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eminent is the protection QI the
individual and Of the community
through quick and certain justice.
That function in many places has
fallen into a sad state of diSrepair.
1t must be part of our program
to re-establish it. -
J In the first part of his address
! Mr.. Roosevelt traced the early
growth'of Christianity and its chal-
lenges to the pagan ethics of Greece
and Rome. He paralleled this with
challenges TO the pagan ethics that
are represented in many phases OF
our boosted modern civilization"
I'VE have called on enlightened
business Judgment, on understand
ing labor and on intelligent agri-
culture TO provide a more equitable
balance of the abundant life, be-
tween all elements of the COM
munity.' he said.
Continuing, the President 90
served:
I'VE recognize the right of the
individual to seek and to obtain his
own fair wage, his own fair profit,
in his own fair way-just so long
as in the doing of it he shall not
push down nor hold down his own
neighbor. And at the same time,
we are at one in calling for collec-
tive effort on broad lines of social
planning-a collective effort which
is wholly in accord with the social
teachings of Christianity
Sees Brighter Outlook
Referring to a brighter economic
outlook. and the promise of great
gain, Mr.. Roosevelt said:
That gain can we'll include
greater material prosperity if we
take care that it is a prosperity for
10000 900 human beings and not
prosperity for the top Of the pyra-
mid alone. 1t can be prosperity
socially controlled for the common
good. It can be a prosperity built
on spiritual and social values rather
than on special privilege and spe-
cial power. j
Toward that new definition OF
prosperity the churches and the
governments, while wholly separate
in their functioning, can work hand
in hand. Government can ask the
churches to stress in their teach
ings and ideals of social justice.
while at the same time government
guarantees to the churches -
Gentle and Jew-the right to wor-
ship God in their own way.
The churches. while they remain
wholly free from even the SuggeS-
ton Of interference in government,
can at the same time teach their
millions OF followers that they have
the right to demand of the govern
ment OF their own choosing, the
maintenance and furtherance OF "a
more abundant life State and
church are rightly united in a COM
mon aim.
With the help of God, we are
on the road toward it
! LOS ANGELES, Dec. 7. U.P)-A
polite tolerance to President RooSe-
velt's views on lynchings was as
sumed today by Governor James
/ Rolph. Jr., who two weeks ago pre-
cipitated a storm of criticism and
praise when he condoned the lynch
ings of two confessed kidnap-slay-
erS at San Jose.
The governor refused to be drawn
into a controversy with the Pres
ident as he was with former Pres"
ident Hoover last week when the
latter rebuked him in public
statement.
( u have no desire TO start con-
troversy with cur President for
hold him in too high esteem and
respect Rolph told the United
Press. Undoubtedly we cannot all
think the same, but I know that
anything President Roosevelt has
said comes from his heart after the
deepest consideration. -