New-York tribune., 1919-04-25
Wilson Told That Newspa-
pers Are Solidly Behind
Liberty Loan. Happy LA
bility of People in Victory
Two Governors Present
Allen. of Kansas, and Edge.
of n. j., Guests: Lane
Talks of Land for Soldiers


Association reached its climax last
night in a dinner at the Waldorf As
toria Hotel Editors and publishers
representing every state in the Union
we're among the 400 who attended the
dinner, and two states were repre-
These we're Kansas and New Jersey.
The Governors sat at the guest table
in the persons of Henry j. Allen and
Walter t. Edgc.
The grand ballroom of the hotel was
decorated with the colors of the Al
led nations and of the United States,
and the orchestra followed the "Star-
Spangled Banner" with God Save the
hng' and the "Marseillaise." Amer
iean affairs held first place IN the
speeehes and the table talk,
Franklin H. Lane, Secretary of the
Interior waa the prne,pal speaker, He
emphasized the Importance in the read.
lustment period IN the tnted States
pi throwing open public landa to re
tutning seldiora, THIS Transformation
of the sword into the plouphahare
would not only assist the soldiers
themselves. and he in accord with the
desire of many of them. hc said. but
would be of great benefit to the ma
tion. 1t would aid the nation spirit
ualiy IN its Amcricanl1ation pro
erammc as we'll as practically in the
matter of foodstufs. he thought
Lane Urges Amercanlzation
Secretary Lane urged the publishers
to support the Americanization bill as
no c1 : J.,
mcr, he said, would within eight years
add 100000 to the number of persons
m this country who could read knelish
Il was inspired, he said. with the knowl-
edge that out of 1000 600 American
soldiers 100000 could not read or write
at all. and framed with the KNOWLEDGE
that S,000.000 persons in this country
could neither read nor write English.
Hand in hand with it, he declared,
went the reclamation bill, which would
end the 'crime' which left 100000 900
acres of land idle when men were clam
orlng for farms. Secretary Lane said
ne had received letters from 81 600 SOL
diers who wanted to get to work on
dams and irrigation projects. with the
idea of stalking out homesteads in the
territory thus rendered fertile
We can expand out reclaimed land"
he said. into a domain seven times the
slzeof Virginia without losing single
drop of blood, by the expenditure mere
Y of money and energy. Let us say to
tho soldier: Go on the land and work;
receive wages while building fences,
bitches, barns and homes, and pay I'm
Gle sam back after forty years"
Bolshevism, Secretary Lane said,
forswore the principles upon which
the United States founded and
which had governed its development
Built Upon Four Pillars
Our civilization is built upon four
pillars he said, democracy, marriage
religion and business. We have been
told recently that democracy is a
against society; religion, insanity, and
business, organized piracy.
This nation is not perfect; it is a
perfecting country that is, d growing
country, young country and | hope
It Will always be young. | hope it will
always have something to be bettered.
Tor that which cannot be bettered is
dead thing. If there are vital evils
ia this country that cannot be remedied
under the present form of government.
then let Us have revolution. But when
man comes forward with an untried
remedy | say to him: Show us.
America says to Europe Look to
US and not to the East. We have told
these people not that our democracy
IS panacea, but that it is the ma
ehinery by which they may become
the masters Of their own destiny.'
John Stewart Bryan, editor of
The Richmond (Va) Leader
vas toastmaster. He was introduced
by Frank =. Glass. Of "The Birming-
nam Ala Age Herald" president Of
The association.
Governor Allen on Farming
Governor Allen, who was the hrst
lfHr id L<
o. Secretary Lanes plan TO send Amer
ca 5 soldiers back 10 the soil Such
iarmers would prove the greatest bull
MARK against Socialism Bolshevism
not beng menace to his mind-Gov-
ernor Alien declared.
Cttlzens won't spring TO arms for
'ner boarding house with much en-
'huslasm," he said, but they'll fight
20 the last ditch for their homes,
believe that one OF the fundamental
feasons FOR Granoe's triumph over Ger
many aud reason why Bolsheviam
never can penetfates France. Is that
40 per cent ot the tllera oil the soil
ia France own the soil they tin"
Governor Allen wsa ia France with
INC Red Cross. and said nc was talk
ine from personal observations lie
GOT round of applause hy a reference
70 Postmaster General Bufloeon,
As 80 Nf burloaon. ho said, "we
must insist upon the domohllizat ion
Of all those regulativo things that We
don't need any more, and it is good TO
know that cure ia coming soon fut
our national lockjaw."
Thomas Has New Viewpoint
Augustus Thomas wasn't 20 sure that
foa can cure all things with three
acres and a COW" One Of the most po-
'ent factors in the read Justmcnt period,
Jr. Thomas thought, was the return to
civilian life of 100000 men who had
become jmbued with the new notion
nat the man who VAS willing 30 work
must be fed
Our boys are coming back with a
ncw viewpoint and new kind Of
democracy" ne ssid. '"fhey worked
md suffered and we're fed and they
fs'lt that they deserved 20 be fed. They
#lll come hack feeiing that every man
mo works has rign, 10 be fed The
ny ~ coming when nc VIII all recog-
nize the right Of thc man vino is Will
ing ~ work ~ demand food and the
necessity Of providing some means for
fatipn1ng every willing man and dis
iplning the unwilling.
J don't think our soldiers returning
Hofne wiil ljke All ne have done in their
snsence Some good things have come
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