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rono,,a Kan, Jan. 14.-"By mili- .r force, democracy has won it's 4ontest against autocratcy: it re- ..;ns to be seen whether by con- ktructive justice and wisdom, it can in ifs contest against anarchy" de- 1orpd Henry J. Allen today in his hauguarl address as governor Of the Commonwealth of Kansas.
 "The problems that crowd upon bs forbid that we react into the ssv.going life we held before the ,or. ha asserted, "as he pointed out he alarming growth of farm ten ,,trv" in Kansas and the increasing, umhers of unemployed as a result military demobilization hnd the Ia,ease of intuition workers.
 The new governor remarked that ;ncp the regulatory federal control ad hse lifted fro mvarious avenues f business and production there has bon A definite tendency toward high rces
 "A mad era of greed seems to be Dreading' he declared. "The neces- ities of life are made pawn to the E,scrupulous seeking of unjust pro- fts at the hour when we should be lanking God for the salvation of he victories to which we have sacri- iced. we are menaced Ly the grasp hc of those to whom patriotism ap- arently means nothing but cheap luster. Every effort of which leg slation is capable, through heavy bxation cn unjust profits, should b2 bade to stamp out this unhealthy Endency"
 "The editor governor expressed his ppreciation for Sthe High honor" laid him by the citizens of Kansas turing the absence as a Red Cross Yorker in France, and slao spoke of he Splendid work of his able pre- eoessor,' Governor Arthur Capper
 He declared that Kansas had al ady solved many of it's moral pro- ems; that the prohibition cause is cw coming to complete victory. but oped that the first act of the legis-
 ue would be to ratify the pro- Csed amendment to the federal con- Fitution cn that subject. He added hat the state should continue to bid it's leadership in the suffrage restion. The need of a new state Ensttution was dealt with at length the governor.
 More education to education was rged by Governor Allen who stated hat Kansas has 2S.000 illerates, En years of age and over He de- Jared there also should be action to qualize the educational opportunit- Of rural and city children and rged that some system of physical aining should be supplied in the ublic schools.
 While nothing: that some persons lght argue that an extensive physi- al training program in the schools culd smack of militarism, the new Secutive that some of the same peo- le would he those who inveighed galnst preparedness.
 Mllltarlsm. l hate, as all rational len hate it," declared Governor Al Pn but feel that we should not gam close our eyes to the need ot eter educational of physical man. cod in this nation.
 mere IS little reason to doubt lat the peace treaty will appear to present a notable advance upon ne old order. but whether this ad- ahce IS sufficient to give vitality to international institutions the resident seeks to establish will re- aln for a long time gravely uncer- III. In the meantime, the nation luuid not slump again into the 'y degeneration of pacificism lat devoted itself wholly to the bab- ie or meaningless platitudes.