underneath this
mlleading exterior, conspirators planned
and plotted with bigoted zeal. With vic
tory to our; arms they delayed and ob
structed the works of peace. If deemed
nefut to the work In hand no artifice
for interfering with our constitutional!
N-aoe-making authority was rejected.
Before the! country knew, yea, before
these men themselves knew, the details
of the composite plan, formed at the
peace table, they declared their oppo
sition, to It. Before the treaty was
submitted, to the senate in the manner
the constitution provides, they violated
every custom and every consideration
f decency by; presenting a copy of the
; document, (procured unblushingly from
enemy hands, and passed It - Into the
printed record of senatorial proceedings.
From that hour dated the enterprise of
.throwing tie whole subject Into a tech
nical discussion. In order that the pub
lic might be .confused. The plan has
never changed! in its (objective, but the
method has. At the ! outset there was
: the careful insistence that there was no
desire to interfere with the principle
involved and formalized at Versailles.
Later, it was the form and not the sub
stance that professedly inspired attack.
But pretense -was futile when proposals
. later came forth that clearly emasculat
ed the basic principle ef the whole peace
. plan, i It la not necessary to recall the
details of ! the controversy In the senate.
Senator Ledge , finally crystallised his
Ideas Into f what were - known as the
- Lodge, reservations, and when congress
adjourned these reservations held the
support or the bo -called regular s Re
publican Readers, j
Political, expediency
i From that time . the processes have
been Interesting.. Political expediency
tn .Us truest sense dwarfed every consid
eration either of the public interest or
of the maintenance of the honor of a
treat political . party. The exclusive
question was how to avoid a rupture
in the Republican organisation.-. . The
country received with , interest, to say
the- least, the announcement from Chi
cago, where the national convention was
assembled, that a platform plank deal
irur with the subject of world peace had
peen orawa, leaving out tne Lodge res
ervations, . and yet remaining agreeable
to , all Interests, meaning thereby, the
Lodge reservationists, the mild reserva
: tionists and the group ff Republican sen
; a tors that openly opposed the League
f Nations 'In any form. . ,
f As the platform made no definite, com
mittal of policy and i was. i in faet.so
artfully phrased as to make almost anv
deduction possible. It. passed through the
convention i wiui . practical unanimity.
Senator Johnson, however, whose posi
tion has been consistent and whose op
position to the league in any shape is
well known!, withheld his support of the
convention s cnoice: until the candidate
had -stated the meaning of the platform
and announced definitely the policy that
wouia do ma, u eiectea. i - , i
!i TSs Republican candidate has spoken
fl nd his "utterance calls forth the follow
ing approval from' Senator Johnson: -fr-
"Yesterday in his- speech of acceptance
Senator Harding unequivocally took his
stand upon! the paramount issue in this
Mmpaign the League of Nations; The
republican party stanasi committed by
its platform. Its standard-bearer has
ft' accent&iated that platform. There
"m be no misunderstanding his words."
.; Senator Hardlnp, as the candidate of
'..S1 party, and Senator -Johnson are as
iti'e on iqi question, ana, as tne latter
expresses Kt. the Republican'' nartv tn
committed both by platform In the ab
Ktract and by its candidate in specifica
, tion. The threatened revolt among lead
ers of thai- party is verted but :th
jniaority position as expressed in the
itenate prevails 'as that of the party. In
short.i principle, as avowed in suDoort of
trte Lodge reservations,, or of the so-
calleu mildf reservations, has been sur-
senator iHaramg makes una ew
pledge of policy in behalf of his party:
. I "I promise you formal and effective
peace so qaickiy as a iepublican con
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Covenant
gress can pass its declaration for a Re
publican executive to sign.
MEANS SEPARATE PEACE
This means but one thingH-a separate
peace with Germany ! j i
Thl3 would be the most disheartening
event in civilisation since l(he Russians
made their i separate . peace with Ger
many,: and Infinitely, more Unworthy on
our part than it was on that of the Rus
sians, They- were threatened with starvation-and
revolution had (swept their
country,- Our soldiers fought side by
side with the allies. So complete was the
coalition of strength and purpose that
General Koch was given supreme com
mand, and . every soldier In J the allied
cause, no matter what flag ihe followed,
recognized him as his chief. We fought
the war together and now before the
thing is through it is proposed to enter
Into a senarate nesce with Germanv! In
good faith we pledged our strength with
our associates for . the enforcement of
terms upon offending powers, and" now
It is suggested that this -bei withdrawn.
Suppose Germany, recognizing the first
break in the allies, proposes something
we cannot accept.' Does Senator Hard
ing intend to send an army to Germany
to press her to . our terms f . Certainly
the allied army could not bei expected to
render aid. If, on the other hand, Ger
many should: accept the chance we of
ered of breaking the bond lit would be
for the express purpose of! Insuring -a
German-American alliance, f recognizing
that the allies in fact, no nation in
good standing would have anything to
do with either of us.
This' plan would not only! be a piece
of bungling diplomacy, but pliain, unadul
terated dishonesty, as well-
' No less " an ; authority that Senator
Lodge said, before the heat of recent
controversy that to make peace except in
company with the allies would "brand us
everlastingly j with dishonor! and bring
ruin to us." , . , . ... ,
And then after 1 peace is made with
Germany, Senator "Harding! would,- he
says, "hopefully approach the nations of
Europe and f the earth', proposing that
understanding which makes Us a willing
participant r the consecration of na
tions to a new relationship.!'
In short, America, refusing to enter the
League of Nations (now already estab
lished hv 29 nations) and, bearing and
deserving the contempt of the world,
would submit jtn entirely riew project
This act would either - be resrarded as
arrant madness or attempted interna-
iiunai oossisnx I -.-
WOULD SATISFY ALL
The -plain truth r Is, that
llcan leader. obsessed with
the ' Repub-
determi.
nation to win the presidential election.
uuve Buempieu xo sausiy too many di
vergent views, i Inconsistent.!. Inevit
able under the i circumstanaes, rise to
haunt them on every hand, add thev
find themselves : srravnd i in, mihlir.
thought at least, against a I great prin
ciple. More than that, their conduct
Is opposed to the idealism upon which
their partyi prospered tn other days.
