Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-15
TEXT OF PRESIDENTS SPEECH
BEFORE WISCONSIN VETERANS
Mr.. Coolidge Stresses New Sympathy
Hin Among World Powers and Duties
- of Citizenship. :

| tuntties which are enjoyed by our coun-
! trymen are far superior TO thoSSe which
ever came to any other people.
One OF the most wide -reaching I'M
| preSSionS that came out OF our war ex-
perience was the duties and response
bilities of citizenship. We came to see
that each citizen might be called upon
by the Government in time Of need for
his life and his property. Those who
went into the armed service offered
their lives, and those who contributed
| to the wartime charities, TO the pur-
chase OF Liberty bonds, and to the pay
ment OF taxes contributed their prop
erty. Those who possessed very large IN
comes paid into the National Treasury
about so per cent OF II. which. with
their State and local taxes came very
close To taking over by the Govern
ment or their entire property for use
during the war. 1t was, in fact, a prac-
teal CONSUMPTION for an indefinite time
OF the property OF those OF very large
incomes. While some of our people were
IN the service, others were producing
food, turning out munitions, looking aft
er the affairs OF government. and car
rying on the necessary activities OF
commerce and transportation.
We saw that the individual did not
belong wholly to himself, but must re-
Spond to the requirements OF his gov
eminent. Stated another way, the indi-
vidualS who make up this nation found
that for their preservation they
must cooperate with each other under
unified leadership and control and
contribute their services and their prop
erty In order TO save themselves from
destruction. Self-preServation meant
then, as II always does. response To the
call of duty
Appeals for Defense.
Adequate defense meant the proper
tunctioning OF the entire organic life
OF the Nation. That lesson carried over
into our peacetime activities has been
one OF the chief factors i'll the enormous
progress which the last 10 years have
seen. 1t is Il process that Is rs yet only
i'll its beginnings. but which is being
perfected from day 10 day and which
ultimately holds the chief hope OF our
material. intellectual, and spiritual
progress and prosperity. The foundation
OF IL all rests on the determination OF
waste and the waSter and on the elimi-
nation of SiackneSs and the Stacker 1t
means the coordination of national ef-
fort through an adequately trained citi-
zenShip. which will result in a scientific
pIOuuClIOH ana distribution OF COM
modities that will raise the standard
of living around every Preside in the
land
While the Government can be large
contributing factor in providing the OPP
portunities which will lead TO this high
ideal, yet our whole experience during
the war tells us that IL it is to be at
tanned it will come through the private
enterprise of each individual. Its con-
summation requires that each citizen
should do his duty.
Another fact which shines forth with
a renewed brilliance is that many OF
the most precious rewards Of life do not
lie on the side of material gain We
have had great deal of discussion con-
corning the injustice of one person going
into the service at a very small remu-
neration. while another remained at
home in the enjoyment of very high
wages. But wonder how many OF you
who put on the uniform and went into
action overseas would now be willing TO
exchange that experience for the few
dollars Of extra compensation that some
one else was able to earn at home dur
ing the latter months OF the war. Which
one is now in possession OF the most
valuable treasure-the one who was at
the front or the one who was securing
high wages? BY reason OF the draft
both were doing the duty assigned to
them and both lived IN to the full re-