Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-06
TALKS ON PROBLEM
OF RECONSTRUCTION
Dr.. John w. Hill of Lincoln Me
mortal University, Speaks
Before Rotarians.

The speaker at the luncheon of the
Wilmington Rotary Club at the Hotel
ju Point Yesterday was DIR. John wesley
dill chancellor Of Lincoln Memorial
University. who reviewed the Problems
md Perils OF Reconstruction, with
us,rial reference To some OF the questions
aow agitating the country since The close
81 the war.
DIR. Hill said the two extremes to be
avoided in the solution oil the problems
before the country are reaction and revolu-
tion--going too slow on the one hand or
100 fast on the other The red tiag, said
he speaker, is the symbol of the revolu-
honary class, and does not mean con-
stru ton, but destruction. As Col.
Roosevelt said just before he died, sit
symbolizes all wars upon liberty and
humanity" IL represents the Marian
philosophy. the materialistic basis of life.
at denies God, repudiatcs religion, and
reduces life Ia game of grab and men to
beasts of prey. IL opposes the home, the
sanctuary, the school, the court honse, and
every institution Of civilization. We need
hut glance NJ Russia in order to witness
the devastation and degradation it repre-
sentS.
Referring 10 conditions of the peasants
in Russia under Bolshevik rule, DIR. Hill
said that the representatives of thus Rus.
sian hell upon earth are IN our midst. And
according 10 the reports of the Depart
ment Of Justice. they have brought mil
lions here for propaganda purposes, and II
is being spent IN pernlcious publications,
revolutionary agitation and anarchicl or
-anization. Some 90, 600 OF these Red
emissaries are slipping about under our
flag. distributing their literature by the
carload, whispering their infamous nes
and empty promises INTO the ears oil
American worklngmen.
''Sinoe the signing OF the armistioc there
have been about 10000 strikes in this
country. 90 per cent of which have
becn inspired by these retained Boil
sheviki agitators. They regard the strike
as a little revolution within itself, sort
Of dress rehearsal for the general rcvolu-
ton which they advocate.
we must not allow the agItator to hold
the middle of the stage. We dare no long
or stand aside and witness without pro-
test and without remedy, the dgstrlbu-
ton of hundreds of thousands of tons OF
incendiary literature among our working
people. !,
PATRIOTISM must be more 10 Us In the
future than IN the past; II must mcan
service, rather than statistics; sacrifice
rather than superficial area and giorihed
geography II n the spirit Of sacrifice that
we need lust now. The rich man IS pos
~zsed BY his possessions. He docs not
build highways or endow universities or
contribute to humanitarian institutions.
The rich man recognizes his debtorshlp TO
humanity and ms accountability to God.
You have such men here In Wilmington.
| am not personally acquainted with
many Of them, but their names constitute
a gaiaxy of real exalted American man
hood ! never feel a sense of oppression IN
the presence of Coleman du Pont J owe
hum a big debt of gratitude, so does Ian
coin Memorial University, down yoncer
N the mountains, located IN the midst OF
5000. 900 pure blocded 100 per cent
lArner,cans, who represent the stock from
which Idncoln came. Three years ago
that university, inspired by Lincoln and
organized by General Howard, WAS on the
verge OF a catastrophe. had the oppoT-
tunity Of talking a few minutes with
General du Pont about II. When ] had
briefly stated the case he gave such big
contribution TO our cause that Il WAS pos
sible for me 20 raise an endowment OF
million dollars within less than year
sitter that interview.
This Is a little illustration OF service
which the man rich can render. In these
thrilling, tremendous DAYS when there +
so much criticism, so much fault finding
and knocking so much pesslmsm and
despair, u requires . man who cannot De