New-York tribune., 1921-01-24
Coolidge Says
Will of Public
Must Dominate
Tells Woman's Roosevelt
Memorial Association the
Late Presidents Principle
Is Essential at Present
Need $75O,OOO for Home
Vice President Elect Given
Medal as Tribute for End.
ing Boston Police Strike

Colonel Theodore Rooseyelts prin-
clple that a republic can endure only
by the enforcement of the public will
as against the will of any group of
citizens is just as essential to good
government to-day as it was twenty
years ago when Colonel Roosevelt hA-
came President, -President-elect
Calvin Coolidge told the Woman's
Roosevelt Memorial Association at a
mass meeting held last night at the
Town Hall.
The former Massachusetts Governor
declared that Colonel Roosevelt cen
FORCED the supremacy of the public law
alike against those who opposed it in
the name Of capital or in the name of
iebor." In that, he continued, Colonel
Roosevelt was the benefactor of en-
ployer and employee.
Inc association called the meeting to
promote its campaign to raise funds
for restoring and maintaining the
Roosevelt house at % East Twentieth
street. Mrs. John Henry Hammond
the president, reported that $3.50 900 ;s
still needed. Mrs. Henry A Wisc
wood. one Of the vice-presidents. re-
ported that committees were beinp
formed in every state and in manv
IIorelgn countries, including China and
France. "'-0
introduced by Governor Miller
Governor Coolidge was given a hearty
reception. When Governor Miller in
introducing him, said: 81 take qrea,
pleasure in presenting the President
elect the 5000 persons who filled the
nall made the mistake the occasion for
q prolonged ovation. We'll" sale
G.overnor. Miller, correcting himself
some OF our most certain prophecie:
are made unconsciously"
"The greatest peril to our institu.
tions does not lie in direct assault
upon them, nor will it come from those
VINO with evil intent strive for THEN
destruction" said Governor Coolidge
disaster will come from those who
probably with good intentions, seel
the private control of public action
1t is an old story known to ALL but ir
the exercise of that eternal vigilance
which they tell us is the price of lib
erty 1t requires constant reiteration
and no estimate of the services and
S'AoA ~ .oa " AHcOuOIe hOOSeVelC can
be made without the retelling of it,
Roosevelt Reused Nations Conscience
To Colonel Roosevelt, the speake,
said, the country owes its awakening te
sense of international obligation
"Our country has known little Of for
eign affairs" he said. at has desired
to know little of them. 1t has beer
our tradition that what went on ir
Europe could have little effect here
But we have declared and maintained
the Monroe Doctrine of no interference
here by Europe. The closing of ou,
exchange, the denial of our access tc
the sea, the death of our nationals
when peacefully engaged did not seem
to wake us from our delusion. We
wanted peace, and rightfully, but il
was the voice of Roosevelt that reused
the nation to the meaning and the
menace of the war to America. In this
he was never so disinterested, sc
patriotic, SO eager for the right for its
own sake. He appealed from the things
that seemed to be to the soul of the
things that are. This was his last
great service. He reused the national
conscience into righteous action"
A gold medal was presented to Gov
ernor Coolidge by the National Insti-
tute of Social Sciences as a tribute to
his action in settling the Boston police
strike. The presentation was by DR.
Henry Fairfield Osborne, who was in
troduced by DR.. Emory R. Johnson
president of the institute.