The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-17
DR. DUNCAN TELLS
INTERESTING AND IND
HISTORICAL WAR
FEATURES FACTS
University Club Holds a
ROl1sing Meeting at the
Strathmore Hotel--Siusic
and. d.Merriment-Elk DIM
nef Served.

D4.f David Shaw Duncan. Professor
OF History and Political Science at
Dew& University. gave the members
of the University club their most In
terestfhg and instructive evenings Of
the CUB year at the Stratmore hotel.
Monday night. He discussed intelli-
gently and clearly. with remarkable
grasp q facts and dates. the various
causss of the present war. starting
with condiuons early In the last CEN
tury.
besides DR.. Duncan. the evening
was made especially notable by the
rous:ne songfest led by song leader
Charles W. Van Patten and the col
Iege yells led by cheer leader Blake
Warner. The elk dinner served in ex-
ce,Ient taste by the Strathmore
mauagement also added an unusual
touch 70 the occasion.
The Instrumental numbers. which
preceded Dr.. Duncan's talk were very
good md greatly appreciated. Mrs
Fred ". Reiter gave several piano
seleetfons and prof Dick OF the Canon
City Schools made hs violin sing
sweet tunes of spirited nature. His
"Mosqsifo Dance was especially en-
joycd By those members of the club
who have fished on the Gunnison
river. Mr. Fred Joel. the Official club
seconpanist. furnished the piano
music Tor the songs sung by the club
Durfhg the hrsef business session
Prot nick was unanimously elected to
membership in the club.
Dr. Duncan displayed the fact that
university and college atmosphere is
naturo1 70 him for he entered hearty
into txcry .stunt" pulled off and ap-
peare& <ery much at home
! Theepeaker proved in the first few
'mlprf<e q his talk that he is a deep
'ssad[ = o. histosys especially Enrop-
can history and in o comprehensive
manner he not only stated the def
mite causex OF the war but traced
every connecting link in those causes
from the assumption of the German
throne by William First up to and in
Guiding the cause for the entrance Of
America into the war. BY the aid of
large maps he followed each step in
bis interesting recital with the defin-
lite placing of locations.
He told of Bfsmarck's ambition TO
not only realize a greater Prussia but
also powerful German empire and
he told how that ambition was real
lied thru the crushing OF lesser states
into cringing submission and by the
aid of the mailed fist His account
OF the editing of the dispatch from
Ems which was the direct cause of
the Franco Prussian war.
France at the time thru her foreign
minister was making demands upon
Germany. which. after some thought
and argument were partly aceeded to.
At least compromised. by William the
first. who was resting at Ems. He
wrote a message containing his views.
which were more or less favorable to
the French desires. Bisnark received
the message. edited II so that il ap-
peared ru,hlessly antagonisuc to
France and sent IL to the newspapers
for publication. The knowledge OF IL
incensed the French government and
the Franco Prussian war was the out
come.
Dr. Duncan said the direct cause Of
the present war was the militaristic
attitude of Germany. the desire and
ambition of the Kaiser TO SO control
the sea as to be a dominant political
and commercial world power.
The direct entrance of the United
States into the war. according TO the
speaker. was because Of Germans
total disregard of the rights OF neu-
tral nations on the seas, the paper"
declaration Of barred rome about
England. the sinking of neutral boats
by the unprecedented submarine war,
fare. without the international formal
ity OF search or regard for the lives
of crew and passengers and last. but
not least. the desire TO make the
world safe for Democracy" anl fur
ther. 10 make Democracy safe for the
world"
In conclusion Or. Duncan said that
In this war the United States stood
for and lasting peace could only
come thru the freedom Of the seas.
the removal OF economic barriers, an