The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-02

return, l none the less believe that it is
our duty as whole people to see If we
cannot make every job in the country
small business of its own. No matter
how simple the job, be sure that 1t
plays dignified and an essential part
in our welfare. The man who does II
must learn to realize it: and more than
that. he and his employer must combine
to make every job. no matter what II is,
a friend of the man who does tia
friend because the man who does the
work has learned an interest in 1t, so
that Just as if 1t were his particular
Individual business he may understand
how he may improve that job. so that he
may understand its unit costs, its book
keeping, its purposes, its relation to
other jobs and to the whole fabric of
our national production, and 80 that the
Job may become, as much as possible,
day by day, an expression OF a human
being.
This Is our programme of social JUS
tice / have not attempted to make il
complete who can do so? This is my
programme for n department which as
an effective government agency will
further social justice. / have not at
tempted to describe it in detail. No
one can describe it In detail before II
believe that | have voiced the conscience
and the common sense of America when
l say that we must pay new attention to
the conservation of our human re-
sources
Enforcement of Prohibition.
81 must not fail TO speak to you to-
day of one OF the measures of social
inst ice and eociol up1faPa NOT nftaD cotn-
logued in this manner. but perhaps more
important that any we have considered.
refer to the enforcement of law. II
will not be my business when elected TO
decide what laws shall be- 1t will be
legitimate for me to invoke public
opinion for their enactment, but such
call to public opinion must be based
more upon the duty Of the execu-
tive of the nation to give facts to the
people than upon his desire to give
opinion, theory and propaganda. The
enforcement of the law is an executive
responsibility and must be undertaken
10y the executive without regard for his
personal approval or disapproval of the
law which it has been the peoples will
to enact. Whatever your achievement
may be in the world, your concern. as
mine, is principally with the American
home. and you, with me. will realize that
We must have throughout the land
respect for law abiding principles. We
must all condemn without qualification
the failure of enforcement of prohibit
ton, just as we must all condemn the
failure of established authority to pre-
vent outrages Of violence. such as lynch
ing.
II have appealed to you as to enforce
mcnt Of law because l regard the en-
rorcement of'law as fundamental prin-
cple of the American conscience, and IL
am to distinguish between men and
women / will attribute to the women OF
America the major part i'm the preserva-
ton of that conscience.
"rhave so much faith in the rare goo1
sense of American womanhood. SO mucn
confidence in the intelligence of the
women of America. that do not fear
their final judgment in the solemn ref
erendum on the course of our nation in
it's foreign relationships.
The League of Nations.
at should require more than the mere
assertion of those who promised but ut
terly failed TO keep America out of the
war to convince thoughtful men or
thoughtful women that the additional
signature of the United States to the
Paris covenant will keep the world out
of war. One is either very brave or l
very foolish man or woman who would
favor the execution of mortgage pledg-
ing the human and material resources
of the United States 20 an enterprise
not only doubtful but more capable OF
breeding war than of preserving peace.
do not believe in a mortgaged America.
We shall do our full share i'm the reha
biltation of warworn and wartorn Eu-
rope. But / wants to do II as a free will
offering in such measure and at such
time as we may ourselves determine. |
do not want to put ourselves and all We
possess in pawn, pledged to an adven-
ture the extent of which and the end
Of which no man can foresee.
Here is the difference between our
opponents and ourselves. There Is no
difference between us in our desire to
help But those who seek to induce