Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-17

the cooperation and advice of the wo
men. 1t is not very long in my opinion
until the women will come into their
own in Iowa and must be reckoned
with in affairs. BY consulting them
and getting their ideas and help in
many community affairs we will de-
velop the force of character in wo'
men,"
Agriculture was lauded by the
speaker who said that the various pro.
LESSONS of today will be secondary in
a short time to the profession of agri'
culture. He cited the things that the
practical successful farmer Of today
and the future must do. "These things
require study thought and work; they
include chemistry, soil knowledge, etc.
that the business man is not familiar
with said the speaker.
Appeals to Young Mon.
The young man was especially ap-
pealed to by Governor Clarke In his re-
marks. He cited David Edstrom, who
sat at his side and the artist Cobb of
Boston, as examples of what the young
man can do If he will. whatever a
man wants to do he can do, II he, only
wants to do it hard enuogh,' said he
"You have the stuff in you, all of us
have if we will but use it. 1t is no
ticeable that the fellow that fails, crit
icizes the one who wins, but he too
could win if he only wanted to hard
enough.
You must pay the price if you want
the reward, and tell you that in Iowa
reward
big If you'll but pay the price"
The purpose of the community as
sociations, said Governor Clarke, is to
buidl up the community. He cited IN
stances of how the civic beauty OF the
place led to locating Of a large Factory
and bringing a large number OF add
tional population. He said that the
community has to be made a place
where men will want to live. He urged
better streets, homes, lawns, parks,
etc.. and said that with the improve
ment of the community to the point
where people will like to live in It, fac.
tories and other means OF development
will be added without effort.
The speaker urged that the citizen
give himself more to the community
and lend hand to its advancement,
saying that when man gives self for
something outside Of him, he then be-
comes a growing man and a broader,
better citizen. What one state does
that is good is a help to the repub-
lic," said he, urging his hearers to take
the larger view Of things. The 1mpor.
lance of the transportation lines and
his belief that the back to the farm"
movement Is a myth and unlikely,
were dwelt upon at some length. The
need of vision for each young man,
not that he become visionary, but
that he have an ideal and ambition to
achieve was urged by the speaker ID
closing.
Edstrom Tells Of Europe.
David Edstrom, the noted sculptor,
in his address on political, industrial
and financial characteristics OF the
people Of Europe, spoke as follows:
In my talk to you this evening
will give some outlines OF the gen.
eral characteristics of five European
countries, namely, England, Italy,
France, Germany and Russia. To
speak upon so great subject in
few minutes I have only time tc
make a few sweeping congratulations,
the fruit of my observations, deduc-
tons and inductions. I cannot in so
limited a time show to you the men
tai processes by which l have arrived
at my conclusions, nor defend my
statements where they differ from
those Of other men.
Tells Of England.
l will speak to you of England
first What has given England her
world power is her recognition Of
mans power, not the processes OF
power. England loves the hero, the
strong man. the self controlled man,
the executive capacity. When clti-
zen of the continent would speak
scornfully of England he calls the
English tradespeople but in England
a tradesman is never received In good
society. A painter, writer, big bust
ness man, warrior, or statesman, as
soon as he has reached the top Is
knighted, whether Jew or Gentle, for
eign or native born, matters nothing.
As soon as he has proved his hero1sm
in great achievement he is given the
greatest honors and received among
the elect Of English history.
The English worship individual
power and character, the man pure
and simple, more than any other
country in the world. English wealth