Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-22

afraid SO muCh or the open ano aVoWeo
enemies OF the government, the reds
and radicals and Bolshevists, but he did
fear the altruistc hisbbrow element
that Ia creeping into the country, even
into our school books and our homes
II is not SO much these who are open
~ defyinE the government that we
must watch. We can meet them with
machine guns. But we need to watch
those who are half-hearted. our neigh
bors who are ready to compromise or
some things.
This is no time for compromise
with the flag and all it stands for"
declared the congressman. IF we COM
promise. we are lost"
1t is easy enough to get up and de-
nounce reds and extremists, the speak
or said, but it is another thing to stick
closely by the old principles ourselves.
Many are beginning to fear and are
ready to effect some sort Of a compro-
mise which will make things easier.
in the hope Of staving off the evil times
which have gripped European countries.
Europe. whose fabric has been rotten
for a thousand years. had to go through
this baptism of blood and even this
may not purge her. There are now Fl
wars going on in Europe while the
peace pact, improved to prevent war.
| is going into effect
Men are preaching the insidous doc
trnc that we can live without work.
! The radical, the compromiser, the par
lor Bolshevist. the mushy sentimental
list greed for the almighty dollar, must
he controlled. 1t is greed which is our
eyesorc, which brought cheap labor TO
this country and secluded il in certain
districts which have become hotbeds
of crime. simply because our own peo
pie would not do our work for the
wages which these foreigners would
The barbaric revels and the wanton
dis play of wealth by idiotic people who
have more money than brains" said
the congressman. will be our down
fall unless we can remedy it,
This is a good time to stick to the
old constitution" said the speaker, and
10 remember the words of st. Paul
Prove all things; hold fast that which
! is good
Congressman Greene's closing words
were Let us keep in the faith Of the
fathers and ride in a safe anchorage of
the past He then called upon the audi
ence to rise and sing two verses OF
America" which closed the meeting.
OTHER BRIEF SPEECHES
Lieut.. Governor Stone and Dean Hills
spoke briefly, the former commencing
the great advances which agriculture has
made in Vermont during the last few
years and predicting much greater i'm
provements during the next 20 years
Dean Hills told the dairymen and sugar
makers that the doors Of the University
, of Vermont were always open to them
, whenever they wished to come here fol
either meetings or otherwise, that the
brIil heln tn
to the college authorities, and that il
, was hoped that that the annual meet.
ings of these organizations might be held
here every year.
OFFICERS ELECTED AT FINAL
SESSION
The Vermont Dairymens association
: closed its three days annual meeting o.
, 1890 at the University Of Vermont gym
nasium about 430 Thursday afternoon
; with the election of officers for the com
ing year. The new officers are as follows
President. s. L. Harris of Proctor; frs
: vice. president. T., G. Hills of Nortl
Montpelier; second vice-president, Georg
II. Terril of Morrisvile; secretary
Orlando +. Martin of Plainfield IRE
e elected; treasurer, Walter II. Harrington
4 of North Pomfrct; auditor. Fred l.. Davi
of Hartford.
AT the afternoon meeting Thursday, tn
= report of the treasurer was read, show
i ing that the association now has on hand
o after the paying of all bills, $7s5.37 TIL
II report was accepted and adopted TIL
. speakers Of the afternoon were Dean j. l.
y Hills of the Agricultural College of tn
c University of Vermont: T.. S. Adams Q
= Bowdoinham. Me-, president Of the NeN
q England MIX Producers association; an
: p. NJ. Harwood of Boston, Representative
q CT The Massachusetts Milk Bureau.
l. Before his talk, Dean Hills reported 70
8 tho resolutions committee, and the repo,
II was accepted and adopted as follows:
=. THE RESOLUTIONS
!, Assembled IN joint session, we tn
- dairymen and sugarmakers of Vernon
;, express our appreciation Of the Of
y forts OF speakers, exhibitors. tn
University. and of all who have contr
y, butod TO the success of our CATHERINE
:, Especially do we recognize the courtes
= OF the Burlington Light and Power con
parry IN furnishing free light and powe
: for use in the exhibitors hall.
We believe that the extension servic
of the University OF Vermont has dor
effective work during the past six year
:. We congratulate the last General A.
sembly and the State on the passage {
- the measure which has enabled count
;, agents, home demonstration agents an
boys and girls club leaders in l3 We
-. mont counties more adequately to serN
=. their constituencies. We urge the Sena'
~ and House committee on agriculture
Congress to consider how important
~ thing it is in the interest of all classes I
" society that production be maintained |
:, ii profitable level. and how vital factt
~, in the solution of that problem Is d
20 educational work centering about tho
extension services. We respectfully SUI
nit that the curtailment Of extensit
=, funds would not be In the interests
~ !, true economy but that, on the contrar
W more would he lost than would be game
- by the attempt to save few dollars.
~ We deprecate the establishment by Il
y" Federal Department of Agriculture of II
!" S2.5 PEI cent. fat standard in butter. "
~ are at one with associations of butte
- makers and creamery men in the MIDI
West and elsewhere in our belief that
" Is an inconsistent and impractical
figure. We urge the so per cent standal
no commonly adopted in other countries.
he We hereby instruct our secretary to 70
he ward TO the honorable secretary of agr
u. culture and to Hon. G.. ~. Haugen. chat