Evening star., 1916-08-08

munity there must be q well organized
effort to make America supreme in the
| thought Of every one who comes into
the community; to have the language
understood and spoken; to have Ameri-
| can sentiment replace foreign sentf-
ment: to have American ideals replace
| foreign ideals; to have realisation
that this is a country not simply CIV
ing an opportunity to work for dollars,
but country that Is devoted to the
betterment of human life: to the en-
| lightenment to the standards OF human
thought; to the liberalization OF all
| those things connected with human un-
derstanding and purpose: we want
America first in the mind and heart OF
every one in this land.
Land Of Average Man.
But America is not simply land
for the man Of special talent or Of dis
Of the average man. the ordinary man.
the man who is doing his best. what
ever his talent or aptitude; and in our
large Industrial occupations where
thousands are gathered together IN one
man brotherhood in providing for the
welfare of those who make the wealth
1 of this great country.
I'VE want workingmen to be safe
guarded from every injury that can be
prevented We want the health of the
workingman looked after; every means
provided which conduces to the prop
er standpoint of living; every means
provided for proper recreation; ap-
propriate means for education. for vo-
cational training. In short. the work.
ingman who is in his job and expects
tn in, hat feel
that he is doing something worth while
for community that appreciates 1t and
gives him a fair chance to lead a
happy and a decent life.
I'VE have got along in this country
altogether too easily with our wealth
of natural resources. Men have been
content. living apart in their separate
lives, to try to make something for
their individual selves: but now we
have reached a point where 1t is neces-
sary, as 1t has been necessary abroad.
to try to reduce all waste, to try to
prevent all unnecessary outlay and to
try to make business successful ac-
cording to the merit of a well or
ganized, economically conducted busi
ness.
Efficiency in Government.
Il want efficiency in the government
of the United States. If a manager
was 10 pe appointed IN an autoInODlle
| factory would you appoint man that
had never seen an automobile? If you
want to run successfully a large
business enterprise in production
would you appoint a man that had
never seen the works and didn't know
anything about it simply because he
voted the ticket that you vote? My
friends, the world that we are about to
live in, in the next twenty-five years, is
going to be very different world
from what it has been.
Now, if you have great administra-
tor appointed to a position of extraor-
binary power. how win you judge his
efficiency in the conduct of the enor-
| nous business interests with which he
is intrusted? Judge him by his words ?
l judge him by his appointments.
Politicians Put in Office.
Il want to state a few things that
are not very pleasant things to state to
an American audience, but this is a
time when we are facing facts. We
have said frequently that we desired to
cultivate the most friendly relations
with Latin America. What have we
done.
In country after country we have
taken out men who have given long
periods successfully to the study of
diplomacy and have represented the
country with credit, and had acquired
an admirable and important experience
We have taken them out and put in
men utterly inexperienced. 1 say it is
inexcusable.
Let me tell you, this country will
| never be worthily represented or take
It's place properly among the nations
II men are appointed merely to satisfy
partisan obligations and there is no
ideal of continuity of service in our
diplomatic intercourse
Past administrations, grant Won.
had sinned in that particular. but
standards were being made and there
were men in our service of long expert
ence and fine training. 1t was just as
an automobile factory that had gotten
up to that place after many years of
application, who thoroughly knew his
job, and put him out and put in an in
experienced man, simply as matter of
personal favor.
Civil Service Violations.
| we have had very serious disre-
gard of the spirit and requirements of
our civil service law. In a democratic
community the hardest thing in the
world. in a sense. is to get a general
appreciation Of the Importance of hav-
ing. fit men attend to the business of
the government. They understand it in
private business. But, between you
and me, in public business ANYTHING
goes.
The republican platform says that
under the democratic administration
there have been created. since March
4, 1913, over 10000 places which have
| been taken outside in the original ap-
pointment of operation of the civil
service laws. Read enactment after
enactment providing in substance as
follows That the agents, clerks and
other persons to be appointed under
this law shall not be appointed under
the restrictions of an act passed SO
and so. at such a time, which means
the act establishing the classified civil