The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-03-17
.KE0KUK NEGATIVE
TEAM IS WINNER
Donald Stricken, Mary eeardsley and
Esther Weyer Convince Judges
Philippine Proteetorate is
Not Wanted.
BURLINGTON DEFEATED
Boys From Up River Made Game
Fight, But Were Unable to Cope
With Facts UnIoaded by
keokuk Speakers.


Keokuk Speakers.
Keokuk high schools negative team
composed Of Donald Stricken. Mary
Beardsley and Esther Weyer, won the
debate last night from Burlington
highs affirmative team composed OF
Clarence Daniels, Warren Clark and
Harry Horton. The decision Of the
Judges was unanimous in favor OF the
}Keokuk team It was deserved vic
tory for the local speakers. and honors
ishouId go to every member OF the
team. The visiting team proved good
Idebaters, and excellent sportsmen and
1.-THE audience echoed the words OF
Chairman l.. A. Hamill who expressed
his appreciation of the work OF both
teams.
Donald Stricken, as leader OF the
&eokuk negative is deserving or con-
/. siderable praise. Mr. Stricken is a
careful speaker, and his logic and de-
livery are both excellent. In his WORK
last night he showed to splendid al
vantage in both his first speech and In
rebuttal.
Miss Beardsley proved beyond ques-
ton her right to a place on the team
land her arguments carried conviction,
and were given with a punch which
lcould not fail to convince the judges.
Miss Beardsley thinks in a clear clean
cut fashion, and presents her arsu-
jments in this way, so that they stand
lout clear and strong. In rebuttal, was
she good.
Considerable credit must go to Miss
Esther Weyer, who was participating
in her first intercollegiate. Miss Weyer
was the first speaker for her side, and
lher convincing manner of delivery,
lcomb ined with an admirable statement
of facts easily carried her audience
and swayed the judges. Miss Weyer
displayed considerable talent and abil-
lily in her work last night, and proved
la strong link in the negative chain.
Coach Deserves Credit.
To Miss Marie Kiedaisch too much
lcredit cannot be given for the splen-
did appearance and training Of the
lKeokuk team. Miss Kiedaisch has
worked most faithfully with the mem.
bers of both teams. and every Dit or
their success they owe to her untiring
work, and the energy and aid which
she has given to make the teams
credit to Keokuk That she has sue
ceeded, no one will doubt, and al
though the cheers were for the team
members, they as well as the students
REALIZED that to the coach great
share of credit for victory must be CIV
en-.
The Burlington boys were all good,
Mr. Clark and Mr.. Daniels perhaps
showing up the best in delivery ana
rebuttal, Mr. Horton opened the case
for the affirmative, and his main
speech was well presented. He was not
las effective in rebuttal. however, fail
ling several times to give his reasons
for attack.
L. A. HamiII Presides. 4
l.. A. Hamill presided over the de-
bate. He introduced the judges. DR..
w. X. Hill of the chemistry depart
ment of Carthage college; A. T. Owen
SUPERINTENDENT of schools of Farming
ton. Ia. and R. o. Gibbons OF the IT.
wing school at Quincy. The subject
for discussion was announced as the
following:
Resolved that the United States
should establish and maintain pro-
Electorate relation with the Philippine
Islands"
The first speaker for the affirmative,
Mr. Horton of Burlington. said that
the United States could not properly
govern the Philippines, and that the
United States was pledged to give the
islands their liberty. He said that be-
cause of politics, this country couio
&c: give the Islands their best govern.
ment, and that our government Woulu
he unsatisfactory because of the racial
differences He said We promised the
islands freedom, and owed it to them.
Under our government. in time or war
the islands would be liability he said,
but under q protectorate they Would
not present such an allur1ng promise.
We cannot abandon the islands now
he said without loss of national honor.
ana that to preserve our honor, and
our word we must establish the pro-
itectorate.
AoaInst National Integrity
Miss Esther Weyer, the first negat-
live speaker, said that 1t would be I'M
| Just. and would be against our nation
al integrity were the United states to
abandon the Philippines now. The
| United States was pledged TO train the
people for independence, and if our
| discipline we're to be relaxed a most
serious internal complication would pc
the result and all OF the work would
go for naught. She pictured the d1t-
ference in the islanders and showed
that they opposed legislation unless
a firm hand was guiding them. She
showed the progress made under our
supervision in the islands and pictur-
ed the impeding Of this progress were
1.-The islands now to be abandoned,
which she maintained was the pract-
ical outcome Of protectorate. The
islanders live in peace under Ameri-
can rule, but on their own statements
would fight among each other were