Illustrating these observations by
concrete facts, let it be remembered that
those now inveighing against an interest
in affairs Outside of America, criticised
tresiaeni - Wilson tn - unmeasured terms
for not resentiner the invasion of Bel
gium inf1914. They' term (the League
of Nations a military - alliance, which.
except for their opposition,! would en
velope our country, wnen, as a matter
of truth, the. subject of aj League of
Nations has claimed the best . thought
of America for years, and ithe Lesrue
to Enforce Peace was presided over by
so oisunguisnea - a republican as ex
President Taft, who, before audiences
in every section advocated the principle
and the plan of the - present league.
They charge experimentation, when we
have as historical precedent the Mon
roe doctrine, which is the very essence
of Article X of the Versailles covenant.
Skeptics viewed Monroe's mandate with
alarm, predicting recurrent wars in de
fense of Central and South American
states, whose guardians they alleged we
need not fee. , And yet not I a shot has
been fired In i almost 100 years in pre
serving sovereign rights on ithls hemis-
pnere. -j ney Hypocritically I claim that
the League of Nations will result In our
boys being drawn into military service,
but they fail to realize that) every high
schooh youngster in the land; knows that
no treiaty can: override our, constitution.
wmcn reserves xo congress, ana to con
gress alone.' the oower to declare war.
They preach Americanism with, a mean
ing or tneir own invention, and artfully
appeal to a selfish and provincial spirit,
forgetting . that Lincoln, fought a war
over the purely ' moral question of
slavery, and that McKinley broke the
fetters of our boundary lines, spoke the
freedom of Cuba, and carried the torch
of American idealism to the benighted
Philippines. They lose memory of Gar
field's prophecy that America, under the
blessings of n God-given -opportunity,
would by her moral leadership and coop
eration become a Messiah, among the
nations of the earth. : --
GOVERNMENT. HAS DUTY
These are fateful times. Organized
government has a definite duty all over
the world. The house of civilization is
to be, put In-order - The supreme issue
of the century Is before us and the na
tion that halt" f and delays! is j playing
with fire. The finest impulses of hu
manity, rising above national lines,
merely seek- to make another horrible
war impossible. Under the bid order of
international anarchy war - came over
night.;; and the world was oni f ire before
we knew. It. It sickens our senses . to
think of another. We saw one conflict
Into which modern science brought new
forms of destruction-In great guns, sub
marines, airships, nd poison gases. It
is no secret that our chemists had per
fected, when the contest came to a pre
cipitate close, gases so deadly that whole
cities could be wiped out, larmies de
stroyed, and the crews of I battleships
mothered. The public prints are filled
with the opinions of military men that
in future wars the methods,, more ef
fective than pases or bombs. I will be the
employment of the germs of diseases,
carrying pestilence and destruction. Any
nation prepared under these conditions,
as Germany was equipped inl 1914, could
conquer the world in a year. -
It is planned now to make this im
possible. A definite plan! has been
agreed upon. The League of Nations is
in 'operation, i A very important work,
under Its control, just completed, was
participated in by. the Hon. Elihu Root,
secretary-of state under "the Roosevelt
administration. -At a meeting of the
Council of thei League of Nations. Feb
ruary . 11, an , organizing committee of
12 of the most eminent jurists in , the
world was selected. The duty of this
group was to devise a . plan If or the es
tablishment -of a. permanent court of
international Justice, as a branch of the
league. This .assignment baa been con
cluded by unanimous actionj This au
gurs wel 1 for world progress. , The ques
tion is whether we shall or shall not join
In this practical and humane movement
President ; Wilson, as our representative
attheVeace table, entered the league in
our name, in so far as the executive au
thority permitted. Senator Harding, as
the Republican candidate for the presi
dency, proposes in, plain, words that we
remain, out of it. As. the Democratic
candidate, I favor going in. Let us ana
lyze Senator Harding's plan of making a
German-American people, and then, call
ing for a "new relationship among na
tions." assuming for the purpose of ar
gument only, i that the perfidious hand
that dealt with Germany wosld possess
the power or i influence tn tnv PQ nn.
Htons away from a plan already at work.
emu ntuuve uiem to retrace every, step
and mate a new beginning. - This would
entail our appointing another commission,
to assemble with those selected by the
other powers. With the Versailles in
strument discarded, - the whole subject
of partitions and .divisions of territory
on new lines would ' be reopened. The
difficulties in this regard, as any fair
mind appreciates, would be, greater than
they were at the peace session, and we
must not attempt to convince ourselves
that they did not try the geniius, pa
tience, and diplomacy of statesmen at
that time. History will say that great
as was the allied triumph in war no less
a victory was achieved at the peace
table. The Republican, proposal means
dishonor, world confusion and delay.' It
would keep us in permanent company
with - Germany, - Russia, Turkey and
Mexico. It would entail, in the ulti
mate, more real injury than the war. It
self. - The ' Democratic position on the
question, as expressed in the platform is :
"We advocate immediate ratification
of the treaty -without reservations which
would Impair its essential integrity, but
do not oppose the acceptance of any
reservation making clearer ot more spe
cific the obligations of the United States
to the league associates." '' ; v
BATIFICATION NECESSARY i ' '.
The first duty of the new administra
tion -clearly will be The ratification of
the treaty, The matter should.be ap
proached without thought of the bitter
ness of the past' The public verdict will
have been rendered, and I am. confident
that : the friends of world peace aa It
will be promoted by- the league, Will
have in numbers -the constitutional req
uisite to favorable senatorial, action. The
captious may say that our platform ref
erence to reservations is vague and in
definite. Its meaning, in brief, is that
we shall Estate our interpretation of the
covenant as a matter of good faith to
our associates and as .a precaution
against any misunderstanding in the fu
ture. - The point is, that after the peo-
file shall have spoken, the league will be
n the hands of its friends in the sen
ate and a safe Index as to what they
will do is supplied by what reservations
they have proposed in the past. Some
months ago, in a contributed article to
the New York Times, I expressed my
own opinion of the situation as it then
was. I reproduce it here: k -,;.
