Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-24

was erected It's experiments covering range of
about Ia miles January 2430 will be International
Radio week with it's broadcastng among fifteen
nations Radio is now instructing and entertaining
the world It is sending photographs; boiling a
kettle on a. cake of ice, and stopping railroad
trains with emergency brakes What next?
TNENNYSON writes, 'ring out the feud of rich
and poor" In the larger sense this feud has
been rung out in America. There are no longer
any poor in the meaning of this word as Ten
nyson used it. America is the most wealthy most
prosperous and happest nation of earth The
prosperity of the American people this year has
made possible the highest standard of living In
all history.
Specific Illustrations Of this prosperity meet the
eye at every turn-streets full of automobiles and
taxis; sidewalks full of men and women dressed
In accordance with fashions latest whim. home,
equipped with radio; millions of spectators Of
football games at cash expenditure of untold
millions; millions at play in the middle of winter
lin warm-weather sports in the South and Cali.
fornia and in winter sports In New England ana
the national parks Of the West; the Florida land
speculation rivaling the mississippi Bubble" ~
two centuries ago; record breaking building CON
struction of $7000O00O00.
Moreover, labor is one of the heaviest
investors in the commercial and Industrial on+or
prises Of capital Best of all is the fact that con-
ditions apparently point to continuance of tbis
prosperity in 1925.
4 GAIN, there is the line, "Rng in redress 70 all
"A mankind. Redress" carries with II tbe sug
gestions of wrong inflicted upon the HELPLESS and
unfortunate and of Acknowledgement renaration
and rehabilitation Doubtless there is need in
many places of earth for redress in the fullest
meaning of the wOrd-but not in the United
States. This is increasingly the land of liberty
equality of rights and opportunity and pursuit of
happiness This nation is the one nation of earth
dedicated to these precious things and the passing
years but confirm the dedication All the world
knows this if We were to throw open the gates of
America the rushfof immigration would be bevond
imagining
The equality Of opportunity here is beyond any,
thing history has 1t Is literally true
that the highest positions in the land are open
to all. Even the Presidency is open the single
restriction being that of native BIRTH President
Calvin Coolidge Is a farmers boy who worked as
hard during his youth any young American.
The high executive positions in the federal and
state governments and the seats of congress are
full Of self-made men, The great salaries of
the 'high-ups in business world in the large
majority of cases drawn by men who have worked
up from the bottom
Education is free. Efficiency is well rewarded.
The young American Of today has only himself to
blame If he does not amass competence estab-
lish home and found family. There are no
class distinctions to bar his rise. Theoretically
there are no oppressed who should have redress"
In practice there are flies in ointment: when
human nature improves these will be removed.
a ND again TennysOn sings, Ring out old
"A shapes Of foul disease" Many have been
rung out and more going with every ringing
of the bells Yellow fever and the bubonic plague
world scourges-have been eliminated from the