Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1927, Page 12

12 “TEXT OF THE PRESIDENT'S SPEECH TO UNION LEAGUE PHILADELPHIA, November 18.— ' The text of President Coolidge’s ad- dress before the Union League of Philadelphia last night was as follows: Members and guests of the Union League: Both because of the condi- tions that brought {he Union League adelphia into existence, and the devotion which has ¢ history for more than three- it is especially gratifying to ma {o receive the ma of approba- tion of my public services which it has hestowed. Because it has so seldom method in the expression of its sanction, it is the more precious to those upon whom it is conferred. The knowledge of vour favor publicly de- clared will add increased force to the well known admonition, not to be weary in well doing, in the discharge of my office. Reginning {ts month, in the pe tion hefore the proclaimed, 1 most distinguished service during the | conduct of three wars and in the long fntervals of an even more glorious peace. hose three conflicts have demonstrated that our Union was not to be broken asunder, that the reaches of liberty were to be extended to in- clude the Spanish islands of the Af- lantic and the Pacific Oceans. and that the standards of the free nations of the world were to remain supreme. While each of these wars has marked | most important eras in our national| development, and has laid a new foun. dation of sound and firmly established principles, vet it has been the activities of our people in the pursuits of peace that have our country to the| high position which we hold in the| world at large. Has a Long History. The Union League represents a his- tory long enough, and a series of events important enough, so that you may well gather once in each year to eommemorate its foundation. ~Every- body is ready to come to the support of Abraham Lincoln now. Everybody is for the Union now. But in the Autumn of 1862 the situation was far different. Not only were the Southern States in arms and winning many vic- torfes, but there were very consider- able elements in the North in sympa- thy with them and loudly opposing the prosecution of the war, It re- quired not only conviction, but no #mall degree of courage openly and Rublicly to resist their influence. The most patriotic efforts were re- | quired to fill the ranks of the Armvy,| earry the weight of taxation, finance | the cost of equipment and supplies, and bear all the other burdens of fraternal strife. In that time of deep distress a little band of less than a score of men met and determined to associate themselves together to sup- port the Government of their country and further the canse of national defense. They became an example to be followed in many other sections. From such heginnings this great in- stitution has been created. It now represents 2 membership running into the thousands, holding an extensive property, and exerting a_profound in- fluence for sound principles of gov- ernment. If we seek for the main motive which has produced these mar- velous results, we shall find that it & an abiding faith in America. I do not mean by America merel that territory stretching from oceang to ocean hetween the Great Lakes and the Rio Grande. That country has lain there throughout the ages wi its rich plains and mighty forests, its vast deposits of minerals, the far reaches of its watercourses, and all its other natural resources. But, as such, it cast no influence over the Iot of humanity. It was only with the coming of the white races of the seventeenth century that it began a career which has raised it to its pres- ent place in the world. Its physical attributes lay dormant until their power was released by the hand of man. Destiny of People. America is much more than a geo- graphical location. It is a_combina- tion and a relationship. It is the destiny of a masterful, pioneering peo- ple, enduring all the hardships of settling a new country, determined to be free. It is the Declaration of In- dependence and the Federal Consti- tution, with a system of local self- government. It is the development of the farm, the factory, and the mine, the creation of a surpassing com- merce, and the opening of vast lines of travel by sea and land, with broad- ening opportunity for education and freedom for religious worship. Our country is the result of incomprehens- fble triumph, conferring upon its own people untold material and spiritual rewards and indirectly raising the standards of the world. It is a com- bination of all these elements, with their past history and their present mepirations, that we refer to as America. This Nation today cannot he com- pared with what it was in 1862. Rock- ed with war, the South clinging to slavery, parts of the North tinged with dislovalty, Europe saving that the bubble republic was about to ‘break, and in many quarters openly rejoicing in that prospect, our count- try presented anything but an attrac- tive appearance. It could not be de- nied that under such conditions there was some reason for apprehending that the Government, the in: and the organization of society. which had heen established here were not sound and could not gather sufficient in this very s of the Na- ion had heen is league has rendeved | | power in the notwithstanding this _appearance, which shook the confidence of o many, the founders of this league looked beyond the disorders of the hour, and, determining to support what was sound and right and reform what was wrong, kept their faith in their gountry. At present our land is the abiding place of ‘peace, dniversal freedom. and undoubted loyaity, holding the regard of all the world as a mighty poer, stable, secure, respected. Thg people are prosperous, the standards of ocial | justice were nepoy =0 higha the rights of the individua¥ever so extensively | protected. 1t *‘nmu‘m-s of this | league, under Whe Circumstances of their time, were able nevertheless to Delieve in their country and raise a standard to which those who were de- | termined upon its defense might re- | pair, how much more ought we of this day and generation, the inheritors of I the advantages which their sac rifices secured, the most fortunate people on the face of the earth, not only to have, but hy our actions con- stantly proclaim our faith in America. Not Perfect Nation. No one would claim that our coun- try is perfect. No one with a proper sense of proportion, or even a limited knowledge of the world, is likely to make it the object of vainglorious boasting. Yet a moderate endowment of gich sense and such knowledge ought to be sufficient not only to si- lence most of our critice and apolo- gists, but to fll them with a whole- some respect and admiration. A na- tion which h:g raised itself fr struggling dfildency to a I 1d, without oppress- ing its owngMeple and without in- justice to its neighbors, in the short space of 150 years, needs little in the v of extenuation or excuse. But having faith in our country does not mean that we should be ob- livious to or neglectful of its prob- lems. The human race is finite. By its very character it is necessarily subject to limitations. We may have sound principles of government, but they will be administered only im- perfectly. We may have wise laws, but they will be obeyed only partially. We may have judicious institutions of soclety, but they will be supported only incompletely. But because we cannot expect perfection is no reason why we cannot