"There can be no doubt but that some
senators have been conscientious in their
desire to clarify- the provisions ; of the
treaty. Two things apparently have dis
turbed them : .First, they wanted , to
make- sure tnat tne league was not to
be an alliance, and that its basic pur
pose i was peace and not controversy.
Second, they wanted the other powers
signing the instrument to understand our
constitutional .limitations beyond which
the treaty-making power cannot go.
Dealing i with these two questions in
order; it has always, seemed . to me that
the interpretation of the function of the
league might have been stated in these
words: . ,
" 'In giving Its assent to this treaty,
the senate ha in mind the fact that the
League of Nations which it embodies was
devised ror the , sole purpose of imam-,
taining peace and comity among the
nations of the' earth arid preventing the
recurrence of such destructive conflicts
as that through which the world has just
passed. ;The cooperation of the United
States with the league and its continu
ance as a member thereof, will naturally
depend upon the adherence of the league
to that fundamental purpose.' :i ,
ADDITIONS NOT BARBED ; j
"Such I a declaration would at least
express the view of the -United States
and justiry tne course which, our' nation
would unquestionably follow If the baste
purpose of the League were at any time
distorted. It would also appear to be a
simpler matter to provide against any
misunderstanding in the future and at
the same time to meet the objections of
those who believe that we might , be
inviting a controversy over our consti
tutional rights, by making a senatorial
addition in words something like these:
'."It will of course be understood that
In carrying, out the purpose of the
Leagues the government of the United
States must at -all times act . in I strict
harmony with the terms and 'intent of
the United States constitution which
cannot 'In .emyway '-Toe' altered l)ys ther
treaty-makiBg power.' "
Unquestioned friends of the League
have-made. other proposals,- Our plat
form clearly lays no bar against amy ad
ditions that will be helpful, but it speaks
In a firm resolution to stand against
anything -that ' disturbs the vital Drin-
ciple. We hear it said that interpreta
tions are unnecessary.. That may be
true, but they .will at least be reassur
ing to many of our citizens, who feel
that in signing the treaty, there should
be no mental ' reservations that are not
expressed ini plain words, as a matter of
good faith to our associates. Such in
terpretations possess t the further virtue
of supplying a base upon which agree
ment can be reached, and agreement,
without injury to the covenant, is now
of pressing importance. It was the de
sire to get things started that prompted
some members of the senate to vote
for the Lodge reservations. Those who
conscientiously voted for them in the
final roll calls realized, however, that
they acted under duress, in that a poli
tically bigoted minority was exercising
the arbitrary power of its position to
enforce drastic conditions. Happily the
voters of the republic, under our system
of government, can remedy that situa
tion and jI have faith that they will, at
the election this fall. - Then organized
government will be enabled to combine
impulse and facility in the 'making of
better world conditions. The agencies of
exchange will . automatically, adjust
themselves to the opportunities of com
mercial freedom.- New. life and renewed
hope will take hold of every ' nation.
Mankind will press a resolute - shoulder
to the task of readjustment, and a new
era will have dawned upon the earth. ;
DOMESTIC PROBLEMS.
We have domestic problems to be set
tled. - They, are most pressing. .Many
conditions growing out of the war will
not and should not continue. The work
of readjustment will call for our best
energy, ingenuity, unselfishness and de
votion to the idea that it is the general
welfare we must promote. One of the
tirst things to be done is the repeal
of - war taxes. The entry of America,
into the world war projected our people
Into an unparalleled financial - emer
gency, which was faced with a determ
ination to make every sacrifice neces
sary to victory. Billions in liberty
loans subscribed by patriots regardless
of . their ; financial condition were in
stantly placed at the disposal of the gov
ernment, and other billions were gladly
paid, into the- treasury through many
forms of taxation. To have paid , by"
current taxes more than one-third, lof
the expense of the greatest war in the
history of mankind, is a reflecion on
the high ; sense of - national duty with
which we of America view the obliga
tions of this generation. Immediately
following the armistice, measures to
modify onerous and annoying taxation
should have been taken and the Repub
lican congress in which all taxi laws
must originate. . and which for almost
two years has.exclusively held the power
to ameliorate this condition; has not
made a single effort or passed a single
law to lift from the American people
a. load pf war taxation that cannot be
tolerated in time of peace. Federal tax
at.V?nwm,iBt heavUy reduced, and It
wiu Jf :aon at once, . it a Democratic
administration is chosen in November.
V.'-iS0"! hampering 'essential national
administrative departments, by the elim
ination of all others and strict economy
everywhere, national taxes can be re
duced in excess of two billion dollars
yearly. , Annoying consumption taxes,
once - willingly, lorne, now unjustified,
should be repealed. The incomes from
war-made fortunes, those of non-producers
and those derived from, indus
tries that exist by unfair privileges may
be able to carry their present load, but
taxes on the - earnings of the - wage
earner, of the salaried and professional
man. of the agricultural producer and
of the small tradesman should be sharp
ly modified. I believe that a better form
of taxation than the so-called exc i
profits tax may be found and I augt,
a small tax, probably one to one and
one-half per cent on the : total business
of -every going ; concern. It Is to be
understood that the term "business" as
used' does not include income received
by wage-earners, salaried men, agricul
turists and the small business man who
should be exempt from this tax. The
profiteer and some -of the highly, capi
talized units have used the excess i prof
its, tax as a favorite excuse for loading
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on the consumer by means of highly
Inflated selling prices many times, the
amount ' actually paid the government.
