Evening star., 1925-07-05
DAWES VIEWS FLAG
AS HOPE OF PEOPLE
Vice President, at Chicago,
Makes Plea for Better ,
Support of Ideals.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 4.-The true Amer
ican, however poor and weak he may
be in himself, sees in the flag of his
Government only the right to work
and hope for better days, Vice Presi-
dent Charles G. Dawes said in an In
dependence day address broadcast
from Chicago tonight.
1T behooves us as a people, he
said. ''to celebrate the anniversary
of the Nations birth with solemn
thought as well as happiness for the
blessings which we enjoy under our
great Government and to endeavor to
realize how much depends for US and
for the world upon its preservation. =
His address follows:
1T is most appropriate that on
this anniversary of the birth of our
Nation we consider our national de-
fense, for, in so doing we are only
combining with our tribute to the
past a definite and earnest thought
of our Nations future. But l Will
leave to others TO speak tonight OF
the great and wise system of national
defense, which, as embodied in the
national defense act, has been worked
out on the basis of experience gained
from the World War, and will only
express few thoughts which should
lean citizens on this day.
Nations Position Vital.
1--WE are living in one of the great
epochs of the worlds history. In
the World War an elemental convul-
sion of humanity occurred, which has
had a profound and lasting effect
upon life on the earth. For thou
sand years and more will the events
of this particular decade be studied
and appraised because of their effect
in altering the course of human ac-
tivities hereafter.
Our people have seen this Nation
emerged from that unprecedented ca
lamity to the human race-the World
War-unqueStionab the most pow
erful and influential on earth.
1t behooves us as people, there
fore, to celebrate the anniversary OF
the Nations birth with solemn thought
as we'll as happiness for the blessings
which we enjoy under our great Gov
ernment, and to endeavor to realize
how much depends for us an for the
world upon its preservation.
From that day in 1881, when Lord
CORVALLIS and his Army surrendered
to George Washington at Yorktown.
the American people have been SOW
ereign in this country: and when, in
1887, they framed the Constitution of
the United States with its system OF
checks and balances, they created the
best instrument through which the
sovereignty of a people can be eX-
pressed that the world has known.
That sovereignty the American people
on this anniversary declare to be a
success and not failure. While we
cannot but admit the existence of
wrongs under our Government and
under all governments except that OF
the Divine Master, we believe that
where wrong exists it is In spite of
our Government and not because of IT..
We believe that the opportunity to
right these wrongs depends upon the
strength of our Government and its
institutions and not upon their weak
ness.
Urges STRIVING for Betterment.
1--WE look upon the flag as that
which guarantees to our people the
opportunity to right wrongs. to strive
after better things, to look upward
and press forward toward the full
fillment Of Gods destiny for our race.
The true American. however, poor and
weak he may be in himself, sees in
the flag of his Government only the
right to hope and work for better
days.
Without Indifference to the serious
ness of national problems, upholding
our Constitution, which recognizes and
protects in the weakest rights equal
to those of the strongest-with that
charity which knows no resentment
toward those who honestly differ
with Outstanding together as brothers
and patriots, let US on this historical
anniversary again pledge our love and
votion to our Government and its
flag, and thank God that we live
under them