The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-09
HAIR M0NY HELD
NATIONS NEED
Indifference, Irreverencc, In
tolerance. Nations 3 Dang.
crs. Says Collins

"Harmony is what America and
the world needs today more than
anything else. Discori, strife and
hatred are the greatest dangers Of
the nation and world at present.
Peter ". Collins, Knights OF Co.
lumbus lecturer, made these leading
statements in his speech, What
America Needs Today" at the city
auditorium Thursday night. He
spoke to a large audience under the
auspices of Bismarck council,
knights Of Columbus.
"Thc practical application Of the
Ten Commandments will solve the
problems of America and the world
;,& will no other remedy" said Mr..
Collins. ''in % years experience in
labor problems i have never seen
them fail in any question to which
they were practically applied rs =
solution.
"rhc triple dangers in America to-
day are irrcvcrcnce, indifference
and intolerance.'
Unemployment can be solved by
bringing the available jobs and the
unemployed in touch and the use of
the living wage will eliminate the
discomfort raised by under pay, he
declared Communism was poten-
tial danger touched on by Nj. COL
lins in his address.
"Irreverence to constituted au-
thority from that of parents and
child to the constitution is a leading
cause of crime," said Mr.. Collins.
"Indifference to law enforcement is
doing great harm in the country and
intolerance is causing much unnec-
.{r Ill hat
science, one nation and another and
other groups Of people.
communism is not Il doctrine
coming from the plain people as
their hope for bettermcnt because
plain people are mainly spiritual and
communism means death to all
things spiritual.
with European nations preparing
for the greatest war of history har-
mony is indeed the keystone Of
Ame rca for it's relations to other ma
tions as we'll as problems within its
borders"
Mr.. Collins recited masterpiece
from speech made by Abraham
Lincoln when but a young man on
the subject of "Perpetuation Of our
American Institutions" in empha-
sizing his plea for the doing away
with Intolerance.
Taking the word "Amerca" Mr..
Collins analyzed it and from the
letters contained therein pointed
out what the country needs.
"The "A in the word" he said,
"represents the fact that we are all
Americans today. The M stands for
the manhood (and womanhoOd) of
American character. The 'E' repre-
sents education, which must be ad
vanced and protected. The r is
symbolic of the republic, for which
Catholic, Protestant, jew and Cen
tile have always stood shoulder to
shoulder to preserve. The ~ is for
the ideals set forth in the Declara
ton of Independence. The &C. rep
resents the constitution of the
United States which has been
termed the greatest document ever
drawn by the hand Of man. and
which no man has the right to say
protects him but does not protect
his neighbor who happens to be Of
a different race or religious belief.
ambition of service which must be
rendered by all in spirit of coop
Grafton"
This was not Mr.. Collins first ap-
pearance in Bismarck as he has
spoken here twice bcfore--lO years
ago and four years ago. He has APP
pcared in, several North Dakota cit.
les during the week, including Grand
Forks, Fargo and Devils Lake, and
tomorrow night he will deliver his
lecture in jamestown. His tour will
carry him throughout the United
States from Massachusetts, to Cali
fornia, and he expects to return to
his home in Boston about Christmas
time,