The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-01-15
CAIRO WON DEBATE
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM HAD INTER
EsTING CONTEST WITH
OoNGOLA TEAM.
Dec sion Was That Strikes Are
Justifia bIe"-Large Delegation
Went From Cairo-Strong
Points Made,


lence in the way they delivered it the
c. H. s. debating team was yesterday
afternoon successful in wrestling the
honOrs in debative contest from the
Dongola high school at that place on
the subject. Resolved That Strikes
Are Unsuitable" the local team taking
the affirmative side of the question.
The local lads arguments could not
be broken although theirs was the
unpopular side in some respects. The
Dongola team did not build up very
strong plea for their side OF the ques-
ton although what they had they
handled well and their delivery was
good
The contest started off with 0hrum
of G.. H. S. leading his side of the
question. Yellow journalism, said
Ohrum, was the most important fact
in spreading out the undesirable and
untrue conditions OF strikes, because
they are controlled mostly by capital
md capital is trying to put down
strikes. STRIKES are simply en-
eavors Of honest men to obtain re-
dress and history shows that no great
redress was obtained without war
, The speaker said Continuing the
speaker said that he and his col.
leagues had divided their subject into
three parts. namely, to prove the
strikers aims justiiiable, their means
and the results. Dwelling on his part
he stated principally the grievances
of the strikers and why they should
look for redress. Ohrum handled his
subject in an efficient manner his
traightforwardness and deliverance
being fine.
The first speaker Tor DongoIa wa
Lense who followed 0hrum He triaC
TO impress the fact that suffering an
hardships came to the strikers an
| their families wen strike was
being waged and that they were no
| justified to that end. He said tina
strikes were costing the government
a great deal Of money yearly and that
this was NOT justifiable again,
Following this Goldsmith came in
on the second part of his teams plan
that Of the means of strike. He
cited cases where before grea.
lstrike the working men had asked
their employer for better rights, more
wages, shorter hours, more sanitation
| In factories, etc. and that the heae
] Of these certain institutions hao
steadily refused This could onb
leave them one thing, fight for thei.
rights. They only waged war fol
equal rights. He again statisticaly
| proved that at a conference Of arbi
tration called to settle a certain
strike by President Roosevelt in 1902
while capital and labor were hoti
urged To be present to give theil,
sides, and the representatives Of TIL,
oilers class were present Ease an
excellent delivery marked Goldsmith.
ak
Drake of Dongola. tried to bring
out weakness in his opponents argG
ment and in this he was unsuccess
full although his attempts were good
Strikes cause murder murder is no
justifiable in the eyes of the law an,
God; therefore strikes are not jus
tifiable, was his strong point.
Bumpus was last Of c. Ii. S. Il
speak and he took the last part OF
the three principles which his team
worked upon. namely: results Hc
showed that there could only be ont
result and that would surely be jus
titable. Bumpus gave splendid
talk and some extracts of his speecA
fairly assembled into oratory
The last speaker for Dongola
Groner. spoke of several instances
where he said strikes were not jus
titiable but the main part of his eff
fort was directed to damaging the
evidence brought out by his op
ponents.
In tehuttal O1rum aagin came to
the front with a strong talk picking
flaws in his opponents advances
After due deliberation the Judges
composed of three prominent citizens
Iof Dongola rendered the decision il,
favor of G. II, s. It being unani
NOUS.
As to the ability of the Dongola
team, it is in order to say here that
they did fine, 1t was their first at
tempt at public debate and they de-
serve great credit for the efforts they
lput forth,
The G., II. S, boys also deserve Nc
end OF praise, They showed their
good form by the coaching they re
| celved from some of the faculty and
also their careful arrangement ana
preparation Of their arguments
Credit Is also due the "rooters" who
| accompanied their school mates again
playing an important part in putting
| G. II, 5. TO the front
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