The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-05-24
SEtlND DAY OF
BIG CHAUTAUQUA
GREAT SUCCESS
DESPITE BAD WEATHER, LARGE
CROWDS OUT AT ALL THE !
ENTERTAINMENTS ~
LIVELY DEBATE LAST AGHT
Interesting DiscussIe Two Able
| oebat0rs Was by Large
croxs Ecelient Program Is Of
fered for Today.

The Bede,seidel debate on social
ism at the chautauqua last evening
was one Of the most uniquely interest
ing features of the weeks series of
chautauqua events perhaps being Civ
en by the Redpath chautauqua bureau,
of Chicago, under the auspices of
the Kings Daughters and the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution.
The topic isea popular one locally
as well as nationally. This was de
monsrated by the large attendance,
the largest of the entire week so far
and the absolute interest with which
apparently every member of the audi
ence followed the speakers through
the entire progress Of the two hours
allowed, in spaces Of 80 minutes for
first one and then the other, then Is
minutes, then 10 and then minutes
in which to close.
Every member Of the chautauqua
program proved to be a big entertain
ment feature and each succeeding
session of the entertainment course
since the opening Thursday afternoon
has proved to be a stronger drawing
card than the proceeding session.
However, as has been anticipated,
the record attendance so far greeted
the speakers last night.
is soea alism Desirable for the
United StaSes?s was the eseon
which the speakers discussed with
what was pronounced coolness, candor
and unbiased intelligence. Hon. EN-
NETT siedel, ex-mayor Of Milwaukee,
taking the affirmative, and Hon. J.
a, Bede, ex-consressm&n Of Mime
sofa, taking the negative.
While at the close Of the friendly
yet candid argument the question was
perhaps as far from being decided in
the minds OF the audience as at the
beginning Of the debate, many vital
facts with reference to government
and the management of the affairs OF
a great nation were brought out to
furnish food for thought and it was
demonstrated that after all neither
socialism nor the present system Of
government is as bad as some. OF the
extremists have painted
Summing up the two great address
es in the closing remarks, Mr.. Bede
was contending on the one hand that
the world is constantly growing better
day by day under the present system
of government and that the problems
due to our rapid evolution and trans
formation, are gradually being solved
and that socialism offers no greater
progress along this line, while Mr
Seidel was contending that his COLI
league had failed to show why for the
sake OF a greater progress, all togeth-
er as one great nation and for the
sake Of Thy Kingdom Come" social
ism should not prevail
Mr.. Bede, all the way through his
discourse. demonstrated a rich vein Of
wit and humor that kept him in favor
with his hearers while Mr. Seidel,
though at an times pleasant in his
manner and in his fluence of -language,
dealt most seriously with his subject,
eliminating all attempts to entertain
his hearers except with actual facts
vitality concerning our social and gov
eminent conditions as he sees the
man as his model socialist sees them
seidel First cpeaker.
Mr.. Seidel was the first speaker in
troduced by Manager s. Z. Black.
wood. OF the Brunswick chautauqua,
for the Redpath bureau, and most Of
the first 30 minutes were taken up
BY him in the presentation Of facts
and statistics showing that great
per CEN CT the wealth Of the United
States is owned or controlled by only
a small group Of persons combined in
trusts. Approximately 80 per cent OF
the people Of Georgia, he asserted,
are tenants and similar per cent in
other sections Of the country except
in the New England states, where he
said it is even worse.
Mr. Siedel spoke briefly Of the ear
ly history Of socialism and how in
Milwaukee it has grown in few
years from a smattering small organ
lzation without strength or influence
g a thriving majority political party
re deplored the fact that the objects
and PURPOSES OF socialism have been
% misunderstood that many people
even dread the name. He gave in
es Of the rapid growth of social