New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-10-06
TOLERANCE KEY TO
UNIVERSAL Peace
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problem that confronts the govern
ment The real question is whether
spending more money TO make a
better military force would really
make a better country.
Opposes Arms Competition
II would be the last 10 disparage
the military art. II is an honor
able and patriotic calling Of the
highest rank. But can see no
merit in any unnecessary eNpendi'
/ ture Of money to hire men 10 build
fleets and carry muskets when in
ternationaI relations and agreements
permit the turning of such resources
into the making OF good roads, the
! building OF better homes, the pro-
motion Of education and all the
other arts OF peace which minister
10 the advancement Of human vel
fare"
Avoiding direct reference to any
specific situation, Mr.. Coolidge eX-
pressed the opinion that military
power should be subor1inaIed to
and governed by civil authority. and
continued:
1T Is for this reason that any
organization Of mon in the military
service bent on inhaming the public
| mind for the purpose Of forcing
| government action through the pres
sure OF public opinion Is an exceed
ingly dangerous undertaking and
| precedent, This Is so whatever
| form 1t might take, whether 1t be
for the purpose of influencing the
executive, the legislative, or the
heads of departments.
Hits Military Dictation
1T is for the civil authority 70
determine what appropriations shall
be granted, what appointments shall
be made, and what rules shall bf
adopted for the conduct OF It's armed
n forces. Whenever the militar,
power starts debating to the ciyi
authority, by whatsoever mean!
adopted, the liberties of the countr,
are beginning to end. National de
Tense should at all times be sup
ported, but any form of militarisn
should be resisted"
Advocating selective service ac
which would authorize broad mob
iIization in emergencies of all III,
country's resources. both person
and materials, the President de
clarcd that in time Of war, powe
should be lodged somewhere for tn
sterilization Of prices ''as far a
that might be possible in justice t.
| the country and its defenders"
Patriotism Essential
But it will always be impossible
| to harmonic justice and war" h,
continued, ut is always possible I,
purchase materials with money, blu
patriotism can not be purchased
| Unless the people are willing to de
| fcnd their country because of thei
| belief in if, because of their affec
| ton for it, and because It is repre-
I -l'LItiNP VI NllFIi iiOlllr' LhFli 'pbii
, try can not he defended.
III We are looking for NOR
: complete reign Of justice NOR
complete supremacy of law, NOR
complete social harmony, We mus
seek It in the paths Of peace. Pro
gress in these directions under th'
present order of the world is no
likely TO be made except during Z
state Of domestic and internationa
tranquility. One Of the great aues
lions before the nations today Is how
TO promote such tranquility"
intolerance Evil
Declaring that one Of the mos
natural reactions during the war wa
intolerance. the necessity for com
mon purpose and a united intellect
ual front becoming paramount, Mr.
Coolidge said that when the neet
for such solidarity Ia past Their
should be a quick and gensrou
readiness 10 revert 10 the old an
normal habits of thought
"Thcre should be an intellectual
demohilization as we'll as a miltar
decentralization" he declared. PRO
gross depends very largely on III
nncoura cement Of variety, What"'"
tends to standarlize the community
10 establish fixed and rigid mod"
of thought. tends to fossiIize soci"i!
II We all believed the same thin
and thought the same thoughts a1
applied the same valuations to
) the occurrences about rs, Ne shoul
$50 reach state of equilibrium close
akin Ia an intellectual and spiri
usI paralysis. Il is the fermen
ideas, the clash Of disagreeir
judgments. the privilege Of the Il
diyidual 10 develop his own though
and shape his own character, IN
makes progress possible,
In this period Of after vi
rigijity. suspicion aud tntoleran
our own country has not been e
ampt from unfortunate experience
, Thanks 10 our comparative Isolate
! We have known less Of he me
national frictions and rivalries mi
some other countries less fortunate
situated. But among some OF I
,arying racial. religious and socl
groups Of our people there ha
been manifestations Of an in'olt
- ance Of opinion. a narro"ness
Z outlook, tlxity of Judgment, agal
I which We may well be warned.
1 Religious Tolerance
1T is not easy to conceive Of ar
thing that would be more uniort
1 hate in a community based upon I
ideals of which Americans bo
than any considerable developmf
~ of intolerance as regards religi'
To a. great extent this country op
= its beginnings 10 the determinati