The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-24

America has set an example for Eu-
rope in reducing the size of her army,
following the action of the Washing
ton conference in ending naval rivalry,
Rep. Simeon D. Fess, of Ohio, declared
in an address before the chautauqua
Thursday afternoon.
while we cannot dictate to Europe
the size of her army said Mr.. Fess,
I'VE can say that so long as they
maintain 100000 more men in their
armies than they had at the opening
of the war, any effort we might put
forth to restore stability in Europe
would be futile, since no nation can
safely continue the wasteful expendi.
ture upon unnecessary military estab-
lishment
1--WE have set the example by reduc-
ing our army from $4,000 men in
1920 to 127, 900 for 1923 at a saving OF
over a half billion dollars. We also
have reduced our navy from $4,000
men to $4,000 men at a saving of con-
siderahly over 800 millions"
Burdens Lifted
The ending of naval rivalry will in
the interest of national Defense" Mr..
Fess said
Other things needed, he said, are
cancellation of the alliance between
Britain and Japan and the removal of
sources of dispute in the Pacific, and
the establishment of the open-door pol
icy in China.
within a very short time Europe
will be willing to accede to the de
mands of the United States govern
ment in order that American finance
and management may be brought TO
the rescue of the bankrupt, war-ruined
countries" Mr.. Fess said.
Industrial Revolution.
'A1l modern movements in science,
industry, religion, politics art and edu-
cation have grown out of the industrial
revolution declared Arthur D. Rees
in his Thursday institute lecture.
"The industrial revolution began in
England in ITO, shortly after Watts
invention of the steam engine in1869,
ad from this all modern movements
have grown"
Mr.. Rees outlined the horrors OF
the first industrial era, the long hours
of labor in the factories of England
and child labor. The industrial revo-
luton brought people to the towns
and cities and the the devastation and
neglect and decay of the country
farms was the result.
Outlet for Emotions.
The Wesleyan church of England
was instituted during the first indus
trial era" said Mr.. Rees. "The emo
tional worship of the first Methodist
church furnished an outlet for the
pent-up emotions of the industrial
workers, and was quite popular.
Robert Owens idea of the idea
community was born in England under
the influence of industrial revolution
and a later result of this idea was the
foundation of New Harmony, Indiana
Shelly. the greatest of social poets
and who was protester against the
evils of mass industry, was of thl:
era"
The people voted, at that time, &C
Cording to the locality and those re
siding in the locality voted for thos'
that were absent The rush of thu
workers to the cities gave the resi-
dents of the towns a large amount o
voting power This unequal voting
power brought a protest and the Re
form bill of 1882 was passed. Thi
was a direct result of the industrial
revolution"
Result of Period.
The Malthusian theory was Pre-
Guct of this period, as was Darwin
theory of "the survival of the fittest,
Mr.. Rees said Another product @
this era was the Laissez-faire policy
said the speaker. Carlyle came fort
at this time with the strong man the
ory and the Oxford religious move
ment was a result of the industria
revolution"
"The industrial revolution was, to
degree, responsible for the America
revolution" said Mr.. Rees, 1T wa
the desire of the English captains c
industry to keep all manufacturing i
England and to use America as ma
ket for their products. Their activ
ties to suppress American manufactu