Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
SOUTH DAK0TANS
HEAR PRESIDENT
Executive Tells Legislators
All Americans Share
Unusual Gifts.
BY j. RUSSELL YOUNG,
cfaH Corresnondeuf NJ Tho Star

STATE GAME LODGE, BLACK
HILLS, S. OAK, June 25.-In a brief
address this afternoon to nearly 200
members of the South Dakota Legis-
lature and members of their families
and friends, who had called at the
Summer White House to pay their
respects, President Coolidge reminded
his auditors of the advantages offered
to the people of the United States re-
gardless of the section. of the country
in which they reside or the nature of
their endeavors. s#sz
He was praising the scenery In this
section of the country to the extent
of comparing it with that of Vermont.
his native State, when he took occa-
sion to declare that here as there
we are all under the same flag. Let
me leave this thought. Any one who
has an occupation or job under our
flag, no matter what that occupa-
| ton or job may be, in industry, asri-
culture or commerce, or what his sit
uation in life, that person can be
assured that he has the best job of
| that kind of any one on earth. That s
what the flag means. While it is
natural that we should all want to
better ourselves, 1t is well to remem-
Der that. wherever we are in America.
| we are in a State far better than any
elsewhere in the world"
Taken as Word of Cheer.
Inasmuch as this was the Pres
| ident's first opportunity to address a
| large group officially representative
of this agricultural State, the Pres
| ident's statement was interpreted
afterward by many who listened to
him as word of encouragement to
the farmers of the West that no mat
ter how gloomy or discouraged they
may be, despite the recent agricul.
| tural depression in this section, they
are actually not SO bad off after all
especially when consideration is given
to the people in other nations. Also
| besides extending this word If cheer
to his audience the Presidents v ords
| were taken as advice against sec
tionalism. in an effort to check the
| trend in the West to line up strongly
against the East in the formers en-
| deavors to obtain farm relief. The
entire South Dakota delegation ii
Congress supported the McNary
Haugen farm relief bill which was We
| toed by the PRESIDENT, ana thefe ls
feeling in the West that the East
has been standing in the way ol
remedial agricultural legislation. The
President appeared anxious TO correc
this impression.
1t was difficult to tell afterwart
just how well the President sue
ceeded in sending home this though
to the Dakotans grouped about him
The latter We're non -committal. A
any rate, they appeared happy tt
meet the President and Mrs. Coolidge
personally and they were loud ant
enthusiastic in their handclappine
and cheering.
: Changes Mind About Speech.
The visitors seemed delighted Whel
the President made ready to address
them. 1t had been announced il
advance of the visit that he woult
merely shake hands, but he changed
his mind when he was confronted
with the neighborly and genuinel.
friendly crowd.
1t was an interesting and color
ful gathering. Many of the legis
|. lators appeared in shirt sleeves ant
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