The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-08
NOTED PUBL|C|ST
FOR UN|F|CATION
Scientific Handling of Re
sources of America
Advocated
ZUEBLIN SPEAKS
TO WOMAN'S CLUB
Large Audience Much interested in
Speakers Ideas as TO the Future Of
This Country and Government Of Ev-
cry Municipality.
cry Municipality.


lici,t. extensive traveller and author Of Z
several books treating on sociological
subjects, delivered an address before q
public meeting Of the Brattlcboro
Woman : club IN the Unitarian church .
last evening which was followed with /
Fl -cst attention by large audience.
lis subject was America: Paccmakcr /
on Pcaccmukcr, and the speaker han !
died il without gloves. lie has formu. /
lated pronounced ideas for the future |
Of this country and the government of
every municipality. Summed mp brief 7
lt. Mr. XGchlin breaches the doctrine /
81 scientific uuiGcation 81 the vast re-
sources of the United States Ills TO- /
marks afforded plenty Of food for deep
thought and what b. said was deliv
crNd with force aud conviction. From
time 10 time he injected bits of witt
ci ms which kept his hearers in
pleased frame Of mind
AZ the outset Mr. Zucbliu declared
hil intention 70 ask those present TO
do the most painful thing American
people ever da, namely 10 think. lie
ii 'd the post .mnrtoms of tho View York
al 'rtiuu - illustrate the need Of think
iug and stated that Judge lIylan was
~ idp mayor because Tammauv stands
together when other forces fall apart,
aad that tn candidate confined himself
o. municipal issues while Mitchell, Hill
qIit and Bennett conducted their cam.
pugns ON national or international
questions.
In turn he discussed the railroads Of
IT, country, stating that their heads
understood everything except transpor.
tI'iop, there being only sight competent
corporation. ia the 500 IN the country;
emphasized the necessity OF climinat.
iuS hrphenatcd Americans saving that
people must either bc Americans or
Eur5ts of America; presented strong
Ni'Ws regarding the future of the army
sud navy; advocated vocational high
haol.; took an incidental whack at
congress, calling lao Of the t3l repre-
sontativcs "maweh" and came ont
strong fr world democracy. America
mast lead, be- said, and not tag on be.
hind. liz the future. according to the
speaker. -four groups will rule the world
the Gcrmauie. Anglo Saxon, Russian
a"d Chinese. Other nations will do
nothing except caues trouble. Couclud-
ing, Mr.. Xuoblin said the United states
must become the first unit in the init.
Ell States Of the World. An abstract
% his address follows:
scientific proposals are needed to in
zee permanent peace. When war is
upon Us, wc spend incredible millions
and endure unhcard.of suffering The
chief torture demanded of as 10 fore.
stall these ramiticS is fearless
thought. We have over 10000 miles
81 coat 20 protect, eight times that OF
England, twenty five times that OF
france. We must supplement the navy
with merchant marine. We shall "a
mother unarmed nor carving concealed
deadly weapons We shall not talk
about lracc and prepare for war. We
shall make peace profitable. We must
meet each nation cordially and ecncr
ouslv, with reciprocal tariffs and rccip
rocal patents.
America must revise it, attitude to
ward immigration. We can only adj
NIT people as fact as We can assimilat,
them, hut there must be no discrimina
tions against European or Asatic i'm
migrants We can admit freely Asiat
les ~ well as Europeans up to tho mum
hers W. can assimilntc in any wear
II our native labor il protected bv law
aud organizations so that no aliens ar,
employed while natives are unemployed
aud immigrants arc compelled to ac
ccpt the American standard Of living
We must face frankly the question o
the density of population. China, Jap
On, and Germany are all ovcrerowdcl
The United States can hold hundred
of millions more with comfort and prof
il. IL is chimerical TO try TO nonopc
lion l9V,. g. 4 4.
Pie in 1t, whilN other nations are over
crowded. Tho only correctives for don
Htv of population are emigration and
rising standard Of living. The cor
Ecstpd nations must have an Quite
The standard Of all nations will rs
"a the working people pet their shat
Of production.
The United States must develop
solidarity now lacking. No matt,
how insup1fable the obstacles s,ar
economic Justice must hc done to II
Negro; unions must be recognized an
encouraged; home rule for each cor
munity must prevent n conflict Of loca
state. and national legislation; and n
transportation and communication mu
bc sociahgCd. 4 unified nation is il
possible with railways, express, tcl
phone, and telegraph in private hand
America must recognize that nj
tarism cannot he abolished by her pra
CT or fasting, hut only by reasonaL
countcrproTosal. America must ha.
working army. Every girl rs ",
MS every hoy, should be a conscript
public service. \ year OF each youi
lif' should be given to public worl
This viii incidentally inrulcatc o SOU
patriotism harmonious with uniycrs
rs well ~ national, well-heing. 1t Is
take care of the surplus labor tn
makes fringe Of poverty choki
the life of each community. II "
furnish an opportunity for vocation
training in which young people can