Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-22

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come the apostle, and evanSclists
heard Ambassador Page say Shor
time ago, introducing speaker "a
London University, who was 10 prescn
a series OF ten lectures on American
Relations, that he was looking forward
TO the day when the school teacher
would be able to run across the sea a
they would take weekend trip al
home That the rates OF the steamship
companies would be such that thi'
would be possible, and that the inter
change of teachers would yield mu
tual benefit in mcthodology and sub
iect matter. lie stated and pledged
| himself that he would leave no stone
unturned to have this thing realized
so that the English teachers would be
found in America as part OF their teach
| ing force and vice versa, Such an in
terchange cannot bbut help lead Ia
thorough appreciation Of these quail
ties that every American daily admires
We will not copy, but there will be an
added blend to our nation that will be
helpful for little more sincerity and
sturdiness in manufacturing, commerce
and other relations would not hurt our
people We are pretty sure OF quality
when we buy goods here.
A banker asked me the other day,
as there any chance of our getting
some of your fine chaps who may be
untitled for service for our commercial
work. We are unable and have been
Zoe To mi tho nl IN n
we want for our foreign service, to
open up branches in Africa and in the
East. Can we get them, and il so,
what paper would be the best adver-
Using medium" This is another
thing we will see that will come as
surely as tomorrows sun, The demand
Dor our men, and women, too, will be
mighty keen then. Hardly day but
hear some bright chap say after the
war / am going to America" Some
OF our boys may stay here but the in
dustrial exchange will be going on all
the time We will be having exchange
Of men and ideas far more intensely
than we now exchange dollars and
pounds.
Then another thing comes to my
mind and | cannot but feel that it
will truly come; and that is that the
consummation of this war will not be
political peace but a social, humani-
tartan peace, and | believe that Presi-
dent Wilson has been the sounding
herald of that signing, when the docu-
ments will not only give to the politics
of the world permanence, but they
will be permanent because of the in
herent justice of their phrases in
terms of common life and humanity
The Russian Revolution and the de-
sire of certain of them for peace of
the people, and for the people is not
far cry. A learned professor said to
me since writing the above, that when
the peace is made one of the clauses
will be that the nations carrying on
commerce will deal with the nation
of origin" and that the people and
their products will not be exploited as
Germany has exploited the Russians
for years. There may be no change
in thrones or rulers, there may be no
difference in parliamentary procedure,
but to think that those who have en-
dured the lighting with its attendant
horrors, and at last view the oppor-
tunity for freedom of their brothers,
will sit by and see only a political
peace with no proper provision for the
worlds men and their needs, is to
dream an idle dream.
These things are talked on all sides
by thinking men from all walks of life.
AS | sit here in my room a bunch of
men are talking in lounge on these
very lines, and the possible flux of I'M
attached men to America and the
British colonies. The world has sud
denly shrunk, distances have flown,
and men are neighbors. Let us hope
that this great spirit of brotherliness
may be augmented by our nation, as
the eyes OF men are turned towards
her. This afternoon l met a park at
tendant, who when he saw that came
from America took off his hat and
spoke how glad he was that America
was doing so well in helping, and he
spoke of the last eight months work by
America. If America goes on as she is
going and planning, while we do not
ask it, nor or we in the war for it in the
least, she will have large hearing at
the council table of the nations. The
very fact of her late coming into the
conflict, has been an aid towards this
feeling, for she is encouraging war
weary people, and we on this side sit
in wonder at the man whom many of
us would not have supported at the
polls when he was before the people |
for election. We place utmost confidence
in our President, and as today we boys
think of our first president as it is his
we cannot but be glad that |
we have such masterful man in the
White House today.
But l have said enough. Will try
to get off note or so to you from time
to time, perhaps not so lengthy as this
one. l hope that your desires for The
Register are being realized, and that it
is building up and growing stronger
every issue. Send me a spare copy
some times.
Ernest L. Rand. u