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Show I :, 6 EOILI 01 THE I i ROOKS I ' B WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. -nut Bfl fcv the frequently domnnoirntod BB v imuwH of mlml of the composite H Ancrlcnii citizenship, tho shocking BB ' cftaracter of mnny reoent disclosures BB iriictlit well cause on? to four foi tho Bfl stability of our nnctnl ntiuctjiro," d- B Clares the ltepubllcau Publicity an- B niiw.atiiMi, through ll pr3lodent, Hon. B vOi.-ui.Ui Hourno Jr. HB ' Tho crposn or billions rtitlilosaly Bfl vv;nl through Incompotnecy In tho B shipping hoard; olhei billions wnst- 1 S M tto management of tho war HB department; the admission liy labor BH Union leaders tint t hoy havo boon B i hirborlng and cooproatlng with tho B ) rankest hind of indlrals; tho recent B t exhibition of th owllllngness of hlch fl oiricorfl or tho executive departments IB or tho government to utilize their B official power for tho promotion of, B partisan Interests In tho election and HB the dlposltlon of American officials fl ' lo surrender Amercan Interests and HB oven American Independence to for- HB - Jgn rivals arc all an accumulation H or events which might well shako H tho confidence of many pooplo In tho Hfl stability of our government. HI HI ''.Fortunately, however, tho Amcrl- H can pcoplo aro accustomed not to Tct hastily. Fortunately, tho pcoplo H hro willing to suffer many brlovous HB ills without attempt nt repilsal. For- HM tunntcly tho great mass of tho Am- HI 'erlcan pooplo havo confidence not , tinly In themselves but In tho Instl- Hfl tutlonB and plan of seir government established nnd maintained under Hj a the American constitution. HB "In many another nation tho HB tvrongs which havo been committed HI would preclpltato violence and cln- Hfl" illctlvo punlBhmcnt. In many unoth- H or country tho overthrow of despots HB 'Who havo usurped power either In- HB Hide or outside government ofllccs, HB would bo attended by violence and HB bloodshed. Not bo, however, In tho H United States. HB "However burdensorao tho taxes Hfl resulting from wusto of public funds KM however high the cost of living bo- Hfl can dc of under production largely re- HB ' miltnnl from tho teachings of radl- HB cnl labor leaders; however great tho HB wittering or thoso who offered their BB lives upon the field or battlo; nnd lun vr r rut the lo rttsMncd by tlurc who puu nu3ii(l government bq-cui'ltleo bq-cui'ltleo to finance tho war. tho mental men-tal equilibrium of the typical American Amer-ican It such that lie will endure tho IfacrlflcoB and still go about his dally tanl.'s with every manifestation of an unruffled mind. 'If tbeitt nre those who havo had doubts an to tho permanence of th American form of government, those doubts may well bo abandoned In view of tho prosont manifestation of cnlmnoKB nnd deliberation In tho fact, of disclosures unprecedented In the history of this or or almost nny other oth-er civilized nation or modern times. The pages or history wo nro now turning Into tho past havo written upon them much which glvso rlso lo feelings or regrot and remorse. Wo may well forget thorn except as thoy may tench us lessons for our bettor ;uhlnnco in tho futuro. "Tho courso pursued by tho American Am-erican pccoplo at tho polls In November No-vember when, by nn overwhelming .majority, they withdrew tho dele- gatlon or their power from tho hands of n political organization nnd Its. associates which bad demonstrated lack t high Amorlcan Ideals as well as lack of ability, and bestowed that power upon another political organization organi-zation which Is tho outspoken advocate advo-cate of promotion and protection of American nationalism and American Interest, forms tho foundation ror utmost ut-most confidence that American government, gov-ernment, Amorlcan industry and American society will go forward to now and greater accomplishments, maintaining tor all time tho leadership leader-ship already attained In twentieth century cvlllzatlon." |
