South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-27
WARNS AUDIENCE
THAT j. S. GATES
MUST BE LOCKED
Chautauqua Speaker Paints
Vivid Picture in Discussing
Immigration Question.

"A little divsor. a big dividend,
resulting IN a big quotient-that IS
America said Montawlle Flowers,
Informed DublciE. who presented
his lecture. America. Looking
Ahead" AZ the initial evening pro-
sram offered by the Redpath Chau-
,auqua al L0eper Park Tuesday
evening. The big tent was largely
filed by an interested audience.
Preceding AIr. Flowers lecture
prelude OF music and readings by the
Oceanic Concert company delighted
the attendants.
This problem Of long division,
which IS America" continued the
speaker, represents the elements
which 90 TO make up the essential
factors ga the country's permanance
as a nation The dividend alluded
10 is Americas natural resources. the
divisor. her population and the re-
suitant quotient. her standard OF liv-
Ing which By the way Is appreciab!y
higher than that Of any other coun-
Try on the globe.
Faces Two Questions.
Involved in the problem IS the
maintenance Of the high standard
OF living now obtaining in America.
The standard. II times higher than
that Of Japan. must be continued at
any cost" affirmed Mr. Flowee.
no nation, no government and no
religion can survive that does not
give coguizauce 10 the mat rial,
physical elements that measure in
terms Of human happiness It's sue
cess as an institution. Life can not
be sustained without bread. neither
can nations live without the material
resources"
To-day, America must deal with
two questions" averred the speaker,
her limited natural resources and
her ever increasing population. An
extravagant expenditure OF natural
resources and the admittance 10 our
shores Of vast numbers Of undesir-
able immigrants menace the lofty
standard OF our civilization. That
standard must be maintained at any
cost or else, through the degenerat-
ing steps destructive propaganda.
revolution and an inferior social or
der viii result and thrust the cOun-
lry into world oblivion.
since the war. which resulted in
economic fluctuations OF such mag
nitude that many people mistook
them for social expression, hordes Of
Europe's and Asia's degenerate,
criminal. diseased and thoroughly
undesirable citizens have gained ad-
mittance 10 our country. At this
moment there are thousands OF eN-
service men seeking work and we
continue 20 accept cheap labor from
Europe and Asia irregardless OF the
fact that they are making more
monstrous our economic difficulties
Japan. coming out Of the war
with almost negligible casualties.
has asked for and received from the
peace conference greater concessions
than all the other allies combined,
and she is the greatest menace %
our power. Japan IL even now plot
ting aggressive measures 20 Overrun
the country with Japanese, that her
insidious propaganda may be sown
here. II is the plan of the Japanese
government 10 secure the manufac-
turing concessions in the undevelop-
ed and rich countries of Mexico and
Russia" he continued
Now is the time for America 10
look ahead. She must for the safe y
Of her own blood lock her doors to
the worlds cast offs and she must
look outside her borders for a lease
on natural resource. The natural
resources Of the world are on sale
Russia and Mexico are Offering their
Inestimable wealth TO All The nations
Of the world Americas standard Of
living depends on natural resources.
for they are the only power in the
world which will sustain nations. To
augment the decreasing supply Of
resources she must set into the mar
ket and purchase in competition
with the other nations"
with the final plea that the citi-
zens OF the country spread the urg-
ance for "A limited immigration and
encourage the purchase Of natural
resources without our borders. Mr..
Flowers closed the eve, ings pro-
gram.
The program for Tuesday after
noon was replete with friendly and
informal numbers BY The Oceanic
Concert company. The troupe is
composed Of five young women tai
ented in music AM chs rming in
manner. Miss Amelia Carstens, VIC
hnlst: Miss Marvel Liddy pianist,
Miss Emily Gerand. cellist; Miss FL
zen Ferguson. coro'et and Miss
Beulah Truitt. drums, were the en-
tertainers who pleased at both pea
fOrmauCe&
This afternoons program will fea-
ture the Chapel singers, a group Of
hve vocalists who Will present num-
hers both sacred and popular. To-
night. Lewis a Gowns. who has re-
Gently returned from two years in
Siberia. will deliver his lecture on
personal Experiences With the
RoIshevikf in Russia"
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