The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1923-02-23
LEACUERS LOSE
IN BIG DEBATE
Bucks Countians Win Argument at
New Hope Against Associ-
alton of Nations Idea.
MUCH INTEREST IN THE AFFAIR

After two hours of brilliant ora
tory listened to with rapt attention
by high-class audience, both the
audience and the judges decided at
New Hope Friday night, that the
negative side offered the best line
of argument in the debate Resolved
That the United States should enter
an association of nations as an I'M
tial step towards world peace"
Frances r. Taylor and Harold
Evans, two philadelphia attorneys,
delivered brilliant arguments for the
affirmative side, while Calvin S. Be-
yer, former district attorney of Bucks
County, and Gordon Cooper, editor
of the Lambertville Record and New
Hope News, upheld the negative sidc;
Mr.. Boyer with a calm reasoning, anu
Mr.. Cooper with an impassioned per-
sonal talk that Caught" the audi
ence.
Arthur NJ. Eastburn, of Doyles-
W. Schroth, Jr., Trenton attorney;
Frederick Blair jacket, publisher of
the Bucks County Daily News, and
Harry Hoffman, superintendent Of
schools of Bucks County, were the
Judges.
Mr.. Taylor, for the affirmative,
said that one reason for closer unity
between nations was the fact that
the whole world is closer together
today than the original thirteen
states were in 1887, when the Federal
Constitution of the United States was
adopted. He referred to the League
of Nations several times in his re
marks.
Mr. Boyer, for the negative, stated
that our entry into world associa-
ton for the preservation of the
worlds peace, meant that we would
be bound by agreements which we
could not foresee, and which might
imperil our own peace. Until you can
eliminate hate, selfishness and greed
from the hearts, you cannot elimi-
nate the dangers of wars between
nations, said Mr.. Boyer.
Mr.. Evans, for the affirmative, said
that Europe's feeling of bitterness
toward America is due to our stand
ing aloof from her affairs. Those peo-
pie feel that we have made oursel-
YES the richest nation in the world,
and practically eornered the worlds
gold supply. He exhibited 10000
ruble Russian banknote, worth about
$4,000 American money, before the
war, and said that it was now worth
about two cents. He also stated that
a few days ago he purchased an order
upon Germany for Sill, American
u credit of 10000 German marks,
worth $4,000 before the initiating
process began.
Mr., Cooper, for the negative, said
he had no statistics, nor comparisons,
but gave personal talk on Incl
dents of the world war. "Racial diff
ferences cannot be mixed any better
than oil and water, and the diversi-
fed nationalties of Europe can ne
yer be brought into harmonious ac-
cord" he said Answering one of the
other speakers assertions that war
is terrible. he said: 'War is not
merely terrible, an inadequate word
War is the most damnable thing in
the annals of humanity"
Mr. Boyer, in rebuttal, declared
that we should work for arbitration,
for peace, by every available means,
but that did not mean jumping into
the center of European squabbles.
Mr.. Taylor, for the affirmative,
asked if we were afraid to place
ourselves in competition with othess.
"There is an obligation to do some
thing, The world is going to pieces,
literally. falling down about our
ears he said in closing.