Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-06
Ex-coNGREssMAN FROM INpl-
ANA URGES UNCLE SAM TO
GET BUSY ON HIGH SEAS.
CITES JAPANESE AS
NATION FOR PATTERN
This Country Will Have No Ships to
Sail in Panama Canal, Says Lands
Several Pleasing Concert Features
Before chautauqua Audiences
Payne on Rome.

The threatened storm, which FORUM
ately failed to materialize, nevertheless
robbed Ex-Congressman Charles B.
Lands, of Indiana, of a large part of
his chautauqua audience Thursday
afternoon, many leaving when the wind
began to sway the big tent The inter-
ested number which remained, how
ever. were amply repaid by the SPLEEN
did lecture which the genial speaker
gave on "Our Merchant Marine"
Congressman Lands at the begin
ming OF his speech, announced in his
droll way, that he was not, as fire.
quently accused of being, the Lands
who fined Rockefeller, but that they
were distantly related, having the same
father and mother, and that conf
dentially, he approved OF the fine
Mr.. Lands, however, until the last
election, was a member of congress for
twelve years, and as such came prom
inently to the fore among his COL
leagues.
He also bears the reputation, with
which all who heard him will agree, of
being an orator second to none in the
Hoosier state.
"Our Merchant Marine"
| Coming to his subject, he stated that
our merchant marine is a myth, and
proceeded to show how the United
States has turned her trade over to
foreign ships, a shame to our country
as we'll as detriment, the vastness of
which many do not comprehend If we
keep on, he said, with our present pol
| icy, we will have no merchant ships
to use in the Panama canal when the
latter is completed. AS the situation
now is we sell to foreign nations only
that without which they can not get
along, and they pay us what they
please, and take it when they please.
We must pay literally. as do other ma
/ tons, to ships built in the United
States and manned by Americans, If
we would get into the game. He told
at some length, of how the bill pro-
viding for a merchant marine failed to
pass the house, killed by one word
subsidy-and proceeded to show how
unfairly it was killed.
!
in trade caused by this lack of mer-
chant marine, but sounded a note of
warning that if we should get into war
| within the next two years. we would
\ have no auxiliary ships to the United
II States navy. He cited the fact that
Japan is practically converting the
4 Pacific into Japanese sea, saying that
\ 500 ships on that ocean today are en-
Il gagged in carrying the merchandise of
i Japan. But japan goes further he
said, than preparing her merchant YES
sells with gun mounts, she fits them out
when built, with armor, and in case
of war, can run them into the nearest
port, clap on the armor and bring then
out perfectly equipped war ships
Lands holds that We should have BY
all means, & merchant marine auxiliary
to our great navq, corresponding to tn
national guard on land, and leclare
that the only way to play even witt
other nations is to get ships and ge
/ right away into the commerce of tn
4 high seas.
4 Concert Features.
The concert features of Thursday at
4 ternoon and evening We're furnished b
q Mrs. Sarah Wathena Brown and III
a Chicago Boy Choir of four member
4 Mrs. Brown is not only proficient upo
3 the harp, but on the xylophone and otf
a er novelty instruments. The cho
d which is with her are young boys wit
q ordinary talent for music, and sho
q what may be done by careful trainir
81 and proper direction. They presel
81 programs full of novelty. and VIC
+ much applause at their evening co,
81 cert. The highland fling. following
eS performance on bagpipes, proved
x fayorite at both concerts, and in 9th
r delightful numbers they appeared in
IA clever baseball song, as Spanish Sc
"a enaders and as Dutch boys, all in co
a tune, seeming to take a thorough DO
n ish delight in all their stunts.
u illustrated Rome.
N Following the concert in the eveni1
p Charles A. Payne, an interesting talk
d of we'll nloduated voice, gave sple
D. didly illustrated lecture on Rome"
Payne. for years a prominent trave
a ogue lecturer, has just returned frc
n several months sojourn in beautit
81 Italy, and presents his subject with
b enthusiasm that is infectious. Sever
8 views of other famous Italian cit
~ were given, dllu tloSt VI IVolue pt
g trayed both high and lowly life, a;
N the growth Of Rome as it has been d
Il veloped thru all the centuries inclu
d ing the horrors of Nero's time, the c
tacombs, the coliseum and other wo
derful, ancient ruins.
Royal Hungarian Orchestra.
The greatest feature today is t
Royal Hungarian Orchestra, viii
gave short concert this afternoon a
will give another tonight, preceding 1
lecture Of Judge George d. Alden. "A
ether important musical feature Sat,
r day, will be the Royal English q
Ringers.
= Professor stanton's lecture t
- morning, was on the subject, 1.-THE r
- and Delopment of Political Parties.
Superintendent Lutz, Thursday
ening, presented the matter of sign
up tickets for next years chautauq
and urged prompt attention to this
81 order that time need not be taken
in urging the Importance Of this VI
the patrons.
A RUDE AWAKENING.