New-York tribune., 1920-12-23
Cillett w arms
I. S. Look After.
Herself First
Declares New Nations Of
Europe Will Prosper Only
if They Learn to Rely
Solely Upon Own Efforts
Denounces All Radicals
Tells New England Society
That Labor Unions Stint
Skill and Stif1e Ambition

Frederick II. Gillett. Speaker of the
House of Representatives, told the New
England Society in the City of New
York, at it's 115th annual dinner at the
Waldorf Astoria last night, that it is
"unwise charity and unsound finance
to have the United States act as "the
almoner" for Europe. The speaker
maintained that the United States must
above all look to its own interests first,
and must make the new nations Of Eu-
rope understand that only by their own
work and effort can they ever rise to
health and power.
The dinner being the celebration by
the New England Society Of the Booth
anniversary of the landing of the Pill
grims. Mr.. Gillett, as we'll as the other
speakers, emphasized that only by fol-
lowing the principles Of work and duty
practiced by the Pilgrims can the
United States as we'll as all other ma
tons hope to reestablish the shattered
fabrics of civilization.
Calls for War on Reds
Speaker Gillett assailed the doctrines
and practices of Bolshevism as we'll as
some of the features of American labor
unions and called for implacablc war
against the theories of Lenine and
Trotzky. Speaking Immediately after
the lifting Of the ban on trade with
Soviet Russia, Speaker Gillett declared
that the United States must have no re-
lations whatsoever with the Russian
Soviet government and deplored the
fact that the United States and the
American people are not taking suffi
cient measures t. countcract Bolshevist
propaganda in this country.
Assailing the doctrines Of commu-
nism. the speaker said that "even the
Pilgrims could not make them work"
Toward Bclshevism, we should use
no soft words or diplomatic language"
said Mr.. Gillctt. eve should confront
it with our own spirit and declare plain
ly our defiance and hostility. 1t de-
serves the remorseless antagonisn, not
only Of the prosperous and contented,
but of all who prize the primal liberties
Of our Constitution. We are not doing
enough to counteract the propaganda Of
Bolshevism"
Assails Policies of Unions
Assailing the policies Of the trade
unions as making for stagnation Speak
er Gillett said:
"Modern labor unions have adopted
the theory that the standard of work
shall be set not by the best but By the
poorest; that TO man need do more
than the very weakest can do. The
whole power Of the unions is directed
not to raising but to lowering the
standard Of production. This policy
stints skill and ambition, enervates
and stupeties enterprise, checks prog
ress and retards civilization.
NO nation can permanently keep its
standard Of wages higher than the rest
Of the world and hold its place in
world trade. unless its labor is more
efficient and productive. Yet, despite
this inexorable law, the modern aim
Of the labor unions is to reduce the
efficiency and productiveness Of labor
and SO make high wages permanently
impossible. And it is peculiarly harm
full just now when the cry of the whole
world is production"
Darwin P. Kingsley, retiring pres-
dent of the society, who presided
pleaded ior federation of the Eng
disappearing nations of the world as
means of averting another world
war. He declared that unless the
English speaking peoples Of the world
unite Tor this purpose there would be
another world war which would result
/ in the downfall of all governments.