Milford chronicle., 1925-10-09
PRESIDENT COOLTDGE'S ADDRESS
TO ALL PEOPLE in UNITED Estates
National Problems Set Forth By The President Speech Before
American Legion Convention At Omaha Nebraska Tuesday,
October 9th.

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= ted that, in the event of war, power
: should be lodged somewhere for the
t stabilizatiOn of prices, as far as that
) might be possible in justice to the
: country and it's defenders. Mr.. Cool
p idge stated that it was always pos
: sible to purchase materials with
money, but that patriotism cannot
) be purchased, and unless the people
are willing to defend their country
because of their belief in it, because
of their affection for it, and because
it is representative Of their home,
their country cannot be defended.
The economic problems of society
are important, the President said,
and that, on the whole, we are meet
ing them fairly we'll. The President
said that the problems are so per-
sonal and so pressing that they new
er fail to receive constant attention,
but. he added, they are only part;
that we need to put a proper empha-
sis on the other problems of society;
that we need to consider what atti-
tude of the public mind it is neces-
sarv to cultivate in order that mix
ed population like our own may
dwell together more harmOniously
and the family of nations reach
better state of understanding.
The President said that In this
Deriod of after-war rigidity, susp1c-
| ion. and intolerance our own coun-
! Mt from I'M
fortunate experiences. Thanks TO
our comparative isolation, we have
known less of the international fr1c-
tions and rivalries than some other
countries less fortunately situated.
But among some of the varying ra-
ciaI. religious, and social groups OF
Our people there have been manifes-
tations of an intolerance of opinion,
a narrowness of outlook, txlty OF
Judgment, against which we may
well be warned.
1--WE must not, in times OF peace,
permit ourselves to lose any part
from this structure of patriotic uni
tv. I make no plea for leniency to-
ward those who are criminal or VIC
ions. are open enemies of society and
are not prepared to accept the true
standards of our citizenship. BY toll
erance 1 do not mean indifference
to evil. 1 mean respect for different
kinds of good.
81 recognize the full and complete !
necessity of 100 per cent American |
ism, but 100 per cent Amerlcanlsm |
may be made up of many various ell |
ements. If we are to create on this |
continent a free Republic and an
enlightened civilization that will be |
capable of rejecting the true great
ness and glory of mankind, it will |
be necessary to regard these differ
ences as accidental and unessential. |
We shall have to look beyond the |
outward manifestations Of race and
creed. Divine Providence has not
bestowed upon any race a monopoly |
of patriotism and character"
The President stated that the gen /
erally expressed desire of America |
first" cannot be criticized; that it is
a perfectly correct aspiration for |
our people to cherish but, he added,
"the problem which we have to solve
is how to make America first; 1t !
cannot be dsne by the cultivation OF
national bigotry, arrogance, or sell
fshness; hatreds, jealOusies and
suspicions will not be productive of
any benefits in this direction. Here
we must apply the rule of toleratlon.
We can make little contribution to
the welfare of humanity on the the |
ory that we are a superior people |
and all others are an inferior peo-
ple. We do not need to be too loud |
in the assertion of our own righte- |
BUSINESS. 1t is true that we live under
most favorable circumstances. But |
before we come to the final and ir-
revocable decision that we are bet
ter than everybody else we need to
consider what we might do if we had
their prOvOcations and difficulties.
We can only make America first in
the true sense which that means by
cultivating a spirit of friendship and
good will, by the exercise of the vir-
tues of patience and forbearance, by
being 'plenteous in mercy and
through progress at home and help
fulness abroad standing as an ex-
ample of real service to humanity.
1t is for these reasons that it seems
clear that the results Of the war will
be lost and we shall only be enter
ing a period of preparation for an
other conflict unless we can demo-
bilize the racial antagonisms, fears,
hatreds, and suspicious, and create
an attitude of liberation in the pub
lie mind of the peoples of the earth"
In conclusion President Coolidge
said, "Your gatherings are living
testimony of determination to sup
port these principles. 1t would be
to come into this pres
ence, which is a symbol of more
than 300 years of our advancing civ
which represents to such a
degree the hope of our consecrated
living and the prayers of our hallow-
ed dead, without a firmer conviction
Of the deep and abiding purpose of
our country to live in accordance
with this vision. There have been
and will be lapses and discourage
ment, surface storms and disturb
lnces. The shadows will murmur,
but the deep is still. We shall be
made aware of the boisterous and
turbulent forces Of evil about us
the things which are tenn
Doral. But we shall also be made
aware of the still small voice aris-
ing from the fireside of every devot-
I'd home in the land seeking the
.hings which are eternal. To such
country, to such a cause, the Ameri-
,an Legion has dedicated itself.
Upon this rock you stand for the