Show ENFORCE LI LAW IS PRESIDENTS PRESIDENT'S PRES mE NT'S PLEA MEMORIAL DAY ADDRESS AT ARLINGTON URGES BETTER GOVERNMENT We Are Not a Lawless People But We Are Too Frequently Careless V S Said President Coolidge V In Address l j. j Washington Appealing Appealing for more vigilant enforcement of or la law on tho the part of or state and local governments and for tor a n universal observation of or orthe the constitution b by the American public President Coolidge in a Memorial Memorial Mem Mem- Memorial orial day address at Arlington cema cem cemetery tery declared that what we need is but not more federal government better local government We Ve are not not a lawless people said the president but we are too frequently frequently fre tre a careless one The multiplicity multiplicity multiplicity multi multi- of ot laws the varied possibilities possibilities of ot appeals the disposition to technically in procedure the delays delars and consequently the e expense pense of litigation litigation liti liti- gation which inevitably inure to the advantage antage of wealth and specialized ability all ability all these have been recounted recount recount- ed as reproaches to us It Is strange that flint such should persist in a time like the present present present pres pres- ent which is marked by a determined ed upward movement movement in behalf of social social so so- cial welfare But they do exist The They demonstrate a need for better prompter ter less irksome and expensive ad administration administration administration ministration of the laws for uniformity uniformity uniformity mity of procedure for more accurate accurate ate delimitation of state and federal authority Mr Coolidge made only passing reference reference ref ref- to prohibition and did not apply apply ap ply his observations directly to an any particular situation Declaring that when the local government unit evades the responsibility it is started in the vicious way to disregard of law lawand lawand and d laxity of ot living he continued The police force which Is administered admin on the assumption that the violation of some laws may be ignored Ignored ignored Ig ig- nored has started toward tion The community which approves such administration is making dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- concessions There Is no use disguising the fact tact that as a nation out attitude toward the prevention and punishment of crime needs more serious attention The conclusion conclusion conclusion o sion is inescapable that laxity of ad ad- ministration reacts upon public opinion opinion opinion ion causing cynicism and md loss of confidence confidence confidence con con- in both law and its enforcement enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment and therefore in its observance The failure of local government has hasa a n. demora demoralizing izing effect in every tion There are vital issues In which the nation greatly needs a n revival of interest interest in in- terest and concern It Is senseless to boast toast of our liberty when we find that thatto to do shocking an extent it is merely the libert liberty to go ill It is time to take warning that neither the liberties wo we prize nor the system m under under under un un- I der which we calim them are safe I conditions exist a |