Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-12
HERBERT HOOVER.
IS { N I { RT AIMED.
At BANQUET 7 IN
THE: DUKE CITY
Lessons of Arn1iStice Day
Are Taken as the Theme
of an Address by the Sec
retary of Commerce,
CIVILIZATION HAS
PASSED THE CRISES
Period of ReadjuStment Fol-.
lowing Two Years of Oyer
Initiation and Waste Has
Been Passed,

Been Passed,
Albuquerque last night paid tri-
butte to Herbert Hoover, secretary
of commerce, "friend OF human
ity" and the only man to whom
has ever been given the title of
social engineer"
Secretary Hoover who was prin-
cipal speaker at banquet given
at the Armory by the chamber of
commerce in honor of the Colorado
River commission, of which he is
chairman, taking as his theme the
lessons of Armistice Day, laid
down some fundamentals Of Amer
icanism, and the duties of citizen
ship as accentuated by the lessons
of American participation in the
great war and the world wide
problems that have arisen since its
close.
He declared that the chief mo-
tive Of the American soldiers who
gave their lives-that war might
be banished from the carth-has
seen an important step toward re-
alization. He said that civilization
has successfully passed the crises
that arose through the impoVerlsh-
ment of Europe and the trial OF
the great experiment of socialism
in Russia. The period of readjust-
ment following the two years OF
over-inflation and waste the sec
rotary stated, has been passed sue
cessfully and safely and prosperity
has been returned on solid basis
Problems to BE Faced.
Problems still to be faced, said
Secretary Hoover. are great, but
not so full OF danger as those that
have been passed, and the Amerl-
can nation has within tts sacred
Institutions the means of solving
all of them. "Our safety does not
lie within any party" the secre-
tary said emphatically, but within
the institutions of the country
themselves"
I'VE have been told that our So
clal system is out OF date the
secretary continued, rev Amer'
leans have analyzed or defihed IT.
Ii differs from that Of any other
nation in the world. So long as
we preserve our two fundamentals
ideals-that there shall be equal
opportunity for all and that an
shall render some service in the
common soou, we He1u Ho,pt .t,. ro'
cial plan aud find that it does not
interfere with equality Of opportu'
nity nor take from the individua!
bie 6utV for the com mon good
We need not fear the dreams or
experiments or tn Q changing
tines
Lessons of ArmistiCc Day.
Secretary Hoovers remarks gave
"a solemnity to the occasion that
brought home the lessons of Arn1is-
tlce day and gave his remarks in
creased weight. He was appIauded
frequently.
"Armistice day was Il great mark
in the worlds history he said. ut
marks not only the end of the
greatest war ever fought. 1t also
marks the turn in the currents
among men which is the birth OF
q new period in human history y
America struck the decisive blow
in the war: the brow that has de-
termined the destiny of much OF
our human institutions.
I'VE fought this war for no mean
purpose. No sensible American
ever believed that an invader could
touch our soil. Those boys who
lie in thousand cemeteries those
millions who live in silent grlef,
believed that theirs was a sacrifice
for a great purpose. 10 them
there was no glory of battle, no
sacrifice to maintain men in power,
or riches. We have demanded no
return for these sacrifices. We
fought that justice should be main
tanned in the world. We fought
for more than thls--that men
might be free from domination;
that men might have the right to
! develop for themselves, from
! themselves, those institutions un-
der which they should live.
THE aspiration OF our heroes,
that war should be banlshed from
among men, is, | feel, the deepest
| and most sincere or American
ideals. Today we pause in tribute
to our dead, to dedicate this day 10
the preservation of those instltu-
tions, to the safeguarding of that
right of men for which they died.
Adjustment of Competition.
eve have learned that war can
mot be aDoiisned by agreement;
that the primary cause must be de-
termined. We must go much deep
er than the creation of superficial
institutions. The first step toward
the ending of war was taken in
| the abolishment of competition in
naval armament with our British
cousins, and the Far East agree
ment which has relieved the ten
sion between America and Japan
ana mas gwen the assurance 'iial