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COOLIDGE POINTS
DUTY FOR NATION
Should Build Manhood and Woman
hood-Vice President-Elect Ad
dresses Southern Tariff Con-
gress-Speech At At
lanta.

| ACldHId, Jan. Z AS oDJeSe W.
ward which the nation should direct
it's industrial policy is the "build-
ing of manhood and, womanhood," /"
said Calvin Coolidge, vice president
elect in addressing the Southern
Tariff congress here tonight.
Mr.. Coolidge defended the pro-
lection tariff in the course of his
address on "Americanism" but said
there should be careful resurvey
of field in order to determine what
application of former policy can be
made to existing conditions in order
best to provide for the public well
fare"
Passage of the Fordney emergen-
cy tariff bill was asked in resolu-
ton adopted late today.
Pleas for tariff protection for
Southern industries were made dur
ing the day by Governor Parker OF
Louisiana, John H. Kirby of Texas,
president of the congress, Former
United States senator McLaurln of
South Carolina and others.
Appeal For Farmers
Governor Parker made an appeal
for protection for the farmers Mr..
Kirby declared for protection in
outlining the purposes of the meet
ing and denied that 'the Republi-
can party is manipulating the or
ganization behind the scenes" Mr..
McLaurin asserted that if tariff
is to be written by the Republican
party the South should see that its
products are protected as well as
those of the remainder of the cour-
try.
/ Various group meetings were held
during the day at which manufac-
turers and others outlined some of
the tariff policies they hope to have
incorporated in to statement later,
and committees were appointed by
President Kirby to draw up resolu-
tions ar: carry Or routine business
Tonight the delegates and visitors
gathered to hear the address Of the
next vice president of the United
States.
The vice president-elect said that
in a determination Of the economic
policy of the country "the sole OBJ
ject to be sought is the public well
fare" He defended the protective
tariff but said there would need to
be "a careful resurvey Of the field
in order to determine what applica-
ton of former policy can be made
to existing conditions In order best
to provide for the public welfare"
Geographical divisions and Sec
tional lines have been swept away
said Mr.. Coolidge. s''The just pride
of the North and the South, the
East and the West is everywhere
submerged in the overmastering
sentiment of yet greater pride
that we are all Americans. The out
standing result of the recent nation
al election was more than partisan,
it was the unalterable determina-
tion of our country to be and re-
main in all things thoroughly AM
erican.
Duty To United States +
"We have not been given a man.
date of omnipotence. We have not
been entrusted with world sponsor
ship. But we have an inheritance of
obligation of responsibility or duty
to the United States. This concep-
ton of our paramount responsible
" is in no sense a denial of interna-
.ional relationships, for internation-
al relationship implies primarily a
recognition of national entity and
national duty. We subscribe to the
creed of world brotherhood, but we
recognize that we can serve the
world best by serving America first.
"steady progress Is being made
toward industrial revival and soon
the old struggle of international
competition will again confront US.
In fact, it has already begun. The
problem with which we are con-
fronted and to the solution of which