(By LIKln.-COL.. THHODORE ROOSBVEI T)
(Assistant Secretary ot the Navy)
The verier! school child can recite the famous words ol Patrick
Henry. "GNe me liberhy or wive me death." Our Nulional Anth»:u.
"The Star Spanned Banner.” In the refrain speaks ol "the land of the
free." The Sret two line* of another of our patriotic «««« are, “My
country, tie of thee, sweet land of liberty." The Declaration of Inde
pendence itself states—"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that
all men are created equal, that they are endowed by the .Creator with
certain unalienable rights. that among those are Life, j/tierty and the
pursuits of Happiness." The traveler from foreign nations, when his
ship rails into New York, sees, as it steams down the bay toward the
piled buildings of Manhattan, the Goddess of Liberty. The majority of
oor wars have been fought for the cause of liberty and the honor roll of
our dead fs inscribed with that word. Tt Is not too much to say that the j
rock on which the country is founded is liberty, or its synonym, freedom, j
In spite of this, at this very time, there are those in this country who.
under the guise of Americanism, would debauch the prime article of our
faith—liberty. What does liberty mean? Liberty means “leave t#
live by no man’s leave underneath the law.”
Liberty Means flight to Free Speech
Liberty means "leave to live by no man’s leave underneath the prime
•eeential in our country.'’ It is practiced to the New England town
meeting, which underlies our Government. Any attempt to delimit it
now is un-American and subversive. For example, as long as the in
dividual advocates governmental changes through due process of law,
and under the Constitution of the United States, he is absolutely within
hi* rights, no matter what those changes maty be. Any man has a per
fect right to advocate that this country be turned into a monarchy or
that an law be abolished, providing that he advocates that these changes
be accomplished by law, and not by lawlessness. Our Constitution has
specially foreseen this contingency in providing in. its inception the method
by which it may be modified or changed. There is no excuse for the
man who advocates constitutional changes by lawlessness, but neither is
there any excuse for the man who would tyrannize over those who ad
vocate changes lawfully, with which he does not agree. We hold that
the country is a forum. We hold that progress comes through new
thoughts and new idea«: we hold that there is but one sound way to meet
an unsound doctrine, and that is with a sound doctrine. The safety of
the Republic depends upon open and orderly discussion.
Liberty means free press, but for a free press it is unnecessary to
make a case because the power of the great newspapers is such that it
is assured to them without dispute.
Liberty means peaceful assemblage. Peaceful assemblage has. front
time to time, been jeopardized by acts of various sorts, and peaceful is
eemblage is an indissoluable adjunct of free speech. Anyone who strikes
at it strikes at the roots of free speech also. At this time, intolerance,
in many forms is rife in the United States. There is an intolerance of
majorities for minorities. Our institutions specfically endeavor to pro
hibit intolerance of a majority. The power of a majority is great, bnt
the essence of our Government is toleration. The majority must always
bear in mind that its power is given to it as a sacred trust. The larger
the majority, the more, essential this is, for the greater the power the more
dangerous the abuse.
Liberty Means Religious Toleration
Liberty means religious toleration. We hold that it is the right of
every man to worship his God in the way his conscience dictates. The
necessary corollary of this is that no distinction of any sort should be
made between sects. When we Judge a man, we must judge him as a
man, and not as a follower of any particular sreed. No man in our
country should be discriminated against because he is or is not of a par
ticular faith. He should stand or fall in the eyes of his fellow-country
men on what he individually represents, and on nothing els. . This re
ligious intolleran.ee has manifested itself in many ways. The word Am
ericanism has been soiled by being used by some groups for the purpose
of furthering their brutally intolerant designs. Such a group is the Ku
Klv.x Klan. who have banded together against certain creeds and races.
Americanism never goes masked, and he who tells you that .t does. lies.
There are other groups who have organized along racial lines for the
purpose of Tacial discrimination. Still others have attempted to sup
press opinions, legally expressed, because they personally did not agrje
with those opinions. Furthermore, there has been a growing tendency
to delimit and prescribe personal liberty in unjustifiable way?
lawlessness Must Be Met With Law
Lawlessness must be met with law. If a crime is committed, it is
our duty to bring the criminal to justice by due process of law. Any oody
or organization which takes the law into its own hands, whether it be by
lynching, by beating or by running an individual out of a community is
equally criminal with the offender. The laws were placed in out statute
books by our representatives in Congress assembled. If they are inade
quate cr unwise, the machinery is present whereby they may be changed.
