The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-29
CANON CITY
DEBATERS
WON BOTH
CONTESTS

One of the most brilliant victories
that the Canon City high school ever
won was achieved last Saturday even
ing. when its debating team defeated
both East Denver and Pueblo Cen
tennial high schools.
In the Methodist church of this
city Alfred Sinden and Franklin Lit
tie. debating against Harold Dirn-
baum and Howard Vickerey of East
Denver, won the unanimous decision
of the judges, while in Pueblo Hunter
Palmer and Max Hardy defeated their
opponents by a vote of two TO one.
The victory here was the most re
markable because the visiting team
represented the largest and one of
the most efficient high schools in the
state and because they were young
men of exceptional ability in the art
of logical reasoning as well as pub
lie speaking. The affirmative of the
question. Resolved, That the United
States Should Adopt System of
Compulsory Arbitration in all Labor
Disputes" was upheld by the local
team. and the negative by the Denver
boys.
Franklin Little. the first speaker on
the affirmative. proved that our eco
nomic welfare demands compulsory
arbitration and that it is supported
is based on Justice and reason and
not on force. He cited great num-
Der of examples of disastrous and
costly strikes which have occurred IN
this country. but might have been pre-
vented by the more peaceable solu-
tion of arbitration. and he backed his
argument by some of the best author
tiles in the country. Little has an
unusual command of the English Ian
guage and his clear cut, forcibls sen
tences, to ether with his logical rea-
sonlng, made him foe not easily
coped with by his opponents. Perfect
ly at ease on the platform. and with
no notes about his person he made
a great impression on the judges as
well as al present.
AllAtQ inc EtCOhu SPtdhti
on the affirmative. further developed
the second point of his colleague by
proving that compulsory arbitration
permits majority rule and upholds
law and order. He also brot forth
the third main point of the affirma-
tive. namely, That it has been sue
cessful whare tried elsewhere. He
showed that in Australia and New
Zealand this law has been in effect
for great number of years and has
met with remarkable success Sinden
also showed tho o knowledge Of
his subject and spoke without hesitl-
ton. sending his points straight home
10 the judges.
The izst SPEAKER on the negative.
Harold Birnbaun. contended that
compulsory arbitratioI is both I'M
practical and unjust. while his cot
league. Howard vickerey. said that
altho labor disputes must be settled
peateably. not compulsory arbitra-
ton. but compulsory investigation.
such as employed in Canada, should
lie the plan adopted. The visito 8
had prepared two large cha Is which
tbey were sure would be coaOluslye
proof for their plan. The first showed
how many strikes had occurred in the
countries where compulsory arb It.
ton was employed. while tie oua
showed that the Canada plan was 20
per cent erncient. This line OF ar
finheat was dntogethef Unexpected by
tie home team. and early in the de
bate they saw That The rebuttal which
t-ey--i-r.f-so-c ca-crut+y prepared Would
E %hsI Of 9sTalAL lALoylaI2, 3uJ.,eb.,
Had been nadS- tho aEss-ssael-eatirusi-
istic audIenee VYaitEd IN bleathless