The Colorado statesman., 1921-03-05
Unity Of Spirit and Purpose.

Unity OF Spirit and Purpose.
Out OF such universal service will
come new unity OF spirit and pur-
pose, n new confidence and consecra-
tion, which would make our defense
impregnnble, our triumph assured
Then we should have little or no dis
organization of our economic, Indus
trial and commercial systems at home,
no staggering war debts, no swollen
fortunes to flout the sacrifices OF our
soldiers, no excuse for sedition, no
pitiable slackerism, no outrage or
treason. Envy and jealousy would
have no soil for their menacing devel-
opment and revolution would be with
out the passion which engenders 1t.
A regret for the mistakes Of yester-
day must not, however, blind US 10 the
tasks Of today. War never left such
an aftermath. There has been stag
gering loss of life, and measureless
wastage of materials. Nations are
still cropping for return to stable ways.
Dlscouraging Indebtedness confronts
us, like all the war torn nations. ana
these obligations must be provided FOR.
No civilization can survive repudla-
tion. We can reduce the abnormal eX-
penditures and we will. We can strike
must face the grim necessity with full
knowledge that the task is to he solved
and we must proceed with a full
realization that no statute enacted by
man can repeal the inexorable laws of
nature. Our most dangerous tendency
is to expect too much of government,
and at the same time do for 1t to lit
tie.
We contemplate the immediate task
of putting our public household in or
der We need Il rigid and yet sane
economy, combined with fiscal Justice,
and 1t must he attended by individual
prudence and thrift, which are so es-
sential TO this trying hour and reas-
suring for the future.
Reflection of Wars Reaction.
The business world reflects the dis
turbance of wars reaction. Herein
flows the life blood of material exist
ence. The economic mechanism Is in
tricate and its parts interdependent
and has suffered the shocks and jars
incident to abnormal demands, credit
inflatiOns and price upheavals. The
normal balances have been impaired,
the channels of distribution have been
clogged, the relations of labor and
management have been strained. We
must seek the readjustment with care
and courage. Our people must give
and take. Prices must reflect the re-
ceding fever of war activities.
Perhaps we never shall know the
old levels of wage again, because war
invariably readiusts compensatiOns
and the necessarles of life will show
their inseparable relationship, but we
must strive for nOrmalcy to reach sta
bility. All the penalties will not be
light, nor evenly distributed. There is
no way of making them so. There is
no instant step from disorder to order.
We must face condition of grim real
ity, charge off our losses and start
afresh. 1t is the oldest lesson of civ
ilization. / would like government to
do all it can to mitigate them, in un-
derstanding, in mutuality of interest,
in concern for the common good our
tasks will be solved. No altered sys-
TEN will work miracle. Any wild
experiment will only add to the con-
fusion. Our best assurance lies in eff
ficient administration of our proven
system.
From Destruction to Production.
The forward course of the business
cycle is unmistakable. Peoples are
turning from destruction to produc-
tion. Industry has sensed the changed
order and our own people are turning
to resume their normal, onward way.
The call is for productive America TO
go on. l know that Congress and the
administration will favor every wise
government policy to aid the resump-
tiOn and encourage continued progress.
l speak for administrative efficien
cy, for lightened tax burdens, for
sound commercial practices, for ade-
quate credit facilities, for sympathetic
concern for all agricultural problems,
for the omission of unnecessary inter
ference of government with business,
for an end to governments experiment
in business, and for more efficient bus
mess in government administration.
With all of this must attend a mind
fulness of the human side of all activ
tiles, so that social, industrial and eco
nOmic justice will be squared with the
purposes of a righteous people.
With the nationwide induction of
womanhood into our political life, we
may count upon her intuitions, her re-
finements, her intelligence and her in
fluence to eXalt the social order. We
count upon her exercise of the full
privileges and the performance of the
duties of citizenship to speed the at
tainment of the highest state.
Prayer for Industrial Peace.
1 wish for an America no less
alert in guarding against dangers
from within than it is watchful
against enemies from without. Our
fundamental law recognizes no class,
no group, no section, there must be
none in legislation or administration.
The supreme inspiration is the
common veal. Humanity hungers for
peace. and we crave it
with all mankind. My most reverent
prayer for America is for industrial