It is un-American to do anything but uphold them and abide by them
We must check, and will check, any who infringe the laws duiy
adopted.
We hold the creed of equal opportunity for all. Lincoln rose j
through his individual worth from the humblest beginnings to the high
est honor in the nation. Destroy liberty and you have destroyed equi’
opportunity. Then there will be *no more Lincolns in this country. |
We must maintain our toleration, racially an l ieliglously. Personal I
liberty is sacred to the country. If we would not forswear our country, j
we must preserve It. Unless we do all these things, unlese we preserve ■
not only in deed, but in thought, a recognition of others’ rights, we had i
better burn the Gettysburg Address and sell the Statue of Liberty for j
•crap, for freedom and liberty will exist no longer in our land.
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On this question of salvation.
Christ’s purpose is plain and his
teachings are clear: first, “The Son
of M«m has come to seek and to
nave that which is lost." To be lost
according to Christ was to be lost
to a consciousness of God. and an
acknowledgement of his claim upon
the life of man. his righteous duty
toward himself and his fellow man.
To be living outside of the purpose
*nd His kingdom is to be missing the
mark of life. To bo saved was to be
saved from waste and failure and
sin. To give ones best and to serve
ms t>est is maae very piain in me
u^achings of all great systems of
philosophy, both ancient and mod
ern. This is made very plain, es
pecially in the teachings of Christ
and is summed up into three parables
o? grace. The lost sheep is lost be
cause It is outside of the fold and no
longer serves the shepherd. The
coin is lost because it is useless and
means loss to the housewife. The
boy is lost because he is throwing his
life away and is breaking his father’s
heart. Sheep, coin. boy. all are miss
ng the true mark—tneir um* m
kingdom.
Secondly: The Sen of Man seeks to
save the whole man according to
Gospel record. Jesus worked for the
whole life of man and never made
any distinction between work for the
soul and work for the body. In fact
he spent a large, part of his time
ministering to what men are pleased
to call ten»i*oral and material
nee-ds of the people. 1 think I may
safely say th^t the Church has too
often given these words an almost
holy, spiritual and inward applica
tion and in so doing have perverted
the plain teachings of the Master
and has hidden the power of His ex
ample. lie came to save the man.
body, mind and spirit; he came to
save man for this world, and for
every world. In fact, he never said
a word about saving the soul, though
if was always implied. “Save your
life." was his constant and impress
ive charge. There are several in
stances in the Gospel where the word
“soul” is used, hut every student
knows that the Greek word is loose
ly translated and should be trans
lated “life." Save your life. This
| was His charge to man. And. there
fore, it maty be said that the saving
j of the whole life is larger and a more
i comprehensive work than the saving
I of the soul. To save the life is to
i save the whole man. body, mind and
spirit; to save the life is to sav
I man in all his capacities ami powers;
to save the life is to unfold life’s
! potencies, and to realize its possibili
ties. Suppose the Son of Man were
| here today and saw men giving their
■ lives to thp gaining of large fortunes,
coining their time and talents into
j gold and yet counting all the time
| upon having their souls saved at last.
Would he not say; “What shall it
| profit a man if he gain tlip whole
! world and loses his own life?” Sup
Ip ose Jesus were here today and saw
[men and women living frivolous and
sensual lives, never trying to unfold
the capacities of their beings and
letting their powers run to waste in
the mistaken notion that it mattered
Have a care for your life, let your
whole life be saved for the kingdom
and its uses. Do not waste your life,
yourself in purely accidental and in
cidental things. Do not allow your
mind to lay dormant and your pow
ers rust unused. Save your body,
unfold your powers, use every one of
your talents. Man is called to give
his life to the kingdom and its work.
What would you give in exchange for
your ltife at its close if it has been
well spent? What would you not
give if misspent to live it over again.
