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said the changed condition is really
traceable to the fact that the state
has departed from a right principle
and adopted a wrong one. The legis-
lature under the new order of af-
fairs was given the power to put the
hand Of the state into the treasury Of
four classes of its citizens and draw
therefrom whatever the state wanted
10 spend.
President Smith gave statistics
showing that the population of the
state has not increased rapidly enough
to warrant the increased expenses.
The fault does not lie at the doors of
the state officials, whose strict integ-
rity and honesty is not in question,
but solely with the system. Not I'M
til the legislature finds its way back
TO the broad and ancient highway of
fair dealing will the gates of a great
er Vermont ever open for it's people
to walk therein. The matter of saw
ings bank deposits being used to de-
velop the resources in the state was
also touched upon, instead of their
being invested in western mortgages.
President Smith turned from his
discussion of political economy to
touch upon politics, saying he be-
heved high offices in Vermont should
be kept for VermOnters. This doc
trine ought to be a principle Of state
policy at all times, Vermont should
be governed at all times by true YER
monters. The speaker upheld the
tradition Of the mountain rule and
urged the people not to abandon it.
To the mountain line, more than to
any other factor, is due the glorious
record of this state in the affairs of
the nation.
Address of John Barrett.
Speaking from his standpoint as an
international officer and head of the
Pan American Union, the official or
ganization of the American Republics
devoted TO the development of COM
merce, friendship and peace among
them. Director General Barrett laid
special stress upon the present in
ternational situation, especially with
reference to Mexico, as it concerns
Vermont which has always, through
its representation in Congress and the
intelligence Of its people, taken deep
interest in the position of the United
States among the nations of the
world.
He emphasized that the European
War and the Mexican revolution had
done more than any other interna-
tional influences since the declaration
Of the Monroe Doctrine in 1928 to
develop a common sympathy, COM
mon purpose and a common interest
among the American Republics. He
pointed out that the whole future Of
Pan American commerce and Pan
American friendship would be de-
pendent upon a successful solution of
the Mexican problem, and that If
peace and order could be re-establish-
ed in Mexico without armed interven-
ton, or war between the United
States and Mexico, the greatest step
in history would thereby be taken
for the advance of real Pan Ameri-
can solidarity and the development
of a great Pan American commerce.
Mr.. Barrett also took advantage Of
the occasion to make some special
suggestion about the utilization and
development of the potentialities of
Vermont and the neighboring sections
of New Hampshire and Massachu-
sets. Among other things he said:
Vermont Possibilities
travels which have taken me to prac-
tically every important country of the
world and repeatedly to every state
of the United States, I cannot help
drawing the conclusions that YER
mont and that section of New Eng
land with similar characteristics and
a similar population, have potential