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conditions under which he has been
brought up; and in such case, while
we must apply the remedy. and see
| that there is no further chance of harm
to the community, it is neither just nor
farsighted to exact revenge for what
has been done. In short, friends, let
US realize that in very truth we are
knit together in ties of brotherhood,
and that while it is proper and ncccs-
sary that we should insist upon our
rights, we should yet be patient and
considerable in bearing with one anoth-
cr and in trying so far as in US lies,
| each to look at the problems that face
| us from his brothers standpoint as
| well as from his own.
During the last quarter of a century
this nation has made astounding
| strides in material progress. and III no
other section has this progress been
J more noteworthy than in the South.
| While her agriculture has grown faster
| than ever before. there has also been
| Il new growth Of her manufacturing in
| dUstrics--indeed, there has been growth
| Of every kind. But Of course there IS
| ample room for further growth. The
| South Will be all the better for new
| immigrants Of the right type, and
hope to see steamship lines carrying
such immigrants established at ports
| like savannah and Charleston, Just as
| | hone to see ports like New Orleans
| connected by lines of steamers with
| tie Duth American continent, the con-
tinent with which our relations should
grow ever closer ana mutually more
advantageous. In the South, as every
whore through the Union, we need to
see Il good education given free to all
children. no matter what may be their
race cr color Nor can we wisely per-
init this education to be of q merely
literary type. More ana more we are
growing TO realize that there must be
an education Of the hand as well as of
the head.
There must be agricultural and in
,lustrial colleges, and, above all. schools
in which there can be elementary
preparation for agriculture and indus
try These schools for technical train
ing will hold 4 great place in the future
in fitting our citizens for doing their
economic duties in the best possible
shape. In the South there is a popu-
lation peculiarly fitted to profit by
them, a population which has been
generally referred to as poor white"
population of splendid capacities, and
almost purely Of the old native stock
which simply lacks the opportunity to
develop degree Of Industrial efficiency
unsurpassed elsewhere on this cOnti-
nent.
1t il Il matter for congratuiatiOn that
there is such 4 steady increase of inter-
1T in the Southern states in every
thing pertaining to children. This
has are ady markedly shown itself, ana
| hope will still more markedly show
its II in HE future in warning against
the evil If Child labor in factories.
The factory is a very poor place indeed
for Il child, indeed, personally I think
the factory a poor place for z woman
certainly for a married woman, or for
ar unmarried woman for more than a
very few years. In any community
organic, on really healthy lines the
average woman Will have quite enough
to a. in her own home, whether she
is rich or poor: and nowhere else can
She 10 work Of such value to the ma
ton as n Whole-and by work, | mean
her homework, her work as housewife |
ana mother and not so-called "hOme
industries AS regards children. it
is ~ essential to look after their physi- !
cal as their mental training We can
not afford to let children grow up iS
nnrant: and if they are sent to school |
they can not while young, also work
hard outside without detrimcnt, phySi- |
cal. mental. and moral. There is ur
cent need for the health authorities to
inc. .aSc their care over the hygienic |
conditions ana surroundings Of children |
Of tender years. and especially to sup |
,rvisc those in the schools 1t is a good |
thing "a try to reform bad children, to |
Try t. build up degenerate children; |
Tut it is an even better thing Ia try to |
keen healthy in soul, body, and mind |
those children who are now sound but |
who may easily grow up unsound il no
care is taken of them. The nations |
most valuable asset is the children; for |
the children are the nation of the flu |
turc. MI people alive to the nations |
need should join together To work for |
the moral. spiritual. ana physical wei |
fare nf the children in all parts Of our f!
lad [ am glad that there has been |
founded 4 national society Of public |
school hygiene. and | wish it, and all |
its branches. well in every way
There is increasing need that the |
welfare Of the children should BE- cf- !
fcCJiv,ly Saf"Guardcd by governmental !
action; with the provisO. however. that
this action shall be taken with knOwl- |
edge and in spirit Of robust common |
sense; for philanthropy, whether gov
ernmontal or individual. is a curse and /
not blessing when marked by Il |
spirit of foolish scntimentality and ig- /
noranCc. Such governmental action is
merely rne inevitable result Of the ever
increasing growth Of our complex in
dustrialjsm. Decade by decade, it I
becomes more and more necessary that.
without sacrificing their individual in
dependence, the people of this country
shall recognize in more effective form
their mutual interdcpcndcnce and the
duty Of safeguarding the interest Of
each in the ultimate interest OF all. We
have inherited and developed a superb
ly self-reliant iEdividualsm in this
country l most earnestly hope that
it will not be lost. that it will never be
exchanged for a dcadening socialism.