Evening journal., 1918-12-12

firing line, ready for battle. march
calmly TO certain death. We must make
this country the democracy for which
they died, and for those who return "a
US, we must make It the democracy
they expect Can we not make a smaller
sscrince for democracy as willingly and
readily as they have offered their great
est sacrifice"
In speaking Of forms Of government.
DR.. Odell said there were two concep-
| ti0ns OF government. THE flrst Is that
the people exist for the State. This IS
the German idea. The idea that the
State must be supreme and the people
can be made 90 serve the ends Of the
State by control exercised from above /:
that they can be exploited for the
glory OF the State. This is autOcracy.
But there can be autoorscy In a dem
ooracy. Wherever the running Of the
government Is put ahead Of the welfare
Of the people, autOcracy exists
THE second conception OF govern
ment is that government is for the peo-
pie and that the human bodies are the
real assets Of the country. The one
great asset Of a nation Is its citizen
body, an asset made great only through
the human mind and the human heart
As soon as the material success Of q ma
tlOn Outwelghs the human values the
country is wrong The government Of
the country must be based on the
human mind and the spiritual values
Dr. 0dell said he had no sympathy for
people who suffered under bad govern
ment The people In a country get in
the matter OF government just exactly
what they deserve. because the govern
ment is what they make it II they
have not the courage 90 fight for a
good government they are naturally not
the sort OF people who deserve good
government. DR.. ODell said that he
knew nothing about the government OF
Delaware, but he was very sure that
the people were getting Just the kind
Of government they were willing to
stand for.
In regard 20 the Service Citizens and
his prospective work Dr.. Odell was not
prepared TO speak until he had been |
In the State and knew the people. Until !
that time the people would have to 1
carry their own work and he was sure I
that unless the Service Citizens was TO /
be an organization In which the peo- |
pie represented at the meeting last |
night were 20 be a part, there would /
be no Service Citizens. He had heard |
it said that the Service Citizens had |
been organized TO make Delaware a /
perfect State He did not know who /
was responsible for putting forth this
idea but ne knew that IL was not true.
No such thing as perfection can be at
tanned and the Service Citizens can have
no Idea Of making a perfect State He
said: There are a million miles 10 go
In the search after perfection and the
great thing about our efforts toward it
Is that we are willing, knowing that
We can never attain 10, 10 go ahead
and do the best we can to make the
world a better place for our efforts. to
DC content II we have done our utmost
% give little children health and hap
1iness. 10 give youth It's opportunity
% develop and reach out toward its
'wn aspirations, to stand guard over
he public welfare OF the community
& large and those OF our friends and
'ur fellow citizens who need our
hought and our help" Dr. Odell said
10 is because / have thought that by
working with you Delawareans that we
night together do some things which
therwise might not be done, that |
ave been willing to give up very
appy situation OF my own for the
york here, but the inspiration must
ONE from the hearts Of the people OF
he State.
And when we have given the very
est Of our thought, our hearts and
UT strength we shall not have done
nythlng which we ought not TO do.
ve shall not have done anything for
'hlch we can seek credit. We have
My done what is TO be expected OF
very citizen in country where every
tizen is king"