The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-05-24
Gives Fine Lecture Sunday
Night On The Interna-
tional Mind
ATTITUDE OF u. S.
in WORLD AFFAIRS
Mentions Fact That Foreign
Population OF Knox Coun-
ty Is Not Large


Kenyon college, Gambler, spoke Sun.
day evening in this city at union
meeting of the Congregational and
Presbyterian churches at the church
Of the former congregation.
His subject was "The Information.
al Mind" That such meeting could
be held by the members OF two de.
nominations and be addressed by a
leading representative OF third is an
evidence of the broadminded cathol.
icity that prevails In this community
and county and is further evidence
and proof of harmony and unity of
purpose among those laboring in the
Masters vineyard.
A large and representative number
of the two congregations were pres
ent to hear DR.. Peirce spak. He Is
well known in Mt. Vernon and highly
esteemed by members of other demon.
nations than his own which he SO
greatly honors.
In the address given by him, Dr.
Peirce took a broad view OF the duty
and responsibility, resting upon the
United States in it's attitude toward
world affairs. He said 1t Is desirable
that we, should remind ourselves of
the peculiar conditions under which
the people of other nations live. We
should recognize the necessity for
thinking of questions broader than
the state of government under which
we live.
In illustration of his point, DR..
Peirce mentioned the fact that the
population of Knox county is homo.
geneous and that our foreign popula-
ton is not large. 1t cited further,
also, that we are located near to the
very hear of the American republic,
We have little practical use, he con.
tinued, for any other language than
English. 1t is therefore but natural
for us to think largely in English
terms and to incline to think narrow.
ly in American lines.
In recent years, America has
changed its attitude toward the world.
In the development and exposition of
this thought, DR.. Peirce traced the
history of the American government
through what he termed the "period
of childhood, youth and maturity"
This nation came into its youth In
the administration Of President Mon
roe, who in the Monroe doctrine told
the nations Of Europe that the United
States had no concern in their af-
fairs and that they could have none in
the government of this hemisphere.
with the Monroe doctrine" said DIR.
Peirce, the United States entered
upon period of independent youth"
This period he indicated for 75 years.
The period OF maturity came with
our declaration OF war with Spain in
1898 when the United States attain.
ed her final stature In history enter.
ing the international field. This rep.
resented Il real change In the policy
of the United States. Having taken
this stel. it would be wrong for us
to turn back.
"The Atlantic has grown narrow,
very much narrower than at the end
of the 18th century" In illustration,
Or. Peirce related that 1t took Bishop
Chase month to cross the Atlantic
when he went to England to raise an
endowment fund for the Institution
that was to become Kenyon college.
1t further took him more than year
to raise the endowment. Today the
ocean may be crossed in few days
and the fund collected within few
weeks. Tho cable and wireless tele-
graph nave brought tho means o.
communication still lower.
Our relations with the countries
of Europe" continued DIR. Peircs,
have been becoming nearer and
more intimate, They are bound to be-
come still more intimate. whether we
want 1t or not. 1t is our duty to do
our full part"
Taking up another line OF thought,
DIR. Peirce said 1t is difficult for an
American to recognize that our Amer.
lean system of government could have
other than admirers on the part of
our European cousins In this con.
nection he mentioned his own feeling
OF surprise when, several years ago,
a German exchange professor ut Ken.
yn contrasted the American and Ger.
man governmental systems with some
evidence OF condescension. America