Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-03
THE MAN WHO TALKS

wrong tine2 Many things that have back of them the right spirit and good inten- tions, may be set forth at the inoppor- tune time We can all see that the work of AmericaniZing the foreigner is sug- gested by the benevolent purpose of bet tering his condition fer living among us. But in dealing with this matter we ought | to be careful to do first things first. In | the first place, we ought to create the | right atmosphere in which Americaniza- | tion can be made effective. We must stop | talking down. to the immigrant. We | must cut out the air of infinite superiori- l ty. We must recognize his viewpoint as 1 having some value. We must acknow- l ledge that he can make contribution to us. In a word. we. much approach him with the spirit of the gospel before we talk about Americanization In sermons, lectures and printed arti- cles many have been the reasons set forth for the limitation of armaments.
 and they have all been answerable in
 favor of a sweeping reduction. The ar
 guInent most generally put first is that of
 expense No nation, not even the United
 States, can continue to keep ID the
 present rate of yearly expenditure. Most of the European countries have already
 reached their limit. and some have gone beyond The London Times has gone so far as to say that the most important question at present is not the limitation of armaments but how to get out of the hole into which armaments have put us. The second argument used is the awful destruction of the worlds man power caused by warships. Here, too, the 1 breaking point has come to Continental l Europe. The third argument is that l navieS fail to settle any international l disputes, and the fourth that they create lasting race antiquities. To these l add a fifth and that is that naval l warfare under the direction of modern 1 science is inhumanly cruel The use of l poisonous gases and explosives that mangle and torture, making cripples for l life is in itself enough to banish all the I navies from the face of the earth.
 1 On Nov. Il America repeated at the 1 National cemetery at Arlington Heights | the imposing ceremonies of France in the l burial of some unknown lad who paid the | supreme sacrifice in France. The event ! is to be perpetuated by the erection of the l most magnificent bridge in all the world | making organic connection across the | Potomac between Arlington and Wash ington. But it's historical significance will run deeper than this. Arlin 5ton was the ancestral home of Robert E Lee. the greatest man on the side of the Confed-
 eracy. The new amphitheatre which , preserves the old Lee mansion in marble
 will be the western terminus of the pro-
 posed memorial bridge making diverging highways to Mt. Vernon, Antietam, Win chester and other places of interest in l Virginia. The other terminus would con- r nect up with the Lincoln memorial. Thus Lincoln the greatest name on the Unior r side, would be joined by Lees. It is said in the vista, is the most remarkable chain 1 of historic memorials in America: Arling.
 ton, the Washington monument, the Lin. | coin memorial, and in the distance ths
 national capitol. It is things like thest that "beat the sword into the plowshare s Whatever may be said for or agains : female suffrage-and Is it not amazinI how very little is now being said agains - 1t, since the women of the coun . try have shown that they take their nev :. 1 duties seriously-one thing stands ou e prominently, and that is the women ar - | informing themselves on the curren
 ] topics of the hour most commendably j. 1 The old campaign slogan that wome g were quite indifferent to the use of tn = ballot and that they woulds for the mos 2 part, vote just as their husbands did, ha ,a proved itself entirely incorrect In tn , recent issue of a leading magazine " = learn in Boston, San Francisco. Nel 'i London, Toledo, Chicago, New Yorl l. Kansas City, Cleveland and in scores c g other cities. large and small, there ar l. clubs whose purpose is to inspire wome d all along the lines of political knowledg v and to encourage them to do their shar
 in the line of public activity
 n The saying is an old one that honest IS is the best policy" The statement need H. a careful investigation. The word pol .. cy' means shaping ones conduct wit 4 view to temporal or material rewar ~ Is it then true that if 8, man is thorougl UT ly honest and upright in all his bushes IS transactions and other dealings with h he fellows, he is to get his reward in dolla re and cents, or in some other form of m ts terial wealth? Is it not quite possible f to him, if he makes things temporal his go "a to become so skilled in craft, dece :. falsehood. misrepresentation and by ta ing advantage of the ignorance or wea ne ness of those he deals with to fill | ny coffers full and yet keep within the lay
 The goal he set before him would n m have been reached If honesty had be Is the controlling motive. To the man VI he will not hesitate to skin his neighbor #, any transaction honesty is not the be - policy, because honesty would defeat l
 neanness. There would be no doubt ne this if the vast accumulations piled up ice hands baptized in trickery and bio as could only speak.
 !n- The second argument against to statement that honesty is the best n ed icy" is that it holds up before ueopIe a ,n- especially young people. false idle th- Connecting the word honesty" which or- & moral term with policy which is oh material term Is very unfortunate L1 cause 1t is misleading. An honest coul Ids cause if ,s t6a r,osf ,,aIttio +.si, SG ro. .
 but because it is the only right thing
 do. Moral values are not to be measul
 in terms of profit and loss. If man
 going to preserve his integrity and SC oi respect, he must be honest in his thir 1o Ing. speaking and acting, even if it nes
 material loss to him. I am conyin,
 that whatever losses a man sustains fir y's being honest are more than compensai rts in the consciousness that God appro ,st his course; and what slips through
 grasp for not being a money-grabI +ha comes bacl; with compound interest the respect and confidence of big Aei lows.
 The third argument against the tea
 ing that honesty is the best poIicy''
 that it finds no confirmation in the tea oi ings of Christianity. Neither the Mas himself nor any of his disciples e the taught that the Christian religion is
 key that unlocks the treasure house
 ] wealth, learning, greatness, position The fame. It is rather the reverse, accord ing to the description Christ gives of tn led. wno Iotlow nm. WnIe @ tne persecuti
 lot, it is stin true that following
 Master does not promise material rews As Christianity demands the oovrao+