The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-31
MIR. FORD'S OWN PAGE

be said, a consequence, that the of new era of inventiveness, new influx of epoch making
 Just rain regions, ideas cannot be born and developed in an atmos- phere of oppression temperature the world has become more favorable of late, and we may expect to see a great downpour of ideas which will further lberate and make him free of the world in which finds himself.
 All this just another way saying pioneering people. We seek the conditions of freedom and all else follows as day follows night
 Our latest pioneering effort directed world We pioneered the thought of being fought end all We pioneered the of actually compeI1ing the peace terms which set tied single also the machinery which should prevent all future wars
 In doing these things exhibiting out upon new paths truly did Columbus when he set sail towards the mysterious west
 The prominent feature of the American pioneer ing spirit is that it is constructive We do not al realize that there a perversion of the po- neering urge which it behooves watch.
 Illustrations of this lower sort of adventure are land first of its richness. strip it bare and carry away it's wealth. There are other pioneers occupy the land, develop it, and enhance its values and useful
 
 Where we have known exactly what to do in pioneering work, done it with directness and speed But where we have not known exactly wha do. have gone carefully with pioneer caution, in order injury through ignorance.
 That perhaps is fair description of our social ever that we feel the surge of pioneer blood in us once more contemplate social conditions our country. feel the impulse again to strike highways, roads through the social wilderness which the thronging feet of happy peo- pie into great world paths by which all people to peace and prosperity.
 Just remember that of pioneers; that there is active blood in nation that is not descended from the pioneers and then examine of today in the light of that thought, if people are not feeling the unrest to be the pioneer path once more and discovr newer better regions of life and it's pursuits for all
 That undoubtedly, the direction in which going to explore next-the direction of social ad-
 
 cautious about if. We know that everything we achieved in the 300 years of occupancy of this continent is not bad We know per fect1y that could not have worked and thought sacrificed without accomplishing some thing worthy built into the nobest temple of social justice breed could So about it: in trying to get rid of what is faulty and wrong. we do not desire to inJure what is useful and good
 It was not the pioneer destroyed the wealth of game and forest and soil; it was thoughtless ,-Gas tbat folloSyedtbose who sta.a at home until hardy struck out the paths and subdued inc dangers And the true pioneer will not bring aster to w is regions which he seeks subdue justice and righteousness
 No one can contemplate the nation to which we belong the distinctive prophetic character of obvious mission to the world.
 We are nioneers We are pathffnders We are roadbuliders. We ths guides the vanguards
 The American people represent the human ex- tract of that which the best all other coun- tries the pioneers of pioneers, there fore destined to lead the plain peoples of the in any path we lay out: they are confident will lead them into no slough, no miry swamp of disaster.
 bear? Ought 1t not to guarantee that such confi dence be misplaced?
 When American pioneer strikes path, the world may know that it Will be for all the fathers and mothers young men and m.idens and