The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-07
BY r. Gordon Moffstt

The most enjoyable. largest attend |
cd and most instructive Community |
Forum meeting of the present winter
season was held Sunday afternoon at
the Auditorium when the main feature
Iof the program was debate on the
League of Nations. a contentious
question which carries intense inter
est to everyone. no matter what the
political faith or personal belief
might be
The afternoon program was opened
with community singing, led by Di-
rector James Heaton. followed by a |
most delightful concert on the harp
by Miss Dorothy Bell, an accomplish
Ted harpist of exceptional ability. who
showed extraordinary knowledge of
the technie of the instrument, in her
delicate handling of difficult rendi-
tions.
President Il. S. Holmes of the Flor
| ida Assembly and Forum. acted as
chairman of the debate. announcing
the speakers as they appeared. Those
taking part in discussion of the
Iquestion were; DR. ID. S. Scadeng and
i Prof Rupert Longstreet for the affirm
alive and DIR. ID. II. Rutter and NJ. T
Stokes for the negative. Each of the
speakers showed exceptional insight
into this momentous question, the ar
guments which they laid before their
hearers giving clear vision of the
Iqaesti0n from every viewpoint
DR.. seadeno Opened Discussion
Rev. ID. Stratford Scadeng opened
the debate by stating that he would
submit his part of the case for the
( League of Nations. under three
heads. First. 1.-THE General Purpose
of the League. combining with this a
general statement of the futility of
( the hope of some, that the United
States could at this hour take the
I lead in proposing another league with
any hope of following Second. he
would show the league as vital. ac-
tive and functioning organization.
having accomplished much of which
Fit should be proud, and achieved re
I suits momentous to the peace of the
Nserld. and, third. the most important
fof all. he woela refer to thetnew light
(which had been thrown upon the cove
mart during the recent deliberations
Eof the assembly in Geneva Briefly,
THE. purpose of the league was stated
4 TO be. using in part. the language of
President Wilson in his speech of
May 81. 1916; TO guarantee to every
people the right to choose the soy
ereignty under which they shall live.
To guarantee TO every small nation
1.-The same respect Tor their sover-
eighty and territorial integrity as the
1 large nation enjoys, To bring to the
world a state in which it shall be
free from every disturbance Of it's
peace that has its origin IN aggres
sion and disregard of the rights Of
peoples aud nations To promote in
,ternational cooperation and to Sc
Icure international peace In word
the supreme object OF the league IS
international justice Peace derived
from any other source is neither OBJ
ltamable nor desirable
As to the United States taking the
Head in promoting some other and
different instrument than the existing
league. the speaker declared that 50
far a. Europe is concerned this coun-
TRY has forfeited her leadership and
lost all the influence she gained by
her splendid achievements during the
war. There is no need or ne"
league The recent gatherings have
proved il 10 be an association OF rca-
souable men more DESTROYS Of the
common good than OF amy private ad
vantage. They have arrived at a
wide and strong basis OF agreement
and have made a beginning of erect
inr taercon supcrstrueturc 81
strength and value II has been hand
icapped but not destroyed by the nou
membership OF the United States, ans
when opponents cry 1t is dead 'h'
wish is father 10 the Thought, but III.
statement is Numerically opposed t'
thc truth Under the head OF thing
accomplished. the speaker mentione'
the following among others Its hon
cradle and triumphal survival OF
first stormy session in face OF
criticism deadly scorn and big
indifference is in itself an Al se
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