Evening star., 1924-06-12

MARION LEROY BURTON.
| if they do, are willing to live by it.
| II goes without saying that the au-
| thority of the law is questioned i'm
| 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
| Seryance is II 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 il 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
d world controlled by law. 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: We
| are d race of beings created in a uni
verse where law reigns. That Will
| forever need all the repetition and
| emphasis which can be put on IT.
Law reigns. 1t can neither be cheat
| ed. evaded nor turned aside. We can
| discover il, live in accordance win
| it, observe it. and develop and sue
coed or We can disregard it, violate
| il, defy il and fail Law reigns. Here
lis the basis for an orderly world the
laws which man makes for himself
under self government must be oh
served with the same kind OF respect
| or our whole scheme collapses- Every
| true American must share his stern
! determination TO bring about the fuil
observance and rigid enforcement Of
the law.
stands for Nationaiism.
| 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 hlm
| to fail in protecting American riShts-
| without any hesitation he asserts
| IT is the record OF history that ma
| tions follow their interests. We snail
! follow ours That is clear-cut and
| unequivocal In discussing the Paris
| conference he has said Every one
knows that the American soul longs
TO establish condition which holds
! the promise of permanent peace,
| but its ideal was for peace not
| imposed by the major torces OF the
world from without. but maintained
by the moral power of the word
| from within We sense again mis-
deep spiritual understanding of men
| and of nations without marrow
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 dlmlhn-
| ton of independence That CONFER.
/ ence was to him the expression OF
a great hope 1t proposes some
| thing that America can do at home.
II surrenders no right, II imposes no
| burden il promises relief at nome
and a better understanding abroad.
| He stands for America hrst because
! America can then serve ali mankind.
! We are an dependent people. Win
| real fervor he has excialne ed,
have a great desire TO be supremely
American Here, then. is this man
who is fellow American. He be
| lieyes firmly in intelligence; he is
| the apostle of sound progress Tor all
the people: he demands that democ-
| racv shall respect its own laws; and,
! above all. he stands for the undi-
| minished. untrammeled indepe endence
and sovereignty of the United states
| of America. Heart and soul, he is an
J American,
iii. The Human Being.
| We 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 inde emnlties.
not for trade supremacy or any self
and our money. We sent our most
| precious possessions across the
| waters. Believing what we did and
| being what we were. II was new
| table There was no alternative. TO
| be an American is to be member of
! the human race. IL goes deeper tina
| national lines or political issues into
| the very heart of mankind. 1t rests
upon a human being. We know that
there is nothing in all the world that
can be compared with or should be
| given in exchange for human being
| A spark has disturbed our clod w
are all potentially sons and daugh-
| tiers of a common father. The broth
reality There are some questions
which can be rightly 1. .,sm sieTed Tnd only only
new depths in this man whom we
have chosen as our leader
! Relieves In People.
He has unlimited confidence in
! the people. This is said in no cheap
! sense. 1t is an irradicaDle part OF
his theory of repr es en- tative govern
ment. He actually proceeds upon
| the conviction, as Thomas Hooker
puts it, that the founda ton 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
but themselves. They must and can
work out their own destiny 1t is a
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 squarely
| where it belongs. He insists that 1T
| rests entirely on the people. 1t de-
pends on their ability both to ruLe
| and to obey. 1t 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 lis a challenge to every citizen
to perform his public duty. As hu-
man being, he believes without reser-
vations in the people and their ca
AS early as 1907 he was support
ing equal suffrage. Those were the
days when it required courage to be
y suf1ragist But he aW the principle
with perfect cdearne6s, and was its
ardent advocate from the beginning