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His subject was cartoons and fine art
and he declared that fine art is disap
pearing, being driven out by the hare
and fast commercialsm of the TIM
which makes an artist demand none.
down for his art almost before it is fin
ished. 1t seems that the cartoon II
misnamed, what passes for cartoons
being mostly coarse caricature. Fun
damentally a cartoon is an outline
drawn boldly on ceiling to be late
filled in as finished picture or dec
Grafton. In happy manner Mr.. Cobb!
proceeded to use his tongue and hi!
easel at the same time. He drew some
wonderful pictures which from a lis
lance looked like finished art. Hi:
picture of the Mount of the Holy
Cross in the mountains with the Eagle
river dashing by will never be forgot
ten by those who saw it. 1t was
most entertaining number of the chau
tauqua and one enjoyed by the grown
ups and little folks alike.
Afternoon Program.
Thursday afternoon there was'a real
treat in store for everyone. The fore
part of the program was furnished by
the Royal Gwent Welsh Glee singers
consisting of fourteen voices, under
the direction of David John, known in
WEIGH as Devil Llyfnwy. 1t will be
news to the public to learn that this
company of high class singers is com.
posed of voices technically unframed.
With one exception these men arc
Welsh miners, the exception being
that of Welsh tailor whose business
il dependent upon the mines. The
Gwent singers (Gwent is Welsh for
Monmouthshire) are the natural out.
come of Welsh life. In Wales every,
body sings and rejoices in singing
CONGREGATIONS not only lift roofs with
volumes of sound, but they sing In
tune and carry the four parts. Many
Welsh congregations would be able
on the spur Of the moment to sing
creditably the "Hallelujah Chorus"
Address Of Charles F. Scott.
Thursday afternoon Congressman
Charles F. Scott, of Kansas, brought
q fine address to the chautauqua, an
address appreciated and applauded
heartily. '"The Truth About Mexico"
was the congressman theme, and the
address grew out of recent trip into
Mexico for purposes of first hand III
yestigation. The speech was packed
with information and it ought to De
printed and circulated widely.
The open forum character of chau-
tauuua was illustrated by Mr.. ScottsI
address. Scott was an antidote tol
BRYAN. Scott's facts destroyed Bry-
ANS dreams. On the European war
and on the Mexican problem chautau
auans are getting diverse viewpoints
and a wide range of facts, SO that when
the oratory has died away they ought
to be able to form a just conclusion
upon the subject of preparedness IN
the United States.
Mr.. Scott says that the information
al bridge across the Rio Grande car
.ries one back into the tenth century,
a remark made by more than one cur
rent speaker Mexico is not our BEL
GUM but it is the North American III
Ger. Why has Mexico remained sol
far in the rear of civilization? Mf.
Scott finds the reason in one tremend-
Gus word-injustice. From the days
OF Cortez to those still terrible days OF
Carranza, there has been no JUSTICE
in Mexico. Conquerors and rulers and
aristocrats and bandits have exploited
Mexico for the course of more than
three hundred years. The land and
it's people have been exploited, but
they have never been developed.
Mr. Scott says that Mexico has new
or been republic, and is not one now.
To call Mexico a republic is to juggle
with words. Dictatorships and bloody
despdtisms and banditM have used
the skeleton Of republic Tor tneH
nefarious purposes, but Mexico mas
never enjoyed the things for which az
republic stands. Portfirio Diaz was al
vendor of concessions, but not states
man. No statesman has yet appeared
in Mexican history.
The luckless revolution by MaderO,
Mr.. Scott sketched rapidly. The pres
ent condition in Mexico is hopeless,
Mr.. Scott says. Conditions are much
worse than the press reports them.
The land question lies at the root Of
the trouble The country is governed
by men and not by law. Mr.. Scott has
no faith in CarranZa, and the ignorant
Villa he will have none OF, but he ne.
clared that of the two bandit chiefs
Villa is the ADLER man. Mexican reyo'
lutions are misnamed. There have
been no insurrections of the people.
No uprising of the people is possible
in Mexico. Only one per cent OF Mex
lean men are ever under arms. Who
ever wins, the people always lose.
Mr.. Scott says that the Americans
in Mexico are mostly men of small
means, and that comparatively few of
them are connected with the Inter.
ests" These Americans suffer under
a gross injustice. They went into
Mexico at the invitation of Mexico
and with the good will of the govern.
ment of the United States. Mexico
needed their talent and their money
to develop the resources OF the coun.
try. and the United States was glad to
encourage their enterprise because 1t
led to international trade. Now the
president has ordered them out OF the
country and these orders are held by
those who know the inside OF the Mex
lean situation. to be the cause forl
much loss Of American life.
Mr.. Scott does not believe that 1t is
possible for Mexico to settle Its own
troubles, and he advances very weighty
reasons why the United States should
intervene .benevolently We ought not
to make war on Mexico, says Mr..
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