The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-12-18
COL. SHUMWAY SPEAKS
To ROTAR|ANS
Golden Rule Dinner Takes Place OF
Customary Luncheon mt the
Weekly Meeting

The Golden Rule dinner served at
the Rotary Club II-xesday noon APP
parently met Viththshearty approval
of the Rotarians \ esent The menu
included baked spI les and milk, pop
corn and milk CA kers and milk and
bread and butte/ A cheering an
nouneement st ~ conclusion of the
repast was III a dinner. at which
special features would DE allowable
would be served next Tuesday noon
under the direction of Frank W Buck
nam and members OF the defeated side
of the membership contest of the club.
W. II. Cummings called attention to
the lecture to he given by Donald b.
Macmillan on December 30th and Dr.
Young reported on the investigation
of conditions in the homes of child
rem who were examined at the clinic.
Out of the eighteen examined condi-
lions have been investigated in fifteen
cases and of these only two are now
ready for operations. These should be
done very soon Others want a
little time to consider the proposed
treatment. At the conclusion of his
talk, DR. Young presented a plea for
the sale of Christmas bonds. The
cases were referred to the committee
composed of Il. F. Merrill, Col. r. L.
Marston and C. NJ Holt, who are to
be assisted by Selectman Clyde H.
Smith and a meeting WAS held yester-
day to work out these plans.
The speaker of the afternoon was
Col. Sherman ~ Shumway and his
address was based on foreign affairs
and applied to conditions existing in
the United States. In his usual
alert and careful manner, Col. Shum-
way gave a valuable discourse with
military preparedness as the real
theme. He spoke of the great pow
ers participating in peace time RENE
dies at the time of the Armistice but
since then they have been grasping,
he said. with an unrest developing in
every country. He referred especial
ly to the great breach in payment of
foreign debts and the way in which
it is affecting the United States. He
spoke of England's payments to this
country but that Eng land was unable
to collect from countries on the 9TH
err side. while other nations were
helpless to pay themselves or the
United States. He then referred to
the attmept on the part OF France
to make an agreement with the Unit
ed States to make more favorable
terms than we had made with Eng
land and England opposed the terms
with France, the result being that
| France had threatened to make al
! liances with other nations and make
the strongest army ever known. Mr.,
Shumway referred to the great Difficult
ties in the Pacific and believed that
| Japan had started with the ideals of
prominence that Germany had; that
the colonies of Great Britain stepped
in to curb her; that Australia, Canada
and United States were excluding the
j Japs and with England having thrown
over her treaty with Japan, the re-
suit was that the Japanese have tax
en- personal affront against coun-
| tries demanding their exclusion. He
I referred to the restlessness in Egypt
and India and to the radical organi-
| cations in our own country. With
regard to unpreparedness and no war
! because of this, Col Shumway sug-
gested that we should not take that
attitude until other nations reached
the same decision. Through histori-
cal references. the speaker then
showed what the lack of preparedness
had cost the American people in the
Revolutionary War the War of 1872,
the MEXICAN War, the Civil War and
/ the World War He urged not a
large standing army but a defensive
army for preparedness. We all want
peace. but until we get peace, we
should be prepared to assist in bring
ing about peace" said Col. Shumway.