New-York tribune., 1906-12-17
yATlON'S HIGHER LIFE
urSTTCE BREWER W4RNS.
Sans America Discounts the Future
Pleads for Better Ideals.

~.--ocn a. the Peoples Forum IN New Rochelle,
- .h. subject, The Larger and Higher Life or
= NATION" Edward NJ Shepard. OF Brooklyn,
-.si6.d ana introduced the speaker The New
rro-hsle Theatre in which the meeting was held,
rss crowded During his visit to New Rocnelle
,r..ics Brewer the guest OF Justice Martin J.
v.oeh OF the Supreme Court OF New York
T..aing I'D TO tho main theme oS his address Jus
"a. Brewer gave many interesting figures Illus
Eating the immense material resources Of this
country.
=, said that. excluding our island possessions,
-. have 2sOoooOoo Ecres OF land-enough TO give
..-- family acres The railroad system OF the
~,--v Re SAID. aggregates $4,000 miles, while the
-,,sl invested is .ls ooe 0ooe 600. We have g. 500
.o as5 invested m mining S0oooo00ooo invested in
.sr.,LIt.re 5o0eeO manufacturing Establishments
-,h sl0e0o0oooeo capital There 6g colleges
,s universities. with more thar 1900 professors
sud lecturers. Then he continued
WHICH WAY is TIE NATION LOOKING?
BUT siz. il not the only test TO be considered in
ne@sliZs Z+s- Tsnc bIT sb. s1l o' = nuCn "a Ger
world history. while all Africa takes but single
Page. Better Afty years Of Europe than cycle OF
usf answer stiI further questions before its final
value the world is determined.
Ard as w- look AZ the great sweep Of its life We
spe things of which cannot boast. while.
on :h~ other hand. are many indicating high type
srd blessing. The real question is which way is
he Nation LOOKING Whs5 are IT'S ideals ITS aspra-
uons7 The local or to-day Is the reality Of to-
morrow Is the Republic more and more seeking
rere-al CPNellkTfleDi. lONUTONS living. OStentat0u
Striving for those which make for the better life
We cannot be blind 70 the fact that there IS great
STRIVING sitter the material. thar we do love the
tirlv We are 1rantfesttnE a fondness for military
ard nay4- proves. We are building up large
large cities IS an abundance of parade and display.
y. ma slows wealth. We are bnTnc libraries 'yv by
the cubic yard pictures and statues by the dozen.
We want the biggeS yachts. while automobiles
ere driving the honest horse from the highways
We a. experimenting with the air Ballooning Is
II ,he near future II We cannot sail 70 the North
stripes planted in that place OF unDroken snow
EXTRAyAGANCE GENERAL
our great expansion and rapid growth II. popuIa-
sFarcs We have been most unwisely discounting
Ire future Wien [he Ciyjl War closed the pat9n
% pay tHat de6J and i Continued paving pnth the
paving -as become almost forgotten duty. and we
or oEe Gd tn oo agS M 5 aS3 -s an a interest ds
hs.' o. The fortv-fVe states are IN debt
When pass into the domain % municipal in
Seh-eduees rna figures simply startling and.
srcordirE recent statement of director Of the
census rrs Indebtedness IT, increasing a. the rate
n H"aooo0 year. single cty-New York
as IS Mayor SAYS s42l -eoodo Il will not do
70 -Hs- ali of this Indebtedness has been IN
+us-lv or urEiSe'y created. But there through
much ~ r pure matter or speculation. an unwise
discount the future and unjust casting OF bur
dens ~ those who are 10 come after US.
Justice Brewer pointed out the difference between
pubic and private Indebtedness i the individual
mortgages his property srd the property is lost 70
hin r~@ burden simply falls him or his heirs
h said. bur with public Indebtedness the burden
,ss on the Industries and toll Of those who come
SITTER IS. u never Vet have believed that r ma
ionsI debt 4 national blessing ne declared
The speaker denounced the reckless issuance OF
municipal bonds for the building Of railroads
which re said. has not only vickedIy bcirdened
ne future. induced ext-avagance in the present
hut has also lowered thA general moral tone We
are busy denounCing trusts. but the most danger
Gus Of them al is the trust n the future TO pay
debts"
Continuing. Justice Brewer said:
THE NATIONS INCONSISTENT.
Ano-'e- matter must ne noticed and that is the
relation Cf This Republic 70 foreign nations. Here
IN home life the movements are not all in
ne same direction. We CRY. Peace Peace, while
a. a. ne sa;n1 t.r7s We a:e preparing for war our
Sor.a a14 there is a persistent olanlor for lis in
sr5ase " 1@I r-nglaild launched the Dreadnought,
naILesEip or ls"F tons displacement. the most
powerful vessel in the world, Immediately the cry
ven lp .o7 larger vessel. and apparently ten
a--.-s 9l none are Ia h~ invested n Il. IN op-
posing the I'll. Toy the construction OF this vessel
ne chairman ~ the House Committee on Appro-
Ia "a t % & .e 90 1it9 s5ss 'l ia 6 essgS -
2rge- r1a1 The anticipated cost Of the Panama
Ye;. ~ the other hand. We summoned the Two
a. F2r- -sTl'-th- which resulted IN peace whose
,esiarts and lasting glory 10 this Republic. We
eaN f'0 -CT-~. al Otlr doors. outraged ana tram
PED upon. and assumed the burden Of war
l-oer1te f1af oppressed people and establish the
Queen 90 the Antilles as a republic among the
ratore ~ -ls earth. E3ut rode rOughshod over
ne right 10 colombia and est ahlished the Repub-
II ~ Panama IN order that might get posses
s,o0 NJ territory for our construction Of canal
~ strive 70 srreug gTheu and enlarge the Monroe
Doctrine for America but repudiate the appiica-
N ~ Us principles 10 Asia
Fa- mora important profound and vital 10 the
nation than anything else is the building of a
universal BODY OF honest intelligent patriotic cit-
Zens..T Ir our success in this direction lie the
ron'se and prophecy OF the future With un-
~11!rr-. eyes " may behold q Republic whose
ci'izeIsr moved and inlpelle5 70 constant ac-
ion ;r t-o -ffort give every individual within
US In-ts ODport unity for the fullest develop
men ~ an the poss biitties OF his her life For
Us the great heart Of humanity ThrO5s with
--0tar'r-. The world looks this Republic.
y m you VIII ne the response in glory or in