A necessary . condition to the ' .national
contentment and sound business is a
just- proportion between fair prefits to
business -and i fair prices to the con
sumer. It is unquestioned that the enor
mous expansion of public and private
credit made necessary -as a part of war
financing, the division of the ! products
of many industries - from their usual
channels, as well as the disturbance to
general business caused by the withdrawal-
of millions of men from; pro
ducing fields, all contributed to the rise
in prices. Reversion of . these various
agencies to a more stable condition will
tend toward a recession in the enor
mously Inflated" present prices of many
commodities and oroperty values and
there are now evidences that a sane ad
justment Is not far distant.' Deep pa
triotic sentiment enthralled our people
during- the war and slight attention was
given to the enormous economic changes
that were then in progress and when
observed these .changes were generally
accepted as ne of the trials necessary
to be endured and they Were submerged
In the thought;and purpose for victory.
While millions of free men, regardless
of wealth or condition, were giving of
their blood and substance, many cor
porations and men seized the' very hour
that civilization lay prostrate to secure
for themselves fortunes wrung from the
public and from the government, by the
levying of prices that in many cases
were a crime. Under present i taxation
laws much capital is drawing ' out of
Industry and finding investment In non
taxable securities. This will t cease if
the changes suggested are made.
WOULD CURB PROFITEERS
In the analysis of government, as the
events of, today enable us to penetrate
the subject, we see the difference . be
tween the old and the progressive kinds
of thinking. .The belief of the reaction
aries is that government should hot func
tion more widely than it did in the past,
but they seem to forget that, the funda
mental ot our plan is eqal rights for
all and special priviliges for none, M6d
ern life has developed new problems.
Civilization continues to build along the
same basic lines and altruistic as we
may all be disposed to be, the! fact re
mains that except for the exchange of
products between individuals, commer
cial units and nations, our development
would be slow. All of this growth goes
on under the protection of and j with the
encouragement of government. ; The
least,: therefore, that might be rendered
unto : government for this Continuous
service is a policy 'of fair-dealing. Too
often the genius of man prompts him
to play for governmental advantage, and
the success which has been achieved In
this particular has led to the formation
of groups which seek - this very advan
tage. We are a busy people, - preoc
cupied in too large degree with psireiy
commercial considerations, and jwe have
not recognized, as we should, 'that the
failure of government - to prevent i in
equalities has made It possible if or mis
chievous spirits to develop prejudice
against the institutions of government,
rather than against administrative pol
icy. There is a very ? important differ-.'
ence here. This difference bears directly
on profiteering, which is today .the ,most
sinister influence in American 1 life. It
is not a new thing in America. The tribe
of profiteers has simply .multiplied under
the favoring circumstances of war. For
years, . large contributions . have -been
made1 to the Republican campaign 'fund
for no purpose- except to-buy a govern
mental underhold, and to make illegal
profits as the result of preference: Such
largesses are today a greater menace to
our contentment, and our Institutions
than the countless ' temporary profiteers
who are making- a mockery 'of honest
business, but who can live and fatten
only tn time of disturbed prices.! If I am
called to service as president , means
will be found, if they do not already
exist, for compelling these exceptions to
the great mass-of square dealing Amer
ican business men to use the same yard
stick of honesty that governs most of
us in our dealings with our' fellowmen,
or in language that they may under
stand, to suffer the penalty of criminal
law. , ..-'!' - i , ..i i
LET PUBLIC OPINION DECIDE-V
. -v ' . ;-..
; There is another reason ror the fab
ulous contributions to, the'present Repub
lican campaign fund. Much money.vof
course: has ? been ' subscribed ' in proper
partisan seat, but the great bulk has been
given wiui tne aexinue iaea oi gaining
service in return. , Many captains of in
dustry, guided by a-most dangerous - in
dustrial philosophy, believe that' In con
troversy between employer and employe
their- will should be enforced, even at
the point of the bayonet..;! speak knowingly.-
I have passed through many ser
ious industrial troubles. -1 know some
thing of their psychology. ; the. stages
hrough which they, pass, and the danger
ous attempts that -are sometimes -made
to ' end them. ; Dispute between labor
and capital aire inevitable. . The dispo-
sition to gain, the .best bargain possible
characterizes the whole field : of ex
change, whether it be product for prod
uct, or labor for money, ' If strikes are
prolonged public opinion -always settles
them. Public - opinion should determine
results in America, Public opinion is
the most interesting characteristic of n
democracy, and it is the real safety valve
l
of the United States who formally
ringing speech, the text of .which Is
'..'' - -
to the Institutions of a free government!
It may. at 'times, be necessary ror gov
ernment to inquire, into the facts of a
tie-up, but facts and not -; conclusions
should be submitted. The -determining
form of unprejudiced Uiought - will - do
the rest. During this ; process, governmental-
agencies must give a vigilant.eye
to the protection of life ami property,
and maintain firmness but absolute Im
partiality.. This is always the real test,
but if official conduct combines courage
and fairness, our governmental institu
tions come out -of these affairs untar
nished by distrust.. This is-not an ; aca
demic observation. It is the mere recital
of experience. Unrest - has been rein
forced in no small-degree bythe great
mass of unassimilated aliens. -Attracted
by an unprecedented demand for labor,
they have come to our shores by the
thousands. As they have become ac
quainted with the customs and oppor
tunities of American life, thousands of
them have become citizens and. are own.
era -of their own homes. - However, the
work of assimilation too long was merely
automatic- One million six hundred
thousand foreign' born in- this country
cannot read or write our language, , Our
interest in, them in the main has been
simply as laborers, assembled : In the
great trade centers," to meet the demand
of the hour. Without home or commun
ity ties, many have been more or less
nomadic, creating the problem of .ex
cessive turnover., which has perplexed
manufacturing plants.' But this has not
been the .worst phase of the situation.
Unfamiliar with law, having no under
standing of the principles of our govern
ment, they have fallen an easy prey to
unpatriptic and designing persons. Pub
lic opinion has had no Influence upon
them, because they have been Isolated
from the currents of opinion, all due to
to their not being able to read or write
our language. . It is the duty of the fed
eral government: to stimulate the work
of Americanization on the part of church,
school, community agencies, state gov
ernments and ' industry itself. In the
past, many industries that have suffered
from chronic restlessness have, been the
chief contributors to their own troubles.