What can a man offer as a substi
tute for a misspent life? N<> wonder
the salvation of the life was the ob
ject of Christ’s efforts. It is as
though he taught that if a man saved
his body, soul and spirit for the
kingdom with all its capacities and
powers through consecration and
faith in Jesus Christ, that salvation
would be the natural consequence
and needed no further assurance.
How the life is spent or what be
comes of the kingdom of God all
around them, provided only that the
soul be saved at the end and is per
mitted to enter Heaven, was not the
intention of Christ’s ministry and as
such he would surely say “Have I
been so long a time With you and Is
this all you know or care about my
salvation?"
The supreme effort of Christianity
is to save the man from waste and
the using of his powe-rs. shooting
blank ammunition at shadows, and
not to condone a misspent life with,
‘Words or acts of commiseration as
though any art of man ran undo the
mischief of a lifetime. What he has
written he has written upon the in
delible paves of history and cannot
be erased by an act of man. Our
way shore was not content to have
men live cheap, petty lives here with
minds unllluminated and capacities
undeveloped, if only their soul be
saved at las*. Tn fact he knew no
thing of any such conception as this
and it is certaio that he would repu
diate any such misrepresentation of
bis teachings and would consider it
a false and pernicious doctrine.
One of the most dismal and tragic
failure* of history heis been made at
this point.
Some years ago president .Normup, j
ir a memorable address discussed j
some of the hindrances to the work \
r*f the kingdom. He said: "The mis- j
taken conception of salvation has j
wrought havoc in the world; because ;
of the partial conception of salva- j
ti..*n many have tried to save the soul j
while wasting the body.”
H. M. MO BBS,
Pastor Congregational Church. |
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Tacoma — Assured by the Bureau '
of Internal Revenue of prompt ser-'
vice in furnishing the necessary i
forms, taxpayers need experience no
delay in filing their income* tax re
turns for the year 1923. The filing
period is from January 1. to March
15. 1924. On January 2—the 1st.
b*;ng a holiday—forms for filing in
dividual. corporation, partnership,
personal service corporation, infor
mation. ficundary. and other returns
required by the Revenue Act will be
available at the office of the Collectir
of Internal Revenue, Tacoma. Wash
l ington and the following branch of
fices: Seattle. Spokane. Bellingham,
I Everett. Aberdeen. Vancouver. Wen
I a tehee. Yakima. Walla Walla. After
January 2. a copy of the form desir
ed may be obtained on written re
quest from Burns Poe. Collector of
Internal Revenue at Tacoma.
Form 1040-A, heretofore used for
filing returns of individual net in
ternes of $5,000 and less, from what
ever source derived, has been revis
ed and simplified in the interests of
the largest class of taxpayers, sal
aried persons and wage earners.
| The new form will be used for re
porting net income for the year 1923
! $5,000 and less derived chiefly
I* from salaries and wages. Reducing
to a minimum the problem of cor
rectly making out an income tax re
turn. Form 1040-A consists of a sin
gle sheet in which space is provided
for answers to only three questions
in relation to income: salaries,
wages, commissions, etc.; interest on
Bank beposits. notes, mortgages,
and corporation bonds, and "other
income.” On the reverse side are
instructions. Formerly Form 10 40
A has consisted of six pages, the
questions pertaining not. only to sal
aries and wages, but to income from
business, professions, sales of real
estate, and other sources. It is es
timated that from the year 1923
more than 4.000.000 persons, or 70
per cent of those who annually are
required to file income tax returns,
will use the new form.
Persons, any part of whose income
f*-r the year 1923 was derived from
business of profession, farming, sale
of property or rents, regardless of
the amount, will be required to use
the larger form. 1040. The use of
form 1040 will be required, also in
cases where the net Income was in
excess of $5,000. whether from sal
ary, business, profession, or other
taxable sources. Formerly Form
1040 was used only for reporting in
dividual net incomes of more than
Forms for filing individual returns
of income will he sent to persons
who filed similar returns for the
year 1922. It being possible to de
termine this year the form desired
by the taxpayer- - whether he be a
man whose income was derived
chiefly from salary or wages or from
business, profession or other taxable
sources—the taxpayer will receive
both forms, and is advised to note
carefully the instructions regarding
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Ill ALASKA
WASHINGTON. D. ('. A new request f«*r the co-ordination and cen
tralization of Alaska affairs under one Federal department in Wash ing
ton—.the problem which took the Late President Hardin.? into the north
ern territory last summer-—reached President Coolidge. today from Scott
C. Bone, the Governor of Alaska
“Of the inefficiency of the Federal administration in Alaska, through
innumerable agencies constituting a bureaucratic form of government,
official testimony, based upon experience, is in full accord.” Governor
Bone declared in a report submitted through Secretary of the Interior
The system is too complicated to render satisfactory service, how
ever earnest its aims, and this fact has been uniformly attested and em
phasized by those who have been brought into direct contact with the
system since Alaska became a territory.
