South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-14
FATHER AND SONS
UNITE At BANQUET
Dr.. H. c. WiIlett and Lieut.. |.
RoSSiter Principal Speakers
at Y. M. c. A. Celebration.

What America has gained from
the worlds war and life I'm KuItur
Kaptivity'' were told to go fathers
and sons at the Fifth Annual Faith
er and Son banquet given at the
Y. NJ. c. A. last evening Amer
lean Ideals in the Light of the
World War" was the subject OF the
talk given BY DR. Herbert c. Will
lett of the University OF Chicago.
DR. Willett said in part:
There are just two statues in the
world in my view, first the statue
Of liberty. a figure of a woman
CARRIED in the cloak of peace and
lifting aloft the torch OF education
This statue that greets all migrants
when they first reach America. The
second statue is the wooden figure
of the German war-lord. Gen. Won
Hindenburg. Here the people man
fest their loyalty by driving iron.
silver and gold nails into the figure.
How interesting IL is TO know these
two statues symbolic the different
countries. One standing for peace
and education, the other for war
and the Germans were beaten at
their own game.
shortly before the war an Amer
lean was visiting Berlin and was
taken into great secrecy by a Ger
man Of high standing. The German
informed the American that there
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Germany was hopeful that Great
Britain would enter into the con-
flict so that Germany might clean
the slate at once of all her enemies
Then the conhding German inform
ed the American that he knew what
this country would do. and seemed
to think that this knowledge was
very humorous. The American was
baffled and could not grasp the
meaning of the German and asked
the answer. Why replied the
German, the answer is very sim
pie, America shall raise a great ar
my and take Canada
Germany Has Lost All.
1--WE have all of Canada that we
want. her friendship, trade. system
of education and all. Here we are
n nation that has twice been at war
with Great Britain and we have a
border line OF 5000 miles between
us and Canada without single
fort. does this imply that we wan;
Canada? Germany's loss in this
war is beyond estimation. When
the war started she stated that she
n D~F Mfr~-
many was slowly obtaining the
trade Of the world. Why, you ask,
She did not have better products,
better craftsmanship but IL was be-
cause OF her Flooding way. Like
missionaries the Germans entered
the Orient and introduced their
60 DIS. Unlike our American sales
man, who enter a field and do not
stay, the Germans stuck and intro
duced their goods and reports from
various trades councils show that
Germany was only obtaining a
strong foothold on the trade of the
world.
Today, all the places maintained
by Germans in the Orient, are clos
ed. Germany has lost. The finest
commercial ships in the world were
owned by Germans. Today there is
not single ship afioat on the seven
seas flying the German flag. Her
colonies are lost, not because the
allies seek vengeance. but because
the inhabitants do not desire TO re-
turn to the old form of govern
ment. When the Germans left their
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home in the colonies of Germany.
instead OF coming to the United
States or Canada? Because they
sought enlightment and wanted TO
be free from the form OF govern
ment that existed in their home
country. Germany lost her soul and
her intellectual leadership.
Cost OF u. ;. Small.
we have seen our sons come
marching home. never again shall
they be placed on any altar of am
bition. We shall prevent it, Our
cost has not been as great as that
of our allied brothers and now that
we came through and helped we
are glad that we got some by-prod-
ucts out OF il. We all have "A new
sense OF patriotism and a greater
reverence for "Old Glory" We have
gained a new sense of the value Of
physical discipline in boys. At
present we might be able TO pass a
universal training law but l am not
so sure OF it, passage five years
from today We know what the
war is and will not have it and have
gained marvellous value Of youth.
A new meaning and extent OF the
world has been brought TO our door.
Fathers. l want 10 say to YOU that
too little time is spent with your
sons You owe TO your boys to de-
vota more time IN them and not LOT