The foreigner with European standards
of living was welcomed, but too often no
attempt -was made to educate him to
domestic ideals of rthe ; simple reason
that it adversely, affected ' the ledger.
It has been my observation., that the
man who learns our language yields to a
controlling public opinion, and respects
our laws ; besides, in proportion as his
devotion to -American -life develops, his
interest in the impulsive processes of
revolution diminishes. We must.be pa
tient in the work of assimilation ' and
studiously avoid oppressive measures in
the face f mere evidence of misunder
standing. We have a composite nation.
The Almighty doubtless intended it to be
such. We -will -not, however,- develop
patriotism unless we demonstrate the
difference, between despotism and de
mocracy. The necessity for the drastic
laws of war days Is . not present now,
and we should return, at the earliest op
portunity, , to the statutory provisions
passed in time of peace. for the general
welfare. There is no condition now that
warrants any infringement on the right
of free speech and assembly nor on the
liberty . of the - press. - The- greatest
measure of individual freedom consistent
with the safety of our instltutions,should
be : given. - Excessive . regulation causes
manifestations that compel restraint. The
police power, therefore, is called to ac
tion because the legislative authority
acted unwisely. , -... .-
WOULD ENFORCE LAWS
A forbearing policy is -not the proper
One for the deliberate enemy of our in
stitutions. He is of the klnd that knows
conditions abroad and here. The differ
ence between autocracy and democracy
Is well marked in his mind. He is
opposed to government in any form, and
he hates ., ours because it - appeals
to those whom he would convert to his
creed. Any policy of 'terrorism is fuel
to his flame of anarchy. Those whom
he seeks to . arouse, in time, realize the
difference between h is and their mental
attitude, so that when the law lays hand
upon his wilful menace to government,
the purpose of it becomes plain to them.
Official contempt for the law is a harm
ful exhibition to our people. It is diffi
cult . to follow 1 the reasoning of ' anyone
who would seek to make an issue f
the question of law enforcement. ,The
executive obligation both national and
state, on assuming the oath of office,
is to 'preserve,- protect: and defend the
constitution of the United States. The
constitution, on its essence, is the license.;
and limitation given to and placed upon
the : law-making body. , The . legislative
branch ' of government la . subjected, to
the rule of the majority. '- The public
official who fails to enforce the law . Is
an' enemy both to- tha constitution and
to - the - American 4 principle of ' majority!
rule. - it would seem quite, unnecessary
for. any candidate for .the presidency
to say that he does not intend to violate
his oath of office. Anyone who 'is false
to that oath is more unworthy than the
law-violator himself.- - r. ' . . -
Morals cannot easily be produced by
statute.: ; The - writ of injunction "Should
not be abused. -Intended as a safeguard
to person and property, it ; could easily
by abuse cease to be the protective, de
vice it -was intended to- be.'
Capital develops Into large units with
out violence-to public sentiment or in
jury to public Interest the same prin
ciple should not be denied to labor. Col-
lectlve bargaining through the means of
representatives selected by the employer
and employe respectively,, will be. help
ful,' rather than harmful to the general
Interest. -Besides, there is no ethical ob
jection: that can be raised 'to It. We
should 1 not. by law, abridge - a man's
right either to labor or to quit his employment-,-.
However, neither labor nor
capital; sh6uld at any time or in any cir
cumstances, take action that would put
in jeopardy "the public welfare. , -
Wa seed a definite and precise state
ment' of policy as to what business men
and wprkingmen . may do and may not
do : by i way .of combination - and - collec
tive action.: The -law is now so nebu
lous' that it almost turns' upon the eco
nomic predelictions of the judge or jury.
This does not make for confidence in the
courts jnor . respect -for the laws, nor for
a healthy . activity in production and
distribution. There surely will be found
ways by which cooperation may be en
couraged without the destruction of en
terprise. The rules of business should
be made more certain, so that on a
stable ..basis ; men may . move with ; con
fidence. ;.'. 'i
PAY ;OB FEDERAL EMPLOYES
Government, however, ' should provide
the means in the 'treatment of Its em
ployes.; to keep in touch with conditions
and to rectify wrong. It Is needless to
say that in order to be consistent, facts
should at all times justify, the pre-sup-positioit
that the government employes
are' properly compensated. ; -
' The thlld life of the nation should be
conserved : If labor In. Immature years
is permitted by one generation, it is prac
ticing anfairness to the next. -.
Agriculture is but another form of In
dustry. In fact. It is the basis of industry,
becaus upon it depends the food supply.
The. drift from countryside Into -the city
carries! disquieting portents. If our
growthlin manufacturing In the next few
years hold its present momentum, it
will, be necessary . for America to im
port foodstuffs.- it tnerefore devolves
upon' government,' through intensive
scientific cooperation, to help in main
taining as nearly as possible the existing
balance ' between food production and
consumption. , Farming will not inspire
Individual effort unless profits, all things
considered, are equal to those in other
activities. An additional check to de
pleted ranks, in the fields would be the
establishment of modern state rural
school jcodes. The federal government
should! maintain active sponsorship of
this. Rural parents would be lacking in
the element which makes civilization en
suring i if they did not desire for their
children educational- opportunities com
parable to those- in the cities. The price
the consumer pays for foodstuffs is no
Indication of what the producer receives.
There are "too many turnovers between
the two. ' Society and government, particularly-
local and state, have been re
miss inj not modernizing local marketing
facilities. Municipalities must in large
measure Interest - themselves in, if not
direoily control, community markets. This
Is -a matter of such importance that the
federal f government can . profitably ex
pend money and effort to helpings to
evolve methods and to show , their vir
tues. The farmer i raises his crop and
the price which he receives la determined
by supply and demand. His products in
beef and pork and produce pass into
cold storage and ordinarily when they
reach the consumer the law of supply
and demand does not obtain. The pres
ervation of -foodstuffs by i cold storage
is a boon t humanity, and it should be
encouraged. However, the time has
come for its vigilant regulation, and In
asmuch as it becomes a part of inter
state commerce, the responsibility Is with
the federal, government. Supplies .are
gathered in from the farm in times of
plenty,! They can easily be fed out to
the consumer in such manner as to keep
the demand in excess of that part of the
supply -which is; released from storage.
