"On the other hand," he said; "liberty and freedom have formed the central thread of English history, I do not say that England has never been an oppressor but what I must assert is individual and in respect for other national rights, England has led the world."
Dean Hulme was emphatic in his condemnation of German fightfulness, insisted that the kaiser's government was even more responsible than blame for massacres. He strongly contrasted the spiritual ideals of the war's two great countries, saying that those of the English are essentially Christian but insisting that because of the fact that the Germans have accepted the idea of autocratic might they have been forced to disown Christian doctrines as "inapplicable to modern conditions."
Shall We Turn Back?
"Shall we turn back from the prosecution of this war because of the difficulties that we are facing?" was the speaker's peroration. "Shall we become dismayed because of the great scope of the struggle, or shall we keep unfailingly in view our shining goal? I know what Washington would say, I know what Jefferson and Lincoln would say—and so too I am sure that I know what you say."
Dean Hulme was introduced by Dr. C. N. Little of the college of engineering. The morning's musical number was a violin solo played by Miss Antoinette Burr of Spokane, who has but recently accepted a position on the university faculty. 