Evening star., 1922-02-22
SAYSU.S.|S WILLING
TO HELP BURDENS
Other Peoples, However,
Must Work Out Destinies,
Mr.. Coolidge Declares.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. .
BALTIMORE. Md, February 22.-
Vice President Coolidge, delivering
an address at Johns Hopkins Uni
versity today, praised the work of
ne washington conference on limi-
tat1on OF armaments and the prob
iems OF the far east. The Vice Presi-
dent was accorded a degree of doc
tor OF laws by the university.
The Washington conference. the
Vice President declared, was called
the establishment of relations look
Ing to permanent peace, desire
world wide.
Men had reached the conclusion"
he said, that one of the methods of
securing peace was by making the
the necessary service to remove
some of the causes Of war. 1t is this
which appears to be in harmony with
the great purpose of America. 1t
or one party. or one administration.
but the true voice of America which
proposed. at the opening session of
the conference, the scrapping of
thirty of its capital ships, aggregat-
ing nearly eight hundred and fifty
new ships under construction. on
which there had already been spent
nearly three hundred and fifty million
dollars, and that for period of ten
be limited to eighteen in number.
OF displacement Of 100000 TONS"
Other Accomplishments. w.
1T was the same voice which linn.
1ted the use of submarines and for
bade tire use of poison gas. which cir
cumscrlbed the menace of further
forti6catious in the Pacific. secured
G fnr
tunities of participation in her trade
and development. and which finally
removed the menace of the English
Japanese treaty, which relied on the
sanction of force, and proposed in its
place the four-power treaty, which
rests on the sanction of justice.
THE great strength of this treaty
is its simplicity. 1t does not under
take to establish any artificial rela-
tionship. It recognizes the natural
relationship between nations. It does
not make any new law, it acknowl-
edges the binding force of an eternal
law. 1t is an agreement to respect
mutual rights. and whenever those
rights are endangered to resort to
mutual consultation.
Unto America there has been grant,
ed possession of great power which
carries with it great obligations Our
domestic burdens are great, but the
resources with which they can be met
are greater still. We did not sud-
denly become a great people in 1917,
or relincuished our greatness in 1918.
The greatness was there. created
through long years of endeavor. The
occasion revealed its existence. The
meaning OF America is not to be found
in life without toll Freedom is not
only bought with a great price, it is
maintained by unremitting effort
The successful conduct Of our eco
nomic life is not easy, it cannot be
made easy. The burdens OF existence.
the weight of civilization cannot be
taken from the people.
There is no way to establish a bet
ter relationship among the people of
this nation save through each making
great sacrifice. But nowhere does duty
done and sacrifice made hold the
promise OF larger success. The final
found in the interposition of govern
ment in all the affairs of the people,
but rather in following the wisdom
Of Washington. who refused to exer-
else authority over the people. that
the people might exercise authority
over themselves. 1t is not in the laying
on OF force. but IN the development OF
the public conscience, that salvation
lies.
Ready to Share Burdens.
America stands ready to bear its
share Of the burdens Of the world,
but it cannot live the life OF other
peoples. it cannot remove from them
the necessity of working out their
own destiny.
"It recognises their independence
and the right to establish their own
form of government. but America
will join no nation in destroying
what it believes ought to be pre-
served, or in profaning what it be-
lieves ought to be held sacred We
are at peace with all peoples. We do
not deny our duty to continue the
making of sacrifices for the welfare
Of the world. 1t is not alone for
their sake, but for our own sake that
we should pursue that course.
"We have adopted toward the world
the policy of Washington, not of re-
preston; not of dictation, not Of CO.
ercion. not of Imperialism, but q pol
icy OF cooperation, relieving dis
tress. Of forbearance, OF helpfulness.
of sympathy, of forgiveness. q policy
which IL first Of all American, but a
policy. above all. Of faith in the sane
ton Of the universal conscience Of
mankind. That sanction 10 eternal"