Evening journal., 1922-07-05


Addressing thousands of home
folks" and out-of-town visitors who
had gathered TO welcome him back
to Marion for his first visit since his
Inauguration, the Executive told his
audience he meant TO sound no
note of pessimism."
This republic is secure" he add
ed 'menaces do arise. but public
opinion will efface them. Mean
while Government must repress
them"
Commenting in a general way on
the industrial situation. the Presi-
dent made this observation:
"A free American has the right to
labor without any others leave. II
would be no less an abridgment TO
deny men to bargain collectively. and
Governments cannot tolerate any
class or group domination through
force 1t will be a sorry day when
group domination is reflected in our
Jaws Government. and the laws
which Government is charged with
Enforcing. must be for all the peo-
pie, ever aiming at the common
good"
The text of the address follows:
My friends and neighbors. it is
exceedingly good to come home
and meet with you again and join
you in the centennial celebra-
ton of the founding of Marion. |
Frankly, it would be preferable TO |
come simply as a Marionite and |
speak as one. because It is easily |
possible for me to feel a peculiar
intimacy toward such an occa-
sion.
can not justify a claim to any |
great part in making the Marion |
II today, but as newspaper |
worker for more than a third OF |
century I have done a lot of |
cheering. which is no less essen
tial to the forward movement in |
\ community than 1t is in foot
Vball or baseball. Amid the cheer
Ag and boosting l did my share /
of observing and recording. and 1 /
could relate things interesting to
md probat } interesting to you Of
Malion, [they would seem rath-
er lriv' ITO that larger commun-
ity.l hich Is Infatuated TO expect
somF form Of broadcasting 20
every Presidential utterance.
Al interesting reminder of the
ineschpable responsibility for
Presidential utterance came to me
a yeah ago. / was on a brief va
cation in the mountains OF New
Hampshire. and my generous host
said we must go to the nearby
village which had been his boy
hood home and meet the people
who would be assembled. We
motored down the mountain, we
had a most agreeable meeting, and
l spoke extemporaneously for
probably Is minutes. Sixty days
later there came to my desk a
newspaper published in Picking.
China. with a verbatim reprint OF
the speech.
OF course, there was nothing In
it which ] did not say sincerely.
No one fit for public service will
yer be guilty Of that.
its Charge In Newspaper.
My thought is that, ordinarily
ere is time and place for parti-
CT HR'NNAAF h1N az AAAN Il A'eAANAA" !
Office all times and all places
very much alike. There may
justified pride in the mani
interest of all our own people
and all the world being interested
in what the United States Gov
eminent is thinking or saying. but
i confess being human enough to
wish to talk of the intimate things
relating to Marion. without mis-
construction or misapplication.
There is much OF the latter.
Maybe IL will not be unseemly to
relate an instance. Several weeks
ago. when the returning tide of
industrial activity made the time
40 or so captains of the great iron
and steel industry to dine with
me. to confer about the abolition
OF the 12-hour work day. l did
not choose TO proclaim the pur-
pose in advance. because I dislike
the tendency to promise excessive
" and accomplish inadequately
Imagine my surprise. yea. my
amusement. 10 read in an import
Bnt metropolitan newspaper that
] was dininE the steel harcns to
shake them down" for the de-
felt in campaign funds OF 1920
Pays Tribute TO. Marion.
II would be good TO talk about
Marion. just among ourselves. I
know nothing more interesting to
any man than his own commun-
fly. If he isn't interested he isn't
a good citizen.
A century sounds Ike a long
while as first impression. but af-
ter ali, It is only a little while
There are communities in the
world 10 TO 20 centuries old did
half so important in world actlvi-
ties today; perhaps they have
contributed TO human progress in
finitely less in all their time taan
Marion has in one century. Nay.
in a shorter time than that. for the
Marion we boast has been really
only a half century in the max
ing.
mean no disparagement Of
the older and earlier citizenship
of sturdy qualities which pio-
neered the way Theirs was
great and highly essential work
in blazing the way for the pres
ent-day civilization. II required
strong men and noble women to
turn wilderness into worthwhile
ha5itations. Malaria and ague
sorely tried human bodies. even
though souls cheerfully resisted.
General PcrshiDg has spoken
Of the fearless colonists, and we
ought 20 revere them for their
surprising bequcst OF liberty and
nationality, but the builders of
the West. the men and women
who marched with the west
ward ctar % ar,pfrass .,.a,.o -