Evening star., 1924-10-22

paign. and it is what they are preach
ing today"
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Liberty Of Individual.
You are an individualist2"
IF l were not, I should be no JEFF
fersonian.
Individualism and collectivism are
at war In America and almost every
where else. Upon the result of the
night in this country depends the fu-
ture of the American system, gov
ernmental and social. We are to keep
our individualism or we are to lose
1t. III collectivism comes-communism
socialism, paternalism, government
ownership. decentralization of this,
that, or the other industry-if col
lectivism comes, Jeffersonism goes.
Jefrersonism is centered in the lib
erty of the individual, in his freedom
10 aspire, to think and speak his own
thoughts, to labor and to enjoy in
violate the fruits Of his labor.
Runnfng Other Anairs.
"Stagnation and decline would fol-
low socialism, whatever it's label, be-
cause 1t would paralyZe the nerve
center OF the Nation, and thAS~ stop
the dynamos of our progress. Already
we are suffering from the doctrine
that the state should run everything
In economics and social economy
Look at our rising food of laws. More
ana more 1t tends to swamp our
statute books and courts" -
DO you see any danger in the re-
lations of capital and labor in the
United States?"
Not IL both sides exercise sagacity
and good will. If either side tries
to bully. oppress, or wrong the other,
there Will be trouble. If either side
gained control of the Government
and used its power selfishly against
the other. there would be danger. But
l have faith in the fair mindedness
of our people" ="
Ratification of Treaties.
Are you satisfied with our Con-
stitution as it is working"
Not absolutely, but fairly we'll
satisfied. 1t certainly is working bet
ter than is the constitution of any
other country with which i am ia
miliar. L believe our constitutional
provisions about the conduct of for
eign affairs might be improved /
feel that a majority of Congress, in
stead OF two-thirds vote of the
Senate, should be sufficient to ratify
a treaty.
However. If improvement of our con-
sttutional machinery is conceivable, i
stand firmly on the essentials it repre- =
SentS.
Protecting Constitutional Rights.
Your question, l presume, has es-
pecfal reference to the proposal of Sen
ator La Toilette to limit the power of the
Supreme Court. | have no sympathy
with that proposal, but even less with
the hysterical outcry of the Republicans
that it is a revolutionary proposal
straight from Russia. What Senator La
Toilette recommends is that we should
abandon our tried and familiar Ameri-
can system for the system of England
The English place no limitation on the
power of Parliament. We do. We give
no unlimited power to any man or set
of men. Neither do we leave them to
be the judges of their own limitations
Foolish notions are current concern
ing the Supreme Court. 1t has been
represented as ruthlessly intent on
thwarting the will of the people and
striking out laws passed by the Con-
gress. Nothing of the sort is true
The Supreme Court by itself has nc
power to attack any law. 1t can act
only if and when it receives the petit
ton OF a citizen who deems himself
wronged by some law. 1t then CON
siders his claim and decides whether
the law in question does or does not
deprive him of right guaranteed by
| the Constitution"
Nationality and NationaIism.
What should you say of nationality
and of nationalism?
az should say Of nationality virtually
what I have said Of individuality-that
it is above price.
But appreciation of our nationality
should be a long way from connoting
depreciation of other nationalities-
There is a fact of immense fmpor-
tance to humanity that we and other
peoples should get firmly fixed In
mind-the fact that world of self
regulated, OF independent but CO.
operative nations, is no more chimera
than is a nation of self-regulated. OF
independent but cooperative indi-
viduaIs AS free men can work to-
gether in free country for the etcom-
mon welfare of that country, so free
nations can work together in a free
world for the common welfare OF
that world"
You mean the League of Nations,
for instance, can work together with
out it's members giving up their inde-
pendence?"
Proof that it can do is found in
the fact that it is doing so, and has
been doing SO for five years"
Republicans and World Peace.
What view do you take of the Re-
publican position on world co-opera-
tfon?"
There has been on the part of the
Republicans a cynical failure to do
what they solemnly promised their
followers and the people of this coun-
try they would do. In 1920 our peo-
Pile, like every other people, ardently
wished that the plague of recurring
war should be faced and fought. We
all longed for scientific organization
against war. There was general
agreement that there must be con-
tinuing organization of the nations
for the preservation of peace.
Republicans promised that their
success in the national election would
be followed by an effort to effect such
an organization. This promise, this
pledge, was in the Republican plat
form and in the speeches of the Re-
particularly those, of the party
standard bearer himself. 80
do you think civilization can dis
pense with it's arms at PRESENT.
tArmed force, as the world stands,
is the only hope of civilization. !
mean it is the only thing that can in
sure the safety of what has been
wrested from savagery and barbarism
pending the day when wisdom and
Imorality-those ultimately irresistible
forces-shall have come fully, into
their own. For civilization to snap
its sword now would be like the act
of a man who threw away rifle and
hunting knife in haunt of grizzly
BEARS
GEORGE v. MASSEY DIES.