Evening Star Newspaper, December 28, 1930, Page 69

Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop « ©f Washington, thinks the realization ghat “man cannot live by bread alone” would be the finest gift that the new year could bring to mankind. HE New Year wishes of these nation- ally prominent American men and ' women, which range from a fervent prayer for a revival of the homely virtues in mankind to an expressed desire for better international understanding an® amity, touch upon phases of our national life and reflect the thoughts of leaders in widely divergent fields of endeavor. Although several of the opinions deal chiefly with the present condition of unemployment, others demonstrate a keener interest in a raising of the mental and moral levels of the individual, The consensus of opinion seems to be that America might profit from a careful study of her methods of housekeeping—on the hearth- stone, in business and in politics. PAT HARRISON, United States Senator From Mississippi. IVERYmfichbopotoleedumgmslt restoration of world economic peace and a pevival of prosperity for our Nation. I would very much like to see American statesmanship manifest such courage and wisdom as may be necessary to solve in a broad and constructive way our international as well as domestic problems. . ‘Ther® comes a time when capital as well as labor must free itselt from all selfish considera- tions in order to promote the common good. Likewise there comes a time in the life of men and women occupying high political stations tions might have upon far too prevalent for the Nation's good. As framers and administrators of the law, their conduct should be such as to inspire confidence. ‘That cannot be if the element of hypocrisy or insincerity enters into their public service. Honesty and courage and patriotism are the high qualities that advance a nation’s welfare, and only through their rigid application will economic peace and happiness for our own people be restored and cordial relationship with other nations be renewed. It is this condition that I very much hope to see in 1931, JAMES ]. DAVIS, United States Senator From Pennsyl- vania and Former Secretary of Labor. ONlo(t.bebesttmnuthsteouldhnppm . in 1931 would be the same as happened in 1921, a return to normal business conditions join with the President to help rather than hinder him in carrying out his plans to have the Federal, State and municipal governments, as well as industry, give employment to as z as possible and to restore confidence by mzlng business. THE RT. REV. JAMES E. FREEMAN, Bishop of Washington. Tn!bestthlnammldhwpenmmu !4 would be to have this old world, and par- ficularly our people in America, realize that man cannot live by bread alone, which implies that, basically and fundamentally, that which secures to us “life, likerty and the pursuit of happiness” is moral worth. Moral worth is effected through something more than a code; a code, however perfect, will not enforce itself. Laws are indispensable, but it is becoming increasingly evident that laws, however well conceived, without ideals are inoperative. ‘We have found that multiplying laws or try- ing to effect moral reforms through legislation or enlarging the scope and efiiciency of our educational institutions or crying in our con- fusion “business as usual” does not stay unrest or halt panics, The best thing that could happen in 1931 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., DECEMBER 28, 1930. A Washington Symposium in Which Various Leaders of American Affairs Set Forth Their Opinions Regarding the Greatest Benefaction That Could Come to Mankind During the NewYear Now at Hand. would be for us as a people situation fairly in the face helping us, to set our house . place to begin is the home and with the sacred things of domestic life, for i cover the genesis of our vices It is imperative that we shall sideration to the place in which the new gen-_ eration is being reared and that sponsibility shall once again be made evident, through devotion to the high claims and obli- gations of domestic life. No reform outside the home will contribute much to either our pros- perity or our security. Good citizenship that we hold so essential to the State may be stim- ulated by schools and colleges, but these will prove of little worth unless the work is first begun and continued in the home, GRACE ABBOTT, Chief of Children’s Bureau, United States Department of Labor. Y New Year wish is that we could reduce by at least one-half the deaths of mothers in childbirth.. Some 10 years ago Dr. William Travis Howard of Johns Hopkins, writing of our maternal death rate in the United States, said: “It is almost inconceivable that a commu- nity, large or small, inhabited by a people of average intelligence and of relatively great wealth, would fail to apply remedies for such glaring and wholesale woman murder as the data for the United States birth registration area, properly studied, disclosed.” Robert P. Lamont, Secretary of Comis merce, thinks a stabilization of employe ment would bring the greatest good to the Nation. Since that time the situation has improved somewhat, but these—the most tragic of all deaths — remain unnecessarily and therefore disgracefully high. Doctors point to the neg- lect of obstetrics in schools of medicine as a fundamental cause, to the lack of hospitals and medical services in many rural areas. But there are other causes. A knowledge of what con- stitutes good care on the part of parents would mean adequate care and avoidance of unnece essary risks by many women. Here is a field in which individual and community co-opera= tion to insure adequate medical care is necese sary. The new year can bring nothing better for children than a reduction in the deaths of mothers. ol i 3 DR. CHARLES G. ABBOT, Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. WHENIwunsnullboyotmellked home from church one Sunday with the shoemaker of our town. The old fellow, a con- sclentious worker, had bent his head to the task for S0 many years that his neck stood out almost at right angles to his shoulders. He was a faithful churchgoer and lodge attendant and on such occasions always wore a black frock coat and silk hat, both of which were rusty with age. As we trudged up the hill in silence I felt the boyish need to keep up conversation with ' my old friend, and since I thought he might be meditating seriously on the sermon we had Jjust heard, I asked him: . nk:.;?.hn, what do you think heaven will be He looked up in surprise at the interruption and sald: “Well, Charlie, the Bible says ‘the Kingdom of Heaven is within you.’” If during 1931 the people of the nations of the earth could just remember that the Kinge dom of Heaven is within their own hearts, the year for all of us would be a wonderful one, Our political troubles and our economic wor- ries would be at an end and we would indeed be happy. And that story reminds me of another one— that of the prince who had in his kingdom & university to promote the study of happiness. In spite of the fact that the university had prospered to the point where it had 100 pro- fessors and many students, the prince realized that his people were unhappy. ‘' He reasoned that perhaps the requirements and the ex- pense of the university had kept many of his people away, so that they could not enjoy its advantages. So he called the 100 professors of the univer- Continued on Thirteenth Page From left to right: Dr. Charles G. Abbott, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, wishes for more altruism and common sense among the peoples of the earth during the coming year; Pat Harrison, United States Senator from Mississippi, believes a restoration of world economic peace would be the greatest boon that could be granted America, and James J. Davis, ¥nited States Senator from Pennsylvania and former Secretary of Labor, best thing that could happen in 1931. believes a return to normal business conditions would be the