UNIVERSITY DEBATING SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 895, 15 August 1910, Page 2

UNIVERSITY DEBATING SOCIETY.

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION-.- ; "That thu French Revolutimi ha» benehtedpthe human race" , was'.':'tho;; motion moved 'at 'the. University • Dobat-; iiiß Society on Saturday'night, Mr. J,--M'li.' Hngboii,'"seconded by Mr. T. N. '■ Holnideii," leading on the affirm'ativo, whilt) Mr. o.' H. Taylors M.A., and Jl. Monoghan, M.A., lead tho" opposition. In. support of \tlie motion a deacrip-,. tion was given of Franco .before tne-1 Revolution, which was. described as tho: feudalism: of. 1000, years .condemning;, itself.".'"lt" was intended that' 'the''"Re-.l voliitioii ■• was but part of the great.:; world evolutionary movement. _ Though]? grout liberty had been won in tinies;;of peace, others could only come after.'.< tho shocks of war, and nothing but; the revolution, could have changed the-, condition .of men in France.. The; Revolution, gate hope, toVthe...iwprld,,. and all authority had hcuceforth to. justify itself before the bar of reason. . : On the other, side, it was .denied'first; that the condition of France was.nearly..; so bad as painted,''and second that all v reform hi self-government bad been.", granted before" the main acts of the-/ great drama, Tho horrors of thb of Tun-or, and the. suffering in. a 11.,; Europe was painted. Could tie small'' increase in 1 liberty., outweigh'" its cost in. money, its delay ill reform all 'over'tlie world,' and finally its.cost of. ; ' 2,000,000 men. ,- .'-.'. ..-■'■, 'Both, sides both affirmed [and denied the connection of' {socialistic) doctrine with the Revolution.-; ''. ' Mr.' Laureusoh, M.E.; judged the debato, uiid, aftor a, veiy interesting note oil'the-effects of the French Revolution, placed the first' five speakers in the following order for the purpose of the "Union Prize:—Messrs. R. Kennedy, C. H. Taylor, 3. M'L. Hogben, H. Monaghan, R. S. Watson, and.P. B.' Broad. , .-•'-•:• ■■■ ;i ... -.- At tho next debato of tho society,. to be held on Saturday,' August.27,' tne motion to bo moved is: "That tho progicss and prosperityof'thoAustralasian colonies would have been .retarded by tho adoption of the leasehold' system."