Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-16
Former Pastor of Tabernacle
Looks WeII-May Come
Back to Atlanta to Live
Some Day

Looking hale and hearty and discuss
ing i'm his usual positive manner nation
al issues, Dr. Len q. BrOughton for
merly pastor of the Baptist Tabernacle
but now residing in Knoxville. Tenn,
stood on the steps of the First Baptist
church Wednesday morning and declared
that he was more interested right now
i'm the threatened strike than in anything
else
President Wilson should keep his
hands off" he continued "and either
take charge of the railroads entirely in
the governments name and run them
himself or let the brotKerhoods strike
and then fight it out with the officials.
However. ! don't think the brother
hods will order a strike at this time.
give them credit for having men Of
sound minds and principle in their or
CARNATIONS. who would not tie up the
country with a national strike at this
critical time. ! don't think they VII!
orde a strike any time soon.
But if they do, President Wilson
should leave it entirely alone and let the
country fight il out. or he should take
them over and run them under the gov
eminent
WAR NEARLY OVER.
DIR. Broughton also talked about the
present European war and stated tina;
i'm his opinion il was on the home stretcG
and that by the middle of May, Germany
will be sueing for peace. He also stated
That Germany was at the end of the
rope. and could not hold outkmuch long
er.
"Of course l think the United States
should enter the war he replied in an
swer TO a query. II think they should
have been in it long time ago. not to
send troops to Europe, but to protect
their rights on the sea and on the land.
1 also think that before il has ended
Uncle Sam will be fighting Germany.
, II intend to go to England Just as
soon as the war ends" he announced,
rot TO live. but 10 visit and write of
the battlefields. of the religious relics
that are left and of the ones that have
been destroyed. | am eager to get
over there and am only waiting for
the war to be finished before I go.
However I'm glad I'm not in London
now, for various reasons. Campbell
Morgan. who is at present in London.
has been trying to get across for some
time, but cannot get away.
FAVORS MILITARY TANNING.
Il am i'm favor of military training
i'm this country for boys The discipline
il imparts TO them, and also the physi-
cal training they get is worth more
than they can possibly imagine, or any
one else for that matter The boys who
went TO the border from Knoxville re-
turned home the other day and they
looked great. Every one Of them had
gained on an average of twenty-fOur
pounds. and they are so.nd i'm every
way Their morals are also improved
to a great extent. while they have been
perfectly trained in the art of discipline.
Universal military training i'm this coun-
try would he great thin" for the
youths, and l hope we have it,"
DR. Broughton has been rapidly re-
=? ming his health, and he looks like
ne did when he was once wont to stir
up the populace Of Atlanta with his
.ervent appeals in the old Baptist Tab
srnacle.
II feel as good. too. and feel that old
spirit of going out and getting them re-
entering me right now. Atlanta has
more pull for me than any other place
I've ever been to, and I'm coming back
here shortly and spend week.
"Of course I've always had an idea
OF coming back to live in Atlanta re-
piled DR.. BrouGhton when asked if he
ever contemplated returning for good.
"but whether or not / ever will, Of
course, remains to he seen. 1t would
suit me fine. though and 7 wouldn't be
surprised I'm the least II some day ,
didn't move back here"
Or Eroughton is attending the Bap-
list Laynleu's convention, and returns
70 Knoxville Wednesday night.