El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-07
PRESIDENT IN
MESSAGE ASKS
NEW ECONOMY

this was the faith which won the
war Certainly this Is the faith with
which our gallant men went into the
Ileid and out upon the seas TO make
This Is the mission upon which
democracy came into the world.
Democracy Is an assertion Of the
right OF the individual to live and
70 be treated Justly a. aEnlnst
any attempt on the part OF any
combination Of individuals TO
make laws which viii oVerburden
him or which viii destroy his
equality among his fellows in the
mutter Of right OF privilege.
I think we all realize that the day
has come when democracy is being
/ put upon its final test The old
] world is just now suffering from a
. WanrOn rejection Of the Drinciule Of
] democracy and a substitution OF the
] principle OF autocracy as asserted in
] the name. but without the authority
Z and sanction Of the multitude. This
{ is the time Of all others when democ-
Z racy should prove its purity and its
7 spiritual power 70 prevail It is
surely the manifest destiny Of the
I United States TO lead in the ATTEMPT
( 10 make this spirit prevail
How L. S. May Assist.
There are two ways in which the
United States can assist to ACCOMPLISH
this great object First. by offering
OF the viii and power OF democracy
70 make and enforce laws which are
unQuestionably just and which are
equal In their Observation-Disclosures
which secure its fun right TO labor
and yet al the same time safeguard
the integrity Of property, and par
tcularly OF that property which is
devoted to the development OF indus
Try and the increase Of necessary
wealth OF the world. Second. bv
standing for right and justice as to-
wards individual nations. The law Of
democracy is for the protection Of the
weak ana the influence Of every
democracy ia the world should be for
me protection OF the weak nations
the nation which is struggling to-
wards its right and towards its prop-
Ct recognition and privilege in the
family Of nations.
Remedy National Evils.
The United States cannot refuse /
this role Of champion without the Z
stigma OF rejection upon ne great I
and devoted men who brought its I
government into existence and estab- T
llshed IL IN the face OF almost univer-
sal opposition and intrigue, even n Z
the face OF wanton force. as for ex-
ample, against the orders in council ]
Of Great Britain and the arbitrary /
-eapoleonic DEGREES which involved US
IN what we know as the war Of 1872.
urge you TO consider that the
display Of an immediate disposition
on the part Of congress to remedy any.
in1usrices or evils that may have
shown themselves in our own national
lie VIII afford the most effectual
Offset TO the forces Of chaos and i
tyranny which are playing so dis
astrous part in the fortunes OF the
free peoples OF more than one part (
Of the world The United States Is Of
necessity the sample democracy Of
the world and the triumph Of de-
mocracy depends upon its success.
Slow Recovery From War.
Recovery from the disturbing and
sometimes disastrous effects Of thel
late war mas been exceedingly slow
on the other side OF the water and
has given promise, I venture TO say,
Of early completion only in our own
ortunate country; but even with US
the recovery hats and IS impeded at
times and there are Immediately
serviceable acts OF legislation. which
e seems 70 me we ought to attempt
70 assist that recovery and prove the Z
ndestructible recuperative force OF a j Z
great government Of the people. One ]
q these is TO prove that a great Z
democracy can keep house Is success