Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1917-09-07

I'D, SEPTEMBER z, 1917
at least ninety-nine and ninety-nine-
one hundredths per cent, he said, and
a very small space should be left for
those not loyal.
That great compensations will result
from this war was the opinion Of Mr..
Vasaly. He said that things are being
achieved in the government which
make one think that some genius had
sprung up. The hand of the govern
ment has been laid Ion the source Of
production Of certain things, such as
grain, coal, etc., and the people having
once taken the price matter in hand,
are not going to let 60 Of it. Aside
from this compensation he predicted a
revolution in social things which will
make it an epoch in history and he also
called it a war for the spread of de-
mocracy. He said that this world has
no room for both imperialism and de-
mocracy. One or the other must go,
and in the United States we are going
to see to it that it IS not democracy
that is to 20. The one big thing which
it is hoped will be accomplished is that
this war will end all wars and if it
were not such war then America
| would not be for it. de added that it
seemed to him that after this war a
newer world would arise, where every
thing would be done to develop the
best in every person and where purer
! democracy and prosperity for all the
people would be had.
In CLOSING Mr.. Vasaly said that the.
Young men who were going to the front
should 60 with our prayers, our heart
throbs. and ii some of them should not
come back, he said, let them rest Sc.
ever.
DIR. Burton's address was on the sub;
ject "Loyalty' and it was pronounc-5
ed splendid. In his opening remarks
he said he was glad for the New Ulm
meeting, as it gave Minnesota the OPP
portunity to refuse to tolerate any
word. action or deed which would him
der the successful prosecution Of the
war. e.:
In weaving the threads for his talk
on loyalty DR.. Burton described what
he termed two distinct ways Of living,
using the Individual as the example
but applying the tenn to the group and
nation as well. He said that the one
man drifts through life, taking things
as they come, with no thought Of the,
morrow, while the other starts out by
carefully planning his life, and follow
ing that plan. The first simply does
what he has to do and does not seem
to realize that there are demands upon
him, while the other sets his mind on
one thing and goes ahead to its sue
cessful realization. The speaker gave
as special examples Of the drifters the
Africans, Of whom there are seventy;
five millions. He also mentioned the
Chinese, who until recently contrib
uted practically nothing to the civili-
zation of the world. On the other hand
the Athenians were people Of ambition,
deep thinkers. They had plan and
tried to do something and thus made a
contribution to the history" Of the
world. The Romans were also people
of ambition, their accomplishments
being along the lines Of law and or
ganization, for which many municipal
tiles are now indebted to them.
DR.. Burton pointed to America s
greatness and said that it. was not be-
cause of her hundred million people,
her great schools, marvellous cathe-
drals, great railway systems, ETC., but
that the secret Of her greatness lies in
the fact that the men who established
our nation over 40 years ago planned
it carefully. Some groups and nations
seem to 20 on for the present only and
others which are evidently Gods chos-
en- countries, look ahead for richness
and quality and America is one OF
these.
The speaker termed the conflict Of
today one in plan, where one side says
that autocracy, ruthlessness, faithless-
ness, etc., shall preside, and the other
says that freedom, righteousness, JUS
tice and equality shall prevail. He ask
ed if it was possible that anyone could
show a shadow Of a doubt as to which
side he belonged to.
The first duty Of every person, DR..
Burton said, is to take every talent,
every quality, and make use of it. He
expressed admiration for the men who
have great minds and who can use
them to generate ideas and contribute
something to the world. We must
make the most of ourselves by helping
other nations make the most of them
selves That is why we are in the war,
and in doing so America finds her larg'
est life. ...-....U
Going right to the heart Of his sub
iect, the speaker said that the only
kind Of plan for an individual OF Tor
nation is one that permits OF unl1m-
tied growth and expansion. The only
permanent satisfaction is in having
always something to do. We only live
by escaping the limit Of attainment, he
said. Loyalty to America is the plan
bv which we as individuals and as
nation can attain something, he con.
tinued, and he added that he meant by
a loyal American citizen not only to