Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-08-07
OUR CHAUTAUQUA
Sessions Close Last Evening. Com
ing Next Year.

The fourth annual community
chautauqua really began two or three
weeks ago when the greater part of
our public-spirited citizens began to
hustle and sell tickets which went on
the whole rather slowly at first but
the last report is that enough have
been sold to cover expenses which is
very gratifying considering the great
number of our people who are away
and the unusual demands upon the
family incomes.
The official opening of Orleans
community chautauqua took place on
| Thursday afternoon at 2.3O o'clock
when Carl Wiley, the president Of
the association, briefly addressed the
company assembled and introduced
the superintendent, the Rev. E. A..
Durham, who responded in humor-
tertainment was given that afternoon
by the Liberty Maids, a group of
four young ladies, who charmed their
audience by their varied program,
many numbers being patriotic in
their character as was fitting on pat
riotic day. Their songs and costumes
in some instances carrying back to
the early sixties, one song, the c!O
rus, the chorus Of which was,
"TherelI be smiles and cheers and
miles Of tears when our boys come
marching home" being repeated in
the evening by request. In the eve
ming, the Hon. Harry c. Settler, held
the closest attention of q large audi
ence for nearly two hours answering
from his fund of personal knowledge
Of conditions in Germany, many ques-
tiCns the people are now so eagerly
asking. He described the German
system as pyramidaI in character,
with the Kaiser at the top and below
him are the four groups, the clergy,
the nobility. the fnanciers and the
military machine The Kaiser ap-
points all the clergy and they preach
The gospel Of their royal master, per-
verting even the ten commandments
SO that Moses himself would never
recognize them. A spineless lot,
teaching the common people to idolize
the Hohenzollern5, not even having
the backbone of Judas Iscariot, who
went out and hanged himself.
The second group IS the nobility,
who control the political moves of
the empire from the executive officers
down, teaching that the state can do
of calling every man to account for
his acts. Thus every possibility Of
arousing public opinion is checked at
its source.
The third group are the fnanciers
and bankers, who have so managed
the wage system that mechanic in
America can earn more in one day
than one in Germany can earn in a
week.
The fourth group is the military
machine, teaching that might makes
right" the survival Of the fttest, the
cannon is the final argument Of kings,
and the divine right of kings.
He proved that the Kaiser and the
people are one and that the death Of
the Kaiser would not bring peace.
The prisoners of war are not well
treated. The lack Of supplies will
never force Germany to her knees but
her manhood has been depleted. The
flower OF Teutonic manhood is dead.
Where now is the survival Of the fit
test? Germany had 100000 arm
ed and trained men in the beginning
Of the war and 100000 have come in
since, 100000 were modified with
in 36 hours after the declaration of
war. They have now left 100000
He said the |. w. w. in the u. s.,
Mexican troubles, agitation against
the japanese, the Sein Firms in Ire
land, much of the trouble all over the
world can be traced to German prop
uganda and the best map Of the Unit
ed States in the world is in the Ger
man war office made by tramps fed
at our back doors. The curse of
Kaiserism stands for all kinds Of
crime including vanity, jealousy, SUI
perstition, deception and illegitimacy
and no revenge is quite so sweet to a
German as that he takes upon de-
fenseless woman.
At the close of his lecture he ask
ed the people to stand while he gave
the following toast:
Here's to the blue of the wind-swept
North
When we meet on the fields of France
And may the spirit of France be over
them all,
Here's Ss,t to the grey of the sun-kissed
When we meet on the hills of France.
May the spirit of Lee be over them
all,
When the sons of the South advance.
Here's to the Blue and the Grey as
one,
When they meet on the fields of
France,
May the spirit Of God be over them
all,
When the sons of the Flag advance.
The second day Of chautauqua was
n every WaN the equal of the first |