Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-03
EDR WALSH STIRS THRONC
WITH AMER|CAN|sM PLEA
Declares Nation Must Make Real
~ Sacrifices TO Achieve Worth
X While Progress.
MAKES BRILLIANT ADDRESS
Warns Great Audience at Bijou
Thcntcr against Setting Down
. to Enjoy Peace and Prosperity,
Since War Is Over.

Americanism can b. maintained and
advanced through progress, and prog
rcss can come only through sacrifice
Progress IS not merely EolnE, forward,
something basic and SuIAd and Nrm.
y movement forward means nothing
unless there is some object IN view
something TO be gained for The good
lie achieved by that sacrifice which
incaus something and which hurts 10
make. .imcrlcaniSm Ct the present
day is just liz" thdt OF the carry
,days--ihere is Just as much selfish
ness, Just AS much graft. just as much
unucinaNd mcIiIu,SS now as lhtFe
was during the trying years ioiiGwinN
the War OF the revolution, ana IL VIII
continue unii! the real American
spirit is invoked and the real &arr!-
flee IL made Icy the people, ana iat'i
per cent OF real Americans viii come
into their Cwn. And not until then!
Addresses Large Audience.
This is the substance OF the brill
liant ad ir-SS Delivered at the BlJOu
Thca;ev yesterday afternoon by Or.
James j. walsh. noted phyelciai,
philosopher and scholar. DR. Na!sh
appeared before a large audience. un-.
der the auspices OF the knights OF
Columbus. samuel /. Kelley presided
at the meeting He introduced John
Y. Burke, managing cditor OF Iht
Times Dis patch. whc presented Or.
Walsh, with whom he was associated
FOR nftcen Years on the editorial STAFF
or the New York Herald.
DR. Walsh WAS said TO be a lee
turer lie is more than that..-he de-
livcrcd II philosophical monoloGuv, a
.sunburst ~ reasoning, an cp:c q hut
man trai!ty, close study Of human
nature, a prose poem OF the human
race.
Education cuts little figure in the
progress of .Alncr!canism. Or. Wa!Sn
said. The wealthy man ~ 20 he Tear
u COS tt4.H s..F
Ereateat MINDS We're those o: the
oldcn day-thp greatest poets, PHI
iosophers, physicians. writer's. Tnere
has has been frth e D Took tES
patriots OF Revolutionary days five
years to rchabilitatc ANA roadjurt and
TO get things into tangible shape.
That was done only after great per-
sonal sacrifices. History is now re-
#pcating itself. he declared.
I'VE. are al locking forward TO
we are hoping and fearing and cx
pect!nE something TO turn up. some
Thing 10 happen. We think that be-
cause the way - over we should al
settle down comfortably into the
peace and prosperity that we fee!
should come TO US after what we have
so nohly done.
But, i; IS like the old darky from
the trenches who, the night after the
arm.stice Was signed. went on on a
TERRIBLE ;car--Ce.ebrat.us The next
day ;ae military authorities INN col
areIy ab0ve linn took tn: matter up
ard gave him = hearing. They iiS-
zrsc ~, little desc OF h T. "oE q
d Et- good
signed only for Duration" q,
dEE 81 ~ - hgai ia the duration
- tE< GaE. zr1 Gc~ die yE!= "sh =
SFsr 40 ...-1r ly..ee -. me ise
Sar you an: dun. replied ;he
sargent The ga - over, hat the
GEF-tlrE 5ys uee!-'
'TAaS's tie @ay !; LOCKS" said The
Not h-IrE aeas!TnIst, Or Walsh
Eai5 NJ b.li@yei the true .tmcricaU!sm
you'd as-ert itssl:i and taat soon the
bright l.sut cf peace. prosperity and
SL=Ety would be ah!Nlue.
And !; VAL al; co:ne from the sac
IlAce o! tn zeal American patriots,
Wlo VIII rut Their shoulders together
AID push nc p.n""S,;,s. O; Atnsrlfa i Nam
We must put our hearts n the job.
: mer!canism IL not always shining
N. brightest from tn" native born
sadly In need OF tho American spiri;
/: IL for all Americans whether IL
tic manner born or alien born, 10
stand together and 10 head cH, weed
pCt and eradicate every Scmh!ancc a.
ANYTHING anti-AmcriCan. American
ism is government for tn" people. 10y
The people and OF the pcopl". "
class a!onc-not Tor the educated
alone, not for the wealthy alcne. not
for the lahoring man a.c'le--.4pt fol
all the people"
After the address! az the Rijou
Theater, Or, walsh accomplished by
John j. Blake and samuel l. Kelley
went out to the Bcn"dirtino Convent
where he made a brief talk 10 the
mans there. who care for mentally
deficient children. Dr Walsh IS an
expert IN this line. and made an ad
dress that was highly appreciated by
Ills audience.
Dr. Walsh speaks q, Columbia s
e. tonight: AT Augusta Ga, Tuesday
and ~ Atlanta, Ca "Wednesday