The New York herald., 1921-05-24


the test of disunion, the triumph OF
reunion, and now the end of section
alism On the social side we have
naturally fallen into groupings with
community of interests agricultural
and industral--and incidentally social.
These groupings have drawn us as a
community still closer together. The
great war efraced the last vestige of
sectionalism, and we stand to-day
more firmly unified than ever before.
Justice Not Yet Perfect.
'"Inseparable from the formation Of
mere perfect union, the Constitution
sought to establish justice. True, we
have not attained the perfection of our
ideals in this regard, nor has any other
human society done so, but it Is the
proof Of Our national righteousness OF
purpose that we are never satisfied.
and therefore are always trying TO
maintain as far as possible the equiib-
rum of precise justice.
Justice, like charity, must begin at
home. We must be just to ourselves
and to our own, first of all. This is
not selfish, for selfishness seeks more
than fair share; we seek only that
which is rightfully our own, and then
to preserve that TO ourselves and our
posterity. The war sadly disjointed
things in the world, and we are now
seeking to restore the proper balance.
In our efforts to do this, TO achieve
justice without selfishness, we will do
well to cling to our firm foundations.
= believe in the inspired beginning.
There we will find that national great
ness was founded on agriculture, that
| later we developed industry, and ulti-
mately commerce, both domestic and
foreign.
1--WE will do well to keep in mind,
this time, the fundamental Importance
OF agriculture, and in every possible
way insure justice TO it, Surely we
have done all that could be expected
or us in carrying the burdens Of others,
and there is no regret, but our just
concern now Is for our America, be-
cause our own restoration is our first
service to world turning to US for
aid and inspiration. The country has
! emerged from the hectic prosperity
| following the war and is suffering
| from depression. We are confronted
by the need to place our own house
in order and no more important fea-
tore of that effort can be visioned
than to place our agricultural indus
try ON a sound basis and provide ma.
cEinery and facilities for financing
and distributing crops.
"If we do this we merely will be
providing the farmer with facilities
similar to those enjoyed by the busi-
ness community generally. The farmer
Is entitled to all the help the Govern
mont can give him. without injustice
to others. because 1t is of the utmost
Importance that the agricultural COM
munity be contented and prosperous.
This must be accomplished. not at the
expense of any other section Of the
community, but by processes which
will insure real justice among all ele-
ments in the community. Agriculture
has been laboring under several handi-
caps and is entitled to have facilities
| placed at its disposal which will re-
move these.
Turning 10 industry, our policy
must be to give it every facility pos
sible, but to keep Government out
SIDE Of participation in business on it's
own account. 1t il not necessary for
| the Government to intrude itself in
the business activities which are bet
| ter conducted through private instru-
mentalities. merely in order to demon
strate that the Government is more
| powerful than anything else in this
country. The time has passed when
| any man or group OF men are likely
! TO indulge in the idea Of being more
| powerful tha, the Government. There
| is no need for the Government TO en-
gage in business. in order to enforce
| Justice and fair dealing in business.
Nor is there need for the Government
to engage in business to deplete the
Treasury. The Governments part in
business should be no more than to
insure adherence to the principles OF
common honesty and TO establish reg
tiIations that VIII enable IL to sail a
safe course.
There has been some tendency TO
regard business as dishonest until it
should prove itself honest and to ro-
gard bigness in business as a crimo.
But almost all business to-day Is cCn-
Quoted on 4 scale which though we
have come to regard II as common
place, would have made our Fore
fathers gasp. and ! prefer 70 assume
It Is honest until proven dishonest.
RI they had attempted TO limit bust.
ress In size and scope, they would
have prevented even the is.tlo business
OF to-day being as great as II In. so. I
speak for the least possible measure
OF Government interference with huei-
ness. bat for the largest cooperation
with properly conducted business. and
the most effective measures to insure
that. whether II be big or little, Dus'-
ness shall be honest and foir.
In our effort at establishing indus-
wage Garner is placed in All economi-
cally sound position. Hts lowest ware
must be enough for confor., enough
20 make his otse a home, enough 20
insure that the struggle for cx's,pnce
shall not crowd out the things truly
worth existing for. There must be
provision for education. for recreation
and a margin for savings. There must
be such freedom or action as will
insure full play to the indivdual's
abilities. On the other side, tho wage
Garner must do justice 20 society. He
must render services fully equal in
value to the compensation iio n raid
And finally both employer AMI em-
ployce owe to the puolic such .elii-