Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-04

rd against the pCrils and penalties Of
generally distributed amid the in T.
apirntions Of equal opportunity.
No one justly may deny the cQunl.
ity of opportunity which made us
what we are. We have mistaken un-
preparedness to embrace II to be a
challenge Of the reality. and due
concern for making all citizens tit
for participation will give added
strength Of citizenship aud magnify
our achievement.
If revolution insists upon over
turning established order. let other
peoples make the tragic experiment.
There Is no place for II In America.
When world war threatened civilizn
ton, we pledged our resources and
our lives to its preservation. and
when revolution threatens we unfurl
tho flag of law and order and re-
new our conservation. Ours is "A
constitutional freedom whcrC the
popular will is the law supreme and
minoritirs arc sacrcdly protected.
Our rrvisions rCformHtiOnS and CvO-
lutions reflect deliberate judgment
and mn orderly progress. and we mean
TO cure our Ills. but never destroy
or permit destruction by force.
had rather submit our industrial
controversies to the conference table
in advance than 10 n settlement table
after conflict and suffering The earth
is thirsting for the cup Of good will.
Understanding is its fountain source.
would like to acclaim an err Of
good feeling amid dependable pros
prrity and all the blessings which
attend.
Protection of Industries
II has been proved again and again
that we cannot, while throwing our
markets open 70 the world. maintain
American standards of living and op-
portunity and hold our Industrial
onimrnrC in such unequal rompcti
tiuu. There is Turing fnllary in
the theory Of banishCd barrier! uf
trade. but preserved American stand.
ards require our higher production
costs TO be reflected in our tariffs on
imports. Today. ms never before.
when peoples are seeking trade. res
torntion and expansion, we adjust
our tariffs to the new order. We
seek participation in the worlds CX
changes. because therein lies our way
To widpn"d Influence and the triumphs
Of peace. We know full well we
cannot sell whrrn we do not buy
and we cannot sell successfully where
We do not carry.
Opportunity iS calling not aonc
for the restoration. but for n ncv
era in production. transportation and
trade. We shall answer il best hv
meeting the demand of II surrass.
ing home market. 10y promoting self
r"Iinnr" in production and by bid
ding enterprise, genius and efficiency
To carry our CurgOVS IN American
bottoms to III" martS Of the world.
An America Of Homes
We would not have an .Nmcrira
living within aud for herself alone,
but we would have her self reliant
independent and ever nublcr. stronger
and richer. Believing in our higher
standards, reared through c0nstitu.
tional liberty and maintained oppor.
tunltN. "" invite the world to tho
sam" heights but pride in things
wrought is no reflex Of II completed
task. Common welfare is the goal
of our national "ndcnvor. Wcnlth is
not inimiral to welfare. it ought to
b" its fricudi"st agency.
There never can be- equality of re.
wards or possessions So long as the
human plan contains varied talents
and differing degrees of industry and
thrift, ut Ours ought 10 be- Il roun.
try free from prrnt hlntrh,s sc IL.