The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-24
BOY SCOUTS "ToY SCOUTS"
Said w. ]. Millard, and Tending to Fos-
ter Militarism, Other Things Said.

ter mlltallsn, Other lhihss oalu'
For over two hours in the First Bap-
fist church last evening, Walter ]. Mil
lard spoke to some three hundred peo-
pie on How Things Happen to Hap
PEN the lecture being the second Of
a series given under the auspices OF
the local Socialist club by prominent
Socialists sent out by the national So
cialist bureau. Although lacking many
OF the qualifications Of an orator, the
Socialist speaker held his audience dur
ing the greatest portion OF the time al
lotted for his address and a general sem
timent of satisfaction seemed to prevail
at the conclusion of his remarks. Mr..
Willard was frequently interrupted by
rounds of applause.
Secretary Fred w. Suitor Of the quar-
ryworkers' union presided at the meeting
and prior to the introduction or the
speaker, James Gauld sang "Flow Gent
ly Sweet Alton" without ACCOMPANY
ment. Mr.. Gauld's contribution was well
received Mr.. Willard was introduced
BY Secretary Suitor and the speech that
followed was briefly prefaced by a state
consider. He said that too much at
tention had been given to why things
happen to happen and that the larger
part of his lecture would be devoted 70
how things happen to happen there
are only two sciences worth studying
said Mr. Willard, and these are psyhol-
ogy and sociology Tracing the devei-
opment Of thought among the first in
habitants Of the earth, he asserted That
men only by accident stumbled on the
truth and discovery that things could
be made to happen came in, due course
of time as a result of this find.
Socialism has come to fulfil civiliza-
tor and not to destroy II, said the
speaker A truer realization OF the real
concept of what private property really
IS, will bring this triumph. Its tunda-
mental function is the perpetuation OF
private property. The speaker vcntured
TO assert that if all the workingmen in
Barre were to lose their jobs" to-day
within six weeks the city would be
obliged to open and operate public soup
kitchens To increase happiness. we
must increase our own control OF hap
piness, To Danish some Of the things
which he claimed were preventing an
equal distribution of human happiness
the speaker urged his hearers to take vi
the study of social law and to apply
the principles found there. Pulpit
preachers or public speakers Of any
class. he said, cannot hope to talk re-
lgion te hungry men or to men who list
en- while at the same moment they are
afraid of closing their I6bs.a
Latterly, the men and religion tor
ward movement came under the denun'
citation OF the speaker and he character
lied General Baden-Powel as an arch
friend of militarism He labeled the
youth who are following the principles
Of the noted English leader as TOY
scouts" and deeried any influence that
would tend to foster the military spirit
The workingmen are the only ones who
are to die on the battlefield and why
should they not be lined up against
such movement.
Among the other ideas which Mr.. Mil
lard enuneiated were several which hac
TO do with some of the things which
American people have come to accept
as inspirations for patriotism, George
Washington, the father of his country
was a thief, who deliberately stole land
property not his own. John Hancock
and others who melted the Boston Tea
Party, so-called in history, was snug
pler and was known among the Other
smugglers, who helped him to board thu
British tea ship, as the Prince Of Snug
glers.n The colonists in l775 objected
| because the tax on tea had been re-
moved and not because a tax had beer
imposed. The Civil war had no mora
issue at stake, but rather was the out
growth of a great economic issue.
The Socialist urged the establishing
OF old age pensions and told how suci
remuneration for retired workingmei
would be brought about under the new
\ regime. He favored woman suffrage ant
/ said that the women of the land should
be granted their just share Of privilege
/ in making the laws. He seorned a
man-made laws of the present system
and said they were only guesses. Il
1 bringing his remarks to close, Mr.
! Willard said that things which are so
cally needed should be socially owned
/ The salvation OF the workingman o
I to-day lies in a three.fold accomplish
ment he must possess brains, promot
solidarity and perfect discipline, .
The third lecture of the series vii
/ be given by Ben Wilson in the Heddinl
Methodist church next Tuesday even
ing