ABSTRACT

Insomerespectstheoccasionthatcallstogetherthisassemblageisunprecedented.Thedignityandpublicinfluence ofthosepresentmarkitsimportance.I t isineffectadirectors' meetingofthegreatpoliticalandeconomiccorporationknown astheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thestockholdersarethe87,- ooo,oooPeopleofthiscountry;thedirectorsaretheStateand Federalofficers,whosepositionbringsthemintouchwiththe operationofthewholecountry.Weshouldnotfailtorecognize thehighnotethathasbeenstruckandtheimmensityofthe interestsinvolveduponthelivesofmillionsyettobe.