This Is an unfair practice and should be
stopped. Besides, there should .be a time
limit beyond which perishable foodstuffs
should not be1 stored. Every successful
modern business enterprise has its purchasing-,
producing and selling depart
ments. The farmer has maintained only
one, the producing department. It Is riot
only, fair that he be enabled both to pur
chase and to sell advantageously, tbvit It
is absolutely necessary because he has
become; a. competitor with the ..manufac
turer for' labor. - fie has been unable to
compete In the past and his help in con
sequence has been insufficient. Therefore
the right. of cooperative purchasing, and
selling, i in the modern view, should be
removed from all question. Agricultural
thought has not been sufficiently- rem-e-
sented jn affairs of government. Many
of "the I branches of government which
deal remotely or directly-with the soil
and -its problems ' and its possibilities
would be more valuable to the general
welfare if the Dractlcal exoeriencn nf a
farmer i were an element In their -admin
istration. To be specific, the interstate
commerce commission, the federal re
serve board, the - federal trade commls
Sion and the United States tariff com.
mission are administered by- business
men. Does' any one contribute mora to
the making and success of railroads
man ne iarmer - or tne creation ana
prosperity of the banks, or to the sta-
btuty or manufacturing and trade units.
or 10 ine agencies i interested in export
IngT t . -'.- - .j- V,.r-... . ., - v U
TENANTRY SHOULD DECREASE:
-Our objective should be a decreased
tenantry. With the period of occupancy
uncertain, The renter strips land of - Its
fertile .elements, and each year diminishes-
, Our national; assets,- -Under the
operation of the federal reserve and
farm loan acts, encouragement has come
to thousands who find that -, industry.
character and intelligence are a golden
security to the people's banker, the gov
ernment of the United States. - Multiply
our home owners, and you will make the
way of tne seditious agitator more air
flcult ! Bring into the picture of Amer
lean life more families, happily a part
of garden and flowers all their own(
and you will find new streams running
into the national current or patriotism.
Help to equalise the burdens-of taxation
by making the holders of hidden wealth
pay their share with those whose prop
erty Is in sight in short, remove the
penalty Imposed upon home building
thrift, and thousands of contented house
holds under the shelter of their own roof,
will- look upon government with affec
tion,' recognizing that in protecting it
they pjrotect themselves. There are more
home owners in -America tnau ever pe
fore. i The prosperity, of the country
under ! democratic rule has been widely
diffpsed. Never; before has the great
mass or tne people snarea in me. Dress
ings of plenty. There Is much to be
done,;.however,- in multiplying tour home
owners. Nothing will bring more goiaen
returnl to the welfare of the republic.
Common prudence would suggest that
we increase to our; utmost our, area of
tillable land. The race between increased
consumption and added acreage has been
an uneaual one. - Modern methods of soil
treatment have : been I helpful, - but they
have .their limitations. . There are stui
vast empires in extent, in our. country,
performing no service to humanity. They
require only the applied genius of men,
to cover them with the bloom and harvest
of human necessities. The government
should' .turn its best engineering talent
to the task of irrigation projects. Every
dollar bpent will yield compensating re
sults, j ' ;' - - .):... ' -FOOD;
AND; TRANSPORTATION
, 'Any Idlscusslon of the question of food
supply; leads very quickly to the closely
related matter of transportation. There
Is no one thins which brings us so in
termittently to critical conditions than
the - insufficiency of - our transportation
facilities. Both the railroad and the
public lare to blame. There has been no
materiral addition to the total mileage in
the last-JO years, and the increase in
terminals has been much less than re
quired.! At the beginning of the war the
rolling f stock was sadly -reduced and in
adequate. The rublic had not 'given in
pay for service, sufficient revenues t on
which jcredit-could be allowed by the
banks, h Moral assistance was withheld
because of railroad policies -that did
not bring approval. - Many of these cor
porations had 'made themselves part
of politic! activities, local. ; state and
national. Then there were more or i less
sporadic instances of stock-watering op
eration and the exploitation of utility
properties for - personal gain. ; Abuses
were not general, but they were suffici
ent to bring the entire railroad systems
of the i country in disrepute. The good
suffered with the evU. When the trans-j
DENOUNCES PROFITEERS AS MOST
NFLI
Sharp
Reductions, of Taxes Will
Those on Modest Salaries an
Federal Sanction of Cobperat
!
portation lines were taken over! by the
government they were barely able to
limp through the task of the day. Unity
in operation, the elimination of the long
haul, land the merging of every mile of
track land terminal and every car and
engine Into a coordinated plan of . opera
tion . enabled the government to; trans
port troops and supplies, at the same
time -saf fording, under great stress, -- a
satisfactory outlet for . our industries.
It should be remembered in this connec
tion that except for the motor truck
which;-supplemented transportation - by
rail, and except for the great pipe lines
-hichj conveyed oil for commercial pur
poses,! we should not, in all probability,
have been able .to throw our deciding
strength Into -the balance and win the
war. Any attempt to discredit the fed
eral operation of . railroads during the
years s of - grave emergency is unfair. In
the case of those who know the facts it
Is insincere. Too much , cannot be said
In praise of those who directed this
work.! nor of the . men who physically
operated the lines under the discourag
ing conditions "of poor equipment. But
all of; this is -water over the wheel. The
problem of the railroads is still with us.
