Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1921-03-10

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concern for making all citizens tit for
participation will give added strength
Of citizenship and magnify our
| achievement.
II revolution insists upon overturn-
Ing established order. let other peO-
pies make the tragic experiment
| There is no place for ii In America.
When World war threatened civiliza-
tiOn 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
| law supreme and minorities are sa-
credIy protected. Our revisions. ref
ormations and evolutions reflect
| deliberate Judgment and an orderly
| progress. and we mean to cure our
ills. but never destroy or permit de
| structiOn by force.
had rather submit our industrial
| controversies to the conference table
in advance than to settlement table
after conflict and suffering. The
earth is thirsting for the cup Of good
will. Understanding is it's fountain
source. would like to acclaim an
era Of good feeling amid dependable
prosperity and all the blessings which
attend.
Protection OF Industries.
1t has been proved again and again
that we cannot, while throwing our
markets open to the world, maintain
American standards Of living and OPP
portunity. and hold our Industrial emf
nence In such unequal competition.
There Is Turing fallacy I'm the theory
OF banished barriers Of trade. but pre-
served American standards require
our higher production costs to be re-
Elected In our tariffs on imports. To
day. as never before. when peoples
are seeking trade restoration and ex-
pansion, we must adjust our tariffs
to the new order. We seek partci-
patton In the worlds exchanges, be-
cause 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 successfully 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 il best
by meeting the demand Of srrpass-
ing home market. by promoting self
reliance 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.
We should not have an America
living within and for herself Alone
but we would have her self-reliant, In
dependent and ever nobler. stronger
and richer. Relieving In our higher
standards. reared through constitution
al liberty and maintained opportunity.
we invite the world to the same
heights. But pride In things wrought
is no Hfiex Of completed task Com
mon welfare Is the goal of our national
endeavor. Wealth is not inimical to
welfare. II ought to be Its friendiest
agency. There never can be equality
OF rewards or possessions so long as
the human plan contains varied talents
and differing degrees OF industry and
thrift. but ours ought to be a 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 Amer
lea Of homes, illumined with hope and
happiness, where mothers. freed from
the necessity for long hours Of toll be.
yond their own doors. may preside as
BELTS the hearthstone Of American
citizenship We want the cradle of |
American childhood rocked under con-
ditions so wholesome and so hopeful |
that no blight may touch II In its de- |
velopment. and we want to provide |
that no selfish interest, no material |
necessity, no lack Of opportunity shall |
prevent the gaining Of that education |
SO essential to hest citizenship.
There Is no short cut to the making |
Of these ideals into glad realities. The |
world has witnessed. again and again. |
the futilty and the mischief Of III |
considered remedies for social and |
economic disorders. But we are mind |
ful today as never before Of the fric- |
ton OF modern industrialism. and We |
must learn its causes and reduce its |
evil consequences by sober and tested I
methods Where genius has made for |
great possibilities. Justice and happi- |
ness must he reflected in a greater |
common welfare
Service the Supreme Commitment.
Service Is the supreme commitment |
Of life. would rejoice to acclaim the |
era OF the Golden Rule and crown II |
with the autocracy Of service. |
pledge an administration wherein all |
the agencies OF government are called
to serve, and ever promote an under
standing Of government purely as an
expression OF the popular will
One cannot stand In this presence
and be unmindful Of the tremendous
responsibility. The world upheaval
has added heavily to our tasks. but
with the realization comes the surge
" high resolve. and there Is reassur-
ance In belief In the God given desti- |
ny at our republic. II l felt that there
Is To be sole responsibility in the exec