Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-11-18
ETHICS
. AMERICAS NEED
Scholarly Lecture by DR..
Clayton H. Parker at An
nual Dinner Of Federated
Brotherhoods-Col. Cog
gins New President

America needs above all things
a militant minority whose life is or
dered after, an ethical standard of
self expression, and not after the
canons of getting ahead. Not until
the consistent spirit is behind re-
form movements can we hope for
more than momentary gains with
discouraging relapses into the cor
rupt And only as sustained policy
of educational emphasis is laid on a
critical analysis of conditions, VIII
social ethics come to dominate mod
ern life
This in brief was the message of
DIR. Clayton H. Parker of the depart
ment of economics of the University
of California, delivered at the an
nual banquet of the Federated Broth
erhood, held at the Y. NJ. c. A. last
evening.
In a scholarly lecture that treated
of modern conditions and the way
they have been produced, DR.. Par
ker traced the influence of economic
conditions since the industrial revolu-
ton at the beginning of the nine
teenth century up to the present time
and analysed the results of the sys-
sem they produced. Economic, forces.
he said, have almost entirely con-
trolled the worlds art, its political
evolution and its business morality.
In early American history, as in
England in the last century, the
vivid character and immense attrac
ton of business success dominat I'll
all that was social and nearly ail
that was religious.
Only when the by-products of in
dustrialism, the child and woman,
worker, unemployment and CONNER
cialized vice forced themselves per
a few turn to the consideration of
social costs. With this consdera
ton. declared Dr. Parker, came n
realization of the danger and false
ness of the current commercialized
standards of morality.
There is certain death bed
standard of morality" said the
speaker. "and social ethics in mod
ern life means the finding of this
SldHudTu Ol Values soOCidi tllllOS tiIi
only come with the realization of
new standards. There is no royal
road to the extinction of the de-
graded life that exists in modern
civilization"
Election of Officers.
Dr. Parkers address followed a
business meeting of the federation
at which Col. L. w. Coggins was
elected president for the coming
year Other officers chosen are:
Executive secretary, Harry Blair;
corresponding secretary, Willard
Craig; treasurer, Bert o. Brown
Following the election an informal
discussion of local conditions and
problems was had, Dr. W. w. Will
kinson. the retiring president, being
| the first speaker. He was followed
by S. H. Mitchell, who spoke of the
need of providing a substitute for the
saloons which would be closed in
the near future This subject was
further considered by Col. Coggins,
who in brief inaugural speech en-
phasized the large place of the Y
NJ. C. A. in the life of the city 5
men.
In this connection Secretary Blair
spoke of a plan which the directors
of the Y. NJ. c. A. had under con-
sideration, namely, the extension OF
| Y. NJ. C. A. privileges to all men free
of charge for a sixty day period oe-
ginning January l This, however
he declared, could only be done il
case the institution was given add
tional support in the way of new
members. He made a strong plea fo
better financial support from tn.
members Of the federation. A. II
Davidson presented the need of Sun
day closing of theaters.
A feature of the occasion was tn
solo by Mrs. Cromwell Stacey, VIII,
responded to an encore with 9Th
Bobolink,' which she sang mos
. charmingly. A. Koni's selections o.
, the Uka lille, a Hawaiian native in
strument, were most pleasing.
A unanimous vote of thanks wa
extended to the patronesses Of tn
federation for their generous ser
vices.