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 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
mistakfng where he stands. Law OBJ
SerVance is Il 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 is 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
a world controlled by law. a 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: :" e
are a 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 il.
Law reiEns IL can neither be cheat
ed, evaded nor turned aside. We can
| discover il, live in accordance with
| it, observe ii. and develop and sue
ce ed: or We can disregard II. violate
u,
lis the basis for an orderly world. The
laws which man makes for himself
under self 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 full
observance and rigid enforcement of
the law.
| Stands for Nationaiixm.
| His feryent 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
I dependence of America No one need
doubt where he stands. His devotion
| to his country will never permit HIM
| To fail in protecting American rishts-
| without any hesitation he ASSERTS
! 1t is the record of history that ma
| tions follow their interests. We snail
! follow ours That is cIear-cut ana
uneauiyocal In discussing the Paris
conference he has said: Every one
| knows that the American soul longs
| To establish condition which holds
| the promise of d permanent peace,
| but it's ideal was for peace not
| imposed by the major forces OF the
world from without but malntained
by the moral power or the Woriu
| from within We sense again his
deep spiritual understanding or 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.
Apo.tle Of Progress.
| He was thoroughly in sympathy
| with the Washington conference. It's
methods and results. because it in no
way. contradicted Anne rican principles.
| No nation was TO suffer any dlmihn-
| ton of independence. That confer
| ence was to him the expression OF
| thing that America can do at nome.
| 1t surrenders no right, il imposes no
| burden it promises relief at nome
I and a better understand ing ABROAD
He stands for America nrst neGA ArSe ,nS
America can then serve all man klnd
! We are an inde pendent people. Win
| real fervor he has exciain ed, w
! have a great desire to be supremacy
| American Here. then, Is TINS man
who is fellow American He be
! lieves firmly in intelligence; he ls
| the apostle of sound progress for all
| the people: he demands that democ-
| rsCy shall respect its own laws; ana
! above all he stands for the undi-
! minished untrammeled independence
| and sovereignty of the tnited states
| of Anne rica Heart and soul. he is an
! American.
| III; The Human Being. ,u, 80
| I'VE 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 :
enter the great war. Not for terri
| torial expansion, not for inde mites,
not for trade supremacy or any self
| ish reason did we mobilize our men
and our money: ne..," we sent across our mIse the
| waters Relieving what We did and
| being what we were. il was inevi-
| table. There was no alternative. To
| 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 is nothing in all the world that
can be compared with or should be
| given in exchange for human being
spark has disturbed our ciod We
| are all potentially sons and dauEh-
| tiers OF a common father. The broth
reality. There are some questions
which can be rightly viewed only
! from this angle. We shall find here
! new depth. 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 irradicable part of
! his theory of represen tative govern
| ment He actually proceeds upon
the conviction. as Thomas Hooker
| puts it, that the foundation 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 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
! ID little hope of genuine progress
| Responsibility he places squarely
| where it belongs. He insists that III
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 max
| it, Consistent with this point OF
view, he actively supported the
United states senator's. 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
4 ing equal suffrage. Those were the
/ days when it required courage to be
q saffrAgiSt. Bat he sDw the principle
1 ardent advocate from the beginning
of his pu hlic career. Likewise when