The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-02-22
President Speaks
At Joint Session
OF u. S. Lawmakers
(Continued from page One)

tices and Misrepresentation. And yet
we know that he never lost faith In
our people"
Throughout his address the presi-
dent paid Washington tribute as q
founder of liberty, of unique gov
eminent and Of q system Of national
life.
Defining this system as 1t appears
today, he asserted it embraces Sys-
tenn of relationships to other nations
based upon no thought of imperialism,
no desire to dominate; determined
national self-reliance In defense and
independence In action; freedom from
all commitment to the unknown fu-
ture, and an aspiration to promote
peace and goodwill among men,"
Text of Address
The presidents address follows:
Just one hundred years ago In this
city Daniel Webster, in colnIt1emora-
ton of the birth Of George Washing
ton, said::"
"A hundred years hence, other dis
ciples of Washington will celebrate
his birth, with no less Of sincere ad-
miration than we now commemorate
it. When they shall meet, as now we
meet, to do themselves and him that
honor. so surely as they shall see the
blue submits of his native mountains
rise in the horizon, so surely as they
shall behold the river on whose bank
he lived, and on whose bank he rests,
still flowing toward the sea, SO surely
may they see, as we now see. the flag
of the union floating on top Of the
capitol; and then, as now, may the
sun In his course visit no land more
free, more happy, more lovely, than
this, our own country"
The time that Webster looked for
ward to is here We "other disciples
of Washington" whom he foresaw are
gathered today. His prophecy u borne
out, his hope fulfilled. The flag still
floats from the top Of the capitol"
It has come unscathed through for
eign war and the threat Of internal
division. It's only change is the SYM
boil of growth. The thirteen stars
that Washington saw, and the twen-
ty four that Webster looked upon, now
are forty eight. The number Of those
who pay loyalty to that flag has null
tiplied tenfold. The respect for 1t
beyond our borders, already great
when Webster spoke hundred years
ago, has increassd-not only in pro-
portion to the power 1t symboltzes. but
even more by the measure In which
other people have embraced the
ideals for which It stands. To Web
ster's expression Of hope we may rea-
sonably answer, yeS-"the sun IN
its course visits no land more free,
more happy, more lovely, than this,
our own country"
Proudly we report to our forefath-
ers that the republic is more secure,
more constant, more powerful, more
truly great than at any other time IN
its history.
People Begin Observance
Today the American people begin .
period Of tribute and gratitude to this
man whom we revere above all other
Americans. Continuing until Thanks
giving day. they will commemorate
his birth In every home, every school,
every church, and every community
under our nag.
In all this multitude Of shrine and
forum they will recount the live his
tory and accomplishments OF Wash
ington. It is q time in which we will
pause to recall for our guidance, and
to summarize and emphasize for the
benefit Of our children, the expert
ences, the achievements, the dangers
escaped, the errors redressed-all the
lessons that constitute the record OF
our past.
The ceremonial of concentrating
the founder of our country IS one Of
the most solemn that either an in
dividual or q nation ever performed
carried out In high spirit It can be
made one of the most fruitful and
enriching. It is thing to be done In
the mood Of prayer, of committing
with the spiritual springs Of patriot
ism and Of devotion to the country. It
is an occasion for looking back to
our past, for taking stock Of our
present, and, In the light Of both. set
ting the compass for our future. We
look back that we may recall those
qualities Of Washington's character
which made him great, those prin-
ciples Of national conduct which he
laid down and by which we have
come thus far. We meet to reestab-
lish our contact with them, renew
our fidelity to them.
From this national revival Of In
terest in the history OF the Aineri-
can Revolution and Of the independ-
ence Of the q. 8. will come . re-
newal Of those inspirations which
strengthen the patriots who brought
to the world q new concept Of human
liberty and q new form OF govern
ment.
go rich and SO Vivid is the record
Of history, that Warrington IN our
days lives again in the epic Of the
foundation Of the republic. He APP
pears In the Imagination Of every
succeeding generation Is the em-
bodiment Of the wisdom, the cour-
age. the patience, the endurance, tho
statesmanship. and the abscnce Of