Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-12-16

toI &c being n word from the National
Grange. Mr.. Stetson, with much wit.
gave an account of the initiation at the
national meeting at Oakland, Cal, to the
amusement of his listeners and to the
discomfort of the master of the Vermont
orange. The National Grange has been
in existence for about 80 years and next
year the sem~i-centennial will be cele-
brated all over the country. Mr.. Stetson
outlined briefly what the National Grangs
stands for, speaking more particularly
of woman suffrage and national prohibit
ton, for which the Grange has always
fought. The greatest disbursement to
the Changers is that they are never able
to unite their forces in to asking for the
things which they need to better their
conditions. When plans have been
formulated for which all the Changers
will take a firm stand they can be pushed
to completion.
The last speaker of the evening was
the Hon. Theodore n. Vail of Lyndon
vile, whose topic was Some Truths and
Some Conclusions A brief abstract OF
his address follows:
MIR. Walls ADDRESS.
w IIiillN lnllSS WnlCn are ulS-
turbinE and unsettling our social and
economic conditions, not only those of
Vermont, but of the whole country. These
conditions are governed by memorable
laws which statute laws cannot change.
Experience has shown us what they are.
1t is my intention tonight to try to
indicate some of these troubles and If
possible some method Of Improvement.
To act intelligcntly Il proper UNDER
standing and knowledge of what is to be
acted upon is necessary
To get the best results in n com
munity, cooperation or team work Is
necessary. Not each man striving for
himself regardless of others. but all
working together for the benefit of all.
Team work or cooperation will produce
greater aggregate results for the COM
munity and greater individuals in the
broad sense. individual work may evolve
greater individuals in a narrow sense,
but the advantage TO the community is
secondary and there is a smaller dis
tribution of the benefits.
The most serious trouble is our desire
for sensational news and In
politics, in business, advocates Of either
side will make the widest and most mis-
leading statements, which may not be
believed, but whether believed or not,
there is an effect, a colorlng. that is
never entirely wiped of.
Our country is so big and it's interests
so diversified, that it is difficult for any
one to be fully informed as to what is
going on In the other or distant sections
General movements will have differen,
effects in the separated sections, but
all interests are affected by sSctiona
action directly or indirectly, but indirect
benefits are difficult to appreciate partic.
ularly If others around lis are directly
benefited.
1t should not be difficult to understand
that wealth is a benefit to the country II
it is widely although not evenly distri.
uted. Its distribution only follows nat.
ural laws: nothing in this world is even.
~ distributed. Health, strength. energy
endurance, these mere animal qualitie:
which seem to be every mans right. are
more unevenly distributed than anythinl
else. Other inherited qualities, like men
tally, capacity, initiative, concentration
application, industry, those qualities
which make or mar ones life, how un
evenly they are distributed! Can it thei
be wondered that with all this God-givel