The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-12
SAYS GERMANY
HAS MILITARY DREAM
John w. Gordon Spoke of That in Ex-
pressing Doubt About Success
Of Present Council.

Germany il a nation Of soldiers and
still shelters the dream OF miaitary
power in her heart ANA even
Hungary would brave another war II
she thought she could succeed de-
clared John w. Gordon IN an address
delivered last night at the Armlstiee
day rally at the Hedding Methodist
church in which he discussed the Inn.
itation Of armament conference started
10 -day at Washington. This statement,
delivered with all the conviction at the
sneakers command, formed the basis
for one Of Mr. Gordon's arguments
which he put forth TO show the weak
ness Of the principles of the dsarna-
ment council and the futility OF the
conference in its present purpose. Inc
speaker went on to say. that some OF
those countries which were in the re-
cent war were still at war, and that
thew could not be stopped by paper
resolutions. "We cannot make ~ true
by ink or parchment" he declared
aand neither by ink or parchment can
we ever make ! brotherhood Of the ma
tions,"
The treaty OF Versailles, signed by
President Wilson and passed upon by
the warning nations, had been a fail
ure. Mr.. Gordon thought. II had been
moro than that, he said-"it had been
the most dastardly deed ever COM
mitted by a president of the United
States Ii had been the means Of plae
ing over 36.oo0,O00, people of the Chr
nese nation into the power OF the Jap
anese empire, to become their slaves
and to put them into subserylency TO a
foreign power. And with all that u
had not been efiicacious. Poland had
removed her boundary lines 100 miles
east of the lines set down by the treaty
Of Versailles. this being a direct In
fraction OF that law. Interesting hg-
ures quoted by Mr.. Gordon showed that
there had been 73 wars in the three
wears following the signing OF the
treaty Of Versailles. !,
That more than the hundred and
fftv thousand men prescribed for the
standing army was necessary for in
ternal troubles was brought out by
the orator in the recitation of several
instances which have occurred only re.
Gently where the aid Of the national
troops was necessary. notably the late
police strike in Boston. A standing
army of $4,000 had been advised by
President Wilson. Germany. even IN it,
subdued state. has more OF an army in
proportion TO its population than we
have in this country.
The speaker was convinced that the
pcople in general know what they
want. and that sooner or later they
will make their demands known.
What they wan; is a worldwide peace.
At the stirring Close. which was
made all the more emphatic by the rec
itation Of an original poem. Mr. Cor
don was applauded stoutly. Then Rev:
Bailey G.. Lipsky. who took charge OF
the meeting. spoke fittingly and en-.
Enthusiastically Of the spiritual side OF
the question. Though Mr. Lpsky con
ceded the strength which, the facts OF
the previcus speaker furnished he sug-
rested that instead Of looking back
npon what these facts signified, we
iook 10 the future and take up action
from our ideals. And the action OF the
whole world would only be for the
same cause Of world peace when the
worlds deals were the same. He said
that they were striving 20 make those
ideals the same BY the teachings Of
the Book. that there was an army Of
2s 600 people engaged in that work. A
statement ft 70 walk hand IN hand
With anv proxerb. shaped itself a. he
closed ~And where would any country
b. without is ideals to keep always
before it, And Who j. more able TO
preserve these ideals than the minister
of the gospfls -... Let us hope that
the present fault tthe mistake of in
conception of the recrnt ocnferuucel b.
hnt q step 10 the hope that hes further
beyond
Tbe singing Of America concinded
the sertice.