The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-31
COOLIDGE PRAISES :
WORK OF VETERANS
And Tells Them That Pres. Harding
"Win Never Sacrifice You for
His Own Welfare"

Kansas City. Mo-, Oct 3l.-Nothlng
is closer to the heart of President
Harding than to make the relief Tor
incapacitated war veterans absolutely
complete; no man not in the service
has deeper appreciation of what that
service meant, OF the sacrifices made By
the veterans, of the obligations IN
cured by the country and no man
will 90 further to minister to the true
welfare of those who have been IN
the service and their dependents that
the president of the United States,
Vice President Calvin Coolidge told Inc
national convention of the American
Legion here to-day.
He will never sacrifice you for his
own welfare. He will sacrifice himself
yor your welfare. He win do all that
can be done to prevent the need OF your
again sacrificing yourselves for your
country's welfare" MIR. Coolidge said.
The vice president reviewed what has
been done SO far toward relieving the
incapacitated veterans, paid high trib.
ute to the valor Of Americas armed
forces and declared the Legion repre-
sented new national consciousness.
He said every relief must be sought
and applied to the taxation situation,
sketched the country's financial obll-
cations and added that he knew Of no
present service that could be performed
for those who served the nation more
important than to reduce "the great
drain upon the resources Of the peo-
pie" Such reduction he said. would
bring about a return TO permanent
prosperity.
He made plea against sectionalism,
which. he said, had been largely wiped
out BY the fusing forces of war and pre-
dicted a great future in the nations life
for the American Legion
"The opportunity to make this ma
tion one. the sacrifice which made this
nation one was Of your day alone he
said. ~All the streams OF that great
spirit are gathered mp IN you. You rep
resent a new national consciousness.
You represent the consummation OF
those great forces, coming into action
in the early days OF tnis century, which
not only made America more American
but made humanity more humane. The
hope Of this nation, which more than
ever before corresponds to the hope OF
the world, lies in your power to min
ister to that spirit, to preserve thas
and to increase those
forces.
"The work Of Washington was not
completed at Yorktown, the work Of
Lincoln was not completed at Appomat-
tox. They live in our institutions, one
in the constitution, which his efforts
caused to be adopted, the other in
amendments which his sacrifices caused
to be ratified. Your work was not all
done on the sea or on the battlefield
OF France.
sIn recognition Of the solemn obliga-
ton to you and your countrymen econ
omy and peace, conference Of certain
great powers, called on the initiative OF
the president of the United States is
about to assemble in Washington. II
TO search for a solution Of
problems arising from the conveyance
of many difference nations in the Pa
cific and to provide by mutual agree
ment limitation OF armament.
1t proposes something that America
can do at home. II surrenders no right,
il imposes no burden, il promises re-
lief at home and a better understand
ing abroad. II il can be accomplished.
its blessings will he reflected from cv-
cry treside in the land"