Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-08
WORLD WRONGS
CAN Be R|GHTED,
CLAIMS COLLINS
SpIendid Lecture Delivered by
Boston Man, to Big House,
Despite Many Convention
Night Attractions.

Notwithstanding many counter-at-
fractions, a crowd that completely
filIed the lower floor, and part of
me balcony, greeted Peter w. Collins,
If BOSTON. in the high school audito-
rium last night and heard his mag
nifieent address, Whats Wrong with
the World
Those who attended the lecture did
81 in the face of the lure Of many at
uaetive entertainment features in the
downtown section, part of the night
nroeram for the Panhandle and South
western Stockmen's association con-
yention. ON Central avenue. from
Fourth TO First, the streets were roped
and thousands of people stood in the
blaze Of red fire and watched the Nay
aio Indians, wearing little more than
gee strings, and gaudiy decorated in
vivid paints, do the most fashionable
war dances. All of which goes 10
show that those who went to hear Mr..
Collins were serious-minded people
and went to the lecture because they
wanted to go, and not because there
was H0lHlnS else " w
Magnetic Speaker.
Mr. Collins, a handsome man, with
wavy black hair. an attractive face and
commanding figure. is possessed Of
much personal magnetism and is a
wonderful speaker. His lecture lasted
one hour and fifteen minutes and was
interesting from the preliminary ex-
PLANTATION to peroration. In fact, it
was so interesting. that when the lee
ture was over-the audience remained
seated not a person moved TO go out
of the auditorium and the lecturer in
self-defense was obliged to tell sew
era jokes which sent waves Of laugh
ter and good-feeling over the audience.
Time and again during his lecture,
Mr. Collins was interrupted by enthusi-
astic applause-seeming to come with
spontaneity and a Willingness which
could not but have been exceedingly
gratifying to the speaker.
The World Wrongs.
Right Rev. Frederick b. HoWden,
bishop of the Episcopal diocese Of New
Mexico, introduced Mr.. Collins to the
audience and the lecturer Immediately
plunged into his subject.
In a nutshell, Mr.. Collins cure for
present evils in the world, is the Dec
alogue-the Ten Commandments
which he declared We're the same to-
day as l 500 years before the coming
of Christ, when God himself handed
them to Moses on Sinai And he was
applauded when he vigorously pro-
claimed that the Ten Commandments
would st;H be doing business at the
same old stand as long as civilization
endures
The principal evils, or wrongs, of
the world today, the speaker declared
to be: First, underpaid workmen;
second, child labor; third, unemploy-
ment fourth, death and personal in
iuries among the working classes He
discussed these problems each in de-
tail, esnvincingly arguing that these
evils cannot be cured by revolution,
by confiscation of personal property
for the masses, or by disintegration of
society, but that the remedy includes
AWAKENING Of the public conscience,
the recognizing of recipr ocal duties
and responsibilities by capital and la
Dor, elimination of bitterness and
hatred, and organization Of workmen,
with subsequent conferences between
organizers and employers; and finally
through education, and very import
ant, through legislation.
Better Wages Necessary.
The payment of better wages to
workingmen was advocated by Mr..
Collins, who said the laborer is worthy
Of his hire, and should receive suffi-
Gent money for his work to maintain
himself and his family to educate his
children, to purchase and pay for a
nome, and provide a competency for
old age. This wage increase, he de-
clared, could be obtained through the
organization of the working men, and
intelligent discussion of wage prob
lens by representatives of such organ