Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-06

I do not know of a deadlier foe to
our common country, because he ere
ates the unrest that threatens from
within and emphasizes the appeal to
class.
Reduced cost of government will
help. and we can reduce cost of gov
eminent by quitting the play of pol
itics with the nations bread and but
ter. Stage assaults on profiteering.
mostly dealing with petty offenders,
do not deeply impress the country.
and sugar agreements which add a
billion to our sugar bills for year
do not indicate a know-how which
entities the bunglers to hold their
jobs.
Il have not come to you today with
speech Of promises | cannot pledge
you the impossible. and do not mean
to suggest the Impractical can
only preach the gospel of under
standing practically applied. l can
only tell you that in life among you
here. or in life of great responsibility.
| am interested in your good fortunes
in common with all the people. In
public service / have always been
ready to hear the appeal of all Amer
leans. and labor will find an ever
ready period to be heard. not for Ia
Dor alone. but for the good OF all our
people. We cannot prosper one group
and imperil another. We cannot have.
we must not have. menacing class
consciousness. When we look each
other in the face, soberly contem-
plating the great web of American
life. I'VE see that the good of one
is the fortune of all.
L. $. System Is Right.
Our system is all right. it is the
judgment of the ages. and here in
America we have wrought the su-
preme achievement. There are
abuses. perhaps there ever will be.
Greed develops and robbery breaks
out amid all great professions Our
business is to strike at greed and
outlaw robbery. and correct the
abuses without destroying the temple
in which we abide.
Il do not think we can fabricate
the perfect world. but we can, and
We mean to. make it better from day
to day and year to year. ! do not
blow you a bubble of imaginary
equality of men or women, but ] do
proclaim equality of opportunity.
proved in America and making
America the best land of hope in all
the world. The fair chance is here.
1t isn't in a particular craft. 1T isn't
alone in the closed shop. it isn't in the
offerings of the law. it isn't in the
revolutionary proposals of those who
threaten destruction in return for
liberty's blessings. 1t is in honest
cuOcdNOT, IN lnFlIt, IN lofty dSplTd-
tion and a resolute determination to
do and to get on in the world.
Believes In UnfOnixm.
Il believe in unionism. ] believe in
collective bargaining, l believe the
two have combined to speed labor
toward its just rewards. But do
not believe in labors domination of
business or government any more
than / believe that capital shall DOM
mate. We had our time at that. and
We learned the danger and ended it,
We do not want to substitute one
class for another. we want to put an
end to classes.
I'VE live in an era of collective en-
deavor. Capital led the way. and la
boris organization was not only natural
but necessary. 1t has done more than
serve it's membership. it has riveted
the thoughtful attention of America to
social justice and brought the fruits
thereof.
Advancement of Labor's Cause.
81 hold that the advancement of la
boris cause in America challenges all
the world. We have made, of course
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