Evening star., 1925-10-16
Presidents Plea for Tolerance
Wins Universal Praise of Editors

Fair play, broad-minded tolerance
and sincere idealism are still quail
Ties that America admires and af
firms, despite the unpleasant insinua
uons that have arisen in the after.
math of the war. if the universal
comment on the speech of. President
Coolidge before the American Legion
may be taken as proof. Regardless
of political affiliation or prejudice, the
editorial writer's Of the country have
set their seal of approval on the
Presidents plea for a renewal OF faith
in the principles that have made this
country great.
AnalyZing the Presidents speech
and describing it as IAN impressive
plea for moral unity and toleration
at home and enlightened and con
structive helpfulness abroad" the
Chicago Daily News expresses the
judgment that the address "admira.
bly, sets forth the ethical and po
litical fundamentals of modern demo
cratic government" 1t breathes the
spirit of high ideals. according to the
Salt Lake Desert News, land marks
the straight path along which Amer
lea must follow in order to serve her
own best purposes and contribute to
the sanity and safety of the world.
The Presidents faith that the world
is steadily moving on to better
things" is recognized by the Buffalo
Evening News, with the suggestion
that his message for America is
one of service
"The President sees for America, ~
the San Francisco Bulletin remarks,
opportunity for world leadership
which is in our hands if we shall
hold ourselves worthy of it. But
great as is our opportunity it will be
lost, vast as is our obligation it will
be discredited. if we shall permit
bigotry and arrogance to develop in
us the spirit of an overweaning pride
and an overmastering selfishness. In
his appeal, the President rises to an
Intellectual and moral height. There
will be those to criticize this appeal
as idealistic. True. but it is ideal1sm
of kind that marches with feet on
the ground"
Mr.. Coolidge said much. as viewed
by the Birmingham News, that was
fine and splendid and thoroughly
American, that could have been ut
tered in no more appropriate place
than at convention of veterans
who fought Americas battles on
European soil. They We're the very
| f1oWer,' continues the News. of
American citizenship-her finest and
strongest youth. who fought shoulder
to shoulder without regard to the
creed or religion of each other" In
similar vein, the New York Herald
Tribune states: 'Bigotry and pro
scription have no proper place in
American politics. That was the at
titude taken by President Coolidge
year ago. 1t is one which he can
appropriately reaffirm when recalling
to- the American Legion the lessons
of the war"
Tolerance can tolerate everything
but intolerance" the Jersey City Jer.
sey Journal observes, land If its
spirit is to guide the progress of
America, the lesson President Cool
idge tries to teach must be learned by
all-not only those native Americans
at whom his address was particularly
directed, but also all those who make
America their home" Witlsssimilar
arguments. the Wichita Beacon quotes
the Presidents phrase to the effect
that we are all Gin the same boat"
and asks: eff we cannot maintain
peace among our own constituent ele-
mentS, how can we pose as the lead
er of the movement for a world
peace?" OF the same phrase in the