The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-09-13
A WAR
time NECESSITY
Endorsed by Government

j This is period in the history of
nations when every force in the ma
ton is carefully scrutinized by the
nations thinkers. Every force for
good is being given full sway. Every
force for evil is being annihilated
They say IAN army fights on it's
/ stomach and nation fights on it's
! spirit" The Chatauqua is one of the
greatest forces in the world today
for generating national spirit. That is
why it has grown in the last few
years until there are being held this
year some 10000 assemblies That is
why Canada has $50 communities
bringing it to her people against none
at the beginning of the war That is
why Ellison White is able to take
tents and talent to seventy towns in
Australia this fall. And if you please
that is why the wide awake progress
sive thinkers of Alaska are bringing
it to her cities this season. The
Chauauqua must be fundamentally
right else it would not have grown to
the extent that it has.
Government Officials Endorse
Chatauqua.
At no time in the history of the
Chautauqua movement have the
strong reasons for it's permanency, as
clear expression and support of ma
ticnal ideals and purpose, been so vi
tally apparent as now.
President Wilson, Vice-President
Marshall, Secretary of War Baker,
Henry P. Dawson, George Creel and
the other principal authorities at
Washington unqualifedly urge the
earnest cooperation of the American
people in supporting Chautauqua
thruout the country. In the nucleus
Of their several endorsements is
found the strong reasons for Chautau-
Qu2's necessary place in the sun dur
ms the high rcon of world history.
These strong reasons are condensed
n tn eself evident truth that Chautau-
in the self evident truth that Chautau-
hand, the largest possible opportuni-
ty for the diffusion of light to the
masses upon the problems of the pres
ent world crisis.
n this respect, Chautauqua's only
rival is the press. The aims and pur-
poses Of both are identical but the
former has one advantage, for while
the written words of experts are read
individually, the spoken words of the
same experts from the platform fasten
attention more closely. They are
doubly effective, too, in that the in
formation is received en-masse, the
facts reviewed en-masse. and unity of
opinion and action upon same, thought
out and forged en-masse.
Government Lends Men to
To Chautauquas
So firmly does the government be-
lieve in the Chautauqua as a means
of taking to the people of messages
of vital Importance that it has loaned
TO various circuits, men under gov
eminent employ Capt w. ]. Hind
ley, of Spokane, Capt. Wood Briggs,
of Texas, Edward T. Tretz. first as
sstant to Herbert Hoover and 9th
ers, have made extensive tours thru
United States and Canada during the
past summer. In speaking of his
work on the Chautauqua platform
about the middle of the season.. Mr..
Triltz said: 81 have probably spoken
to $4,000 people so far and they have
been audiences that are mighty inter-
ested in the food situation.
The Chautauqua has given me a
great opportunity to reach people who
are hungry for this sort of information
for they are mighty interested. II
have been able to reach twice as
many people this way as in any other
manner"
Relaxation Necessary
1--WE are all drafted everything
is drafted to win the war. Every man.,
muscle, dollar, acre, crust, lump of
sugar is drafted For until the world |
fire is extinguished, nothing IS safe.
If fire should rage week we would
make it our business to fight it. But
we would eat, drink, rest and relax
daily to hold out as fighters. The
people who have been fighting the
world fire more than three years find