The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-23
CANON CITY HIGH
SCHOOL HAS WALKAWAY
IN TRIANGULAR DEBATE
GiDen Unanimous LsS%'' the
Judges In Forensic Contests at
Home and at State Capital Friday
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presided and the judges were eN-con
gressman John A. Martin OF Pueblo
DR.. F. E. Knock OF Florence and Judge
J. W. Ibhotson OF Canon City.
The debate began shorty after 5
O'Clock and each speaker was allotted
twelve minutes in the presentation Of
his statements and FIVE minutes each
in rebnttal arguments. The first
speaker to address the audience was
Alfred sinden for Canon City. who
went directly to his subject and fol
lowed a we'll defined line OF argument
that showed careful and exhaustive
research and strong. forcefui presenta-
tion. He laid down three fundamental
propositions and around them were
built bis argument They were: First
that the economic prosperity OF the
United States demands an emsarso
on the shipment OF munitions OF war
to the belliFerent nations of Europe;
second. that American ideals OF right
and Justice demand placing an embar
so on the shipment OF munitions to
the nations at war: third, that the
shipment OF munitions To the bellis.
erents is against the true sairi, OF
neutrality.
The speaker was clear. cosent and
eomprehensihIe and made an exceilen
impression on the audience.
Mas GngEenheim for Pueblo made
an excellent argument for the mega
1--WE and contended that the exrosta-
ton OF munitions OF war by the Unit
ed States was lawful. expejient and
right and that an embargo placed
upon 4, by congrsss would be a viola
tion OF both the letter and spirit of
neutrality. The United States, she
said. has no legal color or rieht to lay
an ernbargo on the shipment OF muni.
tions OF war unless an exigeney ex-
lists TO prevent IL Such course as
the United States Is now pursuing in
relation to such expectations is Gus
tomary among nations and is sane
toned by all authorities en- interna-
tional law.
Leslie clanvile for Canon City
then followed in mastery address
in which he said that the Unitsl
States In permitting the expectation
OF war supplies TO the nations OF En-
rope now engaged in deadly conflict
was departing from the ideals in
which II had been leader for more
than a century and was stultifying
itself In the eyes of mankind. He
asserted that while the consensus OF
international law permitted the ex-
portation OF munitions OF war under
such circumstances as NOW exist such
a Law was unnatural archaic and un-
just and that Il should be discarded
as opposed 10 the interests OF humani-
ty. Mr. Glanyille's delivery was
graceful and easy and his argument
was exhaustive. well collected and
spiendidly presented. In common
with hi sassocin,es In the debate he
was given a deserved applause by the
audience.
Walter isadley for Pueblo closed the
main discussion of the matters in dis.
pute by n spirited and energetic
speech. in which he brought forward
a lot Of excellent argument in sup
port of his sire OF the contention. He
pointed out that the shipment of mnni-
tions OF war from the United States
to the belligcrcnts was sanctioned by
the law OF nations and was justinable
from many standpoints. This traffic.
he said. had been the means Of pro.
venting a financial panic and CONNER
cial starvation In this country during