The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21

What has become of the vaunted'
American initiative? What of the
heritage of that principle handed
down by our forefathers which in
ter how thick the gloom or how dark
the days, there is within you the
power to dispel and the power to
achieve"
The distinctions, commercial, indus
trial and sociologic, that have caused
the nations across the Seven Seas to
sit i'll amazed admiration have been
won by us by virtue of the possession
of cardinal qualities that stand for a
dauntless manhood. Noted for our
industry and generosity, we in truth
epitomize the beacon light upon a
hill"
Not the Time for Indecisfon.
And now in the present circum-
stances are we to constitute ourselves
as a deathwatch over what some fool
ish minds consider a dying world? Or
are we to assume our rightful position,
standing foursquare to the wind and.
displaying a confidence akin to that of
our fathers. which shall carry mes
sage from Equator to Pole that shall
have for its purpose the definite assur-
ance that the United States of America
has faith to believe that most of the
troubles which confront mankind are
imaginary. and that by dint of honest
application and unremitting energy we
shall all shake off the shackles of inde-
cision and thus continue our progress
sive march?
Let us stop and consider just mo-
ment. The sun still shines. we have Just
as much OF. resources as we had yester-
day. we are ric ier because OF the knowl-
edge of our mistakes, we have unim-
paired machinery of production, our
banking organizations have met the tests
and are sound our transportation facili-
ties on land and sea are OF the best, we
have eliminated distances in world COM
munication. the nations of the earth un-
derstand the needs OF each other, as never
before mother earth has yielded the most
bouteous of harvests, and finally. so far
as America is concerned. the recent cleo
ton resulted in concentrated authority
that need not fear obstruction in the per-
formance of its avowed constructive
policies.
SO let US all change our glasses and
recognize that this dear old world in
which we live Is not a bad place, that
from its hidden treasures we are privi-
legged as never before TO garner those
things that bring into our lives condl-
ton tending to Increase our spirituality
and our material comfort.
Look Only on bright side.
Let us all do a little smiling. a little
patting OF the other fellow on the back.
and above all let us bear in mind that
the thing that made OF America the
greatest country under the blue heavens.
namely. honesty, industry. generosity
and spirituality. are still our cardinal
assets and should be employed by each
OF us in these times with renewed de-
termination.
II your confidence needs buttressina
just stop for a moment and consider
that this old world in which we have
found such happiness has throughout
the past ages been visited by every
catastrophe OF which the human mind
can conceive. and from each OF these
dark periods It has emerged always and
eternally a progressive world.
Just vision for moment the pages
OF history that record such visitations
as flood, IRE. pestllence. famine. religious
strife, civil commotion. wars, the de-
struction OF Nlneveh, Babylon, Persia.
Rome. &c. and in ontra-distinction note
that despite these things, 1920 records a
material environment the like Of which
mankind has never before In the history
OF the world enjoyed.
Finally. ! say, cneer up; let's look IN
the bright side rather than the dark
side. and above all let us understand
that there are no insurmountable OBJ
s;acles standing in the path OF our
progress. that we are competent TO
solve the things that confront US. that
they will be solved. and that humankind
will be benefited by virtue OF our ASSUME
ing an optimism in which we are fully
Justified