Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-28
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| AS RESULT OF WAR
Gov. Coolidge, at Vermont
University, Cites Economic
and Political Problems.

BURLINGTON, VT, June Is (by the
Associated Press).-The American
people were urged to accept the larger
responsibilities of a world of great
economic and political freedom and to
employ their moral force in solving
the problems of the future. in an ad-
dress by Gov. Coolidge of Massachu-
sets. republican candidate for Vice
President. at the University of Yer
mont commencement today. The de-
gree of doctor of laws was conferred
upon him. The university graduated
class of 1875.
THE conflicts of the past six years"
Gov Coolidge said. have strengthened
the determination of all Americas
people now as in the past to resist all
aggression and support and defend her
political institutions with whatever
power may be necessary for their
preservation and the maintenance of
the larger liberties they bestow upon
all her citizens.
Impossible to Evade Burdens.
1T is absolutely impossible for the
public to evade or shift the burden of
ing the public debt This is our part
of the price of victory. Until this is
met, higher range of costs will be
the price of prosperity There has
been and still is in some cases a range
of artitcially high prices. which has
not been caused by but has resulted
in profiteering. There is but one sure
remedy for this, and that is an in
crease of production. This is always
the result of a long process, and its
application requires patience and for
bearance.
we have been preaching and en-
gaging in a great crusade. Its pur-
pose has been to destroy despotism and
preserve freedom. There has been a
new birth of freedom. There has been
a new expression to the rights of the
individual. new reaSzation OF the
worth of man. All this has set new
standard of value on human service
because it has given new value to
man. There has been here a vast for
ward movement, the extent of which
has not yet been fully appreciated"
Disappointing to Some.
ITO some it has been disappointing,
giving them unrest and dissatisfaction.
If any expected to find satisfaction
merely in an enlarged income they were
foredoomed to disappointment. Salts
faction does not come from safety or
indulgence, it comes from achievement.
Greater liberty does not mean less re-
sponsibility. it means more response
blity. II economically our citizens are
to be no longer cheap, they must be no
longer without responsibilities.
But if America is to lead. her people
must be true to her ideals. The world
has rejected leadership sought to be
imposed by force. The day of Wash
ington and Lincoln has come. Leader
ship will henceforth not be by force. but
by service No selfish interest, what
ever it's source, will long be allowed to
interfere with progress"
I'm our economic life as in our polit-
ical life, progress comes from variety.
division of labor has given to the
individual large economic existence.
But division of labor presupposes
that each division performs it's part
BY choosing to adopt it the individual
imposes upon himself a new duty to-
ward society and receives in return
a new economic power and a vastly
increased economic liberty. No one de-
MES that he has the right to withdraw,
but it is equally clear that he cannot
have right to use his position to levy
tribute.
Sees Desire for Progress.
The American people desire prog
ress and when they come. as come
they must, to a comprehension that
all kinds of selfishness and tyranny
interfere with it they will discard
their advocates as they discarded the
leadership of toryism, notification and
secession.
Whether we seize the opportunity
to lead in a great advance depends
solely on ourselves. We have the re-
sources. the power, the material force
The only question concerns our moral
force. What leadership shall we fol-
low? We have come through ad-
versity. Can we bear prosperity"