The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-23
GILLETT OPPOSES
TURNING us. INTO
WORLDS ALMONER
Speaker of House Points to
Unwise Charity and I'm
sound Finance
FIRM AGAINST SOVIETS
New England Society at
Dinner Also Hears Warn
ing on Labor Domination.
PEACE PLAN SUGGESTED
Darwin P. Kingsley Favors
Federation Of English
Speaking Peoples.
PEACE PLAN SUGGESTED

The strongest kind of protest
against making the United States
Treasury the almoner for the rest OF
the world" was voiced last night by
Frederick II. Gillett. Speaker of the
House OF Representatives. at the 18th
annual dinner OF the New England So
ciety in the grand ballroom Of the
Waldorf Astoria. He said that the
misery of Europe must be privately
and not governmentally allayed. Re
lief from the Government Of the United
States he termed "unwise charity and
unsound finance"
Speaker Gillett would have the
United States enter into no dealings
with Bolshevist Russia. Instead, he
said, he would meet Bolshevism in its
own spirit land declare our lmplacable
defiance and hostility" He also spoke
his mind about the theory Of the
modern labor unions that the standard
of work must be set not by the best
worlSmen but by the poorest" This,
he said, is deadly to progress ana cam
not prevail.
TT may attain success for genera
tion." he added. 1T may result In a
general crash and reorganization OF in
dustry, but 1t 10 fighting against the
stars in their courses, II runs counter TO
the whole current of civilization and
therefore It's failure is preordained."
For English Speaking Federation
Creation of a federation of the Eng
list speaking nations as substitute for
league and alliance was proposed bJ
Darwin p. Kingsley. president OF tht
New York Life Insurance Company. He
would use our Federal Union as the
pattern. BY means of the federation
he said. Anglo-saxon solidarity could
be achieved. This he deemed vital 10
the assurance of the worlds peace
| Denying that the combination which ne
advocated would be supergovernmenl
any more than our Federal Government
ia such, he said:
"It would end the cleavage that al.
vides and weakens the English speaking
world. That division and Its consequent
| differences constitute, TO my mind'
peril which Involves the possible destruc-
| ton of Anglo-Saxon civilization we
| like to say. and most Englishmen agree,
| that the Anglo-Saxon world was divided
BY the acts of a mad German King and
a group of stupid English Ministers. TX
we continue that division when we know
that. we can end II and ought to do SO
shall we not be as mad as George III,
a. stupid as Lord North?'
Selden p. Spencer, United States Sem
ator from Missouri, favored the sending
home OF all immigrants who do not be-
come American citizens as fast as pos
sible. Another speaker was the Rev. DR..
John Kelinan. pastor of the Fifth Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church
Fear of War at bottom.
Tho dinner brought together fine
company OF migrant sons Of our North
eastern States. It celebrated the 3ooth
anniversary of the landing of tho Pill
griIns and of course the colonists OF Ply
mouth furnished the theme of much OF
the oratory, and efforts were made to
cast up the account and see how we'll
America had followed the ideals OF the
winslows, the Bradfords and the rest.
Mr.. Kingsley, president OF the So
cisty, and toastmaster. offered a toast
70 the President Of the United states and
then told OF decision OF the society to
finance the reconstruction In stone OF
the portico Of Pilgrim Hail at Plymouth
on the basis OF designs made by MctSim.
Mead q White.
Mr.. Kingsley said that five years ago
he advocated, for the Avoidance Of war,
''the creation OF what THE New YoRK
HERALD would undoubtedly call . super
government" and now. no said. the as
piration OF the plain people voiced In
the greetings TO President Wilson In
Europe In 1919 still exists Ia Europe and
here.
That aspiration still exists here" he
said. 'and It sought to find It's way
throush the muddled thinking. the more
muddled speaking and the stiil more
muddled writing OF the last Prudential
campaign. Whatever was or was not
achieved by the verdict at the polls last
November. that aspiration still lives; Il
Will ultimately make itself heard II will
penetrate the stupidity OF politicians.
the birotry OF statesmen. venture to
formulate that aspiration In these words.
almost In the form OF "A prayer:
Deliver us deliver us from the body
OF this death Deliver us from war"
Deep In the hearts of millions whose
convictions rarely ind voice But viii
ultimately find expression through ao-
ton, something like this purpose Is TAX
Ing form:
sA"h spectftCs
IL existing governments must perl
odicaliy call US out for slaughter. n
Ia order to maintain themselves govern.
ments must continue 70 squander the
fruits OF our toll and SOW the earth with
deatn. then away with existing govern
ments. We can endure no more"
Developing his specific plan. Mr.
kingsley proposed the calling OF n con.
gress limited In membership 20 the Eng
iish speaking nations and would "oreate
now and nobler citizenship. an Anglo
saxon citizenship. citizenship Of The
English speaking world.
! would have you create that citizen.
snip by the further use OF the aover-
eighty that rests under your hats. tia
scvoreignty that rules the state OF New
YORK. that created the Federal ITnIon
l3l years ago. would have all the
hngIsh speaking peoples do that To-
gether. l would create a new govern.
ment representing that citizenship. which
shall act directly on all It's soyere,gn
/ citlzcns just as our Federal Government
! does IL would end tho olsav.gs
/ that divides and weakens the English
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