The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-07-28
SAYS AMERICA
NEEDS T0F|ND
L|bERTY|NLAN

The following address. delivered
before the National Editorial asso-
citation convention in Boston recent
", by Howard II. Goss. president OF
the Universal Citizenship Training
league OF Chicago. H.. is one Of the
most remarkable addresses ever de-
livered in this country and should be
read and remembered by every citi-
zen in the land, as IL epl,omiEes the
troubles OF the nation, which means
the trouble with all q the people
and IL offers a solution that sooner
or later must be adopted.
Mr.. Goss said:
Any man should regard &, an
honor and a privilege to stand before
Z body Of men who collectively are
more potent. perhaps. in forming
public opinion than any others in the
land. Leading the people imposes
high obligation which we should
regard. In speaking upon conditions
that confront us and our duty in
meeting them, IL is too much TO eS-
pect that we will all at first agree.
II Is better. perhaps, that We should
not do So, for by honest and free
discussion comes truth. II is well TO
listen to anyone who is sincerely en-
deavoring to present a constructive
plan for bettering human conditions,
II upon this occasion the speaker
should deal In plaii,udes and gen.
eralit!es for fear OF prov king eriti-
cism. he probably would fail and he
ought TO fail; hence I shall say what
Is upon my heart and set forth the
viewpoints I have reached after long
and painsiaking study and full con-
sideration. l shall attempt TO show
that universal training in citizen
ship. economies and the vocations,
by the cooperation OF the school,
master and the drillmaster. u prop
erly conducted. should produce a
lasting and Invaluable benefit in
bringing our county 10 a sane and
stable condition, developing our
man-power. increasing production
anc upbulldIng the health Of the
nation.
We face a condition and not the
ory. Something must be done. The
good book says faith without works
10 dead. We helped to win The war.
but the big Job Is not donewet and II
will not be until We win the battle OF
peace. Out OF the turmoil and
chaos. we must crysialize and make
permanent a new and higher civiliza-
tion. one that shall put man above
money, right above might. and give
rs one country. one flag. one Ian
guage and the patriotism OF service.
Too many OF us are prone 10 regard
our government as an unfa!llng
treasuse house TO be exploited for
personal ends. instead OF its being a
Nsopie's government that safe
guards our lives and our liberties. .
and 10 sustain which We owe un-
limited and undying loyalty. We
face a situation OF peril greater than I
when We entered the war. We are
staggering under burden OF taxa .
tion and there seems little promise
Of early relief.
We are teset with a feeling OF
unrest that is not only countrywide,
but worldwide. There Is a system 4
attic and organized effort 10 confuse 4
and mislead the people. TO overthrow
our institutions and substitute some ,
new ard untried theory which is
fostered. financed and disseminated
by those who have no real interest In !.
our country, and whose object is loot 4
and plunder. We must makeup our
minds and highly resolve that this
country shall be run by Americans,
cost what Il may. We must keep our
feet upon the ground; We must stand
for constructive and not a destruc-
tive program. We must uphold the
constitution and the laws. and we
must rebuild our citizenship under
the constitution By honest. united
and unselfish effort. We must cul-
tivate a spirit OF tolerance. but in
doing so, we must hold firmly to the
fundamentals without which we
have no enduring basis upon which
to build. We must consolidate and