The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-08

| is the sword had been pratlng ABOUT au
iustment through The Hague tribunal
but it is evident that few II any OF the
participants meant one word OF It ex.
cepting that the course outlined should
be followed when countries other than
their own were involved.
"Whose war is. it? The German work
ingman has no grievance against tine
French laborer. Nor by the same sign
has the French laborer any quarrel with
the German workman. Ii is war oil
despots, in the main, and il justice were
to have hearing, those selfsame auto
Gratis and their near military advisers
would be compelled to buckle on their
armors and fight it out themselVesi
Granted that the present war is SUB
| iect of insults between monarehs, the
wonder is that the monarchs themselves
should be so inhuman as TO involve all
of their subjects in CHASTITY passage
alarms. Among the unorganzed, col
lective opposition to war and recurrence
of war is not possible, bH. since organ
lied workingmen have secured the ad'
vantages of education, they have been
protesting most earnestly against It's
| horrors. and have been memoriailzing
Eother institutions to join with them IN
peace movement.
"Other ways OF displaying real pa
triotism there are than in the glorlhca-
| ton of an opportunity TO shed human
blood and especially when It comes TO
the workingmen in one country shed
ding the blood of workingmen OF anoth-
er country, when between the workers
involved there Is no quarrel. 1t is de-
pressing spectacle. When the turmoil IS
over workingmen have not gained any
thing aud monarchs will have fastened
their sbaekles on their subjects with an
other rivet Europe has not properly
survived the Napoleonie wars OF hun
| dred years ago. Men with the best
physique are forced into military sery-
| ice during which merit is awarded them
! in accordance with the number OF men
they kill in the opposing armies. In
some instances the power OF tyrants was
reduced bv war. but too often after
peace has been declared tyranny had but
changed from one person or tribunal to
another with the net result that the
workers found themselves worse OIL than
| before and with multiplied national
debt which had to be paid by their pro
ductivity. The debt was burden, but
what OF the human loss that neither
time nor condition could restoref
1--WE have nearly million immigrants
coming to our shores each year. 1t Is
the duty of the labor movement to teach
a great portion of them the concepts OF
| American government and of forbear-
ance and tolerance toward others. Ii is
stupendous undertaking, but it is be-
| ing wonderfully accomplished in pa
| cifc and humanitarian manner. Some
| times there are outbreaks OF industrial
oppression, but that happens where be-
| nian influences OF organized labor have
not been permitted to perform their
| functions. and where instead war on
both sides is the result. As citizens of
the United States and as workingmen,
we have our own troubles TO meet and
which considered by themselves appear
to be momentous. but very small when
compared with the monarchial troubles
OF older countries. Let us all in unison
appeal and pray to God of the universe
| that our country and all Others hence.
| forth and for all time shall be relieved
OF the scourge OF war, industrially, ma
tionallv or internationally"
Turning to some legislative aspects OF
the labor situation in America, Mr.. Dun
can showed himself TO b. warm friend
OF the present administration. In APP
proving the course chosen by President
| Wilson in advocating certain measures
for the relief of the worker, .he speak
err did not minee his words in the least.
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some of the important legislative meas
ures adopted by Congress through the
earnest pressure brought to bear upon
the legislators by the executive. He re-
called the prediction of ruin made when
| the present administration took over
governmental affairs and then pointed to
/ the constructive laws in favor of the
workinoman that have been passed.
! Consistent with the stand he has long
taken on certain other aspects of labor
| ing conditions here in America, Mr.. Dun
| can buttered no parsnips in the matter
OF ringing down the forces that are in
weighing against the best good of labor
/ in this country. He lifted his voice in
behalf of child workers and cried down
! the men and women Of all classes who
/ have aligned themselves against the
movement for child emancipation IN the
mills and mines. From first 10 last his
plea for a larger consideration Of work
| inemens rights, for solidarity among
the wage-earners and above all for a
whole-souled patriotism that knows no
/ blood letting nor recognizes necessity
| for warfare. was developed along the
broad lines of humanitarianism and the
doctrine Of equal rights for all.
The Horse Racing Event.
While the horse race did not develop
any large measure Of enthusiasm. II was
distinctive contribution to the after
Moons doings. a feature which future
celebration committees viii do wei 20
repeat on more pretentious scale. The
I go was pulled of Immediately after
the speechmakiug. but the result was
seldom in doubt. At the last moment
/ Il became evident that the sigeable list
81 entries made had shSunk considerably,
/ but the spectators were privileged to
witness 2 pretty exhibition Of trotting
Z in spite Of the relatively small field Of
starters. F. A. Slayton. driving lowell
McLeod's Doctor Scudder, won the
event in straight heats and second mon
ev went 10 Mr.. Mcleod. who drove hrs
own Elmdale. DIT. q. =. Barr handled
Gertrude Allen. but the mare proved -
b poor third in heats. Owing n the
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