The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-29
DIR. Green Gives Remarkable
Address in Chautau-
qua Tent
TWO BROAD OCEANS
PROTECT AMERICA
No Need for Fear of Invasion by For
eign Country Argument Against
Spending Huge Sums for Military
Equipment - Singing by Opera Co,

spending huge sums Tor A1intafJ
Equipment - Singing by Opera Co.
Notwithstanding the rain, about / 900
persons assembled in the Chautaugua tent
last evening, and there was no lack Of
enthusiasm and enjoyment. Although the
Mckinnie operate company, which fur
nished the first part of the evenings pro-
gram, was handicapped by the rain ac-
compartment, when Dr. Thomas Z. Green,
vice president of the American Peace So
ciety, was introduced the rain ceased and
his remarkable address was easily heard
During the intermission further oppor-
tunity was given to subscribers for Chau-
tauqua tickets for 1916 and Supt Gold
smith announced that the total number
Of 81 course tickets pledged had reached
400, or So more than were subscribed for
Tuesday evening.
The afternoon program opened with one
Of the series lectures by Supt Goldsmith.
whose subject was The News About the
Church
The concert at 315 by the McKinnie
| Operate company proved long and gen
erous one, including quartets, duets, solos,
and encore numbers The company is
composed of Burt p AIckinnie, baritone
Tckla Farm ATeNinnie, soprano, Rose
| IIeidenreich Grub, contralto, j. Allen
| Grub, tenor, and Margaret Day, pianist
and accompanist.
| In the evening the second part Of the
| concert, the second act from the opera
| Martha, was sung in Costume Much of
this was during the heaviest of the down
pour, and the noise of the falling rain
made it difficult for the singers to make
themselves heard far from the front seats,
but the applause at the conclusion con
WINGED them that the audience appreciated
their efforts even if the full beauty of the
work was lost at times. As response to
an encore after the operate selection the
i quartet from Rigoletto was given.
Dir Green received a very enthusiastic
welcome and after expressing his pleas
urc at being in Brattleboro once more he
plunged Immediately into his lecture anc
for over an hour and half he held the
close attention of his audience.
DR.. Green gave some statistics from Eu
rope which he had lately received from
personal friends whose information anC
figures he considers entirely reliable, anC
which he said had not been published. Ac
cordng to these figures there were in TIN
armies of the European field Of war OF
July 1, 21,7T0,00O armed men OF thes
Germany had eight and a half millions il
/
France FIVE millions, and the other nation
r involved. the rest. The naval strength 0
the Teutonic nations was computed by
. German authority at 666 fighting ships
while the allies had ,440 such ships Gel
many's whole number of submarines wa
I given as 60, while those of the allies nun
5 bcred 40 DR.. Green further figured tina
up to date the war has cost 10 billions 50
millions OF dollars, and IS costing ~ mi
lions a day. Adding property destroyed
= etc, the total cost Of the war one yea
2 from its beginning viii be so billions
} dollars. The total assets of the nation
involved is not more than 300 billions,
E that by Aug. / Europe will have take
l. more than % per cent of all she has an
o destroyed it A French society estimate
the casualties thus far have been S,475,0C
u in killed, wounded and missing.
DR. Green spoke regretfully of the vel
IL thin veneer which is found to have co
cred all our boasted twentieth centul
civilization The code duello among inc
viduals has been abolished in civiliz,
countries, but not so among nations. \
this war came with a certainty like tn
50 of the multiplication table. Europe {
ploded because Europe was loaded,
said For years the nations had spent
ny war; and the logical and only result W
u war Treaties are valueless in prevent
war. The triple alliance, one of the mC
~ perfect ever drawn, was shattered in
TO- time The triple entente, gentlemen
ed agreement, stands because it is for the
py tercst of the allies that it should Lit
Belgium, the best protected nation I'M
- inable, so far as treaties went, and I
: best armed and fortified in Europe, W
4. the most up-to-date and ably officer
army, was crushed simply and solely
cause she stood in the path from Berlin
lse Paris and refused to violate her plec
ON of neutrality and allow the Germans
! march through her territory Had ]
lal GUM been located 30 miles to one s
es she would not have been invaded
IN DR. Green developed strongly the ar
ments that are made for preparations
large scale for war in this country,
. turing our little army Of less than 100
men, widely scattered, and our excel
navy, so small as to be Of no practical
I count. However true these facts NAV
DR.. Green scouts the idea that they pr
it necessary or advisable for this mai
Z to begin expending vast sums for ar
ments and trained men to Withstand
foreign attack The day Of little arr
crossing the ocean and being effectiv,
long since past, if it ever existed
Figures were given suggesting wha
would cost to get the fighting ships, tr
h ports and accessories to send fair 5