The Washington times., 1924-04-22
MARY s. ALLEN.

example of an attempt to minister
to supposed desire to evade the
law of service. 1t seems as though
the public is assumed to desire
to have the advantages Of gov
eminent without paying its part
OF the cost Of maintaining 1t. Be-
sides being convinced that such a
result is utterly impossible OF &C.
complishment, / am even more
firmly of the belief that it mis-
represents the general attitude OF
the public mind.
Moreover, the success Of the
Government does not lie in wiring
ing all the revenue it can from
the people, but in making their
burden as light and fairly dis.
trlbuted as possible, consistent
with the proper maintenance of
the necessary public functions.
The Government itself, in order to
be successful, and all Of those
connected with it, must put all
OF their energy upon what they
can do for the people, not upon
what they can get out of them.
These are some of the reasons
which reveal to us why, in our
domestic affairs, we must be pos
sessed Of accurate information Of
the doings and needs Of others, in
order that we may best serve our
selves by serving them through
appropriate action. We are all
part OF one common country. To
be in a healthy and successful
condition economically, means a
free interplay Of competition in
service, based upon that mutual
faith in each other which we
term public confidence.
Disturbing Revelations.
Notwithstanding the disturbing
character of recent revelations,
Notwithstanding the enormous
pressure for the passage Of legis-
latiOn which would greatly in
crease the cost Of maintaining the
Government Of the United States,
Notwithstanding the failure Of the
Congress up to the present time
accurately to comprehend and ex-
peditiously to minister to the
need of taxation reform, I believe
that the requirements Of economy
and reduced taxes will be met in
a way not inconsistent with the
great resources of our country.
While I have thought 1t desir-
able to point out dangerous ten
denotes, I know that with few
exceptions the management Of our
Government has been and is in
honest and competent hands, that
its finances are sound and well
managed, and that the business
interests Of the nation, including
the owners, managers and en-
ployes, are representative OF hon.
orable and patriotic motives, and
that the present economic con-
dition warrants a continuation Of
confidence and prosperity. Fun
damentally, America is sound. It
has both the power and disposi.
ton to maintain itself In q
healthy economic and moral con-
dition. But it can not do this by
turning all its thoughts in on
itself, or by making its material
prosperity its supreme choice.
Selfishness Is only another
name for suicide. A nation that
is morally dead will soon be
financially dead.
The progress of the world rests
on courage, honor and faith, If
America wishes to maintain it's
prosperity, it must maintain it's
ideals.
When we turn to our foreign
relations; we see the working
out. Of the same laws. If there
is one ideal Of national existence
to which America has adhered
more consistently than to any
other, It has been that Of peace.
Whatever other faults may be
charged to our country, It has
never been quarrelsome, belliger.
ent, or bent on military aggran.
disement. After all, the main
support of peace is understand
ing " ~ t
information by one government
and one people about other gov.
ernments and other peoples.
There is likewise involved the
same law of service.
If our county is to stand for
anything in the world, if it is to
represent any forward movement
in human progress, these achieve.
ments will be measured in no
small degree by what It Is able
to do for others. Up to a little
more than twenty-five years ago,
America gave almost fits entire
attention to acknowledgment. In