The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-17
ALL PROBLEMS
GOVERNMENTAL
SPEAKER AYERS
Atwood Says World
Condition and Chaos
Result; United States
Drifting Away

World problems today are not so
cial or economic bu, are government
tai. Harry +. Atwood declared Mon
day when he addressed the kiwanis
club and large number OF other bust
ness and professional men.
Russian farmers can raise more
whcat than can American farmers.
vet Russia is starving for want OF
bread. Russian government alone is
responsible. he declared.
The thing that distinguishes the
United States OF America from other
peoples OF the world and from other
governments is the constitution OF the
United States. Mr.. Atwood declared.
Until 20 years ago the progress OF
the United States in matters OF in
dustry. science and invention were
without parallel in the worlds his
tory.
Problems that Rave arisen in the
past few years are due to departure
from the fundamental principles OF
American government as laid down
by the constitution. in the opinion of
Mr.. Atwood. Substitution OF demo-
cracy and mobocracy for representa-
I've government is the foundation upon
which many of these problems have
been built.
Twelve years ago. the average crim-
nal age in the United States was 40
Years. today it is ~, Mr.. Atwood
pointed out. Newspapers with their
ales OF crime and immortality and
disorder, had they been published 20
years ago. would have brought con-
,terna,ion to the country. But sam-
liarity has reconciled the nation to
N abnormal condition.
That the American constitution,
providing for representative govern
nent. is to the science of government
exactly what the. scale is<to music,
the alphabet to language and the digits
o mathematics is the conformation OF
Mr.. Atwood. Any person, he says,
s willing to concede the weaknesses
IF a government founded upon an
heritary principle History TOO, is re-
olete with government failures where
democracy was enjoined In fact. he
pointed out. history autocracy TO DEM
-racy and hack again. II was not
until golden mean in government was
nit upon.
Direct primary. recall, initiative and
cferendum legislation, so popular in
-ecent years. came in for 4 vigorous
attack by Mr.. Atwood. No man, he
PORTED out. would be so foolish as to
xive to the bleachers at baseball
game the right to make decision
On a close play. And yet that is
what Americans. are doing with the
primary. he said
Everyone OF these reforms, he
pointed out is a departure from the
intent and purpose Of the constitu-
ton. the document OF government
which William Pitt, premier English
statesman OF all time asserted to be
the greatest ever written and to serve
as basis for all future -enresenta-
live government documents.
Government. Mr. Atwood said, is
the lcas, understood OF all sciences.
II is the most difficult because il is
founded upon human nature. Schools
touch upon it only in generalities
where other sciences are taught with
cxactitude.
In closing. Mr. Atwood pointed
out the dangers inherent in democra-
cies when he said that Jesus Christ
was crucihed by a democracy, Rome
and Athens decayed under democracies
and the weakness of this form OF
government is undermining the United
States.
Mr. Atwood lcctured Monday even
ing at the Methodist church. In the
morning he was taken to Boise by
DIR. F. NJ. Cole where he addressed the
summer school teachers.
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