The government and the public j sheuld
render- every cooperation in the utmost
good faith, to give thorough test: to pri
vate ownership. The i railroads have had
their lesson. Government regulation is
accepted now as not only-a safeguard to
the public, but as a i conserving process
to the utility. .Financial credit la neces
sary to nhvsical rehabilitation iand it
should ' be sufficient for the periods of
maximum demand. We should not lose
Sight, i however, of the -vast possibilities
of supplementary service by water. The
Great j Lakes and St. Lawrence naviga
tion project particularly should claim
the Interest of the government. I About
one third of our states would be sup
plied wlth' an "outlet for every i ton of
their exnorts. The opportunity to make
of the lake harbors, great ocean ports
of entry ' is inspiring to contemplate. . In
the crOPHmovlng- period, the call! on the
railroads is staggering. Grain piles up
in the; elevators. ,Wlth stagnation more
or less general, the farmer sells his
nroduct under the most unfavorable con-
ditfons.- The trackage and the terminals
In -middle states particularly are clogged
with this traffic, and interference with
local movements of freight is Inevitable.
The solution would be simplified by util
izing ithe waterways. Aside from this
'the adcruing gain from every crop would
be a IconsideTation for the reason that
the- price of grain in this country . is
made by the Chicago market-and-it is
determined by the London quotations.
The price in the British metropolis is
a stated: rigure, less tne cosi os irans
fiortafclonl: - The ; routinar of these com
modities iby water would effect ai saving
of approximately- 8 . cents a S bushel.
which: means that American gram wouiu
net just ; that-much more. ... : f
WILSON BRINGS RELIEF j
For: more than 40 years before;. Wood
row Wilson was elected president n 1912,
a reform of our banking and currency
system had been almost universaHy -demanded
and had been year after year
deferred i or refused by the - stand-pat
element of the Republican party in obedl
ence to osders. The control . of . money
and interest rates had long been held
by,, favor eft groups who were thus able
to dominate! markets; regulate ? prices,
favor i friends, destroy rivals, precipitate
and end ' panics and, in short, through
their -.financial, social and political out
posts.! be the real rulers of America,
The federal reserve act was originated,
advocated and, made a law by a- Demo
cratic president and congress, 'against
the bitter protests of the Republican
stand-patters.- who. almost -i without ex
ception, voted against it. Among these
men are the familiar names-of Senators
Lodge, Penrose -and Smoot, the inside
senate cabal responsible for the existing
status In the leadership of their party.
The .federal reserve act la -admitted to
be th$ most constructive monetary legls
lation: In history. At a stroke it trans.
ferred the power over money and credit
and all they represent, from one finan
cial district out into the keeping, of the
people tnemseives and, instead ror one
center to -which all paid tribute, there
are 12 - citadels of ' financial freedom
where! every citizen has an equal right
and Where the principle that the credit
of American business shall be ffree Is
the basis of administration. : Every citi
zen should be alert to guard this great
institution - which is his guarantee of
credit j independence. It should be kept
from the hands of those who have never
been Its friends, and who by changes
in - a- lew- ooscure' phrases could! trans
late it: into a greater power for evil than
it ever has been for good. It Is almost
unnecessary to speak of the federal re
serve system in connection with the win
ning of the war. as, next to the conse
cration of our manhood and womanhood
Itself, ithe greatest factor- was the mar
shalling Into one unit throujth the fed
eral -reserve banks of the stupendous
wealth of. America. To those of vision
who look out beyond our shores Into
that commercial domain where we are
so justly entitled to enter in a time of
peace,! latent power of the federal re
serve, system can be seen promoting In
every quarter of the globe an ever wid
ening flow of American commerce. We
will soon 'have a merchant marine fleet
of 11,000,000 tons aggregate, every ship
flying ther American flatr and carrying
in American ; bottoms the products -of
mm ana: mine ana ractory and : farm.
This- would seerit to be a guarantee of
continued prosperity. Our facilities for
exchange; and credit, however, in for
eign ports, should be enlarged and, un
der the federal reserve system, .banks
snouia toe estaDiisnea in important trad
ing ce'Btersv I am Impressed., also, with
the importance-of improving, if not re
organizing, our;, consular service. The
oertaini increase in foreign trade j would
seem to demand it. This Suggests an
other change. Our ambassadors to for
eign countries have had assigned to
them, a military and a -naval attache.
The staff should be enlarged so as to
inciuae an orricer or . the government
whose exclusive duty would be to-make
observation and reoort development and
improvement in educational and social
problems generally. i
BUDGET SYSTEM URGED ' j
. Government bureaus during the, war
bad close- contact with the business or
ganization of the country. That ex
perience revealed the : modern - need of
reorganization along purely business
lines. -The' advantage of a democracy in.
government need pot be recounted. ' It
has been held by exnerts that it involves
the disadvantage of disbursements, au-
thnrWuH hv tho'la w-mnklnrf tXJWer With
out sufficient knowledge .of the need of
the service, or the possiDiimes ui -lraanM
The answer", to ! this Is the
budget system. No successful business
enUrprlseof any size can operate with
out it, iFor a hundred years the federal
iinit atidt the states as well, made ap
propriations without determining the dif
, itwn H nji rtmflnt need and
caprice.l at the same time paying J little
attention f;o the relation as between In
come and'.expense. Many of the' states
have adopted a budget system, and; with
a urces that carries no exception.! Effi
ciency has been improved--departniental
responsibility nas Deen . cemereq ana
economies have been effected.. The same
can be done by the federal government.
The system will reveal at once, as it did
In the states, a vast surplusage of em
ployes. . It awakens Individual Interest, i
encourages greater effort and gives op-
SINISTER
i LIFE'; I
PROMISES LAW
nro i iu
i
JENCE IN AMERICAN
ENFORCEMENT
Bg
Put in. i Effect, Particularly
d
SVage Earnings, He Declares;
ive
Buying and Selling Approved.
portunlty for talent to aisert Itself. Tha "
normal course of least resistance devel
om -n k rnmnt -,i c - t h -liin
which retards i progress. When the re
organization is made, pay should he
commensurate iwith service. -Jlany fed-"
eral departments whose i ram!f!CK'.i--!:
loil'ch fue ivountry . -r'111y I - I ji
valuable men to business. This has
mail service una other branches.
t am convinced after considerable
study of the subject that the expense of
government can, without , loss of effi
ciency, be reduced to a ! maximum of
four billion dollars, including sinking
fund and interest on the national debt.
