Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-07

Prominent Boston Attorney
Now Resident in Phoenix,
Has Given Substantial
Evidence of His Belief

Safe and sane business demands
subduing of radicalism. This can best
be done through education"
George II. Maxwell has backed up
this opinion he expressed by founding
and endowing "a United States citizen
ship chair in the University OF Boston.
Leaving his business interests of the
east, Mr. Maxwell arrived here with his
wife yesterday with the intention of
spending a part of the winter at Castle
Hot Springs. Although the east claims
the greater part of his time Mr.. Max
we'll is a legal resident of Phoenix.
He has decided opinions on the cause
and cure OF the present social unrest
and proves the practicability of his
ideas by putting them into action.
Despite the insiduous propa sanda
which apparently is being directed
against this government. it cannot be
disrupted" said Mr.. Maxwell. The
government of the United States will
not fail, because il is composed of
well educated citizenship. If the masses
of the workingmen had proper degree
of intelligence on the subject OF United
states citizenship. there could be no
overthrowing OF this government. Each
man would be brought 10 realize that
every attempt against the government
was an attack upon himself as a part
of the government He would be
brought to feel a proprietary interest
which would lead him 10 do everything
10 uphold the government rather than
work against it,"
Correct the Dreamer
Mr.. Maxwell pointed out that any
form of government. no matter how
liberal in its views and intentions. nee
essarily was bound by certain limita-
tons: that it would be impossible 70
have even a realized Utopia without
restrictions.
Most of those advocating radicalism
are absorbed with Iop-sided IDEAS he
explained. They are blinded to the
limitations of this country by a desire
TO realize greater possibilities than it
can offer. To correct this and bring
the dreamer back to rational view it
is necessary to induce him 10 study
what this government and this country
is and has 10 offer today. Get his eye
away from the two birds in the bush
and let him study the one in his hand"
Mr.. Maxwell admitted that it would
be impossible for one man to carry on
this campaign OF education. But ne
expressed the belief he had found a
solution of this problem by founding
practical university course for the
education of educators.
BY educating educators 1 mean that
the course is intended TO teach those
already well versed in the fundament-
ais of this government how TO impart
the information to others. 1t is the
only course of its kind offered by any
university. IL is not intended for stu
dents of Americanism, but as a normal
training course in real American citf-
zenship- 1t appeals only TO those who
are vitality interested in the subject.
Discharges the Reds
Il might draw an analogy from the
medical profession. We all have an in
tereSt in our own physical welfare but
we don't study the human body as does
the medical student. The special
course offered at the University of
Boston is only for those who wish to
make a profession of teaching United
States citizenship.
The course discourageS bolSheVism
/. w W.ism. communism and other
forms OF radicalism by teaching what
the present government actually is
and not what might be theoretically
desired
DIR. Frederick 4. Cleveland now oc-
cupies the citizenship chair at the Uni
Versity of Boston. Before his death |
Theodore Roosevelt became interested
IN the idea and had accepted an in
Vitation TO be the first TO occupy the
chair. He had stated that il health
permitted. he would inaugurate the
chair with a series of lectures
MIR. and Mrs. Maxwell will leave this
morning for Castle Hot Springs. They
will make frequent visits TO Phoenix
during the remainder of the winter, for
Mr. Maxwell states that he considers;
this city his home.
Phoenix may well feel proud 10 claim