Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-25

Community Efficiency conference Mr..
Israel said Maine was undertaking
the most daring. enterprising thing
to create a rural neighbor league.
which will be the laying of a fourda-
ton Of the real cornerstone of Chris
ton democracy that will be real
League Of Nations.
Mr.. Harrington Emerson Of New York
Mr.. Harrington Emerson of New
York. efficiency engineer was the next
speaker of the evening. He recalled
his visit to Maine IS years ago and
said from that visit he always had
pleasant associations of Maine and
felt quite at home here. History is
divided, he said, into periods of rout-
inc. There are long periods and with
them are short periods of changes.
See it in the butterfly. see it in the
human being, in the birth and
growth through life, to the death of
man. We are fortunate to have
lived in a great period. 1914 to 1924
will be the most important in the de-
velopment Of humanity than ever has
happened. What is the lesson?
What is the issue? Why did it break
down barriers? Why did white,
yellow. black, red all join hands to-
sether. Why did Catholics and
Protestants forget their differences
for the time? What was the issue
that brought all the world together?
The first thing that a mother teach
es her child is to substitute principle
for expediency. This was originated
ny Egypt. handed from them to
Greece. to Rome, England, Belgium,
France America learned it from
England. The Germans had never
been blessed or had the benefit by
being under the lesson, principle
stands higher than eXpediency.
What is a treaty but a scrap of pa
per? the Germans said and they tore
it up. This is what brought about
their downfall. This was as true in
military affairs as in moral.
There are two methods OF warfare:
The pounce or dash method, like the
cat springing upon its unsuspecting
prey; the wolf dash method of taking
up d lIdil II liOuIS Olu ana loIiON lIlS
it up and never letting so. For 40 years.
for 100 years. Germany has been plan
ming the ''pounce" method. When that
failed they didn't have principle
enough to give up. but are still giving
excuses for their defeat. They had no
copper, no gut cotton. no food reserves.
no man reserves. Didn't know Belgium
would resist, didn't know England
would interfere and. least of all. didn't
know America would interfere. are
some of the reasons the Germans give
for their defeat Why We're we dragged
into this conaic." Because the whole
world gathered together to uphold prin-
ciple above eXpediency. sitting here
at the peace table, just as much as
they in Paris, we shall be true to prin-
ciple rather than expedency, he said
in closing
Gov. Carl e. MiIlken
Three long cheers and tiger We're
given Governor Carl E. Milliken and
then speech. speech, was the next
request. 1t was explained by Mr. Day
that the Governor was not feeling well
enough to talk. but he arose and ex-
pressed his pleasure in being present.
saying that he was like the committee
on appropriations when someone came
to them and wanted them to reduce the
amount asked for-they were speech
less. He was heartily responded for
this bit Of wit and Mr.. Day offered
that they couldn't have come from Au-
burn or Lewiston to make such a re-
quest.
Mr.. Raymond Robins. Of the World
Mr.. Raymond Robins of Chicago and
the World was next introduced by
Chairman Day. He was given splen-
did ovation. He had wonderful mes
sage for the people and so many times
I he told Of the things for which he was
thankful. He said in part: He grant
ed it a great privilege to be in Maine
again to speak. This is his first public
speech since his return from Russia
and he has been still long time for
him. He thought the work in the Pine
Tree State which is through the COM
mon ways. the state, the church. the
schools, one of the finest expressions
there is in the democratic world. Now
We feel a sense of gratitude. as if II
great burden has been lifted from men
We see the great enterprise of the
great world war rightly won and We
think of those who have sloriouslv
died. We think of the sons OF the o6tr
Division. II knew some of them in the
universities OF your State and counted
it an honor 10 know them. l know Of
nothing more witnessing than these,
young men who had no share in the
great quarrel. that they should have to
60 out in the morning of life and pa
/ the final price. May We feel that the
fathers and mothers who gladly sent
their sons to war are under our es-
pecial care in the evening of thei
years Unframed in the enterprise Of
foremost soldiers of the world.
Il am thankful for the fields of
Flanders, there free men of the world
have mingled their blood against au-
i tocracy. I am grateful for the unity
OF nations under the extreme condi-
tons. We are diverse people. Here
many tongues are gathered. We came
out of that chaotic hour. finding it
difficult to agree upon any definite
plan. l come from the old South. With
all due honor to my forefathers.
feel that the South fought on the
wrong size Of the problem. Then this
war shone forth. The call came. The
| nation rose as one man. North. South.
sons of rich. sons OF poor black
| white, side by side. going forth to