Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-28


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! The judges of the debate We're A. h.
( Stroup. J. c. Ross and the Rev. DR.. +.
! +. Schueler Under the contract be-
tween the debating teams of the two
universities, the judges had to render
! their decision without consultation
among themselves The decision was
unanimously in favor of the California
boys and thereby hangs a tale.
! Tmmons Opens for L. N. NJ.
Pryor g. Timmons, fthe Universe
ty team, opened for the affirmative
with a carefully prepared address on
the defects Of corporate ownership of
the railways of the nation and with
many apt illustrations of the excel
/ lence of government ownership, as ap-
piled to other enterprises.
Frederick Fagg. for the California
team, executed a tactical thanking
movement. He fully agreed with the
affirmative that if the federal govern
ment owned all the railroads it would
! be of great advantage to the country,
1 but insisted that the terms of the
subject under debate limited the dis
cussion to the ACCESSIBILITY of owner
ship and operation of interstate rail
roads, whereas nearly half of the
mileage of the United States was in
trastate, that is arising and ending in
the several states without crossing
their borders. and that such limitation
of ownership would produce a condi-
ton of anarchy in the transportation
service of the country.
/ Lee Walker, for the New Mexico
team, in very able address, amplified
the contentious outlined by his col
league, citing numerous authorities in
favor of government ownership. He
met the technical argument of the
ICalifornians with statement from
1.-THE Interstate Commerce commission
that ont of total mileage in the United
States of approximately 2d0.000 miles,
only about 5000 miles did not report
to the commission. He contended
that the mileage of the purely intra-
state roads was so insignificant that
it could not he regarded as affecting
the contention of the ownership advo-
Gates
Praise for Debaters.
Arthur jacobson, Tor the California
team, followed with definitions Of
what was meant by interstate and in
trastate roads. showing that vastly
more than the roads not reporting to
the Interstate Commerce commission
were really intrastate roads.
In vigorous speeches on rebuttal au-
lthorities were freely quoted, but in
the opinion of the judges. the New
Mexico boys were not able to get away
from the technical definition and its
consequences sprung upon them by
the talented young men from the
Golden state.
In announcing the decision of the
judges NJ. l.. Fox, who presided,
pointed to the excellence of the dis
cussion on both sides remarkable
Throughout for the thoroughness OF
preparation and the brevity and clear
ness of its presentation as an exam
pie for political and other speakers in
New Mexico who did not wish to
weary their audiences He said the
young men had something to say,
knew how to say it and quit when
they had said it.
The Sigmau Tau quartet rendered IN
closing. where the Sweet Kentucky
Flows" and then those present fell to
discussing the merits of the arguments
of the debators and whether the
Judges had rendered decision war
ranted 10y the discussion
On the Way to Topeka.
Albuquerque was the first stop OF
the Redlands team From here they
will go to the Southwestern college at
Winfield, Kan Their objective is the
national convention OF the n Kappa
Delta. forensic honor society to be
held in Topeka, Kan. from March 81
to April l.
The team is accompanied by h. X
Nichols. manager and coach.
The teams expenses are paid through
the proceeds of a play given by Red
lands students and contributions of
merchants The gate" of the players
was not sufficient TO cover their ex-
penses and the business men made up
Il