The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-27
WINS THE CHOICE PRIZE I'm THE
ORATORIQALE CONTEST AT
MACALESFER.
e,t.s, IN na 7 .-
ARBITRATION HIS THEME.
MISS ANNA DICKSCN'S "PROGRES-
SIVE WOMAN" WINS SEC
OND.
THIRD PRIZE TO r.. NJ. LUTZ, 80.
Judges Make the Awards Based on
Thought, Composition and
Delivery.

George Leck, Of the class of '97 Mac
alester college. will go down in the
| college records as being the best orator
| among the group of students who con-
tested last evening for honors. Among
the many Demosthenes who haunt the
halioWed walls Of Manchester and who
| hurl their bolts Of oratory at those who
may be inclined to listen, Mr.. Leck will
| stand out a bright and shining light
However, he has not all of the glory
| by any means. He will be compelled
TO divide honors with Miss Anna Dick
son, who took second prize. .
The oratorical contest was held at
| Manchester Presbyterian church, Cam
| bridge and Summit avenues. The
| church was filled. The prizes for
| which the speakers contested were, S25,
| S10 and$5 respectively. The first speaker
| was Mr.. Leck, whose subject was ma
! t1onal Federation" Mr. Lecks Grafton
! was largely an argument setting forth
| the potency of arbitration as a medium
| OF settling international disputes He
! Sald the eyes of the world were upon
| the nations of Great Britain and Amer
| lea, awaiting the outcome of. the treaty.
winch was now pending. France and
RUSSIA, he said, were next in line to
ADOPT this great step toward higher
clVlllzatlon. Arbitration was a grand
| hyH2h or harmony The doctrine that
| AllsAt makes light is a relic Of the
| past, ana justices anlthe future will rule
| Inc history of wars will not be repeat
| co. as the world is taking a step for
| Wdrd. Ihere Will. be- no repetition Of
| the mistakes Of the past. The money,
the LABOR, the lives, formerly, wasted in
| war will all be spent in pursuits Of
| happiness and advancement.
H. NJ. -Lutz, who possesses a very
| peasant voice and forceful demeanor,
delivered an Grafton upon Russian
influence in Asia" Mr.. Lutz said. in
| substance, that Russia is entering q
! new era. The, influence Russia was
having over the East was ON the in
7 crease. She had a tremendous terri
| tory east of her own over which to
exert her influence She had Siberia.
| with its measure1ess miles of wilder
ness, and she had China with it's 400
100000 of people. The entire country
tributary to Russia was rich in natural
| deposits, and could accommodate
| countless millions of people. The eff
| feet Of the new Imperial Russian rail-
road on this territory would be i'm
| mense. The effect would be deter
! pie in the country through which it
] passed, the character Of the influence
! OF the Russian people who ,exerted the
! influence, and the character Of the eff
| forts. The. question is asked how can
| Russia civilize the East when 1T is just
| commencing to- civilize itself? Less
than four years ago Russia liberated
one-fourth of her people from ybond-
| age, and thus accomplished more than
| France has done within the last two
years in trying to free some of her
| colonies from the same evil. The new
road which Russia was building across
the continent would cost $277 900 900
| and would be 4,700 miles in length. It's
| Eastern terminus was at VIadivostock,
] where in time great commercial city
| would spring up and whose commerce
would control the Orient The line
would pass through Manchuria and
| all along its line cities would be built
! The wilderness would thrive and feel
| the stimulating effects of civilization
| and industry. The isolation of China
| from the rest Of the world has been
| the chief cause Of her present bar
barous state, but when she feels the
! magnetic touch of civilization pene-
! trate the vitals Of the country she
would wake UP and press onward with
the other nations: It was the destiny
! of the future. 70 -
c. w. Dade, of the class Of 49, fired
| 0lCQuonC
! mastery plea for the independence Of
| Cuba, and the1l freeing of the island
from Spanish ctyranny. NJ. Dade's
| oratiCn was flied with deep thought
and no one was surprised that he took
| one of the prizes. Mr.. Dada said the
ultimate success of the cause would
! prove that libertyf must, in the end,
triumph. The Speaker recited the rit-
eous efforts the people Of Cuba had
| made to secure home rule and an alb
| clifton Of the aFrCciOus oppression she
| had endured. No later than 1890 mes
sengers had been sent to the SIaDtsh
| government begging for autonomy and
the privilege Of self-government on
| the Canadian colonial plan, but the
request was denied and the massen-
| gers were insdIted. Two years ago
| yesterday the war was commenced
and, during that time the unframed,
! poorly equipped soldiers of Cuba had
| outmatched, Outclassed the veteran
troops of Spain. The courage of the
patriots had more than made up the
| lack of arms; the valor and skill CT
| the leaders had surprised the world
Spain had before her, prior to the be-
| ginning Of the war, two methods to
carry out in regard to Cuba; the one
! was to grant e1f-government and
| make the island prosperous, thus re-
| f1ecting credit upon the mother coun-
| try, or to continue the oppression I'M
| til the worm turned. She chose the
latter, and ordered Cuba to subserve
| the selfish aims Of Spain. The pa
| triots carry on their flags, mo taxa
| ton without representation" They
| will not pay tribute without gaining
some Of the benefits from it, Spain's
course must soon bring it's reward
| She had insulted the American flag,
maltreated American cttizeis, villiied
| the American press, and these things
| could never be forgotten by the Amer