New Britain herald., 1924-10-04
COOLIDGE STANDS X FIRMLY AGAINST
 ENTERING LEAGUE
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 have completed these courses and have been placed in profitable em- pioyment" and the pension laws for widows and mothers.
 Pensions and Relief.
 The nation has appropriated about s300, 100000 for veterans of the World War and Is spending aboi 100000 900 annually for veterans of the Civil War, Mir. Coolidge said put added that the "abiding honor which America bestows upon It's loyal de- lenders cannot be measured in money"
 The nation recognizes towards them all debt which 1t can never repay, but which 1t will evsr re- pudiate." the president said: stand ing to their credit will forever be an inexhaustible balance of gratitude Of honor and of praise. Tn song and story, In monument and memorial, In tradition and history, they will live in the hearts Of the neople for evermore."
 In his discussion of international affairs, Mir. Coolidge pointed to the accomplishments of the Dawes plan in promoting the revival of Europe. which ho said Hays firmer fourda- ton for industrial prosperity and a more secure peace"
 "we want to see the allies paid" he continued, i've want to see Ger many restored to a condition of pro- ductiWty and progress under i;hich she will be able to take up the bur- den of civilization. x x xxx X.
 T am in favor of treaties and | covenants conforming to the Amt ri- can policy of independence~ to pre- vent aggressive war and promote | permanent peace, But they have | have little value unless the senti- ment of peace is cherished in the | hearts of the people.
 Peace is the result of mutual un- derstanding and mutual confidence exemplified in honorable action.
 Not Yet Perfect
 "t CdUuOL CldliH tlldl uuuST OuT l institutions we have reached perfec- ton but we are justified in saying l that our institutions are the best for | the promotion of human welfare that the ingenuity of man has ever been able to devise. We cannot claim that our government is per- feet, but we have the right to be- lieve that it is the best that there is. We do not claim we have been able to discharge our full duty towards the other nations of the earth, but we have right to believe that we have been the most effectual agency in helping to restore Europe.
 If anyone doubts that depth and sincerity of the attachment of the American people to their institu- tions and government. if anyone doubts the sacrifices which they have been willing to make in behalf of those institutions and for what they believe to bs for the welfare of other nations, let them gaze on this monument and other like memorials that have been reared in every quar- ter of our broad land. Let them look upon the representative gath erings of our veterans and let them remember that America has dedicat- ed itself to the service of God and man. xxxx
 Devotion To Jdeals
 T am well aware that it Is im- possible to maintain in time of peace the same exalted spirit of patriotism that exists in time of war and yet, although 1t may be in a less degree, the country has need of devotion to the same ideals. In our land the people rule. The great truth cannot be too often repeated that this na- lion is exactly what the people make it. It is necessary to realize that our duties are personal. For each of us our country will be about what we make it. The obligation of citi- zenship Is upon each one of us. We must discharge it in the actions of our daily life. If we are employed we must be true to that employ ment. If we are in business we must be true to that business.
 What is always of the utmost importance, if we have the privilege to vote we must inform ourselves of the questions at issue and going to ihe ballot box on election day there vote. as we claim the sacred right of Americans to live. according'to the dictates of our own conscience. You who have offered your blood that these supreme rights and privileges might be maintained as a standard of human conduct on this earth must continue to be their chief ex-