Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23

IN Latln America ana TINS SpeClouS
reason for 1t constitute the basis upon
| which other countries may seek to
Justify imperialistic policies which
threaten world peace and materially
lessen the effectiveness which might
otherwise lie in the multiiateral trea-
ties.
Removal of Cause
of War Held Necessary.
THE real outlaWry of war must come
from a more substantial endeavor TO re-
move the causes OF war, and in this
endeavor the Republican administra-
ton has signally failed. l am neither
militarist nor lingo, l believe that the
people of this country wish to live in
peace and amity with the world Free
dom from entangling alliances is fixed
American policy 1t does not mean,
however that great nations should not
behave 10 one another with the same
decent friendlinesS and fair play that
self-reSpeCting men and women show
to one another.
In 1921 there was negotiated treaty
| for the limitation of the construction
| of battleShips ami battle cruisefS of
more than 10000 tons. 1t was approved
| without party dispute as q start of the
| process Of removing from the backs Of
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staggering burden of the hundreds OF
| millions of dollars that are wrung from
! them every year for wasteful trans
| formation into engines of destruction.
| For seven years the Republican admin
istration has followed It with nothing
effective. No limitation has been placed
| upon land ornaments. submarines, YES
| sells OF war Of under 10000 tons displace-
| ment, poisonous gases or any of the
other machinery devised by man for
| the destruction Of human life, In this
| respect our diplomacy has been futile
Il believt the American people desire
| to assume their fair share of RESPONSE
bility for the administration Of a world
| of which they are part without politi-
| cal alliance with any foreign nation.
| pledge myself TO a resumption of real
| endeavor TO make the outlawry of war
| effective by removing its causes and to
substitute The methods OF Cancellation.
! conference, arbitration and judicial de-
| termination.
| The President Of the United States
| has two constitutional duties with re-
spect to prohibition. The first is en-
bodied In his oath OF office. II, with
| one hand on the Bible and the other
hand reaching up to Heaven, / promise
| the people of this country that i will
faithfully execute the Office OF Presi-
| dent of the United States and TO the
| best of my ability preserve, protect and
defend the Constitution Of the United
States. You may be sure that shall
| live up TO that oath to the last degree
! shall TO the very limit execute the
| pledge OF our platform to make an
| honest endeaV0r To enforce the eight
zenith amendment and all other provi-
| sionS of the Federal Constitution and
all laws enacted pursuant thereto
THE President does not make the
| laws, lie does his best TO execute them
whether he likes them or not The
| corruption in enforcement activities
which caused former Republican pro-
| hlbition administrator To state that
| three -tOurths of the dry agents we're
| political ward heelerS, named by poll
ticians without regard 10 Civil Service
laws, and that prohibition is the new
! political pork barrel / will ruthlesSlv
| stamp out. Such conditions cannot and
| viii not exist under any administration
presided over by me.
| THE second constitutional duty i'm
| posed upon the President is to recon-
mend 10 the Congress such measures as
| he shall Judge necessary and eXpedi~
| emit Opinion upon prohibition cuts
| squarely across the two great political
| parties There are thousands OF So
called vets and drys' In each. The
| platform Of my party Is silent upon any
| question of change in the law | per-
sonally believe that there should be
| change, and / shall advise the Con-
! gresS in accordance with my constitu-
| tiOnal duty of whatever changes | deem
] necessary or eXpedicnt' II will then
| be for the people and the representa-
| tives In the National and state legi8la-
| lures to determine whether these
| changes shall be- made
| Il will state the reannS for my be-
| lief. In a book, Law and It's Origin b
| recently called 10 my notice, James c.
| Carter, one OF the leaders OF the bar Of
| this country, wrote Of the conditions
| which exist when a law is made de
| claring conduct widely practiced and
| widely regarded AS innocent 10 be q
/ crime lie points out that In the en-
| f0rcement Of such law trials become
scenes OF perjury aud subolnaton OF
| perjury. nifiea ilnd abundant en-
| GUSTS Tor rendering atqnlttal or per-
| slatlng III disagreement contrary tn
! their oathg,' and he concludes Per-
! haps worst Of all III that general regard
and reverence for law are impaired, IL
| consequence the mischief of which can
| scarcely be estimated THESE words,
| written years before the eighteenth
amendment Or the Vdl3lead act were
| prophetic ot our situation today,
II believe In temperance We have
not achieved temperance under the
/ present system The mothers and
fathers Of young men and women
throughout this land know tho anxiety
and worry which has been brought 10
| them by their chlldrena uae Of liquor
| IN a way which was unknown before
prohibition. | believe in reverence for
Law To-day disregard nt the prohibit
ton laws Ii insidiuusiy Bapping respect
for all law ] raise. therefore, what |
profoundly believe To be great moral
Issue involving the righteousness OF our
national conduct and the protection of
our childfen'a morals,
Jefferson Iaresaw
Complex u, \, Activities.
"fhe remedy, as | have stated, Is the
fearless application of Jetfersonlan
principles. JefiEfson and his followers
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