, 1923-04-15

important factor in national life. Ii
tain OF industry and the man with the
hoe. can prove their worth in the
economic affairs of a nation. and with
profit to themselves.
In the Industrial circle confidence
building starts outside the cato and in
the community. Industry can not ex-
pect to win the confidence of its en-
ployes unless It first stands for those
things in a community which make for
better homes. better educational IA
%cilities and all that goes to make up
a healthful and happy community
life. Confidence will be created when
carefully thought out policies are def
inite,y stated. so that the man on the
job knows where his company stands
on matters OF compensation and the
kind Of service TO be rendered in re-
turn.
1t is pleasing to note tho interest
that is being taken by both employer
and employees in the so-called Indus.
trial Relation Plan. where
representatives and representatives
from the employees come together in
joint council to discuss matters of vi
tai interest to both parties. The plan
has proved to be feasible and mutu-
ally beneficial. The company that
Hoes not have such an organization is
out Of step with modern Industrial
progress and missing an opportunity
for service it can i'll afford L lose
In every community there are five
doors that must be kept open II It
would prosper.
Retail store door-the shop door
the home door-the public school door
and the church door.
wv must educate. or short VIII be
our race from the Grade to the grave
s as true today as when spoken by
that great orator a century ago.
Our public school system founded
in order that every child might be
able TO read and understand the word
OF God and laws OF the land grew
with the growth of the nation. sus.
tanning the lofty ideals and noble pur.
poses from which our Americanism
sprung. 1t should be more than a
place in which a few fundamentals of
education are taught. 1t should be
a mint in which the character OF the
true Americanism that is to pass cur.
rent all over the world should b.
nodded and mlnted in the most thor.
ough manner. Whatever we do we
must keep sacred this great American
institution. We must also see to 1t
that those who come to US from for
eign shores avail themselves Of this
opportunity for education. nj insist
on our own people giving their chill
dren at least a common school edu-
cation and a higher one is possible.
Compulsory education is absolutely es.
sential. America cannot afford to dc
otherwise than to insist on its fulfill
ment to the letter.
And further let us see to 1t thai we
permit no man or woman to teach in
any school in these United States that
does not believe in our flag and the
principles for which 1t stands.
The nations hat have fallen. the
governments. the systems that have
passed have passed because of moral
delinquencies and weaknesses. rather
than because of material disaster. 1t
does not matter how wealthy a people
may be, how wise or how industrially
in the God fearing home. and the
sense of responsibility to God are not
present. that nation will not survive
no other nation has. It is righteous.
ness that Exalteth a Nation"
In 1881 a French nobleman came to
present, hat nation will not survive
this country to learn II possible the