The New York herald., 1921-06-15
STILLMAN IS WORSE
Than A BOLSHEVIK,
DECLARES HIS WIFE
Calls Him Abnormal and
Victim of Wall Street
Money Mania.
ALSO A WOMAN Halter
Turned to Mrs. Leeds, She
Says, Because He Wearied
of His Equals.
PITY FOR RICH CHILDREN
Mrs. Stillman Interviewed and
Filmed-Dfvorce Hearings
toBe Resumed To-day.
PITY FOR RICH CHILDREN

Special Despatch to THE Nuw YosK HrRALD
PoUoHKEEPsE, June 14.-Mrs. Anne
| Urquhart Potter Stillman. who is wait
ing at the home Of Johp e. Mack here
for the resumption Of the hearings to-
morrow In the divorce action brought
| by James A. Stillman, told reporters
to-day that Mr. Stillman was worse
than a Eolshevik." that he is "ab-
normal" and that she looked on him
| as "she would on a sick man In
hospital"
| She made these characterizations OF
the former banker in the course OF a
long interview, in which she discussed
| her case expressing the opinion that
her husband was a victim Of the Wall
street mania for money making.
"Mr. stillman has many good quail
ties" she said, "but he Is abnormal,
IKE many men in Wall street. He Is
not the only one of his kind, not by a
long shot. The fault appears to me to
lie with the life they lead down there.
| II Is tho constant struggle for power,
the eternal mania for making money.
1t is this complex power that turns
these men away from their equals In
their moments of rest from business,
in their times Of relaxation.
Phonogra phs of Emotions.
'SThese men turn to their interiors be-
cause they want nothing to do with per-
sors who are their equals. II was thus
with Mr.. Stillman. That Is why no
turned to poor Mrs. Leeds and hlled his
yacht with women---was II eight or ten?
and would have nothing to do with his
own family Such women as these ara
mere monographs for the expression OF
certain emotions of such men.
i "Mr. StiIlman's eldest son refused to
shake hands with his father after learn
ing his way OF living. Just consider
thati Think of II! Does not that show
that there was an abnormal condition
! of mind in Mr.. Stillman? Surely this
was not a normal family condition. Then
| Mr.. Stillman started out to destroy his
j own home, to dcsnolish 1t and to hins
\ the wrechags ell over the world / mean
what I say. because I have had letters
! of sympathy from as far away as
Japan.
This ie not a pleasant thing for me
TO say. but Il Is true and that Is why
! say it man OF great wealth strikes
q, the foundation of his home. II the
home and the family can be crushed to
I fragments In such a manner what IS 10
become of the State-what Is to become
of clvilizationr Despite everything.
think that what ] am passing through
60 xHA ura
world and to society In the broader
sense. because IL this thing that Mr..
StiIlnan is trying to do can be done II
will give encoura cement beyond measure
to the radicals Of the world.
Eject Upon Public.
Already people are pointing TO US as
people of high position and they are ask
ing what is to become Of them II we are
allowed TO wreak our wills on the world
, regardless of the laws Of morality. re-
gardless of everything that we are sup
posed TO uphold. When / consider what
Mr.. stillman is trying to do, the thought
comes to me that he Is worse tnan
Rolrhevik. II also convinces me that
he Ia abnormal, as have said before'
"I feel keenly what all this means IL
is not hard to appreciate the Feelings OF
those SociaIistic persons who wouid
stone US for permitting these Things 70
! be II certainly is not of my doing. fet
| could scarcely blame any one VINO dlo
attack us, under the circumstances. Sut
remember that Mr.. Stillman Is not the
only person who 10 induiging himseh IN
such a reckless fashion
Two photographers appeared az Mrs
stfllnran talked on the 'front.' porch OF
the Mack home, and she posed for ussrn-
One OF them had a moving picture cam
era. and at his request Mrs. Stiflman or
dered her automobile and the entire
party mo.ored to wappinser Falis,
twenty miles from Poushkeepsie. There
. the cinema man obtained the out OF
doore and camping background against
: which he desired 10 photograph MIS-
r stillman. After the pictures had been
} taken she sat on a stone wall and con-
tinued her conversation. One OF the re-
porters asked her II she considsred that
she was really fightins for her chiidren'
Youn~ People Her Fsv0vftes.
| ~Yes.- she replied, Il have always
loved children, and tney seem 70 love
me- The youns people Of society. ~ II
l In called IN a narrow sense, always were
, my favorites. I was always the cham
pion OF their rights.
, The children OF the rich. you know,
I really do not have such a good time.
They have no individuality they do not
have an opportunity 70 develop them
selves. As I think of II am more and
moro convinced that the rich are not
really happy they cannot be-
This last statement appeared to arouse
some doubt IN tha minds of one or two
Of the reporters. and Mrs stiilnan was
asked for q fuller explanation. She
said:
ITO have eighteen servants does not
mean that one is happy. The constant
attitude Of Difference by servants "
rather sickeninE II becomes bore.
AS for myself. I am individus!lstlc, 7
think am the equal of anybody In my
family. feel equality should be rec
ognized In all men and in all women
who have attained II by equal worth
and work
/. "Mr. stirlnnan Ia not az bad man as