The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1916-04-08

a large audience in the Grand Opera
House last Sunday afternoon, and later
spoke at ''self-serve supper" given by
the Peoples Power League.
In his address at the supper Profes-
sor Nearing denounced as "humbug.
pure and simple the following pledge
recited each morning by pupils in Gin
cinnati schools:
81 pledge allegiance to my flag and
to the Republic for which it stands. one
nation indivisiblc, and freedom and ius-
ticc for all ."
He made an attack on preparedness
plans
Rome at the time OF its downfall,
was better prepared for war than ever
before in its history he said, "but in
ternal dissensions caused her DOWNFALL"
There is no wealth but life he
added, ''and ] want you to get that
through your patriot soaked heads"
"lf we had exported munitions for a
cause, or ii we had done it for anything
IN Heavens name but price, we might
still hold up our heads
''Not Lack of Preparedness"
"It was not lack of preparedness that
caused England to let France do the
fighting at the beginning of this war.
1t was poverty. England sowcd the
wind in her industrial conditions and
she is reaping the whirlwind."
He denounced labor conditions in
England and charged that the stand
ard OF English manhood had been re
duced by improper industrial condi-
tOnS.
Professor Nearing predicted that
when the war in Europe was over there
would be another war between the com
batants. He said that the English
and the Germans both were so stubborn
that no matter which side triumphcd it
would have to triumph second time
before its opponents would give in. He
declared that the victor, in an effort
to control the commerce Of the world,
would come to America.
When asked by a man in the audience
how he reconcilcd his opposition to pre-
parcdncss with his prediction OF a world
war, Professor Nearing declared that
he believed this country should disarm
and try to remove the cause OF war.
'Turn the Other Check"
81 should like to see this nation turn
the other Cheek" he added. 81 do not
believe there is nation in the world
that would invade nation that was
disarmcd"
American industrial conditions were
attacked by the speaker, who said
1--WE are learning to use the torch
here. We have tried it in Colorado
and i'll Youngstown. | do not approve
OF the torch, and hope that the remedy
will come through the ballot
Among the questions put to him was
one concerning the Swiss system He
replied that he did not approve of any
system OF preparedness that would re
suit in murder.
Instead OF teaching our boys to kill" /
he added, 1--WE should teach them to be
OF some service to the community. | |
believe our high school classes should |
be divided into two sections, and while |
one class spent a half day in school |
the other class should be out on the |
street planting trees and rendering |
some substantial service to the cOmmu- |
nifty
Prof. f. W. DcarneSs, OF the Twelfth |
District School, who was toastmaStcr at |
the supper, also spoke against prepared !
ness.
Rods Are Banishcd.
Twenty years ago the schools OF |
Cincinnati were armed with sticks and |
rods OF punishment" he said when
we laid down our arms we were told |
that this might go in Avondalc or Cliff |.
ton, but not in the Twelfth District |
However, we found it worked"
In his address at the supper Herbert |
5. Bigelow told OF his plan for an old |
age pension He said that the amend |
ment had been prepared and would be |
made public i'll few days, Nearly 200