The Washington times., 1920-12-07

When / addressed myself to per-
forming the duty laid upon the
President by the Constitution to
present to you an annual report on
the state OF the Union, l found my
thought dominated by an immortal
sentence Of Abraham Lincoln's,
Let US have faith that right
US dare to do our duty as we under
stand IT,
sentence immortal because II en-
bodies in form OF utter simplicity
and purity the essential faith OF
the nation. the faith in which 1t
was conceived and the faith in
which II has grown to glory and
power. With that faith and the
birth OF nation founded upon 1t
came the hope into the world that
a new order would prevail through
out the affairs OF mankind, an or
der in which reason and right
would take precedence of covetous-
ness and force. and 1 believe that
l express the wish and purpose OF.
every thoughtful American when 1
say that this sentence marks for
us In the .plainest manner the part
VIC should play alike in the ar
rangement OF our domestic affairs
and in our exercise of influence
upon the affairs Of the world. BY
thfs- fsftf1; snd"by this faith alone,
can the world be lifted out of its
present confusion and despair. It
was this faith which prevailed over
the wicked force Of Germany. You
will remember that the beginning
Of hA
the German people found them
selves face to face with the con-
science or the world and realized
that right WAS everywhere array
cd against the wrong that their
government was attempting to per-
petratc. / think, therefore, that 1t
is true to say that this was the
faith which won the war. Ger
tainly this is the faith with which
our gallant men went into the field
and out upon the seas to mako sure
OF victory.
DEMoCRACY's MISSION.
This Is the mission upon which
democracy came into the world.
Democracy is an assertion OF the
right of the individual to 1.-Two and
to be treated Justly as against any
attempt on the part OF any combi-
nation Of individuals to make laws
which will overburden him or which
will destroy his equality anon. his
fellows in the matter of right or
privilege, and l think we all realize
that the day has come when democ-
racy is being put upon its final test
The old world is just now suffer
ing from a wanton rejection OF tho
principle of democracy and . sub
stitution of the principle CT autoc-
racy as asserted in the name but
without the authority and sanction
of the multitude. This Is the time
of all others when democracy should
prove it's purity and its spiritual
poHer to prevail. 1t is surely the
manifest destiny Of the United
States to lead in the attempt to
make this spirit prevail.
TWO WAYS TO ASSIST.
There are two ways IN which
the United states can assist to ao-
complish this great object: First.
by offering the example within her
own borders of the will and power
Of democracy to make and enforce
laws which are unduestionably just
ard which are equal In their admin
istration-laws which secure its fuil
right to labor and yet at Tho same
time safeguard the integrity of prop
erty, and particularly OF that prop
erty which is devoted to the develop
ment of industry and the Increase
of the necessary wealth OF the
world. Second, by standing for
right and justice as toward individ-
ual nations. The law OF democracy
is for the protection of the weak.
and the influence OF every democ-
roc,y IN tho world should he for
the protection of the weak nation.
the nation which is struggling to-
ward its right and toward it's
proper recognition and privilege in
the family OF nations, Tho United
states cannot refuse this role OF
champion without putting the stig-
ma OF rejection upon the great and
devoted mon who brought its Gov
ernment into existence and ettab-
lished it in the face OF almost uri-
yersal opposition and intrigue, even
In the face of wanton force, AS. for
example, against the orders in Coun.
ell OF Great Britain and the arbi-
trary Napoleonic DEGREES which In
yoIved us In what we know as the
war OF 1912. urge you To con-
slider that the display of an I'm.
mediate disposition on the part of
the Congress TO remedy any lnius
Uces or evils that may have shown
themselves IN our own national llfc
will afford the most offectunl offstt
to the forces Of chaos and ryannr
,.hirh nte rleving 50 disastrous a
part I'm the fortunes Of the free peo'
ples OF more than one pact of the
world. The United states IL 81
necessity the sample democracy of