South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-18
SAYS INDUSTRIAL
DEMOCRACY IS
NOW NECESSITY
Speaker at Jubilee Peace
Meeting Declares That All
Forms of AutoCraCy
Must Give Way.

Chicago. president OF the city mis-
sion and extension work OF the NJ.
E. church, urged America for Am
orleans" I'm his address before the
1000 South Bend citizens who at
tended the peace jubilee peace meet
ing held at the high school audi
torium. Sunday night.
Every seat in the auditorium. both
on the main floor and In the balcony.
was occupied. and many persons
were standing long before s o'clock,
the appointed hour for the begin
ming of the meeting.
The jubilee was held under the
auspices Of the churches OF the city.
Ministers and the members Of prac-
tically every denomination in South
Bend were present. The ministers
occupied seats on the rostrums.
Audience Joins Singing.
The jubilee. which was In cele-
bration Of the signing Of the armis-
tice between the allied nations and
Germany was opened by a selection
by the Westminster Presbyterian
church orchestra The choirs OF the
various churches Of the city also oc
cupied the rostrum and led the sing
ing by the audience.
Praise God from Whom All
BLESSINGS Flow" was the first song
sung by the audience standing. Then
following the invocation by Rev. J.
y. Greene. pastor OF the First NJ. E.
church. Faith of Our Fathers" was
then sung by the audience.
Rev. f j. Johnson. pastor of the
Broadway Evangelical church. then
led the responsive reading from the
scriptures. This was followed by
Onward Christian Soldiers" sung
bv the audience. A collection was
taken, after which the audience sang
"All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" The singing was led by L.
c.. Whitcomb.
Autocracies Must Go.
Rev. L. s Davis. pastor OF the
First Baptist church, presided over
the meeting. and he paid a tribute
TO the patriotism Of DR.. Thompson in
presenting the speaker OF the even
! ing.
DIR. Thompson began by declaring
that all forms of autocracy must go
before the onward march OF de-
mocracy. He decried the spread OF
many. and declared that the boil
shevik is the enemy OF present forms
OF democratic government.
There must not be any kind OF
autocracy in the world if democ-
racv is 20 reign" ne declared. La
Dor must not be autocratic in its de-
mands. I believe that labor should
be better paid, better fed and better
housed than it has been in the past.
and il must have n fairer share OF
its products than ii has had before.
| on the other hand. capital must lose
its autocracy and must show a bet
ter spirit of democracy. There must
( be Industrial democracy.
Sneaker Scores |. W. ".
The bolshevik and the I. w. w.
/ are enemies OF our government. The
IT. W w. is the enemy of any gov
/ eminent They do not feel the need
Of the restraining hand OF govern
ment."
The speaker declared that the
credit for winning the war against
! Germany should go to all the al
/ lied nations He declared that any
ATTEMPT to bring dissention among
the allies in settling the peace terms
should he placed upon the same
basis as German propaganda during
the war was placed.
"A nation that resorted to the
! propaganda that Germany resorted
20 during the war. and before the
war began, will not hesitate to
spread propaganda in an effort TO
/ bring dissention among the allied
nations now" he declared.
on the subject OF America for
America" DR.. Thompson insisted
that there must be no more Little
Italics" no more Little Bohemias, ="
hut that they must all be Americans.
Those who come here TO make
their home must become American
citizens. or return from when they
came. There will be no room in
America in the future for those who
do not wish 20 become a part OF this
nation"
The speaker declared that Ameri-
canism must be taught from the pull
nits in the schools and in the homes.
Must Teach Americanism.
Those coming here from across
the sea must be taught the Ameri-
can home life They must be taught
how to live like Americans. This
can be done through the schools and
by going 10 the homes OF these new
! citizens"
DR.. Thompson declared that a
closer union OF the religious denom-
nations OF the world must come.
I'VE mist stop magnifying our
points OF difference in creeds and be-
Gin magnifying our points OF simil-
laritv in them" he declared.
Would Imprison Kaiser.
The speaker declared that greaeer
minds and higher intelligence would
be needed in establishing the right
kind Of peace in the world that II
took 10 plunge the nations into war.
He declared that he would try
the kaiser and he would condemn
him. not 10 death, but 10 life i'm
prisonment with a guilty conscience
He said that this would be far great