Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-12-02
TELLS WHY HE
REFUSES $1,OOO,OOO
at II Not Mine" Snys Young Charles
Garland in Statement

Buzzards Bay, Mass, Nov. %. ny the
Associated Press.) -Charles Garland, the
young man who has renowned his right
to II million dollar legacy left him by his
rather. James A. Garland, who was a
wealthy clubman and yachtsman of Bos-
tom to-day made n formal statement OF
his reasons for rejecting the money. His
statement. he said was due to the fact
! that the many reports of his failure to
accept the legacy failed properly to pre-
sent his position.
II refuse to accept the money because
IL Is not mine" was young Garland
summary of his action. "a system which
starves thousands while hundreds arc
stuffed, condemns itself. A system which
leaves sick woman helpless and offers
its services to a healthy man condemns
Itself. 1t Is such q system that offers
me million dollars" he continued.
1T Is blind to tho simplest truth KNOWN
to every child. the truth that the hum
cry should be fed and the naked clothed.
| have had TO choose between the loss
Of private property and the law which
is written in every human heart ] chose
the one which | believe to be true"
Garland, who has stated that he re-
nounced his claim to the million dollars
because he thought Christ would have
done the same. continued:
"I believe I could do no good with tho
money. 1t is the man who gives food
to the hungry who docs good not the
dollars given in exchange for the food
/ / would be happy to BE- the man II
had the food to give; but ! cannot lend
myself to handling the money that IL
not mine even though tho good thai
might be done is possibly great
70 tpIf Is, nv
what could be done with the money, he
said. They seem almost proud to poin
out tho power that | have in my hands
but IT ia the most pitiful thing they
could point TO. You cannot serve Got
and Mammon, so many people ready *
/ serve the dollar means so many less tc
serve God. There are great opportunl
ties to do good, but they are In mons
hearts not in my che-i book. A preacher
in the name of Christ said this millor
should have heen turned to good. HI
thinks that Gods work is paid for II
dollars. Gods work will never be done
until men see that this theory Is untrue.
Mr.. Garland's statement was made
from his home here, a former inn OF
stage coach DAYS. The young man VINO Is
% years of age is living at the hous,
with his wife and an infant daughter
at the homo of his mother, Mrs. Marie
Tudor Green. who supplies them with
maid and Keeps their larder full. II,
plans to 20 to work eventually, he said
but a year ut Harvard College. which
he left to got married and prepare tory
schooling in This country and in Englan,
fitted him for no work ready at hand
and he said he thought II would b.
spring before he found anything. Mrs
Garland joined him in his Pronunciation
of the million Garland said His mother
although not holding tho same views
has told him to do what he though
right.
James A. Garland 3rd, brother q
Charles Garland, who has adopted hi
share of his fathers estate. made large
by the fact that the mother of the boy
abandoned her rights in order to MARI
Francis c. Green after the death of he
first husband. At Harvard College
Hamilton Garland. third son. who 'ack
several months of reaching his majority
His brother Charles said to-day that h
understood Hamilton also was consider
ing refusal to take his share when he be
came of age Their ideas on the subjcc
were somewhat similar he said althoug
the influences of education and environ
ments were not Identical
Garland indicated that his refusal t
take the money was not based on an
question attached to the origin of tn
Garland fortune, says he did not kno'
, from what source 1t was derived. BIT
he believed it came down from his grand
father.