Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-11
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BY ARMISTICE
Bennett Reviews the
Results of World
Wars Termination
In Recent Talk

Sapt. |. l. Bennett. chaplain Of the
L~eiith United States Cavalry. de-
ciared in an address recently deliy-
cred before the Lions club.
In the course Of his address. Capt.
oennet outlined the f~ar-reEching
results of the armistice which
brought to a close the greatest
struggle between nations in the his
tory Of the world.
HIS address in full follows:
November II. 1928. marks the
tenth anniversary Of the signing 81
the armistice. Armistice Day was
q great day in the history Of tla
world, and the men OF this genera
ton will hardly witness 4 parallel
of il. This anniversary should be
observed as the celebration Of ?
great event in history,as an occasion
Of thanksgiving for the blessings IF
peace, and as a day Of due regard
and r%everential homage to those who
hazarded and lost their lives IN the
torld war.
"Mr. Draper in his History Of the
Intellectual Development OF Europe
brings to our attention the tlct that
war causes a people TO pass rapidly
through its phases. The focusing OF
tHAtLttL IN any NAAANlN VI AtA
Felopment tends 70 accelerate II. The
World war focused human interest
In MANY currents and so accelerated
their growth and development. IL Is
well for us 10 think Of the war as an
sccelerator Of currents not entirely
new rather than as the creator q
something new.
Important Political Currents
@There were important political
currents accelerated by the war: IN
three great empires the political n
heritance Of centuries was uprooteo,
and three great dynasties passed
from the scene OF the political arena
the Romanov, the Hapsburg and
the H~ohenzollern. In Russia the
Romanov has given place 70 an eN-
t~ravagance in free governmental eN-
Fermentation unparalleled IN ms
tory. and bolshevism succeeded II
practically alternating Russian com
merce and sympathies from the life
OF Europe and the West. In Austria
Hungary a national lihert giving
promise Of possessing the qualities
Of endurance replaced the Haps'
burgs. A social-democrat sits IN the
chancellery OF Bismarck.
"The British empire has furnished
70 Bertrand Russell and Dean lnge
some real occasion for passlmisin
But the British empire has more
than one time demonstrated that she
can maintain her strength and pres
tiye amid c-ross-currents which wo1td
xubmerge a people Of less STURDY
stock. The assistance rendered by
the dominions in the war were EVIL
dences Of the solidarity Of the en-
pire. and Of good will toward the
government. The same assistance
has beer urged and recognized as
further reason for full autonomy N
local government. In 1918 no reputa-
bic thinker conceived Of n day when
Ills generation would see a. Cana
dian minister or a minister OF the
Irish Free State residing IN WASH
inpton. How little did We dream
that in annual meetings at Geneva
the ENJOYS Of other nations n on
equal footing with the envoy tror1
the Court of st. James. The British
empire has been caused TO move
more rapidly in the direction sn'
was slowly travelling before the war
namely, from the status Of an olf
world empire toward a common
wealth Of free nations. Yet ties
stronger than bound together the
scattered parts Of the Old smDire he
sneak her solidarity. But the
changes vitality concern America, ard
they emphasize the necessity fol
Americans and Englisnrien, too, e
exert themselves to cement the
friendship and good VIII Of our grea'
peoples: -
"The status Of japan among tht
I nations has undergone notable
F. change. She remains IN control OF
: Korea and Port Arthur with inter
d ests' in Manchuria. japan praeti-
: eally controls the transportation sys-
fem of Nanchuria. Russia as a COM
:, netitor on land and sea has been
: largely eliminated. The German
( forces were withdrawn from shan
,ung and japanese interests there
have been greatly Oh the increase
Japan entered the Word war as fifth
among the sea powers OF the world.
! She emerged from the war second
! only 10 the United States and Great
: Britain. The elimination Of Ger
many and Russia as great sea powers
in the East has made the presence
az the forces OF the United States
INCREASINGLY more essential. For the
United States TO abandon the Phil
inpine Islands and withdraw from
the present situation would be 70
invite disaster the consequences OF
which ore cannot anticipate.
Industrial Developments Marked
"No less marked have been some
If our industrial developments
which have been accelerated by the
World war. Air transportation mas
spanned the seas and brought the
nations into closer relations and has
proved an agent OF good VIII as Wen
as demonstrated that the seas aIe
becoming less Of a barrier 70: pre-
.sction Of our shores from foreign
sogression. Radio and wireless COM
~mnnications have developed beyond
the widest dreams Of the dreamers
~ fifteen years ago. The corpora
tion has been harnessed as an entity
v,hereiu the worker and the worked
fnr investing in its securities find a
common ground of interest in the
.uecessful operation and functioning
80 business. Big business has aoan-
Joned all thought that a man can
- forced 70 do mis- best. Our indus
rial age is distinguished by the de-
zee in which it finds itself depen-
ssnt upon the good will Of the work
- The industrial organization that
/, sffers an incentive to the men who
~ the work that they transform
.he;r workers parties into parties
y good workers. Political sanctions
az a and its maintenance have
aSten been advocated. | venture that
- anv scheme that may in the dim
a s,,nre make the world safe from the
..vares Of war, industrial institu-
Ems will prove TO be greater factors
,han political institutions. l look
, scr some international application Of
9 s-sSnciary relationships between ma.
/ .,ons for protection Of rights based
!. IN the scheme of mutual life insur-
&c. that will prove to be q great
sanction for peaceful relations. Il