New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-10-02

impel me to follow you throughout
THIS campaign until you answer this
ously answered the questions that have
been addressed to him. | repeat the
question, Arc you in favor of scrap
ping the League of Nations?
EDWARD A. RYAN
1850 Vermont Avenue, W shington.'
senator Hardings reply follows:
four lettergram addressed to me
from Washington was my first infor~
nation that your Interrogation at tic
Baltimore meeting had led to your ar
rest, greatly regret that such a
result followed your courteous inter-
ruption. am sorry for the indignity
you have suffered. Indeed | invited
you to the stage, so I might get your
INQUIRY clearly. know whom was an
swaring and answer frankly do not
venture to criticize the police officials
who were responsible for order in a
great meeting, but LIDO speak for my
self and insist that I sought to treat
you with becoming courtesy. | am az
ready as you 10 recognize the. rights
OF every citizen Of the Republic, but l
do not agree that you may demand an
answer to question as you elect to
frame it. any more than may demand
your support. do not control any SEN
ator's attitude on the League of Ne
lions any more than / control YOURS.
do not saes to ccntro, any mans
views. My sasl. is to SO harmonic
the views OF Anericasl leadership that
ne shall be able to adopt policy III
cur world relations to which Anne ricans
will unitcdly suhscribe In deliberate
public addresses ! have given a clear
statement of MY own suggestions for
our future international policy and
you may read your answer therein"
Senator Harding said, in part:
II have refused and | refuse. now,
to make an emotional or meretri-
of America. When we all acknowledge
that the time and the conditions of
the world call for a fuller recognition
OF human rights. the protection Of the
life CT human beings and the conserva-
ton Of our human resources, it be-
comes the duty of the women of Amer
lea, and it becomes my duty, to deal
with these matters of social justice
upon high plane of an dealism which
is not too proud to work.
Urges Program of Action
more, it is our duty to consider
without hypocrisy or Understanding
phrases a program Of action. And it
is my duty to address not only you who
are women, now entering by justice,
BY the principles of sound democracy,
and by the wisdom of progr essivc
civilization. into citizenship, but also
to address. through you, every Amer
lean who is interested in our common
welfare
~ pledge myself to-day to support
with all that is in me whatever prac-
teal policy Of social welfare and So
cial justice can be brought forward
by the mbined wisdom of all Amer
leans. Nothing can concern America,
and nothing eau concern me as an
American, more deeply than the health,
the happiness and the enlightenment
of every fellow American. :
Justice Not Paternalism
"The social justice that I conceive
is not paternalism. IT would be easy
to make it so. and dangerous indeed
TO the hest spirit that Americans can
have-thc spirit Of expressing by the
individual free viii ones own merits,
capacity and worth. We do not want
government to suppress that express
sion of free will, even by bcnevolence,
lea an equal opportunity and q pre-
paredness for self-eypression therein,
even though we use the government 10
do IT,
Social justice, on the other hard,
is not mere sentiment. To my mind
a social justice policy in government
can not and should not be confined to a
/ program for the few of benefits from
I some uncertain and magic source at
the seat of government. could not
even consider q policy of socia! justice
which is conceived. as so many vision
aries conceive it, as a right Of man
kind ! will only consider it as an
obligation Of mankind.
Il refuse to subscribe to the doc
trine which has gone 80 far to deludc
the world that even citizenship is
based upon rights. ! believe, and have
repeatedly said, that citizenship is
based upon obligation.
II will not even approach the CON
1 sderation OF policy Of social Jus.
( tice unless it is founded on the stall
wa.t American doctrine Of the duties
of every one OF us to AL of US. Tho
hrst measure of social justice 10 which
America must always devote herself
Is the duty Of citizenship to vote with
conscience. to preserve laws and TO dc
nand their enforcement. Il is The ob-
legation OF all true Americans 30 live
clean lives and to engage with head
and hand in honest, useful production
and toll
Best Social Welfare Worker
"Thc best social welfare worker in
the world is tho man or woman who
lives righteously and does tine task
we'll which he OF she is most capable
of doing, thereby adding to Tie sum
/ total Of human accomplishment
Must All Stand Together
IL believe that there is no step more
practical. no step which will mean more
to the growth Of Americas social well
fare; no step which viii guarantee bet
ter Amcrica's social justice. than one
which now propose to you.
There can be no more efficient way
of advancing humanitarian program
than by ADAPTING the machiner. of our
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