Milford chronicle., 1920-07-23

america Is peace, peace that closes tn,
gaping wound Of world war, and 81
leuces the impassioned voices Of in
ternaional envy and distrust. Heed
ing this call and knowing as | do tn,
disposition Of the Congress, 1 promise
you formal and effective peace Sc
quickly as a Republican Congress can
pass its declaration for a Republican
executive to sign.
1t is better to be the free and
disinterested agent OF international
justice and advancing civilization,
with the covenant Of conscience. than
be shackled by a written compact
which surrenders our freedom of ac-
ton and gives to a military alliance
the right to proclaim Americas duty
to the world. No surrender Of rights
to a world council or its military al
lance, no assumed mandatory how
ever appealing, ever shall summon the
sons of this republic to war. Their
supreme sacrifice shall only be asked
for America and its call Of honor.
There is a sanctity in that right we
will not delegate.
Leaving America Independent.
Disposed as we are, the way is very
simple. Let the failure attending as
sumption, Obstinacy, impracticability
and delay be recognized, and let US
find the big, practical, unselfish way
TO do our part, neither cOvetOus be-
cause Of ambition nor hesltant through
fear, but ready TO serve ourselves, hu.
manity and God. With a senate ad-
vising as the constitution contemplates.
1 would hopefully approach the n&.ions
Of Europe and Of the earth. proposing
that understanding which makes US
willing participant in the consecra-
tion Of nations to a new relationship.
to commit the moral forces OF the
world, America included, to peace and
international justice, still leaving Am
erica free, independent and self-reliant,
but offering friendship to all the world.
1t is folly to close our eyes to out
standing facts Humanity is restive,
much Of the world is in revolution.
the agents of discOrd and destruction
have wrought their tragedy in pathetic
Russia, have lighted their torches
among other peoples, and hope to see
America as a part of the great Red
confiagratiOn. Ours is the temple of
liberty under the law. and it is ours to
call the Sons Of Opportunity to its de-
fense. America must not only save
herself, but ours must be the appealing
voice to sober the world.
1t must be understood that toll alone /.
makes for accomplishment and ad- /
vancement, and righteous possession is |
the reward of toll. and its incentive. |
There is no progress except in the .
of competition.
The chief trouble today is that the
world war wrought the destruction of .
healthful competition, left our store
houses empty, and there is a minimum
production when our need is max
mum. Maximums, not minimums, is
the call of America 1t isn't a new
story, because war never fails to leave
depleted storehouses and always I'M
pairs the efficiency of production. War
also establishes its higher standards
'or wages, and they abide. wish the
higher wage to abide, on one explicit
,ondition-that the wage-earner win
yive full return for the wage received.
Production, More Production.
I want, somehow, to appeal to the
;ons and daughters of the republic,
o every producer, TO join hand and
rain in production, more production,
lOnest production, patriotic prOduc-
ion, because patriotic production is
10 less a defense of our best civiliza-
ion than that Of armed force Prof.
eering is a crime Of commission, un-
reproduction is a crime of omission.
We must work our most and best, else
he destructive reaction will come.
The menacing tendency of the pres
Mt day is not chargeable wholly TO
he unsettled and fevered conditions
aused by the war. The manifest
in popular government lies
q the temptation to appeal to grouped
itizenship for political advantage.
It would be the blindness of folly 20
more the activities in our own coun
ry which are aimed to destroy orr
conomic system, and to cOmmi. US tc
he colossal tragedy which has de-
troyed all freedom and made Russia
npotent. This movement is not 20 be
allied in throttled liberties. We must ,
of abridge the freedom Of speech, the ,
-eedom of press, or the freedom Of :
ssembly. because there is no r-ciiise !
, renression. These liberties are rs
,cred as the freedom of religious he- .
Of. as inviolable as the rights Of life ,
nd the pursuit Of happiness. We do q
old 70 the right TO crush sedition, 10
life n menacing contempt for law, s
, stamp out peril to the safety II n
,e republic or its people, when eIneF- 4
Dncv calls. because security and The
.aiestv of the law are the first es- 5
initials of liberty. He who threatens Il
of the government by ''ree h
r fiaunts his contempt for lawful
1tbority. ceases to be loyal citizen n
,d forfeits his rights to the freedom "
I the republic. p
No party is Indifferent to the welfare
the wage-earner. To us his good
,rtline is of deepest concern, and we e.
,ek to make that good fortune per :
anent. We do not oppose but ap- VI
rove collective bargaining, because IL
lat is an outstanding right, but We
.e unalterably insistent that its exer- 3,
Sc must not destroy the equally sa-
ed right Of the individual, in his nee IL
;sary pursuit of livelihood. Any e'
merican has the rightto quit his emf o'
oyment, so has every American the oT
ght 70 seek employment The group eI
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