Evening journal., 1922-11-09
SALISBURY
With ROTARY
Former Senator Talks In
terestingly of Recent
Visit TO Europe
MAKE APPEAL
FOR RED CROSS

luncheon-meeting OF the club in the
Hotel dupont this afternoon. That
was due TO two reasons. One was
that it was One Hundred Per Cent
Day, which called for every Rotarian
in town TO attend the meeting. The
other was that former United States
Senator Willard Salisbury was the
guest of honor and the speaker of
the day. fact that of itself would
have caused a large attendance.
The entertainment committee for
the day was composed of Mordecai
S. Plummer, Warden AZ the New
Castle County Workhouse; Edwin +.
Rooster. directing engineer for the
Street and Sewer Department, and
Henry j. Bailey, president of the
Hilles and Jones Company. Mr..
Salisbury was introduced by Warden
| Plummer and received hearty greet
ings from the Rotarians.
1t had been expected that former
Senator Salisbury would tell of his
travels in Asia. Instead, however,
he discussed the political and eco
nomic situation in Europe, and the
national interests the various Euro
pean powers were striving TO obtain
for their own benefit. He told of
the intense feeling between France
and England, saying France felt that
Lloyd George had been trying to sac
r4dce her in the Near East. When
England assisted Greece. therefore,
France was compelled to back Tur-
key.
The former Senator further said |
that in his opinion France had a
natural right TO arm and protect her |
self against any menace from her
ancient foe, Germany, owing TO the
failure OF Great Britain and the
United States TO sign the treaty
pledging themselves 10 go to Frances
aid in event she was attacked from
across the Rhine.
He declared unequivocally he was
opposed to the United States can
ceiling Great Britain's war debts to
this country and criticized Lord Bal
four for having stated that the
money Britain received from this
country was merely obtained TO
pass along to the Continental coun-
tries of Europe. While he was in
Europe he added. one of the most
experienced men in Old World az
fairs. predicted that there would
be a fresh war in Western Europe
in from two to seven years.
In reply to Britain's plea for cam
collation. OF her war debt to tho
United States, the former Senator
said that while he was abroad, he
had told men he met over there that
there was a credit as well as debit
side of the World War account; that
Great Britain had gained an empire
in South Africa, had seen the de-
structlon Of the German war fleet
and the removal of the menace Of
Germany's merchant marine; that
France had won back sAlsace-Lor-
raine and had seen Germany's war ,
power broken. The only thing the
United States got out Of the war
the former Senator. declared, had
been the right to operate cable
between the island of zap, in the
Pacific. and Japan.
The former Senator expressed the {
view that the downfall Of the Lloyd r
George ministry would have a sooth s
ng effect upon conditions general q
y in Western Europe. J
The musical program for the day b
was in charge of William p. White. Z
william B. Foster the president. s
-ead regrets from local Rotarians Il
Who, because OF absence from town, n
~ - ka hrre ]
If whom would attend club meetings
elsewhere in order that the 100 per
,ent. attendance record here might "
pc realized.
The attention OF the Rotarlans q
vas called by Joseph Bancroft 10 u
he Red Cross roll call, which will p
each its peak on next Sunday and IL
he club members were urged to do b
What they could 10 forward the p
york. o
An invitation was received from Il
vilkens Perkins, president OF the Il
Rotary, asking mem
ers OF the Wilmington Rotary Club "
o take part in the ter-City Ro- II
airy lunch, which will be held in G.
he Bellevue stratford Hotel. Phlla-
elphia, at 1915 o'clock on