The sun., 1919-04-13
WILSON SCORED AT
CHURCH GATHERING
Bitter Debate Develops at New
York Conference Of
MethOdists.
HIGH RENTS DENOUNCED
Chancellor Day Replies to
Critics-Report Warns of
cred" Evil.

The New York Conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church warmed into a
bitter political debate yesterday morn
ing when one of the members charged
that the report on nationwide condl-
tions prepared by James r. Day, chan
cellor Of Syracuse University, was an at
tack on President Wilson.
II carefully refrained from using the
name Of President wilson, replied Mr.
Day, but II my brother chooses to read
his name between the lines of the criti-
cisms have made I have no apology to
offer. I disagree with the President and
I believe ne has usurped the powers con-
serred on other branches OF the Govern
ment and has neglected the rights of the
people in some respects"
This report was adopted by an over
whelmlng vote. 1t deplored the delay in
the peace negotiations at a time when
full attention was needed at home for
the preservation Of American institu-
tions. It said that the delay was due to
the anxiety of the peace delegates to
prevent future wars while the war of to-
day went on and questions of boundaries
asserted that 1t was The duty of all to
preach old fashioned Americanism and
to warn Of the perils of Bolshevism. 1t
concluded with an expression of conf
dence in American agencies Of govern
ment
Can Criticfse Any Omcial.
IT am at liberty to criticise the Presi-
| dent" said Chancellor Day in defending
the report II can criticise him or any
other official of the Government. and II
that day should come when 1t Is not pos
sible we would be drifting into a condi-
ton far worse than that which existed in
autocratic Germany. My reason for not
referring to the President in this report
by name was that recognized the ex-
treme political tenderness and sensitive
ness of some members of this confer
| ence."
An attempt was made by the Rev. Ar.
thur Thompson to have incorporated In
, the report a protest against the higl
rents in the city of New York, but this
was finally rejected on the ground thai
the report did not deal with local con
ditions The conference showed its APP
rroval of the statement of Mr.. Thomp
son to the effect that the middle classe.
Of the city were menaced by the de
struction OF their homo life through the
concerted movement OF real estat,
owners to advance rents"
The report said in part
unfortunately the attention of tn,
world was turned upon future war pre-
vention, which in the nature of thu
case involved long delay. instead of upor
an adjustr. ent of the claims OF boun
dairy, indemnity and reparation. which
are live and oppressive questions L
hundreds of thousands without homes
without food and without employment
questions upon which commerce ana in
dustries must wait until immed ate ma
tional limits and obligations can be es
tablished.
Deprecate Delay in Peace.
While we apprecis the vast under
taking and equal responsibility of tn,
worlds reimbursement we deprecate thu
delay that has waited for subsidiary
and subsequent matters.
The propaganda OF the common To-
OF mankind has created In Russia tn
Bolsheviki. The horrors of indescrib
able forms of revolution In the name o
freedom are being defended by certain
destructive socialists in our own cOun
try
THE soap box Is paraded upon tn
philosophers of license and riot opel
their wide mouths against the Govern
ment and incite enmity to capital ant
prosperity, calling Lenine and Trotzk.
an Improvement upon Lincoln, GARFIELD
and Mckinley, who were slain by tn
blood stained hands OF the assassin
OF freedom in the land OF the world
first great republic that guaranteed t
all men the ballot and equal privilege
Loyal Devotion to Country.
Upon the church of God, upon GU
Congress and legislative halls. upon GU
forums and celebrates, upon our uni
versities and professions, upon tn
homes of rich and poor. Is placed tn
, holy duty Of defending with an irress
tible spirit and sentiment and loya
devotion and sacrifice our land and o
keeping it all American in law. in Ian
guage and in liberty.
IF other peoples wish for n time I
} live among us. for that time they mus
be of us. They must respect our flag
every stripe OF II, every star in IT.
I'VE should watch jealousy the Cou
} stitutlon devised by our fathers. The
divided our Government into the legisla
tive, the judiciary and the executive
They intended that each should kce
strictly 10 itself The law making powe
should not exercise the judicial function
the executive should execute the law
made by the Legislative body as inter
preted by the courts; his decisions mE
be set aside. but he cannot set aside IN
law making body except by constitu
tional veto. 1t is only as the peopl
guard their prerogatives the courts an
the executive that We shall maintain ou
} national integrity.
There may be n million Bolshevil
or a million destructive Socialists, bl
r there are hundred million peopl
twenty five million of them voters. VIII
will not turn over their Government
their homes their industries and con
merce, their schools and their churcht
and themselves TO be governed by me
\ VINO have never learned to govern then
selves.
. Nothing can secure to the worl
more permanent conditions of peaC
than the united demand that tho natio
r which makes war of aggression shall pa
= every dollar of damage for which il
responsible. Germany proposed TO a.
n sess the cost of her war upon all Il
Q nations, II she won, She must now pa
|. all the damages which she wrougl
;. by sea and land on those nations no
q that she has lost. And that will be
/, deterrent OF such warfare which neith'
@ she nor any nation will soon forget.
1--WE rejoice in efforts being made
t secure the future peace of the worl
: but We hope earnestly that the form
n of peace being now considered may
= left for fullest discussion and for ament
e ments suggested and urged by our grea