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do not intend ever to be discouraged
for a long time.
Business is reviving and we are
admonish you of the larger RESPONSE
bility to keep in mind the new state
of human affairs and the awakened
aspirations Of men.
Il do not think that any business
can permanently succeed that is not
honest. And 1 do not think any en-
terprise ought to succeed that is not
honorable. And if you will combine
honesty and honor, that enterprise
which makes such a slogan will stand
unchallenged before the world.
Incentive Taken From Russia.
There is one fundamental that we
ever be enacted or substitute ever
found for the reward of merit. 1t is
the essence of our social life it is funda-
mental in our religious life. And 1
am quite sure that there can be no
tinguished visitor whose homeland is
am equally sure that there can be but
little Of merit without prospect of re-
ward.
Not so very Icing ago there came
into the executive office a very dis
tinguished visitor who's homeland is
Russia. He was talking of conditions
existing there and expressing a hope
for its restoration to which we can all
very cordially subscribe, and he said:
Mr.. President, it will never be
brought about until the existing system
is abandoned He said: I know pea
SAINTS of simple honesty and ready in
dustry who have heretofore always
been eager to work and produce, but
that which Is necessary for their sub
sistence and the SURPRISES are taken
from them, the inspiration to produce
has been destroyed He said: Rus
STA can never be restored until the
.communistic idea is put aside and the
rewards for righteous human activity
are restored to the citizenship of that
land.
Why Let Competitor DeIivsr7
II am happy to come today because
is merchant marine day on your
program. | am happy to come because
there is no one constructive thought
in the mind of the administration at
the present time which takes rank
over that a desire to firmly and sue
cessfully establish an American mer-
chant marine.
Il do not know of a nation in the
world that ever attained eminence in
trade without it was eminent as a
of trade.
1T is needless to tell a body Of
business men and women that no
producer turns to his COM
for his deliveries and you may
apply this to nations. And just now
the American republic finds itself in
an unusual situation. Out of the criti-
cal conditions existing during the world
war we builded ships apd ships and
ships. We expended billions to en-
arge our shipping to meet the war need
business, no fortunately in business
,rs of the second largest tonnage in
he world. We found government in
'ither so far as the merchant marine
S concerned and so we are asking
he congress to give us q merchant
law under which we hope to
nut government out of the shipping
and under which we hone to
nut America conspicuously on the
pathway of the seas.
Essential for Defense.
This is essential, not only for ex-
commerce but it is exceeding
Y essential for American defense.
.ope the day will never come when we
aust resort to wal again. / do not
elieve we would have ever been drawn
nto the war. / do not hesitate to
ay / doubt if there had ever been a
'orld war if America had, prior to
he war, commanded a merchant marine
commensurate with our commercial {
Importance in the world.
Il hope to see the day come when
Re shall have so encouraged American .
that we may carry your pro- l
ucts under the American flag with
ur messages of peace and good will Z
{, all the marts Of the world. ]
Il know you are interested in world
nstoration. So is your. government.
ut l beg to remind you we must al
avs be right at home before we can .
e very helpful abroad. We do not {
can to hold aloof; we want to play 6
great nations aye, a great peoples g
art in the world. I do not know of I
that would help more than to
We the world an example of a com 1
ercial nation with an abiding con- !,
1 wonder if you understand 1
Ist what / mean by that? Let me
We you an example. We are having {
le problem of tariff legislation. It is
1T an easy task. l am sure you know I
here / stand, because l have spoken !,
flcially to congress. l believe in an !
industry first of all in the I
orld. / do not want n Americana
dustry destroyed to build up some
her in foreign lands.
Example Of P~rofiteering G.
An Illustration was brought to the
tention of some members of con-
'ess the other day of imports brought n
the United States because of con u Z
in the Old World. Let me take y
hypothetical figure. Imports were
ought in and with the tariff added on Il
single article the first cost of which q
as, we will say, % cents, the article N
Is priced to sell to the American con-
mer at SIS. That is q commerce r.
thout a conscience. =
you cannot be astonished that there