The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-04

the secret Of what must be accomplished.
The children go TO school, learn English
.and then 90 home. The father goes TO
the factory, attends the English class
goes home and he and the children can
talk over the daily news or read the
daily paper, but the mother is excluded
because she understands no English
Soon she begins TO feel her position and
wants to learn what the Others in her
family have learned. Here, then, is
Americas opportunity, to bring into
these homes workers who can begin the
Americanization of the nation right
there. We must show our love for these
people from foreign shores and let them
know that we desire the best things for
them. AS Secretary Lane once said, We
must have passion for Americanization,
which ia the most advanced spirit for a
man and spirit from above.
League of Nations Discussed.
The last speaker on the program was
DR.. William f. Slocum, a member Of the
executive committee of the League to
Enforce Peace, man who has spent con-
siderable time in Germany and other
European countries and who was a mem
Der Of The Hague conference which met
lust before the war. DIR. Sloeum spoke
on the benefit TO be received from
league of nations and the possibility of
such league. Asserting that this league
Of nations is serious business, he went
on to say that the war was caused by
a theory of government which proved
false and dangerous. The Hun and the
Turk were linked up together because
their theories of government were wrong.
Too much power was given there to
person or group of persons, the feeling
that anything is right simply because
some one person wants il so. IL is not
safe for anyone but God Almighty TO
have absolute power.
DIR. olocum because of his residence at
one time in Germany could easily watch
the downfall of the nation.
He went on to say, Is democracy safey
and answered his question by saying,
Not always. Russia, Poland, Hungary
and even ourselves at the present time,
when bombs are being distributed prom
iscuously, are examples of what democ-
racy should not be- Democracy made
anarchy is the most dangerous of all.
IeWOEThCY IHusb De AiEhJ-~li hihVui Sut-
Gated and made moral.
Instead of the quotation, "to make the
nation safe for democracy" DR.. Slocum
would have it read, TO make democracy
safe for the nation" What happened
under the old theory of government lay
in the idea that the greatness of a ma
ton or a group of nations lies in being
able to crush other nations.
One of the greatest military experts
of the war recently said that military
power, great armies and navies, make
for war and that a league of nations is
the only step to bring peace.
Austria was in just the condition to
pounce on Servia after the Balkan wars,
which it did in 1914 Treaties of peace
never settle questions in dispute; they
are merely truces of war. Instead of
groups Of nations armed to the teeth,
all nations must unite to get rid of war.
The world doesn't want war and we are
irving to get out of ia Referring to the
new gas, the discovery of which was
recently announced to the world, DIR.
Slocum stated that nephew Of his,
scientist, who had been extensively en-
gagged in war work, made to him the
statement that should there be another
war the horrors of the one just past
would be like ehild's play, for the next
would begin scientifically where the last
one left off.
Thus, the forming of league of ma
tions is the nations only hope Of peace.
This only means the tying together of
all nations, which means no more war.
1t will be the beginning of new era
and the end of the old. 1t will take in
all nations when the time comes, even
Germany, when she has been licked into
shape, and Russia, when she gets onto
her feet, as she is bound to do some
time. Ten years will see great changes
when this league of nations gets to
work The new era will begin the pros
perity of all nations, both individually
and collectively The smaller countries
must be made to feel that they are TO be
helped, not subdued. Politicians should
keep their hands off this question.
The last war was between God and
the devil and now the great Prince of
Peace ia knocking for admission. Shall
we open the door or keep it closed
Americas opportunity is at hand. If
this constructive work is not done, if
the league of nations is not formed and
if the United States does not back it,
there will be more war.