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Show 1 JOHN FOSTER FRASER HERE ' FOR LECTURE SMS NATIONS .SHOULD RECOGNIZE SOVIETS I I Discard hate as the provoker of International In-ternational bickerings. It is not hate, but humor, that causes many of the misunderstandings that keepj the nations na-tions at swords' points; it isn't fury but laugh that sets Mars to thundering on his Olympian throne. Instead of a conflict of alien bloods, it is often a tempest of puns that brings two white races at each other's throats. This is tho suggestion of Sir John Foster Frnsor, who has been called the ,"Irvin Cobb of England," Although hit; fame as a humorist has gone hand-in-hand with the reputation of his knowledge of international affairs, he Is trying very hard just now to bo mostly fierious, while in Ogden today. "If it weren't for the ideas of humor, hu-mor, I think the world would get along much better, with each other," he says. "Hut the people keep seeing tho funny things the other follow is doing and pointing out his foibles. Consequently vhey keep the world all stirred up instead in-stead of coming to understandings." Sir John arrived in Ogden today, coming via the Rio Grande from Grand Junction. After his visit in Ogden he plans to visit Logan, and later return to Denver, after some time spent inj this section of tho west. His program Is rather ambitious, being to wipe some of the cobwebs from the international interna-tional sky. He would like to brush from American minds, with his rather engaging personality, his learning, wit, and smile, ideas, for instance, such as that the European is an idler. Recognize Soviet. Sir John believes that the soviet government in Russia should be recognized. rec-ognized. "The soviet is the Russian government," govern-ment," i3 his way of putting it. "I do' not say that we should approve it, but I do belieAe that we should rec-j ognize 'it. Such a move would upset, many of the radicals. The soviet can-' not last very long; becauso it is op-1, posed to all ideas of democracy; it is tho most autocratic government on earth." While in Ogden, tho famous lecturer will enlarge his experiences gained in travel, These have been rather varied! va-ried! us he narrowly escaped torture at the hands of Persian fanatics, has ridden a camel across the Sahara, and traversed Siberia in the depths of winter. Travels in China. Starling al the Burmese border of China, ho traversed tho most populous, popu-lous, and perhaps the least known country in tho world, the Celestial Era-,pire, Era-,pire, the first time this feat had ever been performed by a white man, and probably its first accomplishment by any man since the days of the hordes. Tho hurdshlps of the trip may be gathered gath-ered from the meagre statement that this journey occupied five months. He spent n period of some lpngth in Armenia, Ar-menia, has lived in Turkey, visited all of the Balkan slates and probably knows as much of tho conglomeration of small peoples, of mixed races, who make u,p the most troublesome corner of the world as does any living man. At Peace Conference. Visiting tho trenches frequently during dur-ing the war in his capacity as chief of the war lectures bureau of Great Britain, Brit-ain, and employiug his native Scottish Scot-tish wit. and acquired kuowledgc of mankind as an expert at the peace conference at Versailles, he knows of1 the great war and the great peace' Intimately. As a guest of the officers of the University club, he will be entertained at. a dinner at the Weber club this evening, officers of the Weber club, together with the honorary members of tho University club, havjng been also extended an invitation to be present. pres-ent. This evening al S he will deliver; an address, "The Diplomatist at Large," at the tabernacle. |
