South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-11-11

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70 owners II follows that the hold
ers OF the securities would get so
per cent Of their property taken
away from them. This is the most
portentOUs action i'm all govern
+ ment.
Previous Crisis.
This is not the first time that we
have passed through a crisis Our
/ fathers after the Revolution, for a
period of five years We're confronted
with a similar crisis IL was a period
OF general unrest. General Gage
wanted military force to handle
the situation and called a meeting Of
generals TO make plans for a mill
| tary force. II was then that the i'm
mortal Washington made an appeal
for free government and not a mi
litary force. His plan was adopted
This was not enough. however,
| but a force Of unpaid soldiers went
10 Philadelphia and congress was
forced to fee II was the start Of a
'bolshevist' uprising. Sheys boil
shevist' rebellion was finally put
! down by small army
Traces Events.
The speaker took occasion TO trace
the historical events that followed
/ which resulted in the formation of
/ the constitution which had for its
/ object the preservation of the indi-
vidual. He pleaded that every man
take more interest in public welfare
| to preserve the principles set forth
/ i'm the constitution. After showing
/ at length the events leading up to
} Washington's farewell address the
speaker said that the whole indus
trial situation has been predicted
and quoted from Thomas McCauley
and Herbert Spencer of the 18th cen
fury as authorities. Continuing he
said:
"Our constitution can exist as long
as there is public opinion TO support
/ it. But without public opinion II
cannot exist. 1t is a matter for ap-
Z prehension that there is a decay in
/ the public belief"
| The speaker stated that he did not
question the right Of labor TO organ
! ize. but in a brief way outlined the
| dangers that are to be found in their
/ methods of settlement of vital ques-
tons He said at the present time
( it is not a question of few men,
I but of four million men who have
openly defied their government He
said that while he was a republican
/ he could truthfully say the attorney
general was right when lie told the
representatives of labor in Judge An
derson's court that when a quarrel
/ reaches the magnitude Of millions
/ and affects the welfare Of the nation
/ that if this government did not so
| into the courts and say this evil, THIS
wrong. shall not be. il would cease
: TO be functioning.
Must support L. :.
Mr.. Beck said: AT this time we
must support our government and
our president 1 am not CONCERNED
i'm the league of nations but l am
concerned about the league of states.
We must know who is master and
obey that master and thus maintain
/ the state. If there was ever an hour
when we must stand back of our
government it is now. We must ed
ucate the laboring man so that he
can see the necessity of necessaries
! of life. We must teach the gospel
/ Of work and more work and not less
work as a means Of livelihood. Then
/ You must go to his soul You must
show him that God, who is the lead
or, is the guide Of all men
Summarizing the aids for the pre-
| servation of the nation and the gov
eminent ne made a plea that chill
dren be taught Americanism. Not
the Americanism that is taught in
/ the schools. But that the word
I American which from its derivation
means all conquering work or
work that conQuers'.'
Conclude Program.
Douglas Mallock, the lumberman' $
poet. delivered a humorous talk on
the business of a poet. concluding
/ the evenings program Music dur
ing the dinner was furnished by
! Messicks orchestra. Rev. r. Ever
+ EFT Carr. vicar Of ST. James church,
asked the invocation and DR.. G. A.
Lippincott was POSTMASTER. In his
+ Introductory remarks delivered a
stirring talk on the industrial situa-
ton OF today and made a plea for
| LOYALTY TO the president and courts
/ Of the country.
NEW CARLISLE