The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-11-23
HARDING ACCLAiMS
SOUTH IN SPEECH
SANE LIVING WILL SOLVE PROB
LENS, HE SAYS IN ADDRESS T
AT NEW ORLEANS

here today, as the nations strong
est reliances during the coming period
of after-war readjustment. SANITY,
clear thinking, common sense, honesty
and cooperation" were among the
qualities he named as prime necessi-
ties in meeting the demands of the
new world order, and he declared ma
terial interests and national happiness
both would benefit if the United
States became "simple living people
once again"
Whatever discouragements and re-
verses there have been, he declared,
would be only temporary in character.
He predicted that confident Amerl-
ca" would solve it's new problems on
the simple basis of the old-time vir-
tues and would come through the re-
construction period stronger and more
dependable than ever before.
Senator Harding's speech delivered
at a luncheon of the New Orleans
association of commerce also con-
tanned message of assurance for
the industrial development of the
south and an expression of hope that
the ties Of commercial cooperation
with Latin-America would be
strengthened by every possible means.
The address was a part of five
hour visit to New Orleans by the
president-el who came from his va
cation in Texas to take ship for voy-
age to the Panama canal zone.
"There are certain fundamentals
which are everlasting. Neither our
Iown nor the worlds salvation is to be
worked out through any patent nos
trum through any miracle of states
manship, through any overhment pan
acea. Government is but the agency
to administer the collective, organic
cd public service. Sanity, clear
thinking, common sense, honesty, CO.
operation in official circles, in eXecu-
tive and legislative departments will
help nightly and bring us closer to-
gether and will promote our under
standing, but government alone will
not effect the whole solution The
greater task is that of the American
people themselves. 1t is for them, I'M
der governmental leadership, to meet
the great test.
Bouquet fer South.
ours are millions of broad acres
eager to respond to mans cultivating
touch. We have an empire and mil
lions more are awaiting reclamation.
We have not half revealed our mines
nor measured our water power. We
are unmatched in genius and dneXcell-
ed in industry. We are progressive
in education. We are free III religion
and mean to stay free; and mean ever
to be free in press especially. We
have more than the beginning of an
adequate transport system. We are
awakened to the possibilities of inland
waterways and tardily alert 70 the I'M
perative need of merchant marine
to widen commerce, would Influence
our national safety.
"We have been talking about the
New South for a score of years and
more. 1t is new in spirit, new in. de-
velopment. | would like to see it new
in realization. / would like to acclaim
southland with added good fortune
and greater self-reliance through di-
yersified agriculture and | would like
to see a southland aflame with indus
try, with transportation ever a grow
ing problem This land of raw ma
terials ought to manufacture and 10
cate it's factories by mine and farm
and orchard. There will be no jeal-
ousy in the north because your great
er glory will be glorious victory.
"Our great assurance at home lies
in a virile intelligent, resolute people
in land unravaged by war, at enmi-
ty with no people, envying none, COW
citing nothing, seeking no territory,
striving for no glories which do not
become a righteous nation. This re-
public cannot, will not, fail if each of
US does his part. If we but work and
use thriftily and seek that under
standing which reveals mutually of
interest no difficulties can long abide.
Such solution cannot come out of the
greedy thoughts of the profiteer or
the revolutionary agitation of those
who would destroy. These are but
surface disturbances. We choose the
deep and ever onward currents of nor
NAL American for the course of the
republic.
Cannot Alter Nature.
"There has been wild contempla-
| ton of earnings whether in wages or
dividends in terms of dollars rather
than in terms of purchasing power. We
must be more concerned with the sub
stance of reward for activity than in
it's coin measurement. And our con-
Germ must be in dependable prosper
ity which is righteously shared. The
tide of good fortune will ever flood
and ebb, which is Gods way of teach
ing US the changing tides. And greed
must not expect to ride exclusively at
the flood and expect contentment to
trecede alone.
"No law can alter nature or change
her varying moods. We haven't yet
learned to combat destructive weather
and the law of supply and demand is
eternal. But we may soften their
rigors and minimize their penalties.
We want fortune common possession
in America. We want the cotton
grower of the south to have his be-
coming reward with the wool grower
and the wheat farmer of the north.