The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-09

tions that the Constitution of the United States is in every way su- preme. There must be no equivoca- ton, no vagueness, no doubt dealing with the people on this issue The League will not die. An idea does not die which meets the call of the hearts of our mothers.
 So too, with peace. War may be
 declared" peace cannot. It must be established by mutual consent, by meeting of the minds of the par ties in interest. From the practical
 point of view alone a peace by Reso- lution of Congress is unworkable
 From the point of view or the mil
 lions of splendid Americans who
 served in that whirlwind of war, and of those other millions at home who saw, in our part of the conflict, the splendid hope of days of peace for future generations, a peace by Reso- lution of Congress is an insult and a denial of our natio-a: purpose Today we are offered a seat at the table of the family of nations to the end that smaller peoples may be truly safe to work out their own destiny, to the end that the sword shall not follow on the heels of the merchant. to the end that the burden of in- creaSing armies and navies shall be lifted from the shoulders of a world I already staggering under the weight 1 of taxation. We shall take that place. I say so because I have faith-faith | that this nation has no selfish destiny l faith that our people are looking in- l to the years beyond for better things | and that they are not afraid to dc l their part.
 | The fundamental outlook on the 1 associations between this Republic | 1 very different in character from tho
 principles which one applies to ou, | own purely internal affairs. A man | who opposes concrete reforms an6 l improvements in International rela. l tions is of necessity a reactionarys ol 1 at least a conservative in viewins | his home problems.
 We can well rejoice in our grea 1 land, in our great citizenship brough hither out of many kindreds ane l tongues but to fulfill our true destin, ! we must be glad also for the oppor I tunity for greater service. So mucI
 calls to us for action, and the neet 1 is so pressing that the stacker O. peace is a greater menace than tlf, | stacker of war. Progress will com, not through the takers, but througI the doers.
 It is for this reason that I am es pecia1ly happy in the pledges give1 i in the platform of the Democrati
 party. That document is definite I
 is a solemn pledge that, given tn l authority, our party will accomplisl l clear aims.
 | Among the most pressing of thes national needs I place the betterin,
 of our citizenship, the extension O teaching to over 5,0OO,000 of our pop
 u1ation above the age of zen who ar i1literate, the strengthening of ou immigration laws to exclude the phy
 sica1ly and morally unfit, the improve
 ment of working conditions especial1 in the congested centers, the exten
 sion of communications to make ru
 ral life more attractive, the furthe
 protection of child life and of wom
 en in industry. All of these deman
 action. If we raise the standard O
 education. of physical fitness, O moral sense, the generations to com
 will have no difficulty in coping wit, the problems of material economics. So also with regard to the furthe development of our natural resource we offer a constructive and definit