Evening journal., 1919-03-31
PU0LiC SENIEM Mt
Will solve ILLS
This is Theory of Ed tor
Palmer Who Spoke at
Open Forum
BOLSHEVlKI SHOULD
BE TREATED ROUGH

Democracy in the Making" was dis
cussed at the Open Forum OF West
minister Church last night by Henry r.
Palmer. chief editorial writer OF the
Providence Journal The meeting was
presided over by George Carter, editor
OF the Evening Journal. who also intro
duced Mr.. Palmer. The speaker re-
ferred to the Bolsheviki as mean, cow
ardly wretches who should be treated
rough.
Mentioning the comradeship which
IS supposed 10 be part Of the platform
Of Bolshevism but which Mr.. Pal
mer claimed was not lived up TO. he
told how this Ideal, II made practical
might do much in lessening the strain
between capital and labor and thus
help to strengthen the democracy that
e. is the worlds goal" today.
Mentioning the squalid structures
some Of our own workmen are living
in today Mr.. Palmer contrasted them
with the system that Is being adopted
by all large manufacturing concerns in
England and being initiated 10 a small
extent in this country He spoke Of the
individual villages that concerns have
built around their plants to house the
wOrkmen, mentioning In this connection
the fact that the dupont Company Is
doing something Of the same kind in
It's Wawaset Park development.
Optimism ami courage, the spirit
Of the French that made them smile in
misfortune and fight harder than ever.
Mr.. Palmer would have Us adopt in our
dealings whether national or interna-
tional. In connection with the neces- /
sity for being optimistic, Mr.. Palmer
stated that he did not think we should
worry about governmental affairs be-
cause public sentiment In the end
would govern the action Of those at /
the helm" The old questions, be added
Of judicial notification" OF "execu- ,
tive usurpation," will solved by public /
sentiment when the times comes.
Mr.. Palmer covered much ground IN /
bis lecture last evening. taking as his I
main points those things in our lives /
which might be expected TO strengthen !
democracy. change IN the educa- |
tiOnal system Of the country he con- !
sidered Imperative for the attainment /
Of the ideals we now have in mind lie (
prophesied q new era in educational
methods. telling how within the last
few months the large universities have
dropped Greek from their curriculum 1
and instead are now teaching the po-
litical history Of Europe.
Speaking Of the relation between cap
ltal and labor, Mr.. Palmer stated that
be believed the day was coming when
the emplOye would be an equal sharer
in the responsibility with his employ
er and would have at least a say in the
control Of the company by which he
might be employed.
Following the general custom Of the /
Forum after Mr.. Palmer had finished I
speaking there was an open discussion
Of the various points he had made dur
ing the course Of his lecture. Chris
topher L. Ward, Henry NJ. Candy.
Thomas Davis, Dr.. C. E. Terry. Or. Jo-
seph H. Odell, General Charles Bird and
others took that part OF Mr.. Palmer's
lecture which concerned itself with
educational matters for a controversial 8.
discussion.
Mr.. Ward would cut down the vaca-
ton time In all educational institu-
tions and thus finish the schooling Of
the children sooner. Or. Odell asked
for a more Intimate relationship be-
tween the citizens and the manage
ment Of the school as well as more in
terest on the part Of the parents in the :
way schools are conducted. Other
followed the same line Of
thought. Ii