expect progress. In that field our success is unrivaled. The pre-eminence of America is un- challenged in the advance which it has made in promoting the general welfare of its people. While we have not neglected re- ligion and education, we have con- sidered our welfare in the past mainly on its economic side. Our population has increased rapidly over a consid- erable space of vears. We have re- ceived large numbers of foreign peo- For the most part they were vigorous, enterprising and of good character, but almost always without money, and too often withcut learn- ing. Due to the exigencies of frontier life, many of our native-born have found themselves in a similar situa- tlon. To form all these people into an organization where they might not merely secure a livelihood, but by in- dustry and thrift have the opportunity to accumulate a competancy, such as has been done in this country, is one of the most marvelous feats ever ac- complished by human society. It could never have been done without the ut- most of private and public attention to the business side of life. Yet it has been done. The task is by no means complete, but the framework has been erected and no one can deny that thé construction is making steady prog- ress. . Results Far-Reaching. The object of this economie en- deavor has not been the making of money for its own sake. It certainly has not been for the purpose of endow- ing an aristocracy with wealth. It has been fostered and encouraged by the Government in order to provide the people at large with sufficient incomes to raise their standards of living to a position worthy of a free and enlight- ened nation. In the carrying out of this mighty project, which in its con- ception and its execution has never seen surpassed by any effort for human advancement, our inhabitants have found the added benefit of a cor- responding development of character. The results have reached ixto the humblest home in the land, carrying hope and cheer with the knowledge that the door of opportunity has been opened to them. It would be entirely wrong to as- sume that our present position has been secured as a result of accident. It has come from a carefully thought- out policy, which has been for the most part consistently followed. We have always held very strongly to the theory that in our country, at least, more could be accomplished for human welfare through the encour- agement of private initiative than through Government action. We have sought to establish a system urder which the people would control the Government, and not the Government control the people. [f economic free. dom vanishes, political freedom be- comes nothing but a shadow. It has therefore been our wish that the people of the country should own and con- duct all gainful occupations not di- rectly conected with Government serv- ice. When the Government once enters a business it must occupy the field alone. No one can”compete with it. The result is a paralyzing monopoly. eupport for their perpetuation. Yet, It was in pursuit of this policy that nother WeeksEnd of Wonderful tite. Covered with our deli- cious Briarcliff Milk Chocolate. Full e @ Qe Milk Chocolate Pumpkins Candy Values! Glace 19¢ French Fruits O’DONNELL’S DR UG STORES 1405 H St. N.W, 604 9th St. N. W. F St., Cor. 12th, THE EVEN we disposed of the national domain. The Federal Government endowed the agriculture of the Nation with a vast empire at a merely nominal cost. To serve the needs of those regions, it granted great land subsidies, some- times accompanied with credits for the construction of their railvoads. It is even now spending large sums for the building of highways, especially for the henefit of those localities. Tn order that we might be something more than a Nation of agriculture without any domestic markets for farm prod- uce, where each family merely pro- vided the means for its own subsist- ence. compelled to pay tribute to foreign manu i , that we might he a self-susta munity receiving those benefits which come from a diversity of occupation and interests so desirable in the build ing of national character, capable of supplying our own means of d we have adopted and very general maintained for a period of more than 100 vears a system of protective tarifts. This has enabled us to de- velop our natural re: build up our great industries, furnish employ- ment for our incre: and markets for our various products of farm and factory. This policy has |1ately heen extended to include restric- tion upon immigration. | "Without the influence of a protec- tive tariff it would never have heen possible for our country to present stage of diver: MONTHLY Address. ..eoen 1405 H St. N. W. 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Any material reduction in our general ariff rates would ultimately result in a drastic deflation of agricultural and industrial values, in the rate of wages and in the standards of living. Under our present system our n com- ce has reached the highest peace. record and our national income ily increased to the i propertions of $90,000.000,000 for the last calendar vear. This represents a volume of production and trade far in of that which any other coun- red. It is the zeni Al of this should he any apprizal of the long-established policy. While we have placed the enterprise of the country unreservedly in private hands, we have adopted system of zovernment regulation and denounced by law restraints of trade and unfair practices in trade, in order that- the public might have the full henefifs of fair competition and the oppor. conside in worth of our free to all. Privilege has no place in either our political or economic sys- are some of the economic re- sults which have accrued from the American prineiple of reliance upon the initiative and the freedom of the individual. It is the very. antithesis of communism, but it has raised the gen- eral welfare of the people to a position hevond even the promises of the ex- tremists. Arising from this same prin- ciple is popular education. the right to justice, free speech, and free re- ligious worship, all of which we cher- ish under the general designation of liberty under the law. Rest on Foundations. We rest on these foundations. They have been the supports of an unex- unpled progress, prosperity, and gen- eral enlightenment. All of these look rather lurge to us now. It is probable that in the coming generations the will appear small, It is always nec evelopment and ef- ppoint- ments and many temporary recessions We have demonstrated that we were able to meet advers |it. 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Millions of taxpayers ha been entirely re- lisved and heavy reductions granted to others, saving the Nation between £6,000,000 and $7.000000 each day. he enormous debt has been partly re- financed at progressively lower rates and increasingly diminished in amount. At the end of this fiscal vear almost one-third of the ‘entire debt will have been paid. The saving in interest alone is about $1,000,000 for each day. But well over $18.000,000.000 of debt still remains. It is A’ menace to our credit. It is the greatest weakness in ur i ational defense, It is the lar acle in the path of our economi pment. i s possible under a sys: le tax: be done only by con 2 vernment economy. ilts have not been easy to accomplish. — They have been ex- tremely hard. They have been any- thing but commonplace. 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