Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
HOOVER "Y' SPEECH
urges GOLDENR RULE
Human Spirit Hungers for
Security, President Tells
Air Audience.

| The desire of the human spirit for
! greater sense of security viii be at
| tanned, President Hoover said last nigh
in radio speech delivered from hi
Rapidan camp in Virginia to the Worlds
Conference OF Young Mems Christian
Associat tons, meeting In Cleveland.
According to the President. this de
sire for security is overpowering Re
cent weeks have given impressive proc
of the hunger Of the human spirit fol
security, he said. He made IL plair
that he had in mind the need for {
| debt moratorium.
In praising the association for wha'
he termed its great and worthy accom-
| plishments and its spiritual ideal, Mr.
Hoover called attention to its Insight
| into public affairs and world conditions
In this connection, the President said
the association has become potent
world force"
breaches Golden Rule.
Mr.. Hoover's faith in the principle.
of the golden rule" were revealed wher
he stated that because of human
weakness the golden rule may have its
daily violations. but this great principle
aimed at the common good penetrs ties
and profoundly modifieS all the forces
in the modern world in which we live :
The Presidents speech follows:
1T is a pleasure to extend in behalf
of the United States most cordial greet.
ings TO the delegates from so nation.
attending the world conference of the
Young Mems Christian Association
meeting in Cleveland tonight. YouI
gathering Is significant because, In the
long history OF your association cover
ing more than three quarters of a GEN.
fury. it is the first to be held on the
North American Continent. / woulo
have enjoyed welcoming you in person
but the demands of public service make
it impossible for me to do So Happily
the radio permits me to participate
from distance in your deliberations
You have come from every country
of Europe. from all the States of our
country, from Canada, Asia, and Africa
from our sister republics in Latin Amer
lea, stretching from Mexico and Cuba
on the north to Chile and Argentina
on the south, and from Australia, New
Zealand and other parts of the island
world. You have drawn from all ma
lions upon reservoirs of good viii, en-
thusiasm and devotion TO spiritual
ideals
Spiritual Ideal Stressed.
Common possession OF a great 60
itual ideal and a great sense Of service
have brought you together from all cor
ners of the world. You have foregath-
cred to formulate your plans that you
may with renewed vfgor, foster among
the youth of all lands the development
of vital faith in spiritual life, the
kindling Of more passionate sense OF
social obligations and the cementing OF
international fellowship for service to
God and mankind.
''You approach the problems of youth
with sympathy and with confidence as
sured of the ultimate contributions with
which they will refresh the common
life of the world You are right in the
abiding confidence that the solution of
all social. economic, governmental and
international problems must be guided
by an idealiSm which finds its firm foun-
dationS in religious faith.
Your interest in the activities of
your association has given you an in
sight into public affairs and a grasp
of world conditions. It has developed
a leadership from within your mem
bership that is beneficial to all nations.
One of those leaders, your friend and
mine, is DR.. John r. Mott. have no
need to recite TO you the multitude of
services he has given to the whole world
by life OF complete devotion to an
ideal.
The accomplishments OF your asso-
Citations over these many years have
quicEened the hopes Of mankind. You
have become a potent world force. No
thoughtful person can overlook the
profound truth that the ideas and ideals
Of Christ. which you uphold, not only
have dominated the course of civiliZa-
faY, 1.srN b.
dation5 of our economic and social life
today. Because of human weakness,
the golden rule may have its daily yio-
lations, but this great principle, aimed
at the common good, penetrates and
profoundly modifies all the forces in
the modern world in which we live.
OBJECTS. Praised.
Yours is an organization devoted to
safeguarding the moral and spiritual
heritage of youth and to guiding it in
the paths Of right and Joy of service.
In its contamination you carry for
ward vast constructive programs of
recreation, community service, obServ-
arlce and obedience to law, character
building and, above all, spiritual de-
velopment
Your work has a profound unifying
influence. 1t blends all races in its
program. 1t welcomes TO its fellowship
young men of all faiths. 1t holds a
strategic position to promote the COM
mon good not only within each nation,
but in international cooperation and
good will. The fulfllment of these OBJ
legations is at once a challenge and an
opportunity for youth itself. Recent
weeks have given impressive proof of
the hunger OF the human spirit for a
greater sense of security and will
ingness to respond to a common effort
to attain this goal. The desire is over
towering 1t shall be realized.
individual Services.
I'm drawing attention to the Nation
wide and worldwide problems and serv-
ice of the Y. NJ. c. A.. however, we
should not lose sight of the primary
object OF the organization. which is to
serve individual men. In all the 10000
centers where such organizations exist
hundreds OF thousands Of youth can
testify to what the human relationship
Of the Y. NJ. G. A. has meant to them
in their individual lives. Spiritual safe
guards and social wholesome living go
hand In hand with the provision of
physical necessities for wholesome liv-
ing They are part OF the vast pro-
grams of education which must be car
rteo on DeyOnu the AOfnial ScIloOiing OF
our people. They are powerful forces
in the warfare against downward ten
denotes in public morals and conduct
Your organization is a great mill
tant body enlisted in the fundamental
advancement of human progress The
problems before the world were never
greater than today. No small degree OF
responsibility rests upon you for their
proper solution. I and my countrymen
have confidence IN you and the con-
tribution you viii make to the future -
BENNETT LAUDS Y. NJ. c. A.