Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-11-11
MANY HEAR
SPEAKERS AT
MASS MEETING

p!of Gordon S. Watkins of the de-
narll ent of economics at the nniver-
sjl, addressed gathering at Labor
tan Yesterday afternoon, taking as his
spl,f.t. THE Attitude of Labor to
World nisaImament.'
In beginning lrof. Watkins out
lined few questions of vital interest
which he proposed TO discuss. The
ores ions were:
The complete abolition of war.
> Disarming of nations
. The substitution of reason for
force and OF ingenuity for war.
In showing the attitude and possi-
hiHiies of labor, Mr.. Watkins said:
The great mass OF laboring people
constitute majority of the popula'
iion. Organized labor has taken the
initiative TO bring the world To peace.
The working man, of all people, has
absolutely the least to gain from war.
The question Of disarmament Is dis
tussed from two points of view. The
so-ealled radical view and the con
seryative view. The radicals arc rep
resented in the great socialist move
ment of the world, which cannot be
undcrestimated, for il is great force.
THE ideal is the establishment OF
human happiness, to bring the human
race into peace and good will. JUS
tiee. morality and good will without
respect to color, race, creed or nation
ality is the ideal. To attain this is 10
further plan for the complete aboli-
tion OF war This ideal is one thing
We have in common as Christians,
whatever We may believe as regards
labor
war; said Mr. Watkins. lis $194, ,000,-
100000 but this does not represent
the actual cost. Viewed from every
angle, the world war cost the nations
s330.0O0 100000. With 55.000.00 men
at arms, turned from the peaceful in
dustries into war industries, with 10,
100000 lives forfeited, with 100000
more unborn that would have been
living In tn world, with a total loss
estimated from all angles of $4,000. 900
lives forfeited, the great war was an
unparalleled disaster to the nations OF
the earth"
The speaker stated his belief that
another such war would result in the
utter destruction of civilization and
The realization of a worse condition
'hrnout the world than followed the
war in Russia.
we entered the war convinced that
lhru this war all wars would end. rhe
majority OF American. English and
rrehch laboring people favored the
war Tor this reason. The majority of
SOCIALISTS forgot their historic antag-
unism TO war because they saw the
end OF war;
WIN regard to the conservative at
nude Of war. Mr.. Watkins reviewed
,' ne history OF the American Fedora
,on OIL labor which, he stated. had led
"e conservative forces in a study OF
ns 10 end war. He noted the out.
.0me OF frequent national conventions
ne federation in 1913, 1914, 1919
au 1870, indicating that labor is to
credited with marked progress in
,,"ng It's ideal. One result of the at.
,ba s'uue OF labor, Mr.. Watkins said, was
o. eSiilng of the disarmament confer.
sHCe a, by President Harding.
so,,t nave no patience with the phiIo.
W. w mat men will always figp,
raao ~ 10 men fight? For a number ,f
lioUas' lis;ooas Because of conflicts over rc
~ ~ Vl This is true of India. II not
ns,iaut ,-i,iueflca' today, because of an inter
rjon j'ua, "a, psychology. hatred and suspi-
ana ~. lI-Vlll and bigotry. seIfshness
M, n sae International yellow press.
sesrsl NE nner American press. Every
IL. iTlo..sole editor thinks little Of ~
fere,...e are certain fundamental 5it
jealon''' ol race and color that breed
sfSas!' sf Nv We speak of the domination
Ansiossxen race. We had well