South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-16
URGES ALLIANCE
TO DEFEAT REDS
Charles A. Eaton Offers Knife
md Fork Club Unrest
Solution.

Tn order TO form a wall OF iron
asaInst bolshevisFn and anarchy tha.
cannot be broken down capital and
labor must get together and form
some sort OF an alliance in the in
terest Of our nation. Nine-tenths OF
our industrial unrest az the present
time " due TO tho fact that labor
and capital have failed 10 come 10
an understanding. IL Is time for cap
ftal and labor 10 join hands and
walk not IS enemies but as allies
70 develop this country" declared
DR.. Charles a. Eaton, late member
81 the shipping board. in his adj
dress before the members of the
Knife and Fork club at their regular
monthly dinner given at the oliver
hotel.
AIr. Eaton's address followed ad-
dresses by Maj. Gen. Edwin r. Glenn
and Frank Bohn. "A neWspapcrman.
who recently returned from Franco
and who IS now aiding the secretary
of the treasury in the spread Of VIC
tory loan propaganda. Maj. Gen.
Glenn gave graphic illustration OF
the situation prevailing i'm Europe
az the time Of the signing Of the ar
mistice and told Of what action must
be taken in laying Gown the peace
terms 70 Germany if she is &c be
hept from winning the war through
peaceful methods
Bohn. iu nis Ja'k, impressed the
necessity Of rushing the coming Vic
Tory loan campaign in st. Joseph
county Frank +. Herring acted as
POSTMASTER. and music during the
oinner hour was furnished by Mes
sick's orchestra.
DcTnOCracN rs. AutOCTacy.
In Opening his speech. DR.. Eaton
attempted to show the difference be
tween democracy OF America and
tho autOcracy OF Germany. Den oc-
Iacy" ne said. is based on the in
tellisence of the people while au-
tOcracv is the exploitation of the
many by the few for the few
III the truth were really known.
II would be found that thc bolshev-
ism now existing is the illegitimate
child or Prussia and that the kaiser
was the father who laid the child
on the doorstep Of Russia.
10 the task and naturally flew to
pieces when the government of that
country fell into the hands of tho
minority. who had for their leaders
men OF the TrOtsky and Lenine
types. Trotsky is nothing more than
AN. east side SuEman' and outlaw
Ue never had a country and never
had an hour of training in demOc-
racy. and Lenine Is exactly the same
type OF man Is il any wonder that
poor Russia Is lying in the dust to-
day as the result Of the carrying on:
Of the theories Of these men in the
government; Of Russia 30
Offers Three Remedies.
The three remedies offered by DR..
Eaton 10 overcome the trend toward
cOlshevism and anarchy in this
country are, first. to select men and
women for public offices that are
able 20 prCperlS dispense with the
duties OF their offices: second. to
scour the country ana rid il OF indi-
viduals who through their actions
IRE tending TO undermine it; third.
10 close the gates of immigration. SO
enabled to ACQUIRE American souls
Ele also urged The consolidation of
the Protestant churches TO aid in
The production of labor and capital.
Ky such action. ne said. thousands
of dollars would be saved annually
and the preachers could be gwen a
mans job. Work with the pick AMI
shovel should also be given 10 Grim
mails. he said. and the thousands OF
able bodied men that now lug emp
ty plates around in cur fashiona ole
homes should also be supplied with
some honest labor
Conditions Grow Worse.
The conditions IN this country
today are worse than they were two
years ago" said Maj Gen. Glenn.
At that time the country was de-
voting all its energies 10 the prose
cution Of the war and striking the
enemies armies until they admitted
they were licked Now when tho
armistice was signed not a one of
our allies were prepared for peace