Evening star., 1924-06-12

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MARION LEROY BURTON.
il they do. are willing to live by it
II goes without saying that the au-
thority of the law is questioned in
these days all too much. The binding
obligation of obedience against per-
sonal desire is denied in many quar-
ters.' Upon this issue there is no
mistaking where he stands. Law OBJ
| servance is a necessity for perpetua-
! tion of American institutions. He
| points out. among others. two vital
considerations. Firstly. law goes back
to the Individual citizen. To enact or
| to repeal laws Is not to secure real
reform. 1t is necessary to take these
problems directly to the individual
1t is upon him that the ultimate test
must come. Secondly, We all live in
a world controlled by law, a fact
| which we cannot ignore with i'm
punity He never showed better, his
comprehension of this solemn fact
than when he wrote these words: w e
are a race of beings created in a uni
verse where law reigns. That viii
forever need all the repetition and
emphasis which can be put on II.
Law reigns. 1t can neither be cheat
| ed. evaded nor turned aside We can
discover it, live in accordance with
! it, observe il. and develop and sue
ceed; or We can disregard II, violate
| it, defy il and fail. Law retgns- Here
lis the basis for an orderly world. The
| laws which man makes for himself
| under self government must be OBJ
served with the same kind of respect,
or our whole scheme collapses. Every
true American must share his stern
determination to bring about the full
observance and rigid enforcement OF
| the law.
StnndS for Nafionaiixm.
His fervent love of America has
! made him an out-and-out nationalist
He cannot look with composure upon
any plan or proposal which would
| limit directly or by inference the in
dependence of America No one need
doubt where he stands. His devotion
to his country will never permit him
to fail in protecting American nights.
| without any hesitation he asserts,
1t is the record Of history that ma
tions follow their interests. We shall
follow ours That is clear-cut and
uneouivocal. In discussing the Paris
conference he has said: Every one
knows that the American soul longs
to establish q condition which holds
the promise of permanent peace,
but its ideal was for peace not
imposed by the major forces OF the
world from without. but rraintained
by the moral power OF the worio
Z II
deep spiritual understanding of men
and of nations. Without narrow
ness with deep devotion to American
ideals. he knows that the Kingdom
Of God is within us and that peace
cannot be taken by violence.
Apostle Of Progress.
He was thoroughly in sympathy
with the Washington conference its
methods and results, because II in no
way contradicted American principles
No nation was to suffer any dIminu-
tion of independence That confer
great hope 1t proposes some
| thing that America can do at home.
1t surrenders no right, it imposes no
burden, il promises reitet at nome
and a better understanding abroad.
He stands for America first because
America can then serve ali mankind
We are an independent people. With
real fervor he has exclatn. ed, We
have a great desire to be supremely
American Here, then, is this man
lieves firmly in intelligence; he is
the apostle of sound progress for all
the people; he demands that democ-
rscy shall respect its own laws: and,
above all, he stands for the undi-
minished untrammeied independence
and sovereignty of the United States
of America. Heart and soul, he is an
American.
III. The Human Being.
I'VE have seen what manner of
man he is. We have found him to be
superbly American. The roots of true
Americanism run down deep into hu-
manity. By the very logic of our ma
tional principles we were forced to
enter the great war. Not for terri
torial expansion, not for indemnities,
not for trade supremacy or any self
ish reason did we mobilize our men
and our money. We sent our most
precious possessions across the
being what we were. it was inevi-
table. There was no alternative. To
be an American is to be member of
the human race. It goes deeper than
national lines or political issues into
back upon the value which we place
upon a human being. We know that
| there is nothing in all the world that
can be compared with or should be
A spark has disturbed our clod. We
are all entially sons and daugh-
ters Of a common father. The broth
erhood of man is a great spiritual
reality. There ara some questions
which can be rightly viewed only
from this angle. We shall find here
new depths in this man whom we
have chosen as our leader.
Believes In People.
HE has unlimited confidence in
the people. This is said in no cheap
sense. 1t is an irradicable part Of
his theory of representative govern
ment- Fe actually proceeds upon
the conviction, as Thomas Hooker
puts it, that the foundation of au-
thority is laid firstly in the free con-
sent Of the people This is a favor
ite quotation of the Presidents AS
early as 1895, when he was a college
student he wrote in his prize essay
that sovereignty is always finally
vested in the people He constantly
reiterated his conviction that the
people have nothing to depend upon
work out their, own destiny. 1t IL =
mistake to place too much reliance
upon government. He knows that
citizens, thoroughly aroused to their
duties, can accomplish what they de-
sire, and that without such an atti-
tude on the part of the people there
is little hope of genuine progress.
Responsibility he places squareIy
where it belongs. He insists that it
pends on their ability both to rule
and to obey. It is what they are.
The government is what they make
it, Consistent with this point Of
view, he actively supported the
change IN the direct election OF
United States senators. His whole
career is a challenge to every citizen
to perform his public duty. As hu-
man being. he believes without reser-
pacity for self government
"As early as 1907 he was support
ing equal suffrage. Those were the
days when it required courage to be
q sufra8ist. BUt he S1w the principle
with perfect oieerness. and was its