The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-10-02
DR.. Powers Addresses
Continued from last week

side of the Central Powers, this
trade was stopped. Untold quanti-
ties Of grain have been piled up.
along the coast Of the Black Sea,
and left TO rot while multitudcs
have starved.
For many a day the intelligence
Of the earth has agreed that the in
efficient Turk ought to be dislodged
from his point of vantage and his
empire of unrelated and dscordant
peoples broken in pieces. In times
past the jealousies Of each other,
on the part of progressive nations.
has prevented this happy consum-
nation. But now the empire. SO
long a curse TO mankind. suddenly
falls to pieces. The British have
conquered the valleys Of the Eu-
pirates and Tigris rivers and i'm two
years have done more toward pre-
pairing for the rehabilitation of
that once garden spot than has been
done for two thousand years before.
That vast Arabian peninsula i in
habltated by people not at all friend
ly To the oppressive Turkish gov
eminent Much of it is barren. but
a ribbon on the south and along the
Red Sea is fertile. Here has been
set up a new nation. Hedjaz. II con-
tains the sacred cities, Mecca and
Medina, original seat of the MOham-
medan religion. The headship OF
that religion. which was usurped
by the Turkish Sultan, will be re-
stored to the lineal descendants Of
Mahomet. Greece is to receive a
considerable increase of territory. in
Europe and Asia, where the Greek
stock of inhabitants predominates,
thus paving the way for some re-
newal Of Greece's ancient glory.
But who shall be given the solemn
task of policing that priceless water
way, meaning so much for the
worlds commerce and the future of
mankind? Russia, if clothed and
IN ITS right mind. would shout Il,
of course But there would be-
chorus of opposition, as il would
make Russia overwhelmingly great.
Great Britain is already overbur-
dened, as the worlds Chief of Police.
does not want this job and ought
not be asked TO take it. Germany
long has been casting covetous
glances in that direction: but TO
trust Germany with the control of /
ConstantinOple and the Dardanelles
is unthinkable. Wha then? The |
speaker defers his answer until the !
night address.
On Thursday night Doctor Powers
gave a lyceum address, a small adj |
fee being charged. His |
topic was America and World |
Leadership Before the war our
country was rapidly forging its way
to a position of national leadership. |
What was before coming gradually. |
now has come as if by miracle. |
While other nations have been i'm
poVerished by the war we have
grown rich. The cost of the war.
Tor our government, approximates
thirty billions of dollars-thirty
thousand millions! The figures
'tagger US. But the money paid out
has gone TO our own citizens. In
considering the expenses Of other
governments, it is to be remembered
nat much of the money expended
has gone abroad, most of it 10 the
United States. Before the war we
we're owing abroad ten thousand
of dollars. This has beenl
reversed. and more than ten thous-
ma millions are due to us. On the
'ther hand, the cost TO Great Brit
I'm of this war has been One-third
II all its wealth. The cost TO France
las been two-thirds. The whole
world excepting possibly Japan.
has agents in this country seeking
q negotiate loans. We are the
'urse holders of the human race!l
The physical force once required
o carry on great enterprises, and
o produce wealth, was chiefly hu-
nan muscle. Now il is the black
liant reposing in the bosom of the