"A simplified and centralized system brought closer home to Alaska
is urgently and obviously needed to speed the progress of the territory—•
a shortening of ‘the line of communication as much as possible between
Alaska and Washington.’ as suggested by the late President, in order to
‘bring about the closest co-operation and understanding between the na
tional agencies.’ operating in the territory.”
Assails System, Not Individuals
The Governor said he intended no criticism of the efforts of any par
' tieular bureau or department in its administration of Alaskan affairs,
i and characterized as “unworthy propaganda” the charge that sinister
influences are seeking to despoil Alaska and waste its resources.”
“Alaska requires conservation— favors it and welcomes it. and gives
’steadfast support to every practical safeguard, existent or proposed, nec
essary to prevent reckless exploitation in any direction in the develop*
; meat of the territory.” the Governor asserted. “A concentration of au
1 t.hority and responsibility- a business-like organization of Alaska’s affairs
i m lieu of divided authority and responsibility—-certainly would make for
administrative efficiency and hasten the safe solution of territorial prnb
i lems. That government through bureau is good for any laud or any eoin
J munity is too untenable for sober discussion. Equally s.. is the thought
i that conservation in Alaska is ^dependent upon such a system, or that tl5e
•abrogation of bureaucracy would render the protection of the resources
“The territory since it was granted a limited form of self government
has exercised its powers wisely. It administers its purely local affairs
efficiently and economically. Its legislatures, meeting in biennial ses
sion. had made exceptionally good records during the decade since the
organic act was passed and. in personnel, measured up to legislatures of
j the States. All plans for the future government of Alaska, inpreparation.
1 for Statehood, should contemplate extension of territori il powers and a
| fuller exercise of these powers." .ritf
Year Passed Notable One
Governor Bone said that the year 1923 would stand out as the most
' notable in all the history of Alaska, "not in actual development or unpre
; cedt-nted production of wealth, hut in making known to the world Uncle
'Sam’s last remaining frontier and concentrating general attention upon
“For flu* first time,” his report said, “a President of the United States
[ accompanied by three members of his Cabfrnet. set foot upon Alaskan soil
and journeyed along the picturesque coasts and traversed the vast in
terior to meet fellow Americans sturdily engaged in working out the des
tiny of a pioneer land and to become acquainted with conditions and prob
lems fronting them.’’
“Although rich in resources,” Governor Bone said, “exaggerated ideas
that Alaska is an Eldorado, with its mountains and streams laden with
are being dispelled.”
The fiscal year 1922-2:5 showed appreciable improvement in business
and industry, and an almost complete recovery from adverse conditions
immediately following the World War. Mining activities increased in
many parts of the territory.
Among Governor Bone’s recommendations were:
(1) Appropriation of $300,000 to supplement a fund of $150,000
to build a Federal office building in Alaska.
(2) Adequate provision for th»- operation of the Alaska Railroad
to meet industrial needs.
(3) An annual appropriation of $1,500,000 to build roads in the
interior.
(4) The vesting in the Department of Commerce authority over
the fisheries.
(5) The improved facilities for tourist travel by putting two Ship
ping Board vessels in Alaskan service.
(6) The consolidation of all law’ enforcement agencies in Alaska
under the Department of Justtice.
(7) A plan to be operative In connection with the Alaska Railroad,
with priority rights to lands freely granted to Alaska soldiers of the
World War.
(8) Allotment of a fair percentage, at least one-half, of the net
revenues derived from the Pribllof Islands, which are in Alaskan waters,
to the general fund of the territory.
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