The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-12
Country Threatened by Sin, but
People Will Yet Awake,
Says DR.. Lee.
DAILY NEWSPAPER IS
TEXTBOOK OF PUBLIC
Declares Rome Fell Because
Words of Her Prophets
We're Disregarded.

Guy Carleton Lee, PHI, D.. LII. D., pro-
fessor OF history at Johns Hopkins uni
versity. author editor and lecturer gave
an interesting address before a crowded
house in the Y. NJ. G.. a. lecture hail
Wednesday night. The subject Of this
lecture, which is thc first Of three lee
lures to be given under the auspices of
the Woman's club and the Society for
Broader Education, was when the Pco-
pie Wake
Although optimistic throughout, DR..
Lee talked plain regarding the discon-
tent Of the American people He first
spoke OF discomfort, declaring that ii Is
heard and seen everywhere.
Call II what you may, said DIR. Lee.
Some refer to it as conflict between
class and mass; some say II is between
capital and labor while others have diff
ferent names for IL, but all will admit
that there is discomfort"
The speaker told of the people who go
up and down telling that there was a
time when there was no discomfort and
then, in a brief historical review. he said
that such time has not been since men
nEcu in caves There was always unrest
lie declared
Quotes Roosevelt.
DR., Lee quoted Roosevelt as having
said Rome was TO the ancient world as
America is to the modern world" He
This view Then ne repeated Arlstotles s
rule in regard TO nations that has been
proved many times, The substance OF this
is that all nations that endure puss
through certain cycle. First, they are
democratic. then plutocratic, aristocratic
and despotic. After this cycle there is
a revolution. after which the cycle starts
again with another democracy.
Prophets were mentioned and the audi
ence reminded that there were prophets
In Rome. and because their words were
disrcgarded, Rome fell, However" :"
added the speaker. "all men who prophcsy
are not prophets
Or. Lee warned the people to beware
of the ranting. fanatical demagoe,cs who
go about the country laying the blame on
urged reason and commended those who
stand fearlessly out to denounce vice,
crime or political corruption.
Newspaper Peoples Textbook.
The daily newspaper said DR.. Lee,
lis the textbook Of the people OF today"
He showed how, in his opinion, this is
true. and brought out the Importance OF
having accurate, conservative, yet fear
less newspapers.
After admitting that the conditions in
the last century OF The Roman republic
were similar to those OF America now.
the speaker told the one great difference
between an American and a Roman. The
question Is not Can the Americans COM
bat the evils which caused Romc's down
iaIl?' but VIII thcy2. - said he
Leaving ancient history, the speaker
came down to modern times. and dis
eussed the causes of the prevailing dis
ousy, dlstrust, antagonism between capt.
tai and labor. and materiallsm. He spoke
slowlngly OF this country. but added that
where the sun shines brightest the
shadows are the darkest"
Sin Brings Shadows.
Dr. Lee did not try to dodge the real
issue or TO speak in conventional terms.
but said In plain words that the shadows
OF life are caused by sin and lust
These arc deadly" said DR.. Lee. land
are working sad havoc on the morals of
our people. but the Americans will yet
awake and save the country. 1t is the
moral institutions. that makes the COM
munity endurabe. Righteousness is the
one word that must prevail. This will
save society and thus the nation"
On account of the inadequaoy OF the
y. Nj, G. a. lecture room, the next two
lectures OF this series will be held in the
Elks club room at $3.50 and Sis o'clock,
respectively. this Thursday afternoon.