Evening star., 1937-03-24

THE EVENING
paper, cherish and reverence it as we
may. We are the legatees Of sus-
tanned Christian tradition, and the
Supreme Court, by unanimous deci-
sion, has so affirmed.
If the young people OF this preg-
nant period are to be made capable Of
rightly using the legacy that Is theirs,
they must be made cognizant Of what
that legacy is, what it implies, and
what is needed to secure it to the gen.
erations ahead"
No matter how the country has de-
veloped under the Constitution,
whether for rugged individualism"
or for development Of vast corpo-
rate interests, Bishop Freeman agrued,
"one thing is increasingly evident
namely, that those who founded the
Constitution did not design it to serve
the privileged few"
my plea is for more of the spirit
Of tolerance and good will in weigh
ing the issues that today are clam
orously calling for dispassionate and
fair consideration. We are tempera-
mentally and constitutionally a pas
sionate people governed more by our
feelings and emotions than by calm
and reasoned judgments. AS rule
our conclusions concerning any mat
ter are affected by mob psychology.
Our convictions vary with the capric-
ious trends Of public opinion.
Radio Seen New Factor.
This is strikingly true of our So
cial, economic, political, yes and Of
advertisements that graphically por-
tray nostrums and condiments play
their part in affecting our Judgment.
Now that all this Is supplemented by
the radio, which is no respecter of
persons, We have a new factor that
plays its CONSPICUOUS part in determ-
lining policies and shaping even the
destiny Of the State. Listening in has
become the great national indoor
pastime Who would venture to say
how far-reaching this new medium
for wholesaling political opinions has
become in determining vital political
issues, yes, and deciding the mind Of
the electorate.
Brakes and barriers are unpopular
in our world of today. New admins
trations follow in rapid succession,
each with its ConceitS, its platform
and its insistence upon its iberality
and forward-looking policies. There
is no desire on the part Of the sane
and progressive citizen to stay the
march of new ideas or to halt the ad-
vance of a growing, robust and Wig
orous people. Despite this, can a
country such as ours, that is still
in its youth and growing as no other
nation has, continue safely on its way
to attain the destiny it seeks by aban-
doning its old landmarks and its test
ed rangef1nders Are there no rea-
sonable disciplines, no well-deviSed
checks and balances that we must con-
sistently observe if the American ideal
of government is to survive?
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1--WE have an inheritance and it is
q priceless one, and to preserve 1t Is
the greatest and weightiest obligation
that is laid upon us. 1t is an in
heritance that is more than tradi-
ton, state paper. body Of accumu-
lated laws or the possession OF the
major portion Of the worlds yellow
metal. It is character, character
wrought out of struggle and toll and
conflict. A character that has been
achieved at great cost and incalcul-
able. 1t is of more value than our
boasted mechanical and industrial
genius and our adroitness and clever
ness as a bargainer for commercial
supremacy.
"SouP' of U. 8. in jeopardy.
'It is the soul of America that is in
jeopardy, and Nation without soul,
SO runs the page of history, moves on
to certain decline and decay. There
is a persistent demand today for the
revival of standard more precious
and enduring than any momentary
standard. From factory and shop,
from home and drawing room, from
busy marts of trade and forums where
policies are being shaped; from the
lips OF sweating, grimy workers and
the inarticulate yearnings of the op-
pressed; from disillusioned youth and
disappointed men and women whose
temples are graying; everywhere, q
cry is going up for that which satisfies
and brings surcease from burdening
anxiety and pain. Will the strong
men and women Of this pregnant
age answer that cry and will our
America answer it in such wise that
the ideals We profess shall be secured
to the generations yet unborn?
1T Is this high calling that great
university is designed to serve. Let
us have culture, refinement and all
that contribute to the enrichment Of
the physical and intellectual; but let
us not forget that the enduring values
that secure to us life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness have their foun-
dation in those immutable and I'M
changing moral and spiritual qualities
that lend to character its strength, its
beauty and its stability"
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