Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1910-07-15
Address Delivered by Prof. w. G.
Beach at Pullman, Monday, July q

throw freedom To have power over
men means tn D. able 90 take from
then their freedom Ira thls country
~ d. not have poaer based on birth.
out there Is great danger from poser
based on wealth Hence one 20 nuf
great problems iu preservIng liberty
b. to So arranEa the ma. hiner8 ~ o.,
government thar ne group shall con
trol thaf government for fht control
nf the government by a group means
TIE destruction ~ the liberty ~ the
resi- of society What wy must DO s.
90 extend thr control of government
10 the huie people More democracy.
nos Jess. is the ouly safeguard We
have permitted the organization Il
corporations. and ~ combinations ~
corporation because they have
shown themselt,s of the greatest val
ue iu the organization 70 business II
is Useless and foolish 60 Throw this
Organization away and to destroy tbs
corporation But vs.. as a people
must control h. For either fhs cor
pofstion vii serve the people or IL
all control them. and II il controls
them fhrir freedom is menaeef and
destroyed
Another fhiuE which stands ln
the Way of liberty 8s raHa hatred
Ths World today seas great saleu
sion Of racial hatred and a tendency
toward coufhrf and var because of
g. hel freedom for only part %
a people BE- meaningless The foiera-
uun q slavery for one section ~ q
country aeakens che significance ~
freedom even for those aho hold fhe
others Ia slavery The great numbers
floehug fo cur shores FROM Eastern
Europe. b. admitted Is us fo our
country. should b. admitted into ts
freedom Thu fact thar they are 81 3
foreign Face should not lead to ha-
fred and the desire g. Cypress them
or withhold the liberties W. enjoy. h
Is still true OF the world as Of enc ma
ZION. that a people eannoi exist hair
slave and half free
Ignorance Is perhaps ahe greatest
haf - lls.arix a. : ssuntFv 4 a b.
free. IFS people mast b. educafed
They must think thar II they are e.
value the ideals If a free people
they must grow IN intelligence The
places Of despusism are always the
places % greatest ignorance The
greatest enemy ~ tyranny is knoal-
edge and intelligence We have a
school system. bat b. must he extend
ed 50 a. 10 include al our children
Only a small part eet much of an ed
ucafluu today ana tho school does
not recognize that most 81 IT'S child
rem musi earn their living and 80 pre-
pare them for the economic battle 81
life This IS The nsla Ia which So
must make eur Erestesf efforts TO
ward Improvement. 10 we are "a hold
and extend cur freedom So. too. we
aust extend through other means
than the school the knowledge that
brings hEhf Three million people are
SICK IT. this country TODAY
u knowledge 81 means 81 prevention
u disease could come 70 abe mass 81
our people BE- would D. easy fo avoid
tbe terrible suffering ~ tbs great
mass of sickness. and TITS would
mean freedom from suffering and
want
Liberty does not mean the right
70 do az ws please Thar would DE-
strug b. Huf lf means ths control ~
ones oun hfe. "a So far as such con-
troi does nof destroy. hut helps in
building fhe Hfe ~ others such lib
erty comes only through sacrifice
and 81 is out ~ sacrifice that great
character Is built ~ 10 precious
heritage which So have entered a.
a result 81 the struggle Of former
generations. r. b. our deity 90 pre-
serve and enlarge Tits freedom So
thar sc. too. shall share in the sfrur-
gle and sacrifice through ahleh alone
is laid the foundations 81 human
pruRrass and welfare