The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-09
ENGLAND FIGHTS
!. FOR IDEAL STILL
Cause Of Mankind Forever
Esp0used by British,
Says Speaker.
RED CROSS LECTURE
Rev. F. r. Bateman Delivers
Sixth Talk of Series
on War.

England is fighting today for the
same cause for which she has ever
stood. for the same cause which has
prompted her to fight In every war in
which she has engaged since the be-
ginning of her history-the cause of
her people. of humanity. of righteous
ness. And as ever England is going to
win. Did you ever stop to think that
she has never fought an unsuccessful
war? 1t is true that at times she has
not been the victorious nation as we
think of the word. but the cause for
which she has been fighting has al
ways triumphed.''
In part this was the thought left
with those who last evening attended
the sixth Red Cross lecture, given at
the State University by Rev. Francis
Seattle. 1t was not an ordinary lee
ture-a simple citation of facts-but
a scholarly. forceful and timely adj
dress.
English Gifts to World.
MIR. Bateman showed the part which
England has played in saving for the
world that which is and always has
been best for mankind. How she has
preserved for the world culture. art.
science, freedom and democracy. He
showed how she has ever stood for
the rights of humanity, has ever be-
friended the weaker nations, ever
stood for the advancement of civil
cation.
And for n like cause are the Ameri-
cans of today fighting. But we should
not regard the two nations as two
but one. England and America are
one people. There is veneer of GUS
tom and environment which seems to
create difference, but it is only a
veneer. The Anglo Saxon race we
may regard as a fork with two prongs:
One American, one English.
Always Closely Allied.
THE two nations have ever stood
for the same thing, have ever stood
together. When they have quarreled
1t has been as the quarreling OF
brothers. Their disagreements have
always been over things of more OF
less trivial Importance. But let some
other people threaten one of them anc
what is the result? England is ever
ready to back America, or America Is
ever ready to back England. At the
battle of Manila bay Dewey was tolt
by the British admiral there thai
whatever he did the fleet of Englan,
would be ready to back him up"
Results of War.
Mr. Bateman told of the results o
the war as he foresaW them. In Amer
lea, he said. the changes which will
result will be marked. There will b.
closer cooperation between govern
ment and business. The government
of the nation will become even NOR
democratic than now. The relation
between this country and Europe vii
be closer.
England. too, he said. will under
stand Canada better than she doe
now and Canada will understand Eng
land. Towards the first of the war,
said the speaker" the Canadians wen
to Europe with the feeling that the
were superior to Tommy Atkins: tina
they were more awake, more alive
more capable. That feeling no longe
exists. They have learned that Tomm
is not sleepy, lazy individual wit
little mental ability. They hav
learned that he is their equal; thei
brother"
Monday night DIR. Bateman will de
liver n lecture at Philipsburg an
later in the week he will speak i
Anaconda, Dillon, Butte and Dee