The Washington times., 1920-11-25
willing TOBEPOOR,
SAYS MRS. GARLAND
Wife of Man Who Scorned In.
heritance Says She Ap-
- proves Decision.
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ment. The ideal for which he has
| forsaken his inheritance, conscrva-
lively estimated at more that one
| million dollars, is state wherein
each individual would simply take
the things he needs and account only
to his own conscience. He prefers
| to be called an intense individualist
why should certain men haze
control of land and food any moro
! than OF the air they and their fell
low men BREATHE. he asked "One
man is entitled to more than another
| only If he needs more.
distribution should be fixed by
law. Each man should dccidc for
himself how he is to live"
HAD COSTLY EDUCATION.
| Many folks will marvel at such 4
| view from man whose ancestors
were leaders of Americas plutocracH.
J His youth was spent at ono or the
other of the family homes in Boston.
| Hamilton on the north shore, pru.
dence Island, or on Cape Cod. under
the care of tutors and governessrs.
When thirteen years old. he was
! taken with his brothers. James A.. Jr.,
and Hamilton, for a tour OF Europe.
and AT its conclusion was placed in
| Eton College. England. where he
spent two years.
Returning to the United States he
spent three years at St. Paurs School
Concord. n. II. In 1918 he enrolled in
Harvard College, but left at the md
of his freshman year June. 1919.
Three months later he was married
to Miss May Wrenn. of Bedham.
Part of their honeymoon was spent
| in an apartment in the Greenwich
Village section of New York City.
The. Rand School of Socialism was
close by. and young Garland and his
bride attended many OF the public
lectures there. but did not enroll for
the regular course OF instruction. He
In nm admirer Of Eugene Debs.
There is a man with the courage
of his convictions" he said enthusi-
astically.
Garland, is fond Of the writings OF
| Count Tolstoy.
CRITICIZES MATERIAL TREND.
One of the greatest criticisms he
has to offer of present-day existence
is that men apparently seek nothing
but material things.
"They are just pouring themselves
| into a mould" he said.
"They seem TO have no thought Of
| fellow humans except M instrune nts
ny which they cnn further Their own
ambitiOns.
INSTEAD of striving to improve the
! social order. they are intent only or
! seeking a place within it, That means
| stagnation. We all know that moth
ing remains stationary. 1t either ad-
vances or deterioratcS.
There has been little active i'm
provement in our industrial system.
Capital regards labor only Is a means
of accomplishing it's own ends, and
vice versa ny Its strikes. riots and
the vast amount OF want md poverty
this system has condemned itself.
"lf men would only stop to con-
slider where this attitude Is leading
them, ! believe they would change
| their views as to the meaning OF life.
! They would live for others as wei as
! for themselves, and each would have
| a more complete and happy life"
| Asked how he thought men were TO
be made to think and prevailing con-
ditions altered. Garland said he be-
lieved IL would come by individuals
taking the initiative and denying
claim to private property, as he has
done.
INSPIRATION FROM BIBt.E.
These theories are the results Of
| three years elaboration, begun, he
says, while n student in ST. Paurs
School. Young Garland has always
been an active athlete. He rowed the
seventh oar OF the freshman crew at
Harvard.
Much Of his inspiration, although
he does not call II that. comes from
study of the Bible.
81 have read 1t several times he
said. 81 found that what Christ
tsuGht differed materially FROM what
passes Cor Christianity today. Ills
very death was protest against the
man-madc economic system.
II believe that in refusing TO take
this money ] am placing my life on
| a Christian basis"