The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-18
DR.. Bradford Says u. S.
Faces Task of Rebuilding
Europe at Close of Cont
mental War.
EDUCATION REQUIRED
Impractical Women's Clubs
Gets Hard Blow-Church
Will Formulate Program
for Future Years.

morrow presses upon America the
task of rebuilding herself today, and
hence requires immediate solution OF
the problems In the United States.
This was the keynote of an inter
esting and impressive address on
Americas Problems and Solution
Of Them" delivered by DR.. George
II. Bradford last night at chautauqua,
before an attendance numbering ap.
proximately 1900 people. 1t was one
tended any event at the canvas city.
Solving Americas problems. the
speaker declared, could be accom-
plished through the elimination of
pink teas, womens clubs, bridge
parties, the qualification of men and
women alike to enjoy the privileges of
suffrage, the placing of Christ before
creed in the church and the substi-
tuition of brotherhood for cruelty in
commerce.
Education Required.
His entire address was based on a
plea for the proper, more extensive
and replete education of the boys and
girls Of the United States. These, he
said. must rebuild Europe and must
be trained and educated to meet the
problems which will be presented.
DR.. Bradford advocated the appoint
ment Of one school teacher for every
fifteen children, an analyzation of
each pupil and a course of study
adaptable to each child
To meet the increased school tax
which would follow such a course, he
suggested the use of the millions Of
dollars now spent for millinery, to-
bacco and liquor. He said ninety
million dollars were spent monthly for
millinery, three billion dollars an
nually for tobacco and the money paid
annually for drink, If placed in forms
of silver dollars would make a side
walk twenty-seven feet wide from
Maine to California.
DR.. Bradford fayed the politician
and the captains of industry. The
brains and genuises of the million
aires, he said, should be devoted to
a study Of the problems facing Young
America and concrete and practical
solution of them. The politician was
condemned as person, whose self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and self-edincation
was the basis Of his activity.
Task Confronts Patriots.
THE task of rebuilding Europe to-
morrow and rebuilding America today
is a task for patriots, not politicians"
declared Dr. Bradford "A patriot is
one who follows God always, and fol.
lows God if he goes alone.
THE responsibility of American
citizens does not end with the vote.
We have obligations and duties as
soldiers Of peace as we'll as soldiers
Of war.
There are no bad boys and girls.
Many Of them are misunderstood, but
none OF them, fundamentally bad
They must solve the worlds problems
because laws. bank clearings. auto
mobiles. parties and valuable acres
Of land won't do it.
II believe in women's clubs, but not
those clubs where the members argue
the lunacy Of Hamlet while civic prob
lens go untouched. A woman can
and should live the life Of a Madonna
and be home at o'clock to meet her
children when they come home from
school.
IF I had my way would make
qualification necessary before either
men or women could vote and l be-
tiCNC IL lAdt "clc uOLc JAcIS wOulu
be fewer men and more women
voting.
Leo Frank was hung yesterday. Do
the big millionaires and captains of
industry see the handwriting on the
wall? They had better because the
mob will get them as it got Frank
II they continue their way
There should be more honor among
business men. Business can't put the
stamp Of approval on acts Of thievery
and cheating by commercial men and
merchants Those business men who
follow that kind of practices should be
subjected to the same punishment as
tho outlaw and the hold-up man.
mo man Is on the under sido be-
cause he wants to be. Men are not
cheats and thieves BY inheritance.
They become so and then SO bad be-
cause they have lost their friends.
The church is the program COM
mit.ee OF tomorrow. 1t seeks better
citizenship, but 1t has something to
learn, much to learn. The church
needs to put democracy IN religion and
stand up for Christ rather than creed.
The church must turn commerce and
business aside"
Or. Bradford closed with a plea for
little acts Of kindness and suggested
that these begin today rather than
tomorrow