Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-07
SAFETY DEPENDS
upon TEACHERS
So Declared Glenn Frank at
Delaware University Sum-
mer School Last Night.

S,,arial t-orrespondcncc Every Evening.
Newark. IlIy THE safety Of the
state depends not So much upon more
Energetic policemen rs upon more en-
,rectic school teachers" Glenn Frank,
editor of the Ceutug&. declared here
last night in an address filled will.
faith iu the guaranteed rights Of tn
American Constitution ana the COM
mon sense and poise of the American
people Mr. Franks theme. discussed
as 4 part Of the lecture seri2s If the
University of Delaware last evening.
was, The New Order defined as the
cquilbrim 81 a moving wheel that
keeps its poise only as it is. going
forward in somewhat straight line,
Versus THE New Disorders or a
reckless ana irresponsible radicahsm
In certain quarters cf American life.
Whether this country Will keep itS
feet III The path of progress or slumu
into social revolution viii be de
ttrmincd." Mr.. Frank declared, not
by The star performance of few, but
Iy the mental attitudc and point Of
view Of tho average citizen WHO bears
no other responsibility than that Of
the ballot. If we are to achieve an
orderly progress and avoid incI easing
industrial discomfort, we musC main
tain, believe. a tolerant attitude
toward opinion. a democratic attitude
toward wealth, and an aristocTal-
attitude toward work
Nh. Frank dwelt at length upon
the controversy concerning the free
dom Of speech, press and assembly
Mhph has swept the country. arguing
forcefuuy Tor the fight Of Tree express
sion. Radical ideas / believe he de-
clared. are less dangerous when ex-
pressed than repressed. a policy uf no
risks often proves riShicr in the end .
The costs Of liberty are less than she.
price of repression Mr. Frank ra-
forred to the extreme type Of vig!-
lance committee which would restrict
Utterances on every topic. 10 various
schemes in New York state. which il
carried into effect. he declared. would
nutclass the most drastic efforts Of
Czar Nicholas arC sounded q warn
ing that in the process Of defeating
Prussia in Germany we do rot 81 =
ceed in} Prussianizing ourselves.
'Deniocracy toward wealth. MI.
Frank, IieAH-I as 1he attitude that
prowa out Of a belief in and 4 prac-
tice 9f efficiency in the production Of
wealth, justice in the distribution Of
wealth and wisdom in its consump-
SION
The word 'aristccrat' has fallen
from grace" Mr. Frank declared. u
use il in its original sense when he
h.
s-2erior fashion, some superiority use
iul social work; when The aristocrat
was the superior craftsmen. This is
the attitude. IN the interest Of orderl,,
progress. that America must entertain
toward work.
one Of the incapable Deductions
from the facts of American HISTORY +.
the speaker included, lis the ability Of
the American people TO listen TO tn.
discussion Of a dangerous Io1ic ana
j. minutes later to go quietly upan
their way and pass a sane judgment
upon IL. | am making a collection Of
lnfiammatoTy statements whie h have
been made IN this country and at the
same time jailed no one" Mi. Frank
Ieao Three Of these which sounded
radical IN the extreme, surprising his
SIteI the rcildlng with an an
'liei-I oi ther source from d
5l'se, i ~ hoinas Jefferson. ,he first
80 IS = - u Lincoln and the cana
speeciies u woodrow Wilson.
7e'ie'y Les not in the direction
II ~ censorship Mr Frank de-
49, ~ ~ = mat liberty which is the
cornerstone Of the American ~
public"