New Britain herald., 1929-08-20
DENIES DEMOCRACY
 IS LOSING GROUND
But Developments Are Changing Aspect, WilliamStOWn Hears

Williamstown. Mass, Aug. 20 P) Two definite forces-socialism and nationalism-are driving events in Europe toward a break in the con- tinuity of political development and in the constitutions of the continent. George Young. labor member of the British parliament, said today in an address before members of the h. stitute of Politics.
 "One of those forces, aspiring to establish new forms of democracy such as for example Bolshevism or Fascism-has the appearance of be- ing revolutionary" said Mir. Young ''The other, aiming at a revival of personal government, militarist dc tatorships or monarchies, has a re- actionary aspect
 Stating that these changes are d result of the World War MT. Young declared that empires and monar- chies in Europe have been shattered, but faith in personal governments has on the whole been strengthened by the experience of the war epoch. Since the was as many democracies have succumbed to Relationships as despotism to democracise; and ale glance to party and parliament, characteristic of mid-victorian de. mocracy" is giving way to demand for a dem ocracy with a more lib- eral freedom" he said.
 The Soviet experiments are d native product so peculiar as to be impossible of transplantation and are slowly changing from thcoretlc communism to practical collectiv- ism," he said. Italian experiments in a cooperative state based on syn. dicalism are likely to lead other Latin states to try similar substitutes for parliamentary government.
 'The new German republic shows that the latest democratic device and parliamentary mechanisms cannot be relied on to produce strong and stable government by themselves while in the United Kingdom the old Anglo Saxon in- stitutions of parliamentary and party democracy are being rein forced by experiments in direct government.
 Democracy so far from being decadent is rapidly developing," he concluded.
 Merchant Marine Needed
 Captain R. E. Bakenhus, of the civil engineers corps of the United States navy, speaking on Americas salt water borne commerce, said the possession of an American mer- chant marine was an economic, po- litical and national security.
 The need for a merchant marine. he declared, was due, first, to the volume of the United States for eign commerce which is so diversi- fled that service can be assured only by an American owned mer- chant marine; and second, to the United States rivalry of foreign na- tions in the purchase of raw ma terial and the sale of goods. Stat ing that the United States was not self sufficient in the production of commodities required to maintain life, Captain Bakenhus declared that cutting off her commerce would mean overwhelming changes in our standard of living and habits of life"
 The United States would have built much better ships and with less expenditure at the time of hur- ried construction during the world war, he said, if she had had more experience with merchant marine problems.
 Advocates Public Words
 Otto Mallory. member of Prcsi- dent Hoover's conference on unem- ployment and industrial relations committee, speaking before the planned prosperity round table, ad- vocated public works expansion during periods of business depres- sion to relieve the present unem- plovment situation.
 The federal government is in good condition to expand, he said, be- cause it's public works have been held to a minimum during the last six years. However, he stated, since the federal government performs only 15 10 20 per cent of the total public works, while cities and states perform so to S5 per cent, the greatest expansion of public works must rest with the latter.