Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-15

whenever they came to the institution.
Toastmsster Hood announced that |
Judge Daniel o. Hastings would sub
stitute for Chancellor Josiah q. VOL |
colt. who was unable to be pres
ent. Judge Hastings expressed sur
prise at the large attendance and said |
he WAS glad the Sons OF Delaware had |
interest enough In the State To come |
back and lock us over. Residents of |
Delaware are keeping tho faith. keep |
Ing the home fires burning. he told |
the visitors. and are watching them |
with keen interest for the purpose OF |
noting the effect OF their lives on the
community where they have gone. |
The University Of Delaware Is grow
ing. and its influence will be felt not
only In Delaware and Philadelphia but
throughout the world. he declared.
Delaware has men of great means and
character who are bencfitlng the
state. he said. Men and women are
being taught 10 obey tho laws. to
properly exercise the right OF fran
chise. To take great interest In Della
wares institutions and TO see that
public affairs are handled in "A proper
tanner. lie wanted the Sons of Del
aware TO always have n friendly feel
ug Tor their native State. Delaware
% and will continue To he one of the
uost important States. he remarked.
u has furnished statesmen and war
riors and viii maintain its great In
flueuce In the United States.
William G. Redneld. former Secre-
a 5l,A
principal address. considered the
United states place In tho world from
historical. financial and economical
standpoints.
Referring to the Declaration of In
dependence. Mr. Redfold said IL was
not addressed 10 the people of the
colonies, or 10 Great Britain. but to
the judgment of candid world and
I tho considerate Judgment of mankind.
II was written because It's trainers had
decent regard for the opinion of man
kind. and he wished such regard had
continued. Saying Il would be we'll
TO remember the spirit OF the Decla
ration as Il referred to the British
people. he mentioned Britons who
helped us TO come into being and who
| fought for the colonies, citing VIII
/ lima Penn. the younger Pitt. Edmund
! Burke, Charles Fox and Lord Rock
! ingham. We owe much To Russia. he
stated. England sent to Germany for
/ ~. 900 troops. but Empress Catharine
delayed answer. finally replying they
would be lent II they were kept In
Europe. Frederick the Great refused
tho Ucssians permission to pass
through pru~sia TO come To America.
Schiller, the great German poet. aided
the colonies. and Holland and France
also came 10 our assistance, Remark
Ing that we started as an international
orsRniza tion, assisted by Spain. Hol-
land. Prussia, France and Russia. as
well as by the leading brains OF Eng
land, he argued that history should be
revised so that We may know how we
were born. He said Washington $
army was German trained and men
toned as trainer professional Ger
man soldier. who was a member OF
King Tredericks stan. He also com
mendcd RusSa for anchortng fee
Ia New York harbor during the Civi
War.
Continental currency vss bad. at IL,
origin no ono wo,sSd accept It. and W.
should not cast aspersfpn on th'
countries now going through th'
: sAme MIL, Mr.. Rcdneld stated. Hol
! land isne us iayye sums In gold wheI
, Ames4oans would not accept or
|. crcsiit Th~ railroads west OF Chicag
Z were butt with the Aid OF foreigners
Pointing 20 Europe's great debt TO tn
/, United States. he contended that w
must take a personal interest in tn
prosperity and welfare of Europe. 70
, it's rsstoration affects us. If Europ
does not pay We must bear burden
he declared.
: No man or nation can live for him
self or itself alone, MIR. Rcdneld saic
J All the wheat in America is of foreigl
; origin. Tablecloths and other liner
? started abroad. also clothes and shoes
Coffee. apples and plums We're i'm
E ported. He explained That he men
= toned this not to diminish respect 70
the United States but TO prove tha
: an American cannot be narrow ant
10 impress our duty TO help the world
sixty per cent OF our cotton must b.
sold abroad. Our copper mills shu
down because Germany was tn
! largest user OF copper: II German,
comes back our copper mines will b
r operated again and the miners re
employed. The Far East is sprinlSlet
: with oil shipped from the Unite
, States. II we can't sell wheat abroa
every farmhouse in the Mississippi
70 Valley will be affected. Helping tn
: world means happiness for our wive
and children and the maintenance
: OF our homes In comfort. Americ
has nothing TO fear. Forty per cen
!; OF the worlds gold is in our posses
4 sion. America, knowing the relatio
3 this country must have TO the rest c
the world, is not afraid.
j. Former Governor Charles II. Miller
y on behalf Of the Sons of Delawar,
expressed appreciation of the speaker
and thanked the faculty and trustee
OF the University of Delaware. Com
i plimentinG Mr.. Redfield, he stated tn
y former Secretary is preaching tn
gospel OF humanity TO the world an
II behooves US to pay attention to sue
=, splendid ideas and accurate informa
ton. He hoped Mr.. Redfield woul
2 return to Delaware and deliver tn
ls same address 10 farmers and othe
lt citizens.
= The committee of arrangement
le composed OF DIR. r. NJ. X. Foste
Dean z. L. Smith. Dean Winifred
: Robinson, Mayor L. B. Frazer. Majc
e l.. Il. Row and Arthur G. wilkinson
was voted thanks for the fine entei
= tainment, and kells. of which Evere
{. Johnson is proprietor. was thanke
\ for the beautiful program and men