South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-10
lecturer GIVES
FORCEFUL TALK ON
GREED OF FLAG"
DIR. McGOwen Outlines Vital
Principles of Democracy,
at Chautauqua.

Dr. Robert McGowen. a natural
fzed American citizen of Scottish
birth. gave a virile lecture on The
Cre&d OF the Flag" last evening on
the nth day OF the Redpath Chau-
tauqua al Leeper Park. His talk
vas fun OF sound principles that IL
lUstrated the benefits OF democracy,
50 practlced in this country. and was
sn Indictment or red" propaganda
Previous 20 his talk. Lieurance's
Little Symphony Orchestra gave a
concert that drew rounds OF ap-
plauss.
The creed OF the Flag" declared
Dr McGowsn. consists OF three
things. L believe in the people. I
relieve In practice, and I believe in
progress By the first. mean that
the government IS founded on the
constitution which declares in the
opening sentence that We the peo-
pie brought 70 about.
This q plain statement thatShe
Eernment " derived directly from
responsible 20 the masses, as
SslI as the classes. And this govern
rnsnt Is supposed 70 do three things;
provide conditions under which peo-
pie may work out and create their
happiness. provide law that shall
crystallizs these conditions and place
them clearly before the people. and
then enforce the law q creates
Law Necessary
Unfortunately, law Il something
that - necessary 10 hold In check
the element among Us which would
not permit happiness II left I'M
checked. To the women I wish to
bring out one point clearly The
bulwark OF woman's liberty is law.
Teach your children TO respect IL.
When law was overthrow In Rus
ga unspeakable things happened 70
the women Remember. conditions
would be the same in any country
In which order was destroyed
Which do you men prefer? A
king. q monarchy. or a written con-
stitution2 Let me tell you that un-
der no other thing than a written
order OF government, such "a ours.
are people granted the same right
10 work out their happiness"
he meant the testing and then put
ting into effect OF all that goes 20
make good government That does
not mean the wild ideas that now
come from abroad" he said. but
rather the careful discrimination OF
matters concerning Americas own
problems Put into practice the
ideals that have been born and bred
IN the Flag, such as friendliness
I'D a regard for law and order"
II there are any foreigners who
relieve that this government is not
good enough for them. let them go
back TO Utopic Russia. or whatever
country they came from and see
how much worse It is there 1 am
a foreign born man and I know.
by believing In progress. I mean
the education and advancement OF
the people" declared DR.. McGowen,
no nation who stops that essential
thing can live Witness how Rome
fell an soon as she thought she had
learned enough 20 sit back and mer-
ely look for pleasure Progress. TO
make ourselves better men and wo-
men 20 learn more about the world
and 20 be able to dig TO the bottom
and ascertain the trdth behind the
talk That also includes the realm
Of art and al the beautiful things
or life which Will enable US TO ap-
preciate the good more and conse-
quently make ourselves better cit
izens as we leave the sordid behind
BY progress We can down the
strike germ that hovcrs abroad be-
cause OF misunderstanding and
greed on the part o. Doth employer
I'd employe" he said
Gives Concert
Previous 20 Dr. McGowens lecture
I.ieurance's Little symphony. con-
Quoted by Harold Lewis, gave a con-
cert which pleased the audience 10
such an extent that 70 drew rounds
OF applause and compelled the mu-
s.cians 70 give ''Nola by Arndt a
piece which proved the most pop
ular in the afternoon as an encore.
>veral compositions OF Lieurauce
IRE included. his famous Indian
ballad. by The Waters OF Mime
ton<R" among them.