Evening star., 1937-10-04
BY the Associated Press,

GRAND FORKS, N. Oak, Octo-
uelts address here today tollo1os::
I regret that the necessities of the
schedule brought me through the
greater part of North Dakota by dark.
Last night, however, saw a portion
of the drought area of Eastern Mon
tana-a situation akin to yours in
the western part of this State. We
can at least be thankful that the
rains and the crops in this valley,
and, indeed, in the eastern part Of
both Dakotas and most of Minnesota
have been far more plentiful than
last year
On this intensely interesting trip
I have had another view of that
Northern and Western part of the
United States which is so greatly
dependant for its prosperity on agri-
culture and its sister, forestry. I am
more than ever convince of the i'm
portance of continuing our national
policy Of working toward a better
economy by stabilizing and improving
eAAS AiAN VA viz NNCAu6C AalllAy.
Reads Extract From Letter.
I received the other day letter
from one of the only two living
former members of the Supreme Court
of the United States
I have not asked his permission,
but am certain that he will not mind
my reading to you three sentences
from his letter because they express
SO beautifully the thoughts of so many
OF us. He says:
In this season Of grave reflection
it gives me greatest comfort and hap
pineSs to realize that politically and
socially through all my long life, my
earnest sympathies have gone out and
my earnest efforts have been exercised
for the great numbers of my neigh
bors who were living in intolerable
conditions while few of us under
discriminating laws Of our own max
ing were enjoying much more than a
| fair share of the bounties of nature
and governments.
The confidence that this has been
and is unnecessary and socially un-
wise. and can and should be correct
ed in large measure by national and
social legislation, is at bottom the rea-
son, my dear Mr.. President, why I see
eye to eye with you in your effort
to accomplish in eight years what
should have been in process of ac-
complishment through the last 40 or
50 years.
My conviction is definite that the
most difficult charges for our po-
litical adverSaries to answer at the
bar Of history will be their opposi-
| ton to the adoption of civilizations
only process for peaceably settling
disputes between nations, and their
callous indifference and opposition to
Civilizations other demand that our
neighbors be given at least a modest
share in the comforts of life"
Influence of Golden Rule.
| And he goes on TO speak of what
We are doing by introducing into our
national life and legislation some
golden rule: the Inauguration of a
trend toward better things which very
certainly can never be halted or turned
back, and finally he pays me the
finest compliment any man could have
In his life time. He says, "Of course.
you have fallen into some errors. That
is human. But you have put a new
face upon the social and political life
of our country"
II ever get to be 80 years old, like
Mr.. Justice John H. Clarke, hope
that I will have the same spirit that
still seeks better things for my neigh
bors
In seeking the betterment of our
farm population, no matter what part