The New York herald., 1921-12-23
ARMS PARLEY HOPE
IN RULE OF REASON
Coolidge Says Problems Of
Nations Are to Yield, but
Not to Force.
HAS FAITH IN LEADERS
Vice-President and Senator
Willis Address New Eng
land Society.

In the rule OF reason Calvin Coolidge
sees the hope of the Washington con-
ference. In industry, faith and courage
United States Senator Willis of Ohio
sees the salvation of America.
Both men spoke last night at the one
hundred and sixteenth annual dinner
of the New England Society in the
waldorf-Astoria. There were nearly 500
persons present James Rowland An
gell, president of Yale University, was
the only other speaker.
The Vice-President, having, reviewed
the history of the bitter struggles OF the
original white settlers of the New Eng
land States, spoke of national affairs,
saying:
zone of the most difficult problems
for the legislator of the present day is
to distinguish between the advocates of
private interest and public welfare. I'm
less this distinction be made. representa-
tive government as we have established
1t in America, fails, and public author
ity will be vested not in the hands OF
those who are entitled to be designated
as public officers but rather in the
hands Of those privately selected TO
serve a special interest. There is little
danger that modern parliamentary
bodies will fall under the domination of
the most powerful of executives. IL
action be wise, there must be leadership,
IL it be effective, there must be orsani-
zation. but always as the result not of
prejudice. not OF coercion, but of rea-
son. There must be no domination either
of one man in office or ten thousand
supposed men at the polls. This stand
ard is maintained throughout America
to a much greater extent than the pub
lie may suppose.
Our Government Is Success.
THE great meaning of New England
has been the part it has played in the
establishment of a responsible repre-
sentative form OF government founded
on the independent conscience of the in
dividual citizen. 1t jusuties itself be-
cause 1t Is right and because it is right
it. has been n success.
There has been an increasing disposi-
ton of late years to carry this formula
which has worked so we'll in domestic
affairs over into the domain of interna-
tional affairs. When this has been at
tempted it has met the resistance of that
beneficial and necessary national spirit
which has furnished almost the entire
and the equally strong spirit of q self
reliant independence. The Independent
conscience of the individual finds an
exaggerated counterpart in the inde-
pendent sovereignty of each nation. The
undertaking TO establish an interna-
tional jurisdiction under any sanction
of force has always resulted In failure.
But this cannot mean that, rs in do
mestic affairs, SO in international af-
fairs, the rule Of reason shall not apply.
This TO me is the great hope Of the
Washington Conference. 1t is the con-
summation OF ideals which, ff we may
| claim first found their practical appli-
cation on the stern shores of New Eng
land, yet by the very New England
theory which expresses them are ac-
claimed 20 be the common heritage OF
all mankind. The problems of the ma
| tions are to yield, not TO conflict. but
to conference not to force. but to rea-
son. The voyage OF the Mayflower is
not done. Her course Is set. With an
ever-increasng cargo of ideals achieved
she is sailing on, bearing tho hope and
ministering to the welfare of the world.
over her. in Che prophecy of their an
cient Pastor John Robinson, there Is
breaking forth more light 1t Is the
increasing radiance of the higher law
Must Reach Back.
Senator Willis. the grandson Of New
England, declared it was for America
"at this critical hour" to reach back and
take x firm grasp upon those homely
virtues--industry, faith and courage"
lie paid a warm tribute TO Mr.. Coo
lidge, telling his hearers that they and
all the country might feel proud to have
placed in the Vicc-Presidency a man
who II need be would have the courage
and ability TO take over the Presidency.
And then he said. in part:
"One of the troubles of this world just
now--jo not get alarmed. I am not
going to start and enumerate them or
prescribe remedies for them--but some
of the troubles in recent years Is that
so many Of us and so many of our fell
lows in tho other nations have been
thinking so much about politics and
other things that the nations have al
most forgotten the habits of industry.
'If the world would simply get down
to business and 20 to work again il
would be one of the very best things
tnat could happen to Us. Our people
earned that lesson of industry. That
70 one reason why they have succeeded
and are succeeding. Here is another
one.
Tho Vice-President called attention
| 20 IL. 80 d'd the chairman, soIemnly let
| rs not forget II. men and womcn--these
| .orcbcars OF OURS succeeded. first be-