CERCLE FRANCAIS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2182, 22 June 1914, Page 2

CERCLE FRANCAIS.

AX ABDRI23S ON SOCI ALISM. Thero was a lively debate at tho Cerci® Francais on Friday evening, when the pa?sidei)t.j, Mr. A. .A, Stuart, Monientb, • delivered aii address, "Sonic Arguments agaiiist Socialism," Captain 'Barclay presided,. . .» Tho speech of 3Jr. Mraiteatli was. remarkable for its vigour, and a-t times |ts . It was a strong attack on Socialism as gem-rally luuterstood. .Acijarelirig to ,31r. JjUsateatl), the progress Wade.(luring the _past i century was dut> entirely ts individualism, and. Ijo instanced the.alKilitioitof slavery to i.lliiKtratc his ai'gi(MMvt. Under Socinlisiiij the cfci.als of ib& State would. ho said, ■ljo th.« ■masters of tho people, and the roaiisatiiHi of the of {Socialism ' would jneaji lite <oinpleK- islavory of ike people—;i s-ljivefy that would ultimately develop into savagery.. '1 lu so and other propositions were supported by Mr. MeH-teat-h with arguntants deduced fejm .the historical, bi»logic»l, and economic of view of the subject. , Giving to tho limitod time at the d.rspasal of the meeting, it was Hot possible to fully debate the question, hut ■fit the conclusion of tho iJiccopdiii.es 'Mr. Jlcnteatli. was accorded a* vote of thanks. . Previoitt to the address the mcinbers had the ploa.suro of listening to a composition by Clicmn .played oft the pianc-f^-rfco' in a faiiskod Wanner by Stiss' Hilda Flanagan, . • ' ■ Two rcew ttjenabers wefc proposed, ami accepted, subject to the approval of the eouncil.