The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-03-11

of opportunity which made us VIVA
we are. We have mistaken UMPIRE
paredness to embrace 1t to be 'chai
hlenge of the reality, and due concern
for making all citizens fit for partici
patton will give added strength o.
citizenship and magnify our achieve
ment. If revolution insists on over
turning established order let Other
peoples make the tragic experiment
There is no place for 1t in America
When world war threatened civillza
ton we pledged our resources and oui
lives to our preservation, and when
revolution threatens we unfurl the flag
of law and order and renew our con.
secration. Ours Is constitutional
freedom where the popular will is the
law supreme and minorities are sa.
credly protected. Our revisions, refor.
nations and evolutions reflect q DELHI
crate judgment and an orderly prog
! ress, and we mean to cure our ills, but
never destroy or permit destruction by
force.
l had rather submit our Industrial
controversies to the conference table
In advance than to a settlement table
after conflict and suffering. The earth
is thirsting for the cup of good will
Understanding it's fountain source, l
would like to acclaim an era of good
feeling amid dependable prosperity
and all the blessings which attend.
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 op-
portunity and hold our industrial emf
nence in such unequal competition.
There is Turing falIacy in the theory
of banished barriers of trade, but pre-
served American standards require our
higher production costs to be reflected
in our tariffs on imports. Today as
never before, when peoples are seeking
trade restoration and expansion, we
must adjust our tariff to the new or
der. We seek participation In the
worlds exchanges because 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 call
ing not alone for the restoration, but
for new era In production, transpor.
tation and trade. We shall answer II
best by meeting the demand of sur
passing home market by promoting self
reliance in production and by bidding
genius and efficiency TO car
~ our cargOes in American bottoms to
the marts of the world.
An America of Homes
We would not have an America liv-
ng within and for herself alone, but
We would have herself reliant, indie
pendent and even nobler, stronger and
'icher. Believing in our higher. stand
lrds, reared through constitutional lib
,rty and maintained opportunity, we In
lite the world TO the same heights.
But pride in things wrought is no re-
lex of competed task. Common
Welfare Is the goal of orr nationa en-
leavor. Wealth is inimical to well
are; ii ought to be its friendlieSt
Igency. There never can be equality
II rewards or possessions SO hong rs
he human plan contains varied talents !
md differing degrees Of industry and !
hrift. But ours OUGHT to he n country |
rec from great blntches If distressed /
We ought To find way 10 |
'uard against the per.lS and PENALTIES /
# unemployment We want an Ameri- /
n Of homes, illumined with hope and /
where mothers. freed from
he necessity for long hours of toll be-
ond their own doors, may preside as /
eiits the hearthstone of American citi- /
enship. We want the cradle of Amer
Fan childhood rocked under conditions
o wholesome and so hopeful that no
Hight may touch It in its development,
nd we want to provide that no selfish
interest, no material necessary. no lack
( opportunity shall prevent the gain
~ of that education so essential to
est citizenship. There is no short cut
D the making of these ideals into glad
ealities. The world has witnessed
gain and again the futility ard the
liSchief of IN considered remedies for
ocial and economic disorders. But we
r. mindful today as never before
he friction of modern industrialism.
nd we must learn its causes and re-
uce its evil consequences by sober and
,sted methods. Where genius has
lade for great possibilities Justice anil
appineSs must De reelected in great
r common welfare
Service the Supreme Commitment
Service is the supreme commitment
Z life | would rejoice TO acclaim the
ra of tie Golden Rule and crown IL
18th the autocracy OF service. pledge
n administration wherein all the
gencies of government are called to
srve and ever promote an understand
u Of government purely as an ex-
resSion Of the popular will.
one cannot stand IN this presence
nd he unmindful Of the tremendous
sspOnsibility. The worlds upheaynl
as been added heavily 70 our tasks,