Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-26
PROF. NORTON
Gives His Pessimistic Views Of
Dangers Of War.
The Nation Should Have Held Itself
Consecfated to Peace.
Threatened By Enormous Domestic Danssss.
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Ashfield, Mass. Aug. 25.-The twenti-
eth annual dinner in aid Of Sanderson
academy was held this afternoon and
| like those which have preceded II. Il
has been notable for the brilliant arrav
| of distinguished man who ta va mn rtici-
pated in the after dinner sneakanp
nntablv too In tha weed. u,h;c, ,hav
have spoken and fortunate IN the at
| tendance of many other distinguished
| people who have come from far and
near to attend the far.famed literary
feast.
The speaking. TO-DAY. was excellent
Aside from Charles Eliot Norton nro.
| lessor emeritus Of finn arts ~ Har.
ward universitv who nrasidaa as ho
| has nearly on all these occassona tharo
were addresses from Rev John w
Chadwick OF Rrooksvu who has his
summer home nj Chestorf,e,d. r. sem
lev Hall. native Of tho town buf
president of Clark univarsitv ~ wor-
cester: Rev. DR. p g. Noxom NJ
Springfield: Sherman Ropara ~
Buffalo and Rooker n wa.h,ngtor
| the principal ~ the T,,skapaa insti.
tute. Alabama and recognized as Tire
leading negro educator ~ tho courtrv
AS will be seen from the address az
Prof. Norton. he still believes that the
late war could have been avoided and
he takes a somewhat nessimistic vieu,
of the dangers which confront the
country.
said:
1.-THE black and brutal visage of war
has been lighted nm FROM, t;x,a ~ .,,,, +,
a....,. ~ nm " nm
~" 'iie summer ny the sahan
ueeu oi our men IN service ana ny the
good conduct and marvellous good for
tune OF our navy. and by the genera,
tan,par ara hvu,n;,,, a;.,,,a,,, -
90
soon as the actual hsht was over by
ootn omcers and men.
But 1t has taken on a deeper shade of
gloom from the naed1aSs suffor;p,v
which o,r hr.ya s,I,,;ors 49, -.
-. nav "au ~
endure from the lack OF due provision
for their needs alike In camp, on field
and in hospital II has been a miser-
aha spectacle IF ;pcomnatoncv for
vh;,h aooo,,.. -. s
""'n account must DE rendered ana
The blessings and privileges which
we. the people of the Unified States
bova arinyad hv ,,ir,,,o 80 49,, ,,,,,,--.,
80, - -
icai pos''ioli OF OUT lnnapitancy or
new continent and of our freedom
from dangerous neighbors. have given
lis exceptional onnortunity for p,o,,;rc
a raa, stan In ,ha oa,,onoo - .;,,;,;.1,
=" '"- au.a"ee VI S.vii M,
ation. VI ali our privileges ana bless
tr,v xt<S.~
emption from the fear of war.
We c,or %.
have Ma o,rsaIp.as ~, peae.' We S!i"uiu
VIC nrnfassaI 20 nv Ch.,..i', ~ Y y, !,
as fai,nvar. ~ ~, ' 80 I pr;, na ,.otl avg
ho,d 49, =, vi "a. rlli'ce VI i-eace,. 70
Thai omr cnns,an,iv ;ncra.s w.. p,"i .i','',
rnu.ar ras 80 ~ IN, s.l naei"t''i
Ttn.o 49,, u. !, as"'"t ,oui'udtioh.
.hraa ton;nn g., a;na.to y. a.. oeeh hiahy
Stow baI 30 ~ tnn..a - .IsS
safatv nrosrari.,, ia ,',nd p.ineip,es tlln.
s,,M..i H. I'y ,nu islo "a. anec iau cor
Loaa g., sese VI .ile LAYTON anu
,hara ms ~, ,.as, m,,,rt,a,s of that
nnno,,,n,Y,oI ,,.;.h - - ~. peopse too
tor, :" 'snt r;rht ' .nI eeaoAlnss Oh MS
amJ nr,oo,.s nt,o.,t VI. uul pecu M,
there were others ;ncludinr ,,,,n,, r ,,a,,
~ nore than a,,a-a.s ;,,.,i,;, nnan. iis,
,;r,,,n ,,h .,'a la w ,u.eiiiseMce anu
~, ,.,,rn11 ~ o'u.e nNictioh OF
;nc,,J;n~ I,r 80 49,, .s''u u.iiers sun
;n,,;sfara,. o.. 49, e'"!s' ~
narar .o e. ~ in M anu wrons as TO pc
60 "n;r" tbn;r ,nrsnnai o ~ ,l,u u,; Mar' II pv
Ct nn,,,5 ha ,ro.o.oa Vi pa'''s'h inter-
Az VIZ. 80,
unan;ry c,,iyan sh,,ttirn ~. anu Wei
,ha onnr,an a,,o.;oau h.s eye.' aiter
SLOWS ~ dongar nnutin,, ID n -. 70 me
thn nr;nc;nins =, neaoa 80 ~ trust 'nat
nnn .a.tnh,p ,.,, -, p Mere oi sueh m
tivas For ~ nrasa-,,n. I ."s psa...eai mo.
~ s,,,to 80 -, a.,s ,ua., 50 -. Strong that
III ~ al e". l.,.uenees ~ would sun
Thnw hava % hao ""' , md.ioia, poEcy.
a;rn;Tg n"m,,on sarso nns u.iuecelveo'
cinie ai,ke 70 tha u,;nSs ,'naa .o IA. Pr.n-
enne Of h,,s ~ t ~rmu uhoer the inu-
W,.bant' uanont e dn';t
dna nron.r t;on nv n" wnhou.
~" nNI,a e 'nJ ,LeP,esehtatiVes OF
tnno p ,ntn ,. rusu Win chl!dlsh precipi,
war mon veal ~" matnn n' Is worse; forced
~ hod p Imr q w ~eam a,o" wn.ch; Whatever
IN, nar ro aSne 20 provoke. showed itself I'm
tow 70 ayert ~ - mani md ~ reasonable ei
,ato Sar,an,, a. =. anu .h ~ meet every iegiti-
luton in the United States The ~ fou ,eSa-