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not merely insistence each upon his
own rights but also regard for the
rights of others, and full acknowledge
ment of the interests of the third party
the public. 1t is no easy matter to
work out a system or rule of conduct,
whether with or without the help of
the law-giver, which shall minimize
that Earring and clashing of interests
in the industrial world which causes so
much individual irritation and suffer-
ing at the present day, and which at
times threatens baleful consequences to
large portions of the body polite. But
the Importance of the problem cannot
be overestinated, and it deserves to
receive the careful thought of all men
such as those whom I am addressing
tonight. There should be no yielding
to wrong, but there should most GER
tainly be not only a desire to do right,
but willingness to each try the view
point of his fellow, with whom, for veal
or for woe, his own fortunes are indis-
solubly bound.
mo patent remedy can be devised for
the solution Of these grave problems in
the industrial world, but we may rest
assured that they can be solved at all
only if we bring to the solution certain
old-time virtues, and if We strive to
keep out of the solution some Of the
most familiar and most undesirable of
the traits to which mankind has owed
Il
throughout the ages. Arrogance. sus-
picion, brutal envy OF the well-to-do,
brutal Indifference toward those who
are not well-to-do, the hard refusal to
consider the rights of others, the fool
ish refusal to consider the limits of
beneficent action, the base appeal to the
spirit of selfish greed whether it take
the form Of plumber of the fortunate or
of oppression of the unfortunate-from
these and from all kindred vices this
nation must be kept free if it is to re-
main in it's present position in the fore
front OF the peoples of mankind. On
the other hand, good will come, even
out of the present evils, If we face them
armed with the old homely virtues; if
we show that we are fearless Of soul,
cool of head, and kindly of heart; If
without betraying the weakness that
cringes before wrongdoing, we yet
show by deeds and words our knowl-
edge that in such a government as ours
each of us must be in very truth his
brothers keeper.
AT time when the growing COM
plexity of our social and industrial life
hoe ranaarad inavSte HE the intrusion of
the state into spheres of work wherein
it formerly took no part, and when
there is also a growing tendency to de-
mand the illegitimate and unwise trans
fer to the government of much of the
work that should be done by private
persons, singly or associated together,
1t is pleasure to address body whose
members possess to an eminent degree
the traditional American self-reliance
of spirit which makes them scorn to
ask from the government, whether of
state or of nation anything but fair
field and no favor-who confide not in
being helped by others, but in their
own skill energy, and business capac-
ity to achieve success. The first requi-
site of good citizen in this republic of
ours is that he shall be able and will
ing to pull his weight-that he shall not
be a mere passenger, but shall do his
share in the work that each generation
of us finds ready to hand: and further
more, that in doing his work he shall
show not only the capacity for sturdy
self-help but also self-respecting regard
for the rights Of others.