Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-23
WARNS AMERICA TO /
KEEP HANDS OFF.
u. S. Would Need 100000 Men
to Invade Mexico, John
Barrett Says.
PAN-AlMERICAN UNION HEAD
TALKS TO NEW ENGLANDERS
Orange Society Celebrates
Forefathers' Day With An
nuaI Dinner.

Analysing the lessons taught by the
hardship, struggles and ambitions of
the Pilgrim Fathers and dedicating
anew the talents of the Sons of New
england to the sturdy ideals of their
ancestors, the speakers last night All
the Forefathers' Day dinner of the
New England Society of Orange, in
the Essex County Country Club
mouse, West Orange, aroused the en-
thusiasm of 100 prominent men of the
community. That the Puritan spirit
OF sacrtfVe and devotion to liberty and
the responsibility of conscience were
needed as much today by those con-
cerned in the solution of modern prob
sems of existence as when the Pill
grims, seeking escape from intoler-
ance, established their colony on the
rock-bound coast of Massachusetts,
was asserted by the speakers.
President Coleman e. Nissan, toast
master, opened the speech making
with a brief talk and made reference
TO the situation at Washington, with
incidental references to grape Juice,
pineapple juice and the income tax.
lie declared the officials were evil
IDENTIFY taking stock of the days when
the needs of the people were light and
their wants were few. 1.-THE Pilgrims
We're not compelled to be tax COL
lectors for the government and against
their will to gather income at its
source said the former assembly,
man. They were, however, true pro-
gressives. but their progressivism was
tinctured with quaint conservatism. -
Mr.. Nissan told of the problem of
woman's rights as handled by the
Pilgrims, and said they recognized
equal rights for the sex, illustrating
his argument by quoting an ancient
law which warned the husband that
every married woman must be free
from bodily correction or the admin
istering of stripes save that the hus-
band shall administer punishment of
a physical nature only "in his own
defense upon her assault
Splendid Chance for Trade.
John Barrett, director general of the
Pan-Amerfcan Union and former min
lister to Siam, Argentina, Pans ma and
20 Colombia, gave the principal ad-
dress, and painted wonderful word
picture of the splendid chances for
trade expansion and cultivation of
friendship with the countries of Cen
trail and South America that will be
created by opening the Panama canal
He referred to the possibilities Of COM
merce expansion when the shipping
from the future port of Newark and
other Eastern points is sent to the
friendly republics of the south.
Mr.. Barrett's address sounded the
keynote for talks by Rev. Lyman
Whitney Allen, pastor of the South
Park Presbyterian Church, this city,
and former Judge Robert Carey, of
Jersey City. A feature of Mr.. Bar
fett's talk was an impassioned plea
against Intervention in Mexico by this
country. He said the penalty for such
a blunder would be an awful toll in
life and treasure before the conflict
between the United States and a
united Mexico army would be settled
That the cost in money alone would
be million dollars a day for the
one thousand days of guerilla warfare
required to subdue the natives, was
one of his assertions.
"If we cross the line into Mexico"
he said, IAN American army of 800, 900
men will be required for long service
there
He spoke of the determined stand
made by the press of America when
1t was suggested in the London Times,
following the Civil War, that forces
from Europe might have to come here
to protect immense investments of
foreign capital. That the North,