Life — December 23, 1920 — page 21: what you’re looking at

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like a man whose spirit was at peace with itself. The burden of his message was “Have Faith!" It was a short message, and he ended it by saying: I have not so much laid before you a series of recommendations, gentlemen, as sought to utter a confession of faith, of the faith in which I was bred and which it is my solemn purpose to stand by until my last fighting day. this to be the faith of America, the faith of the future, and of all the vie- which await action in the days to come, whether in America or elsewhere. What mean by the faith in which he was bred, and which it is his purpose to stand hy day? I believe tories national does he until his last fighting faith in the United States and faith in democracy, for But that is not all. He was bred in faith in more than that; in the faith that is implied when people— Evidently he means he was bred in those. Keynes, for example—speak of him as a Presbyterian, that was implied when Lire poke of him, long ago, as a Presbyterian Jefferson. more than can be defined as “Presbyte- rian,” but he has it; a religious confidence that has heen the driving force of his whole carcer. Dr. Butler sai Of course, that faith is much the other day, in the sm of the times and “It is significant that in this period of vigorous and able-bodied reaction the world should be course of his criti of the colleges without a THE INTERLOPER poct, without a philosopher and without a notable religious leader.” Mr. Wilson can hardly be described as a poet, nor yet as a philosopher, but while he remains alive Dr. Butler's contention that the world is without a notable religious leader invites The thing that has expression in his great political policies and in his passion for democracy, and in his progressiveness, is essentially He has been a notable religious leader whose religion has expressed itself politically. Rk. WILSOY the work of Congress in the pres- recommendations for ent session were all excellent and timely. He urged that we should set an example of sound democracy to Europe by laws to secure its full right to labor safeguard the integrity of propert y standing for right and justice wards Then specifically he called for better housekeeping — and budget system, which the House has al- individual nations. more especially for ready passed and which can be adopted at once if the Senate will pass it. He talked about finance and said our pres- had; urge ent showing was ne conomy, and “immediate consideration of the re- ion of our tax laws, { allowed that the simpl n of the ir its tax had become “an immediate sity.” We all will say amen to that begged for adec i care service men, 1 independence i to Armenia, the Philippines. That was all, excep allusions to dyestuffs, agriculture and torage President said nothing al y except as one might read 3 it into his remarks about the ciples and dt 7 rl York Times thinks it tile for | sion te would have heen m to talk about it, becau far as the present Congres “the final action was taken ir the League of Nations wh the Treaty of Peace on March Maybe so. But the Sun and reported “from a President” a stron Wilson and Covenant to the intends to resv Senate withir days, with a special message that will ¢ cuss foreign 3 and will be plea for ratification. That likely. Mr undoubtedly has something sti seems very Wilson about the Treaty and what 1 to it and its present. s! there will be a special age about that, and the Treaty itself will come hack with it to the Senate. E.S. M comicbooks.com