The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-10
ANDERSON SPEAKS
TO THE R0IAR|AAS
Says Government Should
Lend No More Money
to Europe, and Declares
We Are a Lot Of An
archists

Henry W. Anderson proved con-
clusively last night that there rs a
serious and gentle side to the Rotary
club.
For more than an hour he thrilled
the large class of members present
With q recital of his observations and
| experiences in the Red Cross work
among thn Nretchtd folks OF the
Balkan states. Those people who
have been Har-ridden for seven years
and who arc slowly recovering frorn
! famine, outrage and pesti'encs.
He told Of tho heroic work of the
men and women OF the American Fed
| Cross
None but Americans have DONE
| this. he declared. None but the
| mel and women Of this great roun-
| try have met the obstacles n wtned
| them away as these men and women
have done and are still doinS.
Colonel Anderson dwelt to some
! extent upon the chaotic conditions o.
the world. He said that none of the
countries of Europe had begun to Eet
| back into normal conditions-excepi
| Germany and Bulgaria. Neither OF
| these countries have new TERRITORY to
! devotion. They have little In the
| sha pc OF political aspiration. and IN
! order to get back into stable condi-
| flows, they are working. Every mar
in Germany and in Bulgaria Is hard
| at work. They work twelve hours q
| day and do III enthusiastically and for
the good Of themselves and their
country.
TIP TO e. s.
vls III NJ s~a3ns II help Eurore.s
| continued Col. Anderson We rnus'
rheip them and we u help our
selves. VIC are still At war FOR the
| principles for which we entered The
strife. and the sooner we begin &c
reai1e that IL is an individual Fight
the better We will he able to over
| como the obstacles"
said the anarchistic Idea had
taken hold of the people Of his
country. The idea af taking all We
can from others. He depfored the
existence OF the spirit of extravaEance
which is not only stalking abroad
among the people. but is being fos'
tered by the government The sooncl
both break away and every one take:
bility. the better,
The government should not at
tempt 10 run the business Of tho coun'
try. Perhaps, in war time. THU
might have been necessary in som,
respects. But nora the government
should attend 10 it's business and th'
!, people should he permitted Ia con
duct their private affairs in their owr
way. As long as the government is Il
assume the management Of business:
affairs, SO long will We be overrun hy
discontent and anarchy,
SHUT DOWN ON LOANS
II do not think the government
should lend the European nations an
other dollar. If they want none,
let them get II through the privat,
commercial SOURCES. Then they vii
make arrangements to return II. bur
as long as the government consent.
TO make the loans. and tax the people
to meet them, SO long will there HI
discomfort. not only amonE the work,
ers but among the capitalists. for nj
man likes to nave to pay all be make.
either by his Investments or By Thu
sweat of HIS brow in taxes
Individual and government extrAv
agance are the two evils that confron'
us now. and they are the rrirnar,
causes of the high cost Of living"
Col. Anderson said the work of thu
Red Cross spoke 10 rftseif. 1t woult
shine In the centuries to come. and
this work should not now. bu
should be pushed a. energeticaly q,
II has been during tho past sevcra
trying years.
The speaker had to leave the meet
ing hurriedly in order to catch a trafr
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