South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-23
Prominent Economist Flags Idea
OF Federal Ownership at Monthly
Gathering of Fellowship Members

speaker. An idea in the crafty mind
OF Trotsky overthrow the great ma
ton OF Russia" Mr. Landers told
how, with the assistance OF Lenine.
the seeds OF class production. dis
tribution and consumption were dis
seminHted through that then pros
porous nation. The misguided peo-
pie believed. and the results are OBJ
vious. he said. They imagined they
would get food. clothing and other
needs at cheaper price, that II
was not right that any one should
own a part Of the earth. which was
made by God for the use OF all
mankind. and ceased 10 work. As
result. the grim hand OF famine has
closed upon them and with their
naturalization Of industry they have
also nationalized their wives and
children" the speaker added
Hurt Many Countries.
Government ownership has hurt
many prominent countries. among
them England and France. Here in
America the state Of South Dakota
IS a typical example. For four years
that state has been a member OF
the United States in name only.
Alien enemies. nearly all of whom
received ultimate conviction, de-
luded the people into believing ,hst
the ownership Of state wide indus
try should be in their hands. Banks,
graneries and other public utilities
fell into their hands and failed. The
men fed and some were captured
but a precedent had already been
/ established which III not correctly
understood might prove the ruin and
/ bankruptcy OF the nation as well
/ The men who sponsored and fos-
tered this idea were anarchists Of a
cleverer species than those who use
/ the crude methods OF bomb and
torch for destruction OF government
/ These men preyed upon the Gre
dulity Of the 100 per cent Ameri.
cans and were successful at least in
part. The grain business in Amer
| lea has almost been disorganized by
/ farmers who, believing that the cap
\ itahstic medium could be over
/ thrown. made a futile but fatal at
! tempt TO apply the cooperative idea.
/ Further on in his address Mr. Ian
ders spoke particularly 70 govern.
mental ownership Of railroads anC
said that he could not see why Other
nationwide enterprises might b,
| taken over as well if the principl,
was sound, and in speaking of th'
| cooperative methods in business de
clared that cooperation in that sens,
I was one-half of socialism and tn,
3 other half was communism.
Discusses Problems.
MOntaville Flowers, who gave th'
/ closing address, chose as his subjec
3 America Looking Ahead" in which
the vital problems that confront tn,
nation were in turn explained anC
] discussed. The so-called yellow
I peril" so much discussed I'm con
nection with the disarmament con
/ ference. now in progress at the ma
tons capital, was explained from
the attitude of one who keeps il
close touch with the affairs Of tn
world. Mr. Flowers was at Wash
: ington during the opening Of tn,
conference and his extensive knOwl
edge as a writer of worldwide prob
lens has given him an insight int
the situation that has been reached
by few.
As an entertainer of the highes
quality Laurant gave a performance
of magic that has been surpassed
by few The Great Laurant, as h
IS called. has spent 10 years of hi
life in the science OF magic, an,
was as interesting as he was mysti
flying.
T. J. w. Fink. general manage
of the Mishawaka Wooden Co. acte,
POSTMASTER, and Rev. Burnette de
liyered the invocation.
The music for the evening wa
rendered by the Davis orchestra, o
South Bend. Those who attended tn
meeting declared that the Davis en-
tertainers were without doubt tn
best group of musicians they IA
heard this year and expressed tn
wish that they might entertain NOR
fraunanf1V in MfGba