The Dickinson press., 1912-06-08

responded to an encore. |
Olive Whaley was assigned the class
prophecy and made glad the hearts of
her classmates by picturing their
future as follows: |
Crosby Richards-a famous lawyer
opposing corporations; Vernon Nc
Cutchan-professor of trigonometry at
the State university and--candidate for
president of the United States; Anton
Sprinser-a physician of wonderful
fame; Donald Ray-representing his
state in the senate: Robert Hill-the
first scientist to discover the origin of
the aurora borealis Marve | Brown-a
model and happy housewife: Joice
Scarf-surprising the world with the
works of her pen; leila Stanton
bringing religion to the Chinese heath
ems; Maysie Dlnsdale- debating
Partisan styles in dressmaking; Ethel
Parker-noted for her beauty and popu-
larity and Marjorie Lyle delighting the
world with her sweet contralto voice.
Last on the program was the splendid
grafton by Vernon McCutchan which
WaS:
AGRICULTuR AND INTERNATIONAL
PEACE
The great memorial century in which
our furefathers lived marks our histories
as an age saturated with bloodshed
from wars in which many brave patriots
gave their lives that their country
might live. One of these great wars
was the Revolution. fought and ended
on our own native land of America.
Many of our brave patriots left their
homes and died upon the bloody battle
field of that war. They won great
victories which gave birth to a new
nation. We honor them for their
bravery and yet, although such VIC
tories are considered the glories of war.
when they decide the superiority of one,
nation over another. many of them
have proved disastrous to the country
been considered.
the mere possibility of war, because wal
serves to drain our country Of its wealth
and to slaughter our people. 1t enters
our homes and leaves its burden of sor-
row for the loved ones who have given
their lives upon the battle field. 1t rubs
thousands of their property. Think of
those, who. as at the close of the Civil
war were left penniless and many of
them without even a home. Think of
the great national debt forced upon our
government to pay the expense of the
war, just such q debt as has been
forced upon other governments through
other wars since the beginning of time.
Moreover, think of the immense sum
of money wasted in preparation for
possible war. Our government is COM
PEELED to drain our country of many
millions of hard earned dollars in order
to establish great standing armies, con-
struct and equip m0nstr0us battle ships,
and f0rtify our coasts as a protection
against other nations. Our United
States government alone pays to retired
| officers and established men in our
army and navy the sum of SO. 600, 900
annually, which, in time of peace,
merely flows out of our governments
hands and has no benefits for the well
fare of u prospecting country. Also
many dollars are spent daily in manu-
featuring a new war machine that will.
in time of war. serve to win us great
victories and slaughter our enemies,
who, in turn, are striving to make other
inventions that will inf1ict the same
deadly fortunes upon US. The cost of
war at the present age is so great that
no man would undertake the great work
of recording it, because it is utterly
impossible.
During QUE present age of industry and
progress, it is said that agriculture is
the handspring of our industrial &C.
tivity. The great cities in our eastern
states depend almost entirely upon the
yield of u western lands. If these
western lands fail 10 yield products
sufficient to supply the cities it is
almost impossible for the poor class
of people to live. Also many working
men of the cities, very frequently men
who support q family. are made idle
by the closing down of mills and other
manufacturing establishments. They
must submit to receiving a smaller
salary for their daily labor, but in re-
turn must pay a greater price for their
bread. This shows that what orr country
needs to increase her prosperity is more
agricultural lands. 1t is an easy mat
ter to locate many thousands of acres of
these lands, but it Is a difficult task to
make them Rrow grains without water
as we have striven to do for the past
number Of years. But we know that oul
western lands will make the United
States one Of the greatest and most
prosperous agricultural regions in the
world today If properly irrigated and
titled. This task is impossible for the
farmer to undertake. The cost would be
so ereat that he could not afford to pas
his taxes and In addition pay the great
price for the machinery required in
constructing enough irrigation bitches
to irrisate this vast territory of western
land. Tho Great work remains to bt
done only by the government. but tn.
government must pay for the work th.
same a. would the tanner. This IL ind
difficulty In doing. because. although
] our government takes in an enoemoul
sum Of money annually from taxation