Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-17
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has measured up to what was expect
ed of 1t and met Its obligations. He
spoke of the problems which are to
make themselves felt here with the
coming of the new era. but was of
the opinion hat the Board of Trade
would be able to meet them.
The next person requested to say q
few words, was John Pfeiffer, who
opened his remarks by stating that
the large number Of members of the
Board of Trade gathered together
spoke we'll for the organization. Mr..
Pfeiffer pointed out that when men
from ell walks Of life can meet to-
gether like this 1t means something
to a city of this sort. He gave a brief
outline of the city's past history, from
the time 1t only had n school UP to
it's present system. He spoke of the
population of the city being $4,000
people and made reference to the
Americanization of these people. He
told of how the people here although
being of different nationalities had
been loyal and faithful throughout
the war. He maintained hat before
the half century closes Perth Amboy
will have a population of 100000
persons. In closing Mr.. Pfeiffer said
that IL every nan present, whether a
member of the board or not, would
stand behind the colors n support
lie oOdIo VI LAaNSb ooNSSSo 10 US
sured.
Rev. w. H. Bawden was the next
speaker. He told of the growth of
the city in the last few years and said
that he would not care to live In q
city he could not love. He spoke
the spirit of progressiveness to
found here and of the great WORK
done and yet to be done by the or
ganization.
s.; President Madsen then introduced
Professor G.. L. Spooner, leader OF the
community sings, to the audience and
informed. them that the professor was
to leave the city and would no longer
be In charge of the community sings
Sunday afternoons in the high school
auditorium.
Professor Spooner spoke for a few
minutes on the value of teaching the
people to sing. He spoke of the prob
Items confronting the city concerning
the Americanization of the foreign
population and brought out the fact
that community sings would help in
this work. These people come from
spooner, land these nations are far
ahead OF America as a singing nation.
But Americas beginning and will be-
come a singing nation" Even though
lit will be impossible. for Professor
lSpooner to nave charge of the singing
here, he said that the Wal Camp
Community Service will be in charge
of it. as usual. He urged that Perth
Amboy be known not only as a water
front. railroad and manufacturing
center. but be known throughout Jer-
sey, New York and Pennsylvania as
q singing city.
The principal speakers of the even
ing were Julius Hyman. lecturer OF
the National Security League, ana H.
~ t~x1 n ~ fhn Man-
bers Forum of the Brooklyn Chamber
of Commerce and assistant editor OF
the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
- Mr., Kaltenborn was called upon
first and spoke on the subject. world
Problems of Today" He soon had
his hearers with him by cleverly tell
ing a number of humorous stories. he
told of his ride through the wilds OF
Staten Island in coming here and con-
graduated Perth Amboy on ,having
such a fine city. He was impressed
by the fact that although seventy pei
cent. of the population is foreign born
every mothers son of them was loyal
to the country during the war. He
spoke of the great multitude or peo'
: pie throughout the United States VIM
forgot the land OF their fathers anc
stood shoulder to shoulder with thu
Americans throughout the war anf
measured up to all that was required
of them.
He told the men hat 1t was q
splendid thing to get together ano
Exchange ideas and said, Cereal.
things remain to be done, we have
won the victory on the field of battle
we must see hat the fruits of victory
are not lost. We must make democ'
lracy safe for the world"
Mr.. Kaltenborn then branched on
into his subject and gave Perth Am.
boy one of the finest addresses heard
here in some time. He took his hear
ers back to the eighteenth century
when that century came to a clost
and told them the feeling of unrest
hat was evident throughout IN en-
tire world. He told how the mer
threw off the yoke of kings. queens
and rulers and brought out republi'
canism. Napoleon then set up hii
reign and worked to drive back thu
fame of republicanism. He failed a:
men must always fail.
resolution swept over the entire
world. During this time the king o.
France was overthrown and q repup'
lie established from n end or Eur
one to the other there was the spirf
of reform. Reaction came n mef
fell back into their old ways and tht
growth Of Germany and Russia tool
place.
explosion, which was clearly seen b,
|, the conditions throughout the coun
tries of the world, and which sue
ceeded in plunging 1t into war
Righteousness has once more ui
umphed and liberty is once more as
isured," said Mr.. Kaltenborn, and TN
duty to man and world Is 10 keep u
!, from again going back
Mr.. K~altenborn then spoke or IN
Great problems to be worked out b,
) capital and labor. Theodore Roose
welt. said the speaker. was a spirit o
our own times: he realized that dom
lination of employe by employer hat
zone and fought for the common
man. He kept up fight. said Mr.
,Kaitenborn. while In the White Hous'
land won the victory. He realized tina
America was associated with I'M
lands across the sea. and was a worlt
mower. and under Roosevelt Americ
realized II was a nation which ma
come into its own.
Tn closing his address Mr.. Kalten
horn spoke of the part America hat
) nIayed in the war and urged that W
| work as a nation to bring about tina
!, liberty which has been so dearly
Ihonoht. He said he was hopeful o.
La better future which Is TO come.
Julius Hyman, of the Natianal Sc
cur,tv League, gave lengthy talk oil
! Lmericanism and Bolshevism VIVA
. he said OF interned enemy aliens. pac
,ists. conscientious directors and In
> ternational socialists or as they ar