Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-18
Plain Living and Square
Dealing Will Save Amer
lea in All Crises.
MUCH DEMANDED IN
new WORLD ORDER
.ar-Thirkins, Common Sense and
Honesty Necessities in Meeting
Present Emersency-New Burdens
Unavoidable and Courage Essential
- Must Renounce Extravaganza
md learn New Lessons q Thrift.
Nv Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
New Orleans, Nov. 1s.-Plain !iv-
ing and square dealing were invoked
[ BY President Elect Harding, In
speech here today, as the nation
strongest reliance during the coming
|Speriod OF stfter-war readjustment:
sSanity, clear thinking. common
sense, honesty and cooperation
were among the qualities he named
as prime necessities in meeting the
Z demands ,ot the new world order, ana ana
he declared material interests ana
national happiness would both bene7
mt IL the United States became
simple living people once again.
Senator IIarding's speech, delivered
ii q luncheon Of the New Orleans
Association Of Commerce, also con-
! fained a. message Of assurance for
the industrial development OF the
south and hope sthat commercial
CO. operation with Latin America
would be strengthened:
The address was part OF a five
hour visit to New Orleans by the
president -elect. who came from his
vacation in Texas to take ship for
( voyage to The Panama Canal Zone. y
I Courage Is Essential.
He said In part:
~ believe the American people
have come to realize that we must
face momentous problems and must
face them with resolute courage and
1 practical " isdom and patriotic der
Termination There must be no rea-
son for pause nor excuse for despair
nor piaee TOR pessinlism.
'.The world has never witnessed
such an vplleaval as that which came
with the great war. Its civilization
was never SO sofely tried. newt :
ably there must be reconstruction.
Unavoidably there will De readjust-
ment. And the old order will never
return. Tie incalculable sacrifice
would would be vain. But there
must come stability and dependable
ity. We must put aside the debris Of
war, and continue to build on solid
foundations. we can not escape all
the consequences of fevered war or
the unsettled conditions of its after
math. There are sure to be re-
verses. There will be, endless dis
couragernert. but a confident Amer
lea will face them with good coura ge
New Burdens Unavoidable.
And we will win. We may slow
Z I'D q bit now and then; we may have
4 bend our backs to- new burdens.
Surely we are going to be called
ur'on nationally, collectively and In
zdividEally to renounce extravagances
and learn the old and new lessons of
thrift and ef providence. It will add
to nnr POWER and emphasize our sta
bility ii VIC. become a simple living
nation once more. It will add to the
sum total of our happiness.
The big thing for all America to
realize now md always is the dignity
of productrSe labor. No matter how
humble, the producers are the MAX
ers of the essentials of civilization.
There aie certain fundamentals
which are everlasting. Neither our
own nor the worlds salvation is to
be worked put thru any patent
nostrum taru any miracle of states
manship: thlu ;,S5 government
panacea- sche greater task is that
OF the American i.eople themselves.
IT is .fors tliern nnGer government
leadership TO meet the great test
Resources await Development.
OurA millions OF broad acres are
eager to respond to mans cultivating
touch. We have An empire and mil
lions mere are awaiting reclamation.
We have not half revealed our mines
nor measured our water power. We
are unmatched in genius and unex
celied in industry. We are progres-
.sive in education. We are free in
religion 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 water
ways and thrdily alert to the impera-
tive need ol, a merchant marine to
widen commerce. world influence and
national safety
Here we are today at one of the
great gs-teways OF Latin-A America.
Somehow | feel that the western
hemisphere is our special field Of in
fluence and trade. Commerce marks
the highways Of friendship as well
as rivalry. Our trade routes by sea
70 the soutfI ought to be as depend
able as our railway routes at home,
and there ought to be sufficient and
reassurfllg comfy and concord
among Americans, South, Central
and North. Bind our friendship with
the tithe5 of trade and we shall make
tt indissoluhIe.
his republic can not, will not,
fail II each of us does his part. If
we but work and use thriftily and
seek that understanding which re-
yeals mutuality of interests no diff
cuities csin long abide.
Wrong Standards.
There has been wild c npla-
ton OF earnings, whether in lges or
dividends, In terms of dollars rather
than in terms of purchasing power
We must be- more concerned with