The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25
LEAGUE Of NATIONS PRAISED
Governor Presides at Night Session of
Farmers institute and Pays Tribute
to y. A. Morgan, Now President Of
the University.
Wednesdays Daily Herald.)

| ry county today he felt that he was
in the best county in the world. The
reason for the silence was that but
few Maury countians were in the
large audience and the farmers from
other counties felt that their own
heaths were as great as the "dimple.'
Governor Roberts paid q tribute to
President H. A. Morgan Of the Uni
versity of Tennessee, extolled the
farmers as the salt of the earth, said
that the two great problems before
the people OF the state are those Of
education and transportation, .admon-
lshed his hearers to think not, only of
their own personal problems but to
also give thought to the world prob
lens at time when socialism and
Bolshevism are rampant in the cities
and declared that the league Of ma
tions covenant Is the greatest docu-
ment written by ,mortals since time,
began. Is
Hon. Edgar Graham, president of
the institute, introduced Governor
Roberts as the temporary presiding
officer for the night The governor
spoke briefly and introduced E.. H..
Lloyd, director of the Memphis bu-
reau of farm development, who spoke
on beef production, and John 3. El-.
bridge, president of the Southern Cat
tie Breeders Association, who spoke
on the outlook for the Southern beef
cattle industry. XII
AS came into Maury county today
could not but feel that | was in tne
best county in the world Of the best
state in the world" said Governor
Roberts, but his little bit of blarney
fell fiat because the vast majority
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of his audience was composed Of farm
ers from other parts of the state who
thought that their own counties had
some claim to greatness.
Governor Roberts said that Presi-
dent II. A. Morgan of the University
of Tennessee had been detained in
Knoxville but would be here Wednes-
day to attend the institute. With this
reference to DR.. Morgan. the governor
paid tribute to him as the first pro-
gressiye farmer to be the head of the
state university and thus placed it in
a position to perform the function for
which it was originally intended,
that of being the capstone Of educa-
ton for the masses, in which they
would learn the vocations of the farm
and of the shop. The governor said
that he claimed the honor of one d.
rector in helping to place Dr. Morgan
at the head of the university.
Speaking of the value of education,
Governor Roberts said that the honor
and dignity of labor must be impress
ed upon the minds of the young peo-
pie Of the state. SO that they would
know that they can be big men in
the fields and shops as well as in the
Offices Of professional men. This is
a constructive age, he said, and the
two great problems before the mass
es are those of education and trans
portation. Education will teach the
farmers how to produce and better
roads will help them market their
products. These agencies with or
ganization will bring success to the
Southern farmers.
"The farmers are coming into their
own" said Gov. Roberts, they are the
hope of the nation, and therefore, the
hope of the race. The cities are
seething with socialism and Bolshe-
vism, but not so in the country. The
farmer loves his country, his flag and
his home, he believes in the preserva-
ton of the family fireside and the
church. Upon the farmer rests the
hope of the country While you are
here studying the problems of the
farm. don't forget the greater prob
lem of the world, which is now in the
throes of settlement which has pro
duced the league of nations covenant.
No greater document has been penned
since time began than that document. Il
1t is our duty to take deep and vital
interest in the settlement of that
question"
This declaration by the governor
was responded to with vigorous ap-
plause by the audience.
Gov Roberts said that another
great question of concern to the far
mer is that of building enough ships
to maintain a foreign market for the
products of the American farms. a
merchant marine that will provide
markets for the products of this ma
ion in South America and Europe. q
1T has been the dream of my. life !
10 some day own farm in Tennessee. {
with Ill the comforts Of a :
country home, With broad acres Of I