Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13

col. ANDERSON'S DECLARATION.
| Governor Wcstmorcland Davis has
hoen reinforced in the position he
has taken relative to the fundament-
| n. principle Of States Rights. Col
| Henry w. Anderson, who has been
! abroad addressed the Richmond Ro-
! tary Club in this city last Tuesday
night and the Times Dispatch re-
ports az follows:
Two Of tho greatest curses Of the
world today are the government con
troll OF industries and a surplus OF
laws, Colonel Henry w. Anderson,
former head Of the Red Cross Mission
to The Balkan states. declared last
night i'll an address before the Rich
mond Rotary Club, at the Business
Mems Club.
Three things must happen before
return to really healthy, prosper
Gus times can come, Colonel Ander-
son told the Rotarians.
First we must get our businesses
back into our own hands," he stated
Next wo must stop cXtraVagances,
ana lastly, wo must stop individual
extravaganza.
In his position, he is sound to the
| core. He is quoted further:
If l am not mistaken, he contin-
used, ne face n very serious collapse
in affairs a the present time The
world is not producing IA much each
year as it is using, and on top of
this condition there is more extrava-
gancc than over before.
| We've got to stop it by public senti-
ment, he declared.
Some Of his other remarks were:
, Leave commercial en- crprises to
| their owners to operate.
! The government is best which must
govern least.
Thousands of people have forgo.-
| VII IhaI thls IS tho fundamental
principle Of good government and in
accord with the teachings of political
economy.
He said further
Ten million Of the most productive
men i'll tho world, were destroyed in
tho worlds war;, he continued. These
men were the mos. productive in the
world. BE sides these, $500 ,000, 000, 900
worth of property was destroyed.
Europe today is suffering from nerv-
Gus shock caused by exhaustion
from the war. She is living on the tu
ture. Vast amounts Of paper money
is being issued and is dcpreciating
in value thercfrom.
Only Bulgaria and Germany are
! really working. Germany is work
.ns Twelve and four, cen hours a day
And tho reason for this is that Meth
Ter Germany nor Bulgaria have any
new territory to organize and few
political troubles to sap their nation
TAI energy. Bulgaria has practically
inone. Germany a few political trou-
hl"s. But the rest Of Europe is not
working
All OF the other nations have new
'terrltor1es whose organization is talk
ing thcir time and energy and conse
Qucntly little else is being accomplish
cd.
This was what happened to Spain
The loss Of her colonies was the
the basis OF her present prosperity
Col. Anderson is "brutally frank"
He says:
do not believe that our govern,
mont should loan Europe another
cent. Let the financial institutions do
mat. BY restoring the morale of
rilrore through non-govcrnmcntal or
gan 2ations such as the American Red
, Cross and by helping their CONNER
J cal industries can we do the most
good.
The truth is being told by fearless
men OF tho type OF this distinguish,
eli Southerner. There is much more
to be told and when the present re
strictions are removed by declara
ton of peace, the people OF the Unit
ed States will be astounded by Tho
| nature OF tho revelations that will bt
made nv men. who will fearlessly 'tel
l the truth, the whole truth and moth
Ing but the truth"