Evening journal., 1907-06-10
GEORGIA DAY AT
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
tcontinued From First Pase)

The President said IN part;
In the fundamentals 1 have found
American citizens 10 be just about the
same everywhere. Now and then we meet
well-meaning people who have genuine
horror and dread Of al rich men and
think Of them as being set apar. by pecu-
Lar vice and qhty. Now and tten we
meet equally well-meanmg rich men vino
have am equally irrational dread Of those
whom they style labor leaders In esch
case 4 think the hostility is In large palt I
due 10 a want Of sympW'hy caused by
comple.e Ignorance OF the men w--o atoAte
such Gis.rust or anger, In each group we
ind men as wise and as foolish, as good
and as bad as IN the other group. We
ought not to tolerate wrong. IL - sign
OF weakness to DO 50. and in its ultimate
eifec.s weakness Is osten quite as bad as
Wickedness. But in putting "a step to the
wrong We should SO far as p1ss.b.e' aV'id
getting iato AN attt.ude Of Wind Give
hatred toward the wrong-doer.
.lne Sou h VIII be- AL The better I. a
new immigrants OF the iisnt type.
In the south, us everywhs.e through
the Union we need To see good euuca-
tion given free to an children, no mat
ter what may be their race or c-lor. Nor
can we wisely permit tbs elucn.ion 20
be of a mercy literary tyre. Moie ana
more we are growing TO real ~ that ihe- e
must be an educ4i1n OF tAe Land az Wei
as Il the "a. d. The. must he a cll-u. al
and industrial colleges, and, above Ill
scho Us In VII ch here can be ementA'y
preparatlon Tor agriculture and lndas-fs .
These schools for tcchn.cll tran ns vii
hold a great place in the future a MT ms
our citizens for doing Their e-on m c
duties m ihe b. ., possible shape.
III is a matter Ter c-ngratuiaton cha,
there Is such a steady iucrsase OF interest
In the Southern states IN everyth ns pe.- =
tanning TO children. This has 4lres dy
markedly shown Itself. and 1 hope WI
sul more markedly show itseA m the
future. in warning against the evil Of
child labor in factories. The factory is "A
very poor place indeed fer a child; in
decd. personally 1 think the factory a
poor NluNt ANt a. NNAAAh ~ ft.''--s '
married woman. OF for an unmarried We
man for more than very few years II
is good thing to try 10 reform bad ch l.
dron. 10 try TO build up degenerate ch i
dren: but Il is am even better thing 10
try TO keep healthy In soul. body, and
mind those children who are NV sound
but who may easily grow up unsound 4
no care Is taken Of them. The naion's
most valuable asset IS the children; for
the children are tho nation OF the futu G..
[ am glad that there has been founded
national society OF public school by
siene. and I wish il. and all It's br1nehes,
well in every way.
ssfeausrd Children
'erhere Is increasing need chat the well
fare Of the children should be effectively
safeguarded by governmental acton; vi h
tho proviso. however, that this acton
sran be taken with knowledge and IN a
spirit OF robust common sense flr ph J.
anthropy. whether governmental or IN
dlvidual Is curse and not a biessi,g &
when marked by a sair.. OF foolish sena-
mentality and ignorincc such govern
mental action IS merely one ine,i able re-
suit OF the evcr-lncrcnsing growth Of our
complex industrlalism. We have inheritt
and developed a supcrbly soif-reliant m
d'v.duaiism IN this country. most earn
cstiy hope that IL VII not be lost, thar q