Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-03-08

as sound and fearless, and beat
ing in confidence unfailing.
Amid it all, we have riveted
the gaze of all civilization to
the unselfishness and the right
eousness of representative de-
mocracy. where our freedom
fare, never has sought terri
torial aggrandizement through
force, never had turned to the
arbitrament of arms until rea-
son had been exhausted. When
the governments of the earth
shall have established freedom
like our own and shall have
sanctioned the pursuit Of peace
as we have practiced it,, believe
the last sorrow and the final
sacrifice of international warfare
will have been written.
Our supreme task is the re-
sumption of our onward nor
NAL way. Reconstruction, re.
adjustment restoration ,ia al az
to hasten them. If it will light
en- the spirit and add to the
resolution with which we lake
UP the task, let me repeat for
our nation, we shall give no peo-
pie just cause to make war up.of.
us, we hold no national preju-
dices, we entertain no spirit of
revenge, we do not hate, we do
not covet, we dream of no con-
quest, nor boast of armed
prowess. ''''
!, ~ -. - Unity Of Purpose
If, despite this attitude. war is
again forced upon us, I earnestly
hope a way may be found which
will unity our individual and col
lective strength and consecrate
all America, materially and spir-
itually, body and soul, to national
defense. I can vision the ideal
republic, where every man and
woman is called under the flag,
for assignment to duty, for
whatever service, military or
civic, the individual is best fit
ted, where we may call to univer-
sal service every. plant, agency
or facility, all in the. sublime
penny of war profit shall in
sure to the benefit of private
individual, corporation or COM
bination, but all above the nor
NAL shall flow into the defense
chest of the nation. There is
something inherently wrong,
something out of accord with the
ideals of representative democ-
racy when one portion of our
to private gain amid defensive
war while another is fighting,
sacrificing or dying for nation
al preservation.
Out of such universal service
will come a new unity of spirit
and purpose, a new confidence
and conservation, which would
make our defense impregnable,
our triumph assured. Then we
should have little or no disor-
ganization of our economic, in
TENS at home, no staggering war
debts, no swollen fortunes to
flout the sacrifices of our SOL
diers, no excuse for sedition, no
pitiable slackerism, no outrage
or treason. Envy and jealousy
would have no soil for their men
acing development and revolution
would be without the passion
which engenders it.
Reactions Of War
A regret for the mistakes of
yesterday must not, however,
blind us to the tasks of today.
War never left such an after
math. There has been stagger-
ing loss of life, and measureless
wastage of materials. Nations are
still cropping for return to stable
ways. Discouraging indebted
ness confronts us, like all the
War-torn nations, and these obli-
cations must be provided for.
No civilization can survive repu-,
diation. We can reduce the alb
normal expenditures and we will.
We can strike at war taxation,
and we must. We must face the
grim necessity with full knewl-
edge that the task is to be SOW
ed and we must proceed with a
full realization that no statute
enacted by man can repeal the
memorable laws of nature. Our
most dangerous tendency is to
expect too much of government,
and at the same time do for it
too little.
We contemplate the imme-
date task of putting our public
household in order. We need a
rigid and yet sane economy,
combined with fiscal justice and
it must be attended by indivi-
dual prudence and thrift, which
are so essential to this trying
hour and reassuring for the .fu-
.ture.
The business world reflects
the disturbance of wars reac-
ton. Herein flows the life blood
of material existent. The eco
nomic mechanism is intricate and
its parts interdependent and has
suffered the shocks and Jars in
cident to abnormal demands,
credit inflations and price up
heaVals. The normal balances
have been impaired. the channels
of distribution have been clog
ged, the relations of labor and
management have been strained.
We must seek the adjustment
with care and courage. Our peo-
pie must give and take. Prices
must reflect the receding fever
of war activities.
Old Wage Levels
Perhaps we never shall know
the old levels of wage again, be-
cause war Invariably readjusts
compensations and the 1ecessa-
ries of life will show their in
separable relationship, but we