Evening star., 1924-06-12


MARION LEROY BURTON.
if they do. are willing to live by it.
II goes without saving 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
Serrance is necessity for perpetua-
tion OF American institutions. He
points out among others, tW" 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
II is upon him that the ultimate test
must come. Secondly. we all live in
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: w e
are race of beings created in uni
verse where law reigns.' That VIII
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 it, live in accordance with
it, observe it, and develop and sue
coed; or we can disregard II, violate
it. defy it and fail. Law reigns. Here
lis the basis for AN orderly world. the
laws which man makes for hlmseli
under seIf-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 iull
observance and rigid enforcement ot
the law.
stands for Nationaiism.
artR h.4S
, 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
depend ence Of America No one need
doubt where he stands. HIS deNotloh
to his country viii never pefmit MN
to fail in protecting American rights.
without any hesitation ne asserts
1t is the record OF history that ma
tions follow their interests We sha4i
follow ours. That is ciear-rut ana
uneouiyocal In discussing the PARIS
conference he has said: Every one
knows that the American soul longs
to establish a condition when nolos
the promise of permanent peace
but its ideal was Tor a peaGe no
imposed by the major forces of the
world from without. but maintalneo
by the moral power or the Worio
from within We sense again his
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
ApostIe Of Progress.
He was thoroughly in sympathy
with the Washington conference, its
methods and results, because IL IN no
way contradicted American principles.
No nation was TO suffer any dimihu-
tion of independence. That confer
ence was to him the expression of
a great hope. 1t proposes some
thing that America can do at nome.
1t surrenders no right. il imposes no
burden. il promises relief AT nome
and a better understanding abroad.
He stands for America first beca use
America can then serve all mankind
We are an independent people. Win VT
real fervor he has exclaimed
American Here, then, is this man
VINO is fellow American. He be-
lieves firmly in intelligence; he rs
the apostle of sound progress Tor ali
the people; he demands that democ-
racv shall respect its own laws: and,
above all. he stands for the undl-
minished. untrammeled independence
and sovereignty of the United states
of America Heart and soul, he is an
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. Ply the very logic of our ma
| tional principles we were forced TO
| enter the great war Not for terri
! torial expansion. not for inde emnities,
! 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 lneyi-
| table. There was no alternative. 10
| be an American is to be member of
| the human race. 1t goes deeper than
| national lines or political issues into
the very heart of mankind. 1t rests
| back upon the value which we place
! upon a human being. We know that
there i. 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 we
| are all potentially sons and daugh
erhood of man is great spiritual
reality. There are 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 repr essen tative govern
/ ment. He actually proceeds upon
| the conviction, a. Thomas Hooke
puts 1t, that the founda ton of au-
! thority is laid firstly in the free con-
| sent Of the people. This is a favor
| lite 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 il 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
10 little hope~ of genuine progress
| Responsibility he places squarely
where 1t belongs. He insists that &,
rests entirely on the people. 1t de-
| pende on their ability both to ruIe
and to obey. 1t is what they are
The government in what they max
IT Consistent with this point OF
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-
| vations in the people and their ca
pacity for self government. -"
"As early as 1907 he was support
days when it required courage to be
= safIrAEist. Bat he snw the principle
| with perfect cieArnees, and was itx
1 ardent advocate from the begin nine