Evening star., 1926-04-09
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS SPEECH
. aBEFORE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB

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The same reasons which make un-
tenable any effort to array section
| against section apply to any attempt
| to array class against class. Correctly
| speaking. we have no section and we
have no classes. The same unity that
| applies to our territory applies with
even more force to our population.
The apparent differences of location.
race and customs are not real, but
artificial. No lasting progress can be
built upon them. No appeal can be
made to them which viii accrue to
theslasting benefit of the human race.
The progress of civilization is prog.
ress all away from emphasis upon that
which is accidental to emphasis upon
that which Is essential. When we
wisely decide not to create those arti-
fetal barriers which are represented
by orders OF nobility, but to let true
worth create for all our inhabitants q
| universal class. we recognize one OF
| the great truths of human existence
which cannot be too often emphasized.
Americans are all privileged.
federation Is Principle.
Broadly speaking, all Of these sug-
gestions fall under the principle of
liberation. This means the adoption
Of a broad and generous spirit under
WHICH each may work out his own
destiny in accordance with his own
| merits. Race hatred, class feeling, re-
ligious persecution, however these
| may be exhibited, whether under a
form OF law or through the force of
public opinion, OF even In defiance of
law. have no justification in reason
and are disastrous in their conse
| ouences. They dwarf and destroy
those who permit themselves to come
under the domination Of these motives
federation Is not q passive quality. 1t
does not mean simply receiving the
| benefits Of the tolerance Of others. 1t
| Is distinctly an active quality, which
| means bestowing upon others and
thereby receiving ourselves the bens-
| fits OF our own tolerance.
No one can criticize journalistic
efforts directed to the promotion Of
| particular interests. but all that can
be done without raising bitter anita go.
| nisms against other interests. Ii is i'm
| possible TO think of political parties in
these days without the support Of
sympathetic press. 1t seems TO me
that In this field especially the chief
requirement will always be for con.
structive effort. Rank partisa ship
very quickly falls into distortion or
| a complete misstatement OF the facts.
accompanied by arguments. which lead
to illogical and unsound conclusions
A very cursory perusal Of our history
would convince any one that in the
past there has been sufficient good in
both our political parties especially
| when they have been in power. to re.
ouire a large amount Of printers ink
in its portrayal. 1t Is Improbable that
a very similar condition does not exist
at the present time. 1t would be much
| more helpful 10 suggest what ought TO
be done than n,er"lv to. find fault with
what is being done. 1t is very diff.
cult TO reconcile narrow and bitter
partisanship with real patriotism.
Vital to Foreign Relations.
| In the field nj our foreign relations
the attitude of the press becomes Of
very great importance. The number
of our people who learn Of foreign
countries by actual contact with them
is comparatively very small Even
| then. such knowledge probably relates
to only one or two countries. What
the people OF our country rs whole
know OF cotemporary actions Of other
countries is gained entirely from the
public prints. OF course, the press Is
justified In placing the very highest
estimation upon America. No one
should complain because our journal
lists represent our country as having
the best OF institutions. They are the
best for us. But this does not re-
| auire that other countries and other
institutions should be disparaged
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