The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-31
Settlement of Industrial
and Business Problems
Promised AS Means OF
Returning To Normal
Conditions

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 31-"Nothing
is closer to the heart of President
Harding than to make the relief for
incapacited war veterans absolutely
complete; no man in the service has
Il deeper appreciation of what that
service meant, of the service made
by the veterans, of the obligations in
CURED by the country, and no man
will go further to minister to the true
welfare of those who have been in
the service, and their dependents than
the president of the United state"
Vice President Coolidge told the
national convention Of the American
Legion.
He never will sacrifice you for his
own welfare. He will sacrifice him
self for your welfare. He will do all
that can be done to present the need
OF your again sacrificing yourselves
fer your country's welfare, Mr.. Cool
idge said
Reviews Work
The vice president reviewed what
has been done so far toward aiding
the incapacitated veterans; paid high
tribute TO the valor of Americas arm
ed forces and declared the Legion
represented new national CON
seriousness.
He said every relief must be sought
and applied to the taxation situation,
sketched the country's financial situa-
tion and added that he knew OF no
more important service for world war
veterans than to reduce the great
drain on the purses of the people"
, This, he said, would bring about 4
return to normal conditions.
He made Il plea against sectional
ism, which, he said, had been largely
wiped cut by the fusing effect of the
war and predicted Il great future in
the nations life for the American lie
gion.
Tribute to Legion
yffo opportunity to make this ma
ton one; the sacrifice which made
this nation one was of your day alone.
sT'rhe streams OF great spirit are gath
cred up in you. You represent a new
national consciousness. You repre-
sent the consummati0n of those great
forces coming into action in the early
days OF this century which not only
made America more American tut
made humanity more humane. The
hope of this nation, which more than
ever corresponds with the hope of the
world, lies in your power to minister
to that spirit, to preserve that con
seriousness and TO increase those
forces.
The work of Washington was not
completed at Yorktown, the work of
Lincoln was not completed at Apo
mattox. They live in our institutions.
One lives in the constitution which
other in the constitution which his
sacrifice caused to lie ratified. Your
work was not all done on the sea or
the battlefield of France
Refers TO Armaments
I'm recognition of the solemn obi
CATION to You and your countrymen
of economy and peace conference OF
certain great powers called on the
initiative of the president of the
United States is about to convene in
Washington. 1t is''fnpited to search
for a solution of problems arising
from the convergence OF many differ
ent nations in the Pacific and to pro-
vide by mutual agreement a limita
ton of armament. 1t proposes some
thing America can do at home. 1t
surrenders no right, it imposes no
burden, it promises relief at home
and better understanding abroad.
If it can be accomplished its bles-
sings will be reflected from every fire
side in the land.