Evening journal., 1921-06-13

TIL
Hampton Institute could do for
colored boy. He had tried TO live
up to that responsibility. and had
been a teacher among his own pco-
ple for more than forty years. This
struck me as a notable thing-that
a man trained in this way. should
carry through his life a sense OF
gratitude and responsibility for what
he had received. and as / looked at
this self-respecting colored citizen.
the value OF whose education had
often been challenged. / could not
Tut think what a difference Il would
make in the life OF this country II
all the men who have gone through
the colleges and great universities.
had done their work and lived
their lives under the same sense OF
obligation. I am not blind to the
fact that such has been the case
with large numbers. but too many
have simply accepted what they
have received as a matter OF right
and course, and received their di-
rlomas with little sense Of gratitude
or obligation.
"Dr. Johnson has said: Graft
tude is a fruit Of great cultivation:
you do not find it among gross peo-
pie
you have not paid for your edu-
cation yet. You cannot pay for Il in
dollars and cents. Few II any insti-
'utions OF this kind charge enough IN
tuition to pay even for running ex-
penses. They are maintained by en-
dowments Pnd gifts from those in
terested to see that young people are
properly prepared for life and ciu-
zenship.
you have a debt to pay which
can be paid only in honest service
an obligation TO meet which can be
met only in terms OF manliness OF
character and nobility Of life.
Your course has been disturbed
by the demands OF the worlds war
upon the manhood of America.
Many in this institution have seen
service with the army or navy.
no young man or woman now
entering upon life. can be oblivious
20 this greatest event in all history
in which the scientific forces OF our
modern world were let loose for the
destruction OF life and property. The
world stands appalled, when Il meas
ures its losses-thirty-fv million
| dead-and more than two hundred
tillions in property lost. 1t is a
blow which has swept nations from
what appeared safe and secure moor
ings-that has staggered civilization
itself.
1t is no part Of my present pur.
pose to dwell on the part taken by
the men Of this country in that gi.
gantic struggle. / have done so OF
many occasions and born my per.
sonal testimony TO the spirit Of de
termination and heroism displayed
by men from all the walks Of life
but / have never done so withou
the feeling that I was contributing
TO false impression that war is
fine thing, a glorious opportunity
the one thing worthy Of the complet,
sacrifice and effort Of strong men.
Nothing could. be further from
the facts. War is obviously a relh
Of savagry and barbarism. 1t j.
cruel and stupid-and according q
modern scientific method its sue
cesses are based largely on coward.
advantage. Germany owes her earl,
success TO the cowardly advantage q
b better preparation. when her bi
! guns Knocked their way into Bel
b gium and France. The submarin
? takes a cowardly advantage when
sinks defenseless ships. The bomb
ing plane takes cowardly advantag
I when It drops pellets Of death o
! cities below. The guns miles ava
p work on cowardly advantage whe
they throw poison gas or high ea
, plosive half score Of miles.
, Every man OF war experienc
knows these things. He knows tina
we hear too much OF the heroics-
too little Of the advantages whicl
may be cruel and cowardly in thei
nature
"The best that may be said OF wa
is that it is cruel and stupid. tn
, last expedient Of intelligent and hu
name nations.
Il am interested in its obvious les
sons. The first is this-that tn
world must be governed by a wis
T and intelligent citizenship. Tn
time when a man or group Of me
can use a nation to attain persona
! ambition ought TO be forever pas
1 do not say that II has past. for IN
r world seems singularly blind to IN
e lessons Of the war. / do say tina
such thing ought to belong to IN
e past An officer said to me 3
G France-"Since the government ha
% demonstrated that il can take m
from my home and my work. go int
@ training and come out to fight 1. 10
4 one, intend to see when / get HON
o that we have a better government
g one that in the future will max
wars impossible"
a Whether or not nations in IN
q future will consent to be deceived
. TO be trained like pugilists for N
next contest will depend upon N
n MiIIer's Antiseptic oil. Known a.