Evening journal., 1922-06-12


face men who seem TO think thai
tGovernment can, by some magic OF
law, make over me. We will, at one
extreme, find men who advocate that
the government can do everything
for the people without individual eff
fort themselves. and at the other
extreme, men who do not believe in
lany government at all, and curiously
enough, we sometimes find these
1.-TWO classes of men working together
TO overthrow the existing order.
1T is education we must rely
upon to meet our problems. We
must have the man with trained
mind and the principles OF Justice
and Liberty firmly fixed in him. he
must be big enough in mind ana
heart, in seeking justice for his own
vocation or calling, to see TO II that
Injustice Is not done TO others. II ne
belongs to organized labor he must
realize that tyranny OF labor is as
unjust as is tyranny OF capital III
he is a capitalist or manufacturer he
must realize that he has no more
right to drive a hard bargain with
labor than labor has to drive a hard
bargain with capital; that II he
would have his employees recognize
his just rights. he much recognize
their just rights. No man can De
good citizen who would follow the
simple plan that;
They shall take who have the
power
And they shall keep who can
.In our efforts 10 preserve indl-
vidual opportunity for all men, we
must be careful lest we destroy IT,
Equality of opportunity does not
mean that a man shah be pre-
vented from advancing faster imam
his fellows. Each man must De
given a fair chance TO advance Out
given the opportunity, his rate Oh
erogress must depend upon hlnsel
alone. While we must proViue
equality of opportunity we must
also protest the rewards OF INDUSTRY
ana perseverence. The man VINO
loafs his way through life, DONG
nothing for society or himself y
nspallv the man who cries out loud
est against the inequality OF wealth. !
and II every man was eompelleo 10
earn his living by the sweat OF ms
brow. he still would be the nrst 70
complain. The idler, whether MIL
l,onaire or hobo, rendering no ser
vice TO mankind, are both parasites
upon the body polite. ,s
"Another duty imposed upon US 10
10 more fully Americanize Aiheli0a
This is said TO be the melting POT ol
N .tions Anyone who comes mere
fror, other lands, who Is not wiling
TO be melted into good American
citizen should not be permitted 70
remain. There must be no nt'ie
Germany. no little Italy, ana no
other little nationality here, but JUST
oro bip America. We should make
q clear 10 every Immigrant that MS
entry here is a privilege ana not d
right. That for that privilege ne
must not only obey our laws puI
cheerfully support them. That ne
must learn our language ana ne
coma acquainted with our insutu-
lions That until he acquires the
status OF citizenship, II Is NOT iVi
him 10 critic our government or au-
vocate a change in its laws we
should say TO him that TO citizens OF
America alone belong the right ana
privilege OF government ana that
nntil he is naturalized, II ne does
nor like our country as it is. even
though II has faults and advocates
rearing II down, he had better go
hack TO the land from whence ne
,ame or we will send him there
"This is land of freedom OF
-reedom of speech for American
,it,zens. but the alien must first ac-
,niro the right to criticize before he
AN rightfully claim the privilege Vi
freedom of speech. Today the most
fruitful field OF the demagogue is
,mong our foreign born citizens
Most Of them have come from coun-
ries where Government means OPP
,ression, and there are men In
merica whose chief business is TO
ali them that our Government too
5 oppressive-men who appeal 10
very racial prejudice and who prof.
ers friendship for them, but have
either sympathy or care for them
xcept as they can use them.
'If 1 should be asked to name the
reatest enemy Of America today 1 =
-ould not go. outside Of America :
or would 1 select any foreign-born
, America. It is the political dema-
,rue. wilfully deceiving others, !.
linking only of his own advance
.ent. caring not what may become 4
the Republic, II only his own po-
teal fortunes can be advanced. His a
-esence is not confined to any po- e
.ical party for he is found in all n
,rties. He cannot be imprisoned 4
Id there is only one weapon with 4
hich he can be destroyed and that Il
enlightened patriotic public opin- A
n. That public opinion must be +,
eated and you, each one. no mat W
r what your vocation in life may n
), have a responsibility in helping b
create It. n
There can be no stability TO our h
overnment, no security for our peo- h
lie unless we shall be obedient to b
nd have respect for the laws OF the n
md. This is the cornerstone upon o.
lhich all civilization is founded t
'lthoul TtspeSN TOT law thefe can De
o safety for life or property, no lib II
rty for any man who is not strong <
r than his fellows, no rule OF right <
ut only of might.
I'VE may look down the corri- !.
ors of time to the earliest begin !
ings of civilization and we will see !
hat the first emergence from saw I,
gerry was through the institution OF =
lles of conduct, or law, first to gov =
IN the family, next to govern the I
-ibe or clan, from there going on