The Washington times., 1924-05-30
Chief Executive Urges
HMdiIgg's World Court
Plan as SIrest Way Of
Maintaining Peace, Al
though Also Urging
Maintenance of AIDE
quite Defense Forces.
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sources either Of property or
population, without a real ma
tional spirit. ready to fall prey
70 foreign intrigue or foreign con-
quest. That kind Of sovereignty
meant but little. It had no sub.
stance in it. The people and their
leaders naturally sought for a
larger, more inspiring ideal. They
realized that while to be a citi-
It meant a great deal more If that
State were q part OF q national
union. The establishment of q
Federal Constitution giving power
and authority to create a real
national Government did not in
the end mean a detriment, but
rather an increment to the SOW
ereighty of the several States.
Under the Constitution there was
brought into being new rela-
tionship, which did not detract
from, but added to, the power and
the position Of each State. It is
true that they surrendered the
privilege of performing certain
acts for themselves, like the
regulation Of commerce and the
maintenance of foreign relations,
but in becoming a part Of the
Union they received more than
they gave. X
Increases Independence.
The same thing applies to the
individual in organized society.
When each citizen submits him.
self to the authority Of law he
does not thereby decrease his in.
dependence or freedom, but rather
increases it. BY recognizing that
he is a part Of a larger body
which Is banded together for "a
common purpose, he becomes
more than an Individual, he
rises to- a new dignity of citizen.
ship. Instead of finding himself
restricted and confined by render
ing obedience to, public law, he
finds himself protected and de-
Tended and in the exercise Of in
creased and increasing rights. It
IL true that as civilization be-
comes more complex it Is neces-
sary to surrender more and more
Of the freedom Of action and live
more and more according to the
rule Of public regulation, but it
Is also true that the rewards and
and privileges which come to q
member of organized society in.
crease in a still greater proper.
ton. Primitive life has its free.
dom and its attraction but the
NH - k1NA okva@m -
modern civilization enhances the
privileges Of living q thousand!
fold.
No Substitute In Sight.
Perhaps I have said enough to,
Indicate the great advantages that
accrue to all of us by the sup
port and maintenance Of our Gov.
eminent, the continuation Of the
functions Of legislation, the ad.
nninistration Of justice and the
execution Of the laws. There can
be no substitute for these, no
securing Of greater freedom by
their downfall and failure, but
only Decentralization, suffering
All that we have OF rights accrue
4rOAu tLA0 GONcEuuSuI uuO0T WHICH
we live.
In these days little need exists
for extolling the blessings Of our
Federal Union. It's benefits are
known and recognized by all its
citizens who are worthy Of serious
attention. No one thinks now Of
attempting to destroy the Union
by armed force. No one seriously
considers Withdrawing from it.
But it is not enough that we
should be free from attack-it
must be approved and supported
by a national spirit. Our prime
allegiance must be to the whole
country. A sentiment Of section.
alism is not harmless because It
is unarmed. Resistance to the
righteous authority of Federal law
Is not innocent because it is not
accompanied by secession. We
need a more definite realization
that all Of our country must stand
or fall together, and that 1t Is the
duty OF the Government to pro-
mote the welfare Of each part
and the duty Of the citizen to re-
member that he must be first Of
al an American.
Only One Conclusion.
Only one conclusion appears to
me possible. We shall not pro-