The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1922-11-09
HAMILTON HOLT, FORMER Ed.
TOR OF NEW YORK INDEPEND-
ENT. SPEAKS TO LARGE AUDI
ENCB IN COLLEGE CHAPEL
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Statesman and Publicist Declares
League Not Dead

Hamilton Holt, who has recently
returned from Europe, where he made
a firsthand study Of conditions there,
addressed the faculty and students
II the college and citizens Of Berea
last evening in the College Chapel.
Mr.. Holt while in Europe sat rs
an observer at the sessions of the
League Of Nations Assembly ut Ge-
neva, Switzerland. He gave q vivid
picture Of the birth Of the League in
1918, and Of the impression that the
document made upon the minds Of
European statesmen present ut the
time II was first read by Woodrow
Wilson TO the delegation. He re-
counted. in glowing terms, some OF
the accomplishments of the League.
The League. he said, had not at
tempted the solution of any major in
temational issues, but assumed such
obligations rs II could successfully
hsndle and that IL is constantly
growing in favor thruout the world.
A few accomplishments Of the League
has been the establishment Of a
health commission which has made
marvellous strides in cleaning up the
stencil Of the "out Of the way" places.
The League commission to abolish
slavery has done much to prevent
slaves from being carried across the
borders Of the backward countries
and has played a great part in rescu-
ing women from the Turkish harems.
The League settled the dispute be-
tween Finland and Norway over the
Ogney Islands. Mr.. Holt was pres
ant when Persia appealed its case
against Russia to the League Of Ma
tions. which saved her from Russian
aggression, q thing which before had
been unheard of and which no power
but the League Of Nations was able
or willing TO prevent. He also was
present he said, when an Austrian
minister appeared before the Assem-
bly, begging the League to save his
country from disaster. The Austn-
an minister said. 1--WE may have done
wrong. and we are headed now
straight towards the abyss-unless
something stops us we are gone. We
lay ourselves at your mercy. Save
our sovereignty IL you can; II you
cannot, do what you please with u.s."
The League has taken up the appeal
Of the Austrian minister, and 1t Is
yet to be seen what il will accom-
plish. Whenever before in the his
tory Of the world has a nation been
willing TO lay its sovereignty before
an international body with the hope
Of receiving justice! Mr.. Holt said
that he went to Europe 100 percent
in favor Of the League. He came
back 200 percent convinced that the
League Of Nations is the only sound
step that has been made in the di-
rection Of the accomplishing world
peace. He said that he talked with
a Bulgarian statesman, who said that
the only justice Bulgaria had receiv-
ed had been thru the League Of Ma
tions. Following the war Albania
appealed its case to the League OF
Nations. The Assembly considered
Albania's appeal, established her in
to a nation. and sent a committee to
her to aid in establishing the neces
sary machinery for government. Al
bania is now a working government.
II has established hospitals Of IL,
own. normal schools, and other insti-
tutions in keeping with the civilized
countries.
Mr.. Holt said that he does not fear
revolution in Europe, but he fears
dissolution. Europe, he says. is dis
solving. the intellectual life Is disin-
tegrating. The artists and educators
and those who once constituted the
mind Of Europe have resorted to any
sort Of menial labor by which they
may earn bread. The question now
is. not what shall we wear, but where
shall we get the next meal. He
heard Nansen, the great Norwegian
explorer, say that the time would
come, unless Europe was saved from
it's downward trend, when salted
human flesh would be sold on the
markets.
Mr.. Holt says that unless the NOR
al laws Of the world have exceptions
the United States must suffer for its
Indifferent attitude towards suffering
Europe. He said the only thing
that will save US along with the rest
Of the world is to quit playing poll
tics and TO commence acting like
man.