Evening star., 1925-02-14
BISHOP FREEMAN
SPEAKS IN KANSAS
Addresses Kansas City
Chamber of Commerce on
Patriotic Subject.

iiSHt rev. James Il. freeman,
Bishop of Washington. who is on his
way to Los Angeles, Calf, was in Kan
sas City last Wednesday, where he de-
hVered an address before the Chamber
OF Commerce on "The First Line Of
National Defense"
The Kansas City Star says his
remarks were awaited by the busi-
ness men who knew the life history
of this man, whose early training was
for business. but who later turned
10 theology"
Continuing, the report says, in part,
as follows:
Bishop Freeman expressed a wish
that the great areas of the South
west and Northwest could be trans
lated to the East for the refresh
ment' of the provincials.
Industrial Ethics High.
The bishop entered the subject of
general conditions in Industries by
saying:
The ethics of great corporations
are higher today than ever before"
AS to pessimists in business today,
he said:
In the old days our tones were
dreary. We believed everything upon
which we We're standing was made
quate. Journalism up to recent days
was tinctured with pessimism. Every
business man inclined to pessimism
these days should recall this: L be-
lieve in the ultimate decency of
things. and if ] woke in hell l would
still believe st."
The bishop repeated the quotation
to let it 'Sink in."
Discussing the effect of the war
the bishop declared his son returned
from his experiences in No Mans
Land finer spiritually, morally and
physically than before he left for war.
Hits SpineIess Pacihsm.
We have, in fact, lost some Of the
fine spiritualism that was acquired
in the war period" the bishop said.
I'VE now have reached a new stage
IN our development. The security Of
the United States Gees not rest upon
It's financial standing. That same
financial standing may prove its curse.
Il am against spineless pacifism
An iron hand at times is needed We
should have an adequates Navy as q
peace unit and as adequate defense in
time of war. However, / do not be-
lieve the Army and Navy comprise
the first lines of national defense The
building of character and unity of
effort l believe to be the first lines
of defense"
The bishop spoke of the Old World
nations who now owe a heavy war debt
to the United States.
Fears MateriaIism.
Collection of this debt may cause
strained relations. We will continue
to give ourselves to the world in our
own way-certafnly not at the dicta-
lion of any nation"
Bishop Freeman said we were build
ing and growing so rapidly as ma
ton that he feared we would out
grow our spiritualism and develop a
Inaterialism.
The Nations future rests upon the
conservation of character" he said.
Bishop Freeman described the
makeup of the United States, the
close knitting of races.
when the call to colors came we
we're indeed a nation united-a real
United States" he said I'VE are as
similating all races. God pity the
man who is disloyal to the United
States. He should be disfranchised
and driven from the land"
Cheer Appeal to Patriotism.
The members cheed the bishops ap-
peal to patriotism.
II have seen and talked with Chaun-
cey Dcpew," the bishop continued,
who has known intimately prob
ably more Presidents than any other
man. President Coolidge represents
the most striking figure on the political
horizon since Lincoln, says Mr.. Depew.
] consider him one of the finest charac-
tered men that ever sat in the White
House. And about him he has assem-
bled a distinctive cabinet of the same
type of character"
In Bishop Freeman's party were
Bishop Sidney C. Partridge of the
Kansas City diocese, the Rev. W. T.
Travis, st. Marks; the Rev. Robert
Nelson Spencer of Grace and Holy
Trinity, the Rev. Charles r. Tyner, ST.
Georges; the Rev. c. w. Nau, st.
Paurs, Kansas City, Kans.; the Rev.
D. C. Beatty of Grace Cathedral, To-
peka, and the Rev. c. H. Molony.
Christs Church, St. Joseph.