Evening journal., 1919-05-09


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admirable passion Of the human soul-a
passion for freedom; and that breed Is
that breed that speaks the English
tongue. We need Americans today more
than VIC ever did because America is in
the cross-ways Of her life.
"There are two or three things we
have got TO do in this nation in the next
fivo years; We have got TO apply the
principles Of political democracy in the
realm Of industry. If you 60 on in your
business and social experience, it won't
take you long TO discover that in the
great industries of the land that the
organized principle has been autocraoy
and il Is a physical and a moral inn
possibility any longer for a man TO be
democrat in politics and an autocrat
IN business.
"A democrat is one who believes in
justice and equality for all that live
under the flag. We are going TO see
democracy 60 over the world. Let's
give the women the vote and get shut
Of il. Why worry about itl One thing
that / do believe, that it viii be i'm
possible for the women 70 even APP
proach the men in stupidity when Il
comes TO political matters. That IL
going 20 come, and when it does come
YOU can't 60 behind the chicken coop
and have a little word about these prob
lens. II il no use for the teacher 20
be in a little spiritual vacuum of by
himself any longer. He can't be a good
American. The hour is come lust as
it was two years ago when every Amer
lean must stand up and be counted. We
have got TO see 10 il that the old Amer
lean spirit of brotherhood and unity il
put back into the life of the people.
1--WE have a breed in New York who,
If they saw you tonight, could not re-
strain a murderous arm OF rage
against YOU. / have been among them
for two years and tell you that Amer
lea is sitting on the edge Of a volcano,
because all that sweetness and harmony
and loveliness that was collected in our
early days as a nation has disappeared.
Where ! was brought up we had a farm.
Ny father was the leading citizen in
that section of the country. We had
my father were great friends. Every
citizen in the country loved that Scotch
man. He was the hired man. but that
was all he was and he loved and re-
spected us and everyone respected him.
Ny family is the happiest place I know
of on the earth because beginning with
the cook and going up 20 the head of
the family, we believe each other and
love each other.
''You are perhaps engaged in business
and you know what a different attitude
there Is. have farm up in New
Jersey. and on that farm a couple Of
years ago 1 had a boy who had been in/
college one year working for me on the
farm. First Of all be objected because
he had to work so hard and get dirt on
his lily white hands. But he was going
through college and wanted TO work. |
One day I came out 10 the stable-I had |
been away for two or three days-and |
the horses were standing there in a row
looking very miserable. and I said, |
Frank. what is the matter with these |
horsesY Don't know, sir Did you
feed themY Yes. sir water themY |
Well, l haven't had time; I haven't |
had time i said Do you mean TO tell /
me you have gone home TO your supper |
and gone out 10 see your girl, had a |
good time the last four nights, and /
haven't given these poor dumb animals |
a drinkY He said 4 have TO work too |
hard 'Well.' l said, my boy, this way /
out got him out Of the place as soon /
as / could for fear that would do phy- /
sical violence TO him. What was the |
matter with that little fellow? What /
had gone out of his lifel He was an
American Of generation. He had lost
out OF his life a sense Of obligation 20
his people, and, second, the Joy of work.
He looked on work as a curse. The or
1inary theory of leisure in this country is
10 do nothing. There is nothing that I
will set a man crazier than 10 do moth
ing. because men were made 20 create
and produce by service That bows at
titude is the attitude Of millions Of peo.
pie in this nation today We have got
10 change that attitude. We can do IL
by giving our testimony where We are
in the interests Of Americanism. We
have got 20 put back into the>people's
hearts Of this country a passion Of de.
votion 10 justice.
I think that we can solve the diff
iculties between labor and capital with
nut. any very serious trouble If we will
ust get these two chains of people to-
gether. Nine-tenths Of the antagonism
between capital and labor today is due
o the fact that the boss and the men
iont know each other, never get to-
yether, don't get a chance TO exchange
'iews and get chance TO know what
he other is thinking about.
I'VE have got TO get down close to
'ach other in this struggle that laws
~ us and VIC have got TO see those
leaten whose heart is filed with hate
md we have got to show them by what
We do and not by what we say: and I
believe we can solve the majority of
'ur problems. You have seen the poster
With the working man standing with his
lands in his overalls like that saying
Sure. Sure, Wen buy. We will finish the
OBJ, sure We must give ourselves to
he whole nation until we have driven
nut hate, by pouring in love until we
lave driven out antagonism and re-
'ellion and establishing justice, until we
lave driven out the hater OF Ameri-
anism which is so deadly today, until
We have established the great principles
nee more upon which our nation was
'uilded. / summon you Young men Of
ducation and ambition y this great
Enterprise You will be frAe and happy
'ecause Won have performed a great and /