The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-15
FIGHT
FOR IDEALS
And IDEAS
Declared George Adam OF the British
War Mission in, an Address Before
Large Audience in Barre
Opera House.

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sage which George Adam of the Britisl
war mission brought To large audienc,
in the opera house last evening. Under
the auspices of the Masonic lodge ol
Barre, Mr.. Adam was induced To come to
: this city with message that has in
/ spircd thousands aud thousands of people
, in the United States and Canada in the
past year Here his reception must have
been quite as cordial as in other towns
r and cities this side the Canadian border
and il cannot be doubted that he left the
same lasting impression here in Barre.
Around 200 people greeted Mr.. Adam
and for nearly three hours listened To his
moving story of the war and the war
laims of the allies Something of ra-
contour is Mr.. Adam, and some of the
darker narratives which of necessity
found place in his address were relieved
by stories depicting the brighter side of
the situation. The audience was quick
to manifest its appreciation of telling
point and very frequently the speaker
had to relapse into temporary silence
while his hearers were indulging in long
applause Mr. Adams was introduced by
Judge Frank J.. Martin. Seated ON the
stage with them were members of the
Washington county local board, represen-
tatives of the state military department,
and members Of Granite lodge. The pro.
ceeds of the lecture, after expenses are
paid, are TO be diverted TO the Barre Red
Cross branch.
! For the keynote of the sacrifices which
the allied nations are making in their
struggle for the perpetuation OF democ-
racy, Mr. Adam went back to the begin
ming of the war and took his hearers to
the northern seaport town of Aberdeen,
Scotland There he pictured the Scotch
fish wife, who, pushing her way through
the crowd that had gathered TO see the
British territorials. shouted to someone
in the crowd, DO your bit, laddie!"
Great Britain took up the slogan, and
now throughout the allied countries, and
that includes a good part of civilization, |
men and women and children are doing |
their bit" At the outset, Mr.. Adam at |
tackled the charge that this is a capital |
lists war. Capitalists, he said. were not |
responsible for the rape of Belgium and |
the desecrstion of northern France. Cap |
italists did not sink the Lusitania, and |
as capital il giving large part of its
wealth to the successful prosecution of
the war, If cannot be said that the issue
will leave capital any better fixed than
before.
The speaker also took issue with the
oft ft-repeated charge that commercial ieal.
ousy was responsible for Great Britain's
in the war. He quoted facts
and figures to show that German as well
as other forei2 shipping enjoyed the
same privileges accorded the British ship
ping and that every British port was (
free port where Germans were concerned. Ii
It will not be so after the war, concluded /
The speaker. II
Continuing, he referred to the greatest {
democracy in the world as being Great {
Britain, and said that the power of the q
prime minister and his cabinet may be i
erminated over night, while in America. il
3ritan's neighboring democracy, the b
PRESIDENT governs for four years at a
ime The speaker paid his respects to d
King George and Queen Marr, character f
ziug the latter as the most wonderful
goman in the world to-day. The war a
as done much for royalty, and royalty, G
s personified by the queen. had done a L
reat deal for the war. In Great Britain B
he will of the people is absolute, and 81
hen one considers the sacrifices they b.
ave made voluntarily in the war an n,
lea is gained of what democracy means eC
tditiis bNtit tHS uhbipii 10 sptun- VI
lg So, 100000, and at that her unmar- OF
ed soldiers get only shilling day, W
lille the men with dependents receive I'll
cents, the remainder going to their 81
tmlies If a man in Great Britain has W
salary of $500 per year, under the
resent arrangement 81 900 goes to the Isl
1vernment. Everywhere incomes are al
milarly taxed, and yet every loan that fo
ritain floats is oversubscribed. The S.
,ople, he concluded. have steeled them CT
Ives to sacrifice. TO
Mr.. Adam paid tribute to the loyalty of
Scotland, saying that more than 100, ca
70 soldiers had been contributed out of itt
II population of 100000. One in every to
ven has gone to the colors, and in some
rts of Scotland, glen after glen and
llage after village has been almost de- he
pulated by the war. dc
Paris in three weeks, London in six w
,eks and New York in three months.
rs the German program at the begin j.
ne of the war. Mr.. Adam declared Ca
at the British navy had kept two Ar
irds of the promise unfulfiled, and In
ded that to the same navy America tri
-es three years of unparalleled pros T.
rity. He spoke of the German system
being despiritualized, and then turned Re'
conditions here in America. where for j.
IRE than 100 years 5000 miles of bor Bal
r land ON our north has been without Grs
,ort or a gun. He took the seoifers at he,
,ir word by suggesting that with Great r.
tain and the British navy yanquished Ban
Germans could have overrun Canada, a
d that prosperous country for q, base. Hol
proceeded at will over our northern ;.
der. He made light of the claim that g
-many would be defeated were she to
ade America, by picturing a victo
rs army of Huns fresh from their
quest OF Europe, trampling America
Ter their feet while we were getting auN =
DIV To fight. Don
Is a personal acquaintance of Harry Don
Ider. Mr.. Adam RECALLED his audience
h choice anecdotes of the great Scot sew
comedian. and then in more meas u
phrases told of his trip. in company IRA
b Lauder, TO the trenches. There he
lmpanied the comedian 20 the grave \
Capt John Lauder. He described the
cts OF the elder LADDERS presence on
soldiers and related an interesting for
,unt Of song tests in which Sir Harry -
.icipated to the delight Of the British
ting men. AIr. Adam. at this june. Frai
J. varied the program with two of and
der's favorite selections. The mem Sitv
Of the British var mission sang IN lit II
llent voice and vas accorded almost / fesrs
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