Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-18
Country Echoes Satisfaction
To Coolidge's ''All Is Well''

pressure, unless il be by the way of q
subnormal infection. To many this will
appeal as wholly desirable, since to
those who are satisfied with conditions
as they are, and content with mani
fest tendencies, anything that would
tend to disturb and arouse the public
mind is to be avoided" The Charles
ton Evening Post MISREPRESENTATION
ocratic) considers 1T is conservative
some would say reactionary," and
adds there is nothing new in It. II
lacks something in clarity, for it Is not
always possible TO tell whether the
President is going or coming
Attacking the Presidents attitude
toward the farmer as purely mega
tive" the Oklahoma City Oklahoman
Democratic) declares that the only
promise held out to agriculture. suf-
fering from discriminatory tariff
schedules, is the promise that nothing
at all shall be done to relieve the IN
Justice" In similar spirit. the Little
Rock Arkansas Democrat Demo
cratic) says: The better part Of vir
tue-or valor-apparently is to await
the hour of either Verifcation of the
Republican leaders claim or the dis
illusionment of the voters"
x x X
The Presidents support Of local
self-government is widely commended.
The Providence Journal independently
holds that the next few years ought
to see a healthy reaction" in that di-
rection, while the Indianapolis News
independently finds in the emphasis
upon the dangers OF paternalism''
the most important part of the mes
sage. The Worcester Gazette lin
dependency asserts that here are
views and fears shared by growing
numbers of Americans" and the
Hartford Times Observation-Disclosures
cratic) says the Presidents States
rights doctrine would have done
credit to Jeffersonian or Jacksonian
Democrat" The statement on States
rights. in the view of the Savannah
Press Oemocratic), also lis a glitter
ing generality, but it is the truth
President Coolidge Is right" states
the Lynchburg News Oemocratic) 'in
refusing to advocate Government in
reference in the business of farming.
even though that attitude is incon-
sistent with his political professions
The Flint Daily Journal independently
agrees that even the farmers must
agree with the President that agri-
culture must in the end take care of
itself" The Lansing State Journal
independently adds that I'VE all ought
to be very happy in that we are not
being pushed into an uncertain future
while we wreStle with some fairly
weighty problems already here"
Taking up the Presidents advocacy
Of World Court action, the Dayton
Daily News independently remarks:
If the message contained no other
proposal, to weaken it in form. this
one would give it rank with the great
20 1f 20,
that it presents a cause in q manner
which is both conservative and con-
vincing." Quoting the statement that
there is no escape for our country
from bearing its share Of the worlds
burdens" the Milwaukee Journal
independently says that is the news
in the Presidents message" Further
more, the Charlotte Observer Demo
cratic) is convinced that the issue is
one back of which there is irresist-
ible pressure and the Atlanta Jour
time for the Senate to act" refers to
"the deliberate and well-nigh unani-
nous judgment, so far as public eX-
preston reveals, that America ought
to adhere to the protocol establishing
the court"
Friends of the court will be much
gratified at this indication that the
TIeSiueut pTOpoSeS " iIldhe q uot0i
mined fight for American adherence
at this session." states the Baltimore
Sun Independently. and the belief that
he probably has pleased the great
majority Of voters is expressed by
the Rock Island Argus independently
The further judgment of the Youngs-
town Vindicator Democratic) Is that
"all of his arguments in favor of
joining the, court are equally appli
cable to our joining the league"
Criticism of the Presidents attitude
in Muscle Shoals is offered by the
Birmingham News MISREPRESENTATION
ocratic) and the Knoxville Sentinel
independently emocraticl which be-
lieve the President has failed to RrsSp
the issue In this important matter.