South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-21

Following is abstract vital points i'm an
address The Coming Democracy delivered
by William Happ, well known South Bender
known a deep student of modern affairs
Westminster Presbyterian church Thursday
evening The half of Mr.. Happ's address
with the history and rise of modern democracy
basis for the speakers forecast Pointing
out that money, represented by Henry Ford
neutral craftsmanship and religion, represented
by the pope had each failed signaly bring
about the end OF the world war Mr.. Happ turns
labor as the clement OF vital importance both
in the present struggle and in the Coming
DemOcraCy."-EdtOr's
When months ago industrial strike
announced in Germany and Austria, there appeared
a glmmer of hope. We recognized the latent pos
for peace. And great disappointment when
labor returned to its task The terms have never been
he'd. 1t matters if it due force
concessions; labor was satisfied and the war con-
tinued.
Great Britain is today the greatest factor opposed
the central powers Without her the allies
excepting American would starve. Without her great
financial the allies could have financed
themselves It Englands factories that supplied
munitions and arms. and it England's ships that
carried the food And today the manhood of the British
empire fills trenches that stay the and OF
the barbarian Germans.
When Lloyd George. premier. an
important announcement to make it is addressed to
organized labor English labor does accept these
statements so much SOP, but it acts in full &C
with this great democratic statesman. Long and
hard did English labor hold out against Prohteering
Miners strikes, munitions strikes. ship builders
strikes strikes threatened
strikes preceded the period labor recognized
a its valuation.
ENGLISH LABOR LIKE l. :.
I going great deal about English labor
because labor conditions in England like
IL is difficult fer 10 understand conditions in
France and Italy account OF racial differences.
on Dec IS 1917. the special NATIONAL labor confer
ence a. Westminster, made a statement OF wa
which is unequaed in loyalty 10 the OF
democracy Its constructive program calls league
and for territorial adjustments which leave
ne room for after-the-war imperialism. On Jan 9TH
u o
English labor a speech made the trade union
conference power in which he clearly set out
the English governments aims. he very
careful that they did seriously conflict with the
timents expressed by labor the earlier meeting.
Here have the spectacle OF class-cOnscous Eng
nobility and specially trained politicians
laying their prerogatives sitting the feet
labor and agreeing its anti-imperialisc and pro-
,etaran aims
The bolsheviki the product OF the Russian mill
Its neither the Greek church Its upper.
ruling autOcracy. Its grist the Russian peasantr
Honest trusting dealiss by religious In their
aspirations democrats BY occupation farmers and
The autocracy refused 10 educate them. The church
their supersons. An element OF fstalism
their nature made for contentment They
plotted by tradesman. robbed by the gatherer.
sold by their superiors. When they en-
the army. they supplied with dust
ammunition and purified food Their generals ordered
retreat they could a battle. When the
Revolution came they ready accept any plan