The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-04

| refinement, her isteliigence and her
 We count upon her exercise of the
 full privileges, and tb-,> performance of the duties of citizenship to speed
 the attainment of the highest state Prayer for Industrial Peace.
 "I wish for an America no less alert in guarding against dangers
 from within than it is watchfu1 a against enemies from without Our funda- mental law recognizes no class. no group, no section. There must be
 none in legislation or administration The supreme inspiration is the com mon veal. Humanity hungers for | international peace and we crave it with all mankind. My most reverent
 prayer for America is for industrial generally distributed amid the in | spirations of equal opportunity.
 "No one may justly deny the equal | ity of opportunity which made us what we are. We have mistaken un- preparedness to embrace it, to be a challenge of the reality; and due con- cern for making all citizens fit for participation will give added strength of citizenship and magnify our achievement.
 eff revolution insists upon over turning established order, let other peoples make the tragic experiment. There is no place for it in America. When world war threatened civll1za- ton we pledged our resources and our lives to its preservation, and when revolution threatens we unfurl the | flag of law and order and renew our | conservation. Ours is constitutional | freedom where the popular will is the 1 law supreme and minor1hes are sa- credly protected. Our reVis1ons, re- formations and evoiutlons renect | deliberate judgment and an orderly progress and we mean to cure our ills, but never destroy or permit de- struction by force.
 "I had rather submit our industrial controversies to the conference table In advance than to a settlement table after conflict aud suffering. The earth is thirsting for the cup of good will Understanding is it's fountain source. I would like to acclaim an era of good feeling amid dependable prosperity and all the blessings which attend.
 .sIt has been proved again and
 again that we cannot, while throw
 ing our markets open to the world,
 maintain American standards of, llv-
 ing and opportunity and hold our In
 dustria1 eminence in such unequal
 competition. There is a turing fal-
 lacy in the history of banished bar
 riers of trade, but preserved Amer
 ican standards require our h1gher
 production costs to be reflected in our
 tariffs on imports Today as never
 before, when peoples are seeking
 trade, restoration and expansion, we
 must adjust our tariffs to the new
 order We seek participation in the
 worlds exchanges, because therein
 lies our way to widened influence and
 the triumphs of peace. We know
 full well we cannot sell where we do not buy and we cannot sell success fully where we do not carry.
 Opportunity is calling not alone for the restoration, but for new
 era in production, transportation and trade. We shall answer it best by l 4I, 1 1f 70
 home market, by promoting self re- liance in production and by bidding
 enterprise, genius and efficiency to
 carry our cargoes in American bot toms to the marts of the world. An America of Homes.
 'FWee would not have an America living within and for herself alone but we would have her se1f-rehant,
 independent and ever nobler, stronger and richer. Beelieving in our higher standards, reared through constitu- tional liberty and maintained oppor- tunity, we invite the world to the same heights. But pride in things 1 wrought is no reflex of a completed
 task Common welfare. is the goal | of our national endeavor. Wealth IS | not inimica1 to welfare, it ought to be 1 it's friendliest agency.
 ''There never can be equality OF rewards or possessions so long as the human plan contains varied talents 1 and differing degrees of industry ana | thrift but ours ought to be country | free from great blotcheS of distressed poverty. We ought to find way to guard against the perils and penalties | of unemployment. We want an | America of homes. fllum1ned with hope and happiness, where mothers | freed from the necessity for long hours of toll beyond their own doors, may preside as befits the hearthstone of American citizenship We want the cradle of American childhood rockeo l SO hn1 and hopeful that no blight may touch It l in it's development and we want to provide that no selfish interest, no material necessity, no lack of oppor- tunity shall prevent the gaining or that education so essential to best citizenship.
 .sThere is no short cut to the Tnak- ing of these ideals into glad realities: The world has witnessed, again ana again, the futility and the mischief of i1l-consid cred remedies for social ana
 economic disorders. But we are mindful today as never before Of the friction of modern industria l1sm and we must learn it's causes and reduce its evil consequences by sober ana tested methods. Where genius has made for great possibilities, -Justlce and happiness must be reflected in a greater common welfare.
 Service Supreme Commitment 'tService is the supreme commit
 ment Of life. I would rejoice to ac- claim the eraSof the golden rule and crown it with the autocracy of ser vice. I pledge an administration wherein all the agencies of govern ment are called to serve and ever promote an understanding of govern ment purely as an expression of the popular will.
 stOne cannot stand in this presence and be unmindful of the tremendous
 responsibility. The worldF upheav- al has added heavily to our tasks But with the realization comes the surge of high resolve, and there IS reinsurance in belief in the God given destiny of our republic If fet
 that there is to be sole responslb1lrty in the Executive for the America or tomorrow, I should shrink from the burden. But here are Q hundred millions with common concern and
 shared responsibility, answerable to God and country The Repupilc +o nj and I