Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-07-18

Mr.. Bryan handles the expense &C
count OF preparedness with great
|skill. His reference to the pain
limit" In the mind, was one when
large millions of money are being
talked about, was one of the finest
hits in a lecture full of hits, both
fine and palpable. When he comes
Ito the way out, Mr.. Bryan frankly
advocates the Bryan treaties as the
Ionly road that leads to international
peace. He even stands aside that he
may contemplate President Wilson S
name and his own linked together
|by posterity as benefactcfs Of the
lagos. Thirty peace treaties were eff
|fected by Mr. Bryan when he was
secretary of state, and beyond a
doubt they are steps in the right d.
lrection. But Mr.. Bryan does not tell
1.-THE audience what power is in the
treaties to prevent any or all of them
|from becoming mere scraps OF paper
lin the event that national interest
should SO demand. The Freeman
Tribune believes that the League for
1.-The Enforcement Of Peace offers q
better way out OF the dilemma. But
Mr.. Bryan makes no reference to this
Organization which at the close Of
1.-THE present war is In the way to
bring about permanent international
peace.
/ The lecture closed with the ellun1-
leration of three reasons why the
limited States should not allow Itself
to be drawn into the European war
First, the tremendous cost in money
second, the awful cost in human
LITE: third, that II we we're to become
Involved in the war we would have
Ito forego the role Of arbitrator a
1.-THE close Of the war-a position un.
likely to come to the United States
in any event.
The music at Chautauqua Fri
day was unique and very different
|Thursday It was quartet singing
friday 1t was banjos! The pre-
|ludes Friday were given by the
'|McGrath brothers, two brothers with
lbanjos raised to the nth, power and
accompanied by Mr.. Rollo Hudson
Ia talented pianist. The McGratf
Ibajos are great. and the two men d.
Ibig things on their instruments. TIL,
programs include the span from reg
ular ,bajo jingles to classical over
lures. One Of the brothers made. :
Igreat hit with q topical vaudeville
|song. The finale Of the McGrath pro
gram was medley of southern air
lin which the bajos were much q
home, and 1t was preceded by thu
finale Of the overture Of William Tell
(which seemed to be sthAhge nnusil
flor these instruments. but which
was we'll done by these clever ar
tists. The audience was great.
pleased with the music.
4 The first OF the 1916 morninl
hour men appeared Saturday at tn,
lChautaua,la tent, and he had tn,
Largest audience any morning maj
has drawn In the history of the Web
Ister city Chautauqua. The man wa
George E. Colby, cartOOnist for tn
lChicago, Daily News, and 1t is SAT
Ito say that II he were to appear tn
remaining mornings OF the program
The would Ali the big tent.
4 Mr.. Colby is an artist in chalk
whose chalk talks are works OF ar
land poetry. What Mr.. Colby does NO
know about art seems hardly wortl
mentioning. His preliminary tall
Ion art was illuminating. His subjec
was cartoons and fine art, and he de
clared that fine art is disappearing
Ibeins driven out by the hard AM
last commercialism Of the tim
which makes al, artist want none
down for his art almost oelore -
finished. IL seems tna' the cai.oo'
is misnameo, Wnat passes N's ior caieoo'
being mostly coarse earica'ure' ~
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