When we enter the League ofi Nations
wet should at the same time diminish our
cost for armament. To continue ex
penditures" in either the war or ilhe.navjr
departments on a vast scale, once our
memoeranip in tne league is - assured,
would seem to be a very definite refuta
tion of the advantages of the world nnn
which we believe it possesses. An an-!
pealing fundamental in the league
method Is the reduction of armaments.
We cannot afford to do this until other
nations do likewise, lr we do not enter
the league, hundreds of millions of dol
lars must be spent for armaments. If
wej Ko In, and I believe the people will
Insist on it. then we can count on econo
mies.., . - ! ' I :
O.jo. P. FORGETS WAR ,:
"Since 'the last national conventions
of I the two great parties, a world war
has been.fought. historic, unprecedented.
For -many, many months . civilization
hung in the "balance. In the despair of
dark hours,-it seemed as though a world
dictator was inevitable, and that hence
forth men and; women who-had lived In
freedom would stand at attention in the
face of the drawn sword of military
autocracy. The very soul of America
was touched as never before with a fear
that our liberties were to be taken away.
What America did, needs no reiteration
here. It is known of all men. History
will acclaim it- poets will find It an in
spiration throughout tha ages. And yet
there is not a. line. In -the Republican
platform that i breathes an emotion of
pride, or recites our national achieve
ment.. In fact. If a man from Mars,
were to depend upon the Republican
platform or its spoken Interpretation
hyi the candidate of that : party, as his
first means of - information, he would
not find a syllable telling him that the
war -had been j won, and that Amerjoa
had saved the world. How ungenerous,
how ungracious all of this Is: how un-'
fair that a mere group of leaders should
so oemean tnemseives in the name or
the party of Lincoln and McKinley and
Roosevelt. j . - -;
The discourtesy to the president Is an
affair of political Intrigue. History will
make It odious. As well might it be
directed at a wounded soldier of the
war. One fell m the trench ; the strength
of j the other was broken in the enor
mous labors of his office. But others
weire Ignored the men and women who
labored at home with an Industry and a
Skill that words cannot recount f - What
of fthe hands that moved fhe lathe by
day and the needle bv -nlirht? ; What of
thii--organizations, superbly effective.
that conserved food and fed the world
that carried nourishment to the very
front trench In the face of hell's furies
that nursed the wounded back to life
that burled thei dead in the dark shelter
of ithe night that Inspired business men.
and artisans of all parties to work In
harmony? What of - the millions of
men, women and children of all creeds,
religious and iotherwlse, who stood In
.u...nB tu iii na puiuicrs uvnBm.
undivided by things they once quarreled
about? What of the government Itself
confirming the faith of our fathers as
sufficient to meet the storms of tlm?
Why the sneer! at labor with the veiled
charge-, that It was a mere Blacker?
The spectacle lis sufficient to convince
any unprejudiced man that the Repub
lican leaders who have taken charge of
their party and nominated Its candidate
arp no inore possessed of the spirit of'
the hou( than they ; were in 1912 when
they precipitated a revolution within lh
rank and file of a great organization.
If further proof were needed, the -action
ef the present congress supplies it. Not
a constructive law can be cited. Money
and time were wasted In seeking to
make a military triumph an odious chan
ter In history-and yet is it not signifi
cant that after two years of sleuthful
inquiry there was Nothing revealed in
that vast enterprise, carrying billions of
dollars in expense, upon which they
could base even a whisper of dihon-
MEXICAN SITUATION IMPROVED
The Mexican situation, trying to our
patience for years begins to show signs
of improvement- Not the least of the
things that have contributed to it Is a
-realisation by the people of that coun
try mai we nave neither ine lusi.iur
their-domain, nor disposition to disturb
their; sovereign rights. Peace smiles
upon the border and Incentive to in
dividual effort seems to be making a
national aspiration.
THE RETURNED 80LBIER '
Many elements have made our republic
enduring; not the least of which In a
sustained gratitude. The richest tradi
tions of our land are woven from his
toric threads that tell the bravery of our
soldiers of every was. They make the
first imnresslons of history upon the
minds of our children and bind the hearts
of generations together. Aever in an
time will the performance of our soldiers
IB the late war be surpassed. From farm,
forest and factory they gathered to
gether In the training camps from coun
tryside and city men whose hands wc.-e
calloused by labor, others whose shoul
ders showed the stoop of office task-
the blood of many nations flowing la
their veins and the same Impulse ran
from the front trench In R,urop back
toi the first -day of training. We must
not forget that war breaks Into the plans
of young men, and their first chart of
life is i a sense more Important than
any calculation later on. In college and
ehor in every calling, they were build-in,-
iha has of their careers. Thousands
of them by the pircumstance of injury
ori the disturbance of . domestic - condi
tions which war always brings, were
compelled to change their whole course
ofi life. We owe a debt to those who
died, and to those the honored dead left
dependent We owe a debt to - th
wounded; but we must realize that con-,
slderable compensation is due those also,
who lost much by the break tn their ma
terial hope and aspirations. The"
genius of the nation's mind and the sym
pathy or its neart must inspire intensive
thouehtful effort to assist those who
saved our all. I feel deeply that the re
habilitation of the disabled soldiers of
the .recent war Is one of the most vital
Issues before the peopleXand I, as a
candidate, pledge myself and my party
to those young Americans to do nil in
my -power to secure for them, without
unnecessary-delay, the Immediate train
ing which Is so necessary to fit them to
compete . in their struggle to overcome
that physical handicap incurred grille in
the service of their government. I be
lieve also that the federal board of vo
cational rehabilitation as far as possible
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selves to supervise the rehabilitation of
disabled soldiers, because of their known
sympathy and understanding. The board
itself and all agencies under tt snouia
bei burdened with the care of Becuring
tor the disabled soldier who has finished
his training adequate employment. These
(Concluded oa pc BTen, Column Thret) '
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