Milford chronicle., 1932-09-30
W. c. SMITH TALKS
TO ROTARY Club
EContinned from Fira Paael

Continued from FirI Pdgel
We have probably. formed what we
are pleased to call an opinion when
it might more properly be called an
impression rather than an opinion
This often leads to a development
in the minds and hearts of people
which takes us in the wrong direc-
ton. 1t might and probably would,
through misunderstanding create
just the opposite to goodwill, and
encourage friction and ill-will.
misunderstanding endanger ma
tional and international peace, and
almost always is the cause of war
Through a world fellowship of
business and professional men unit
ed in the ideal of service the air
might be cleared of suspicion and
doubt and better understanding
would be the result.
This is best illustrated in the last
world war after the killing and
| wOunding of millions of men and
| the expenditure of billions of dol
lars | defy anyone here to state def
nitely what was the actual cause of
the most terrible of all wars. AS the
war progressed fuel was added to.
the flames, lies and more lies help
ed to increase hatred and desire for
revenge and now countries in every
part of the world are as a result of
this confiagration, in state of ruin.
viii anyone say that a better un-
derstanding would not have prevent
ed this awful catastrophe.
Please don't say. let the people
over there work out their own sal
walton. That might have been said
twenty-five years ago. Not Now
Amateur flyers, mind you, are trav-
elling to Europe in about twenty
hours. Zeppelins are now operating
between Europe and this continent
on regular schedules. The radio now
carries a voice around the world in
just the time it takes to say it. |
Gases are now made that can be |
carried in airplanes which make it !
possible to set fire to our seaports |
and inland towns and kill practical
ly the entire population of those |
cities. There is no such thing as dis
tance. Men and women too have /
gone from. New York to California
i'll less than twelve hours.
Fellows, we have entered a new
order of things. Let us encourage
whenever we can a discOntinuance
of silly ballyhoo. The time is here
for better thinking, a better and
more sympathetic understanding of
people. We are, after all, a spoke in
thn 1rfnr16tc NH nd Tts{ I
learn to get along with our neigh
bors because every one is our
neighbOr now by reason of the rap
idity of transportation.
Rotary has helped me to know and
understand my fellow townsmen. 1t
has helped me to make friends in
the State. 1t has helped me to know
there is a good side to every man
and to hope for a better under
standing between nations. Interna-
tiOnal Rotary will help to radiate
similar desire all over the world.
Rotary is only one source for the
creation of goodwill. Other clubs of
similar character will do their part;
their combined efforts may, they
should, and / believe they will help
TO better understanding betwec.
governments and peoples. ,
Every Rotarian should do his part ,
10 bring this about.
This small club can do its part by
exercising a broad charitable spirit
everywhere and with all nations. DO
not misjudge nation or its people g,
by few misrepresentation RecOg- =
nize the fact there are two sides to 7
every economic and political ques. =
ion and its members should read
more about the contributions great !
men of other countries have made !;
% our present civilization.