Today -100: August 10, 1925: The day of oratory is past

William Butler Yates says “The day of oratory is past, not only in Ireland but everywhere in the modern world.” He says that in the absence of decent speech-making, it will be the job of the Abbey Theatre (Dublin) to teach clarity of expression.

William Green, president of the AFL, warns black union members not to attend the American Negro Labor Congress organized by the (Communist) Workers’ Party: “It will not be held to benefit the race but to instill into the lives of that race the most pernicious doctrine – race hatred.”

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