Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-24

that our recent involvement in the
| troubles OF Europe marked a new
! development in our affairs, In
tact it was an old story. We never
! were ana never Wld be able 10
maintain isolation. Eur our part
and our place in international affai S
/ are str EingIy changed. our rise in
power and influence has imposed
new responsibilities. Today our
strength in the Industrial, financ al
and commarciai world, our capa-
| city 10 produce, our ability to OK
tend credits which othCrs cannot
! 6iVe and which brave but unfOru-
nate peoples sorciy ueed-all these
make 1t necessary that we shall
/ adopt new commercial methods
whereby TO insure the fullest pOss =
bic service to civilization. l be-
speak the help IF cvcry organ Of
Lltcnigent, understanding business
10 enable the nation to meet thesa
demands.
spirit of Brotherhood.
1T haas been SAID many times,
hl.t it cannot be to often repeated
and emphasized, that in dong This
we win be alike d.scharging a duty
to others and solHlng an OppOrtun-
lily for our own advancement.
There have seldom been more con
vincing proofs than we sec all
around US now, Of the essential in
Independence Of all parts of the
world. He who displays the broad
:,
ness and true charity will most
surely be casting his bread upon
the waters.
our duty to the world is press
ing but we VII equip ourselves best
to perform hCipfully if we are I'M
Waveringly loyal to ourselves. The
most important thing to America
is our constitutional system. in
Separable from the foundation of a
more perfect union the cOnstitu-
tion sought to Establish justice.
True, we have not attained the
perfection of our idcaIs, nor has
any other human society done so.
Justice, like charity, must begin
at home. We must be just to our
selves and to our own, first Of all.
This is not selfish, tor selfishncss
Seeks more than Il fair share; we
seek only that which is rightfulIy
our own, and then to preserve that
to ourselves and our pos,erity
Importance Of Agriculture.
I'VE will do well to keep in mind
the fundamental importance Cf
agriculture, and in every possible
way insure justice to it. The fWm-
Cr is entitled to all the help the
government can give without in
justice to others, because it is OF
tho utmost Importance that the ag-
community be contentcd !
and prosperous. This mast be ac-
COmplished, not at the expense Of |
any Other section, but by process
cs which will insure real justice |
among all elements.
Turning to industry our policy |
must be to give it every facility.
possible, but to keep government |
outside OF participation in business /
on its own account. 1t So not nee
essary 9for the government to in +
trude itself in the business activities
which are better conducted |
through private instrumentaIities,
merely in order to demonstrate
that the government ia more now
,rful than ANYTHING else, The gov
srnments part in business should
be no more than TO insure adher-
ance to the principles Of common
honesty and to establish regions
hat will enable if to sail a safe
course. There has been some ten
lency to regard bigncss in business
as a crime. But almost all bust
ness today is conducted on scale
which. though we have come to
,egard il as commplace, would
nave made our forefathcrs gasp;
md I prefer to assume it is honest
until proven dishonest. SO, | speak
or the least possible measure Of
Interference with bus
ness, but for the largest cooper
alton with properly conducted bus
ness and the most effective meas
Tres to insure that, whether it be i
Dig or little, business shall be hon
,st and fair.
Industrial Justice.
IN our effort at establishing in
lustriaI Justice. we must see that
he wage Garner is nlaced in an |.
sound position. His
owest wage must De enough for
comfort enough TO make His house
home. enough to insure that the