The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1917-03-15

Scotland, 81 Hngenots in the Gvennies,s
or lawyers pleading for justice against,
popular clanor, and disapprovall, or
brave men fighting in the defense Of
their country's liberty, We are all 81
~greatful to, them because our blessings
came from their noble sacrifice. @
My friends, so sure am I that lib
erty and security in this land OF ours
depends upon the destruction and
abandonment of the hated principle of
national ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and imInor-
fality, and the enforcement of the
principles Of national responsibility
and morality, that for all the count
less generations to come after us in
our dear land, l am greatful with all
my heart to those men who are fight
ing in the trenches in France and Bel
GUM and Russia and Italy and the
Balkans today for the liberty and
peace Of my children's children"
To even summarize the addresses
that crowded the three days session
is a hopeless task, and I will only at
tempt to mention the key thought of
the other speakers. I called attention
that the purpose of the League were
not alone military. The scope of the
program covers as well personal and
industrial efficiency, economic reforms,
a%bolishing the s'porkbarrel" and estab-
ment of a scientific budget system,
better education of all classes, special
effort being made to educate foreign
ers, whom we assimulate, by night
schools and encouraging them to learn
OF our Constitution, laws and republi-
can ideas, and generally to bring home
to the individual the realization of his
responsibility to society. Mr.. S. Stan
wood Menken, Chairman of the Con-
gress, speaking of universal military
training in n paragraph distinctly
stated its purposes. He said: "Our
only wish it to help upbuild the a
ton, SO as to insure it's institutions and
preserve individual liberty, not only
for ourselves and our children, but for
all civilization. We feel that the i'm
mediate objective of Americans should
be to prove the success of democracy
and its ability to maintain an efficient
government for a contented people,
according to the spirit and purpose of
the founders of the Republic. When
America does this, it will have reached
its highest Destiny" And as to the
advantages of universal training he
gave the sound logical reasons there
for when he said, eve believe uni
versal training obligatory training
and service will make for Individual
and industrial efficiency, provide for
mutual understanding between the
classes and increase the physical re-
sources Of those who serve; but above
all, because it will give to us a demo-
cratic army OF an economical basis ii
will furnish an army of the people
which should be the only one in a Re
public"
Mr.. Menken dwelt on the theme
that knowledge is the basis Of all true
preparedness, military, industrial ano
otherwise, and advocated an educa.
tional system to include lectures. .Hf
said: "Such a lecture system should
be under the control of an expert, &C.
customed to present serious subjects
to large audiences in a popular way
with the aid of the steropticon, thu
MOVIES and the chart, on topics sucl
as: The diplomatic position of tn,
United States; the need of American
lzatlon and a united national spirit
conservation; hygenic preparedness
industrial safeguards; lessons Of GU:
history, national defense; the advan
tages of mobilization Of industries
foreign trade; methods of foreign gov
ernments, commercial or administra
tive; the peril of inefficiency and it
cost to the individual and to the ma
ton. In other talks, we woul,
explain the perils, the costs, the men
! ace and the evil to an Individual thr7
! government ineficiency and the Por]
barrel, the direct deprivation to eacI
citizen through the, waste by the gov
eminent, and the decadence resultan
from legislative immortality, with re
ference to the loss of precious live
: through the failure to safeguar
, against preventable disease and indus
: trial injuries; focusing public after
t ton on the fact that the preservatio
: OF national resources and the prope
c application of the returns from taxi
ton is the best guarantee of nation:
security to a united people of hig
T ideals and vigilant Of their rights"
e The address of former Secretary {
e War, Henry L. Stimson, was a. maste,
piece, but too long to quote, and ,dea
with the present military laws in d,
o tail. He had no generalities, no Cd
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