Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-03-09
Prayer for Industrial Peace.

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/ wish for an America no less aIer
in guarding against dangers from with
in than it is watchful against eneme
from without. Our fundamental Law
recognizes no class, no group, no sec
ton there must be none In legisla
ton or administration. The suprem,
inspiration is the common veal. HUI
mainly hungers for internationa
peace, and we crave it with all man
kind. My most reverent prayer fol
America is for industrial peace. witt
its rewards widely and generally dis
| tributed, amid the inspirations OF
| equal opportunity. No one justly may
deny the equality of opportunity
| which made us what we are. Due
concern for making all citizens fit for
participation. will give added strength
of citizenship and magnify our
achievement.
If revolution insists upon 0Serturn-
ing established order. let other peO-
pies make the tragic experiment.
There is no place for 1t i'm America.
When World war threatened civiliza-
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
law supreme and minorities are sa-
credly protected. Our revisions, ref
ormations and evolutions reflect a
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 its fountain
source. l would like to acclaim an
era. of good feeling amid dependable
prosperity and all the blessings which
attend. r
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
pprtunity. and hold our industrial emf
nence in such unequal competition.
There is Turing fallacy In 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,Las never before, when peoples
are seeking trade restoration and eX-
pansion, we must adjust our tariffs
to the new order We seek' partici-
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 a
new era in production. transportation
ana trade. We shall answer it best
by meeting the demand of a surpass-
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. Believing in our higher
standards, 9eared through constitution
a! liberty and maintained opportunity,
we invite the world to the same
heights. But pride in things wrought
is no reflex of a completed task. Com
mon welfare Is the goal of our national
endeavor. Wealth is not inimical to
welfare. 1t ought to be its friendliest
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 a 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 best citizenship.
There is no short cut to the making
of these ideals into glad realities. The
world has witnessed. again and again.
the futility and the mischief of VII
considered remedies for social and
economic disorders But we are mind
full today as never before of the fric-
tion of modern industrialism, and we
must learn it's causes and reduce Its
evil consequences by sober and tested
methods. Where genius has made for
great possibilities. justice and happi
ness must be reflected In greater
common welfare.
Service the Supreme Commitment.
Service Is the supreme commitment
Of life. ! would rejoice to acclaim the
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