Evening star., 1924-06-12

he was in the Senate OF mis- own
state. he actively supported the
mothers relief bill, and ~ as us soverh0r rh0
setts in 1919 he signed the forty
eight-hour bill. designed to safe
guard the vital interests OF women
and children.
Calls Views Refreshin&.
I'VE must add to these convincing,
practical evidences of his position
the deeper human aspects. HIS
speeches reveal peculiarly oeauu- ~
mother and the home. An unvary
ing note of nobility permeatss ms
utterances whenever ne aIiuoes 10
these factors of our life ana sociai
order. To him the home Is our most
sacred institution. In these uafs'
when some think there Is accuIn ulat
ing evidence that the home ~ van :
ishing institution. that monok
an outworn social form. ana lhal our u +
social and moral STANDARDS are
changing rapidly and radically. IL IL
refreshing to come upon this man
with his sanity and confidence.
Il ask you in sober, serious mo-
ments, can you doubt the y =
of this mans thought or question MS
real appreciation OF women pia.e
in America? Herein we nno conciu
siye evidence that he is human pc
ing. and we find il in forms po. - -
to be gripped by his depth of human
understanding. "a, ,,u
"A second deduction from his run
damental confidence In the peopie
makes clear with equal coeencs lna'
the integrity of the nation is su
Dreme considerations; that sectionai-
ism and class distinctions are lnloi-
era BILE in IA true America: that groups
must cooperate rather than ehgag
in bitter conflict. and partIcu la rly
that capital and labor must, for the
sake of both and the pubiic weiare'
pool their interests and Work To-
gether as human beings In all tnese
complicated problems he never rams
TO emphasize the fundamental fact
that human values are supreme. IN
very practical ways he has contrip-
uated through the years TO lhe soiu
ton of these vexed problems In ms
home state organized iaoor was IN
tersted in the modification or labor
| iniunctikns In keeping with the
| wishes Of the employees, desired re-
| suits were brought about without any
| invasion of the fundamental lega
| principles involved. As early as lsl-
| OF his state. he supported the full-
| crew bill for the railways. providing
| for an adequate number OF men on
| each train. in keeping with the Judg
ment OF those who actually oPera'e
| them.
| Held Condolences Of All.
.'On the side of logic and theory
| his position is equally clear, and his
attitude through long PERIOD oi
wears kas won for him the entire con
| tidence OF both capital and laoor. ne
| believes firmly in the value ano rish'
TO organize. His ideal is co-opera
| tion not enmiLy: mutual conference
| and cooperation, not open ~arla re
and bitter antagonism. He actually
believes that men can work tog e'ne
| in good will and with mutual Dehent
| His confidence in man, therefore. Is
| no campaign cry. Ii is living reai l.
| inv in his heart. His plea is for fair
! ness from both sides. In MS wears
! Of service at the state house IN bos'
/ ION railway presidents and repre-
! sentatiyes of organized labor learn ed
TO trust him and his sense OF falr-
| ness. Both sides stated that the!
| were willing TO leave the declsion
to him without even presenting 'hTlt
| would get the facts and would be
| fair. This is high tribute, not only
/ 10 his craftsmanship, but 10 his sense
/ OF intrinsic values.
| we have seen that this man Is
supremely American; that he can
| tolerate no limitations of a sound ma
| tionalism Some have therefore con-
| cIuded that he neglects the cogen'
| implications OF the argument we nave
! been following Moreover. they have
| arrived at this position bv misun-
| der.tanding his expressed views re,
| garding world ORGANIZATION and
| have failed TO give proper ana De
served emphasis to his clearly and
| emphatically expressed policy. If he
is the great human being whom we
\ have said he is, if his confidence lr
| the people is based on the deep spir-
| itual interpretations of human Value'
argument must of necessity culmi-
! nate in establishing that he has a
! clearly defined world view. OF this
| there is abundant evidence.
| Cite. Coolidge Speeches.
We may well begin with the
| great question of war Ii is the
! problem of civilization today. Any
| man who believes what he evidently
| does must be opposed to war as such
| But he is no impractical idealist. So
| he advocates adequate military pre-
| paredness by sea and land. His atti-
| tude to war, then. is just what dis.
| eliminating citizens with world
view can support and advocate
When Americas fundame n tai ideals
| are at stake anywhere America must
| be there.
| Does ne recognize our duty to
mankind and our obligations of world
| leadership? 1t seems strange that
| such an issue need he raised. In
| dealing with this world problem We
| must let the President speak for h m
self On January IL. 1922. speaking
| on the anniversary of the irthday ol
| Alexander Hamilton before the Ham
! ilton Club of Chicago. he recognized
| in these unmistakable words oui
\ duty of world leadership: We are
! advancing toward new Leadership
/ among the peoples of the earth. whicf
must be promoted. not by our power
| to take. but by our power to beStoW
| That same moral grandeur which has
| been the national ideal in our do
mestic relations is being made thu
| ideal Of our foreign relations Or
Washington's birthday in 1929. speak
/ ing at Baltimore. he made this pun
| gent remark: We do not deny oul
| duty TO continue the making of sac
| rifices for the welfore of the world
Coolidge for P.riey-.
His message to the Congress las
| December while insisting consis
| tently upon American indepeTde Ice
| was an unqualified, impeacha bl'
declaration of our sense of obliga
| his speech on Memorial day of thi;
year. With even greater empha sill
and earnestness. he said: We ar
| not going to be able 10 avoid meet
| ing the world and bearing our par
| Of the burdens OF the world w
must meet these burdens and over
come them or they will meet us ant
overcome us. For my part, | desir'
my country to meet them withou
| evasion and without fear in an up
| right. downright, square American
, way
I'm all fairness. l ask, can any on
honestly question this honest man
devotion to humanity
Moreover, back of his fine ideal
| ism he has definite proposals regard
! ing methods OF procedure in realiz
ing his aims. He believes unoues
tionably in the eternal values of mu
| tual discussions. He knows tina
| reason must prevail. but only wher
| men meet face to face do they clear,
nndarstoDd oua another Then tn,