The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-11-07
PATROL MASS MEETING
r.. i. 1rcfz Addresses Mass Meeting
al Opera House Monday Night

T.. y. 1refy Addresses Mass Meeting
al Opera House Monday Night
How Vermont Is preparing 70 bring
its state policies up 70 the enlightened
demands Of lis victorious soldicr-citi-
gems rciutaed from worldwide ex-
periencc with world ideals when the
war Is over; and how he is going 70
do il along novel lines that will give
the Vermont idea" nationwide cir
culatiou, WIS told by Edward f. Trefz
a. mass meeting at the Union Opera
House, Manchester Center, on Monday
evening
Mr., Trcfz has beer field secretary
Of the Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States, and more recently u
member Of the Overseas Food Com
mission, having recently returned
from France on this mission. II would
be hard to find man more widely
or more intimately acquainted with
public affairs at home or abroad than
Mr., Trcfz. That he has come to Yer
mont to direct the efforts of the Patrol
Committee indicates the important
and novel character of this movement
After peace mist come reconstruc-
ton, said the speaker Reconstruc-
ton not only Of the fearfully wasted
territory Of Belgium and France, but
reconstruction of ideals, reconstruc-
ton 81 aims and ideals the world
over Americas millions returning
from service overseas are gong to de-
mand this, They went out to fight
that the world might be made safe for
democracy They will come home to
demand that democracy be made safe
for the world.
Making democracy safe for the
world is going to mean a process of
concession and cooperation Before
the war We had become so interested
IN our personal affairs that we had
forgotten to think IN terms of the
public good. We are now called back
to the earlier ideals Of the republic by
the vision Of millions of men the world
over putting the public good above any
personal consideration: men and boys
who believed that the safety of the
American Republic was threatened
and who risked their lives to save it.
Over the graves Of some Of these men,
on the battle front of Flanders, Of
Italy, Of Alaace.Lorraine, is written
For your tomorrow we gave up our
to-day"
when those come back who do come
back, the country must be ready to.
greet them in the spirit For your To-
morrow We gave up our today" II is
in this spirit that Vermont has or
gained its Patrol Committee
The program Of the Patrol Commit
tee calls for five points, which will be
Yermont's beginning in this great
work Of reconstruction % The state
must have good roads TO bring III
within close reach Of the market, and
10 bring the world, whether il visits
us for business OF pleasure, easily to
our doors. (2) Our educational syS-
tenn must be improved Vermont ia
Tie past has sent out statesmen and
scholars thu, have directed the course
If the nation. No state has sent 30
.any in proportion TO is population.
They were the product Of our schools. /
But Ia competition with the school
stems of other states We must have
q better system t3) There is world
shortage in wool In Vermont there !
are meadows and mountain sides as
well adapted to raising sheep as IN
any place in the world Vermont
can again become the great sheep i
raising state il formerly was ca t
There must Be an equable system Of
taxation in the state; and t5) there /
must be a system Of auditing, not only |
making for honesty but for restriction
If the use Of public funds to direct
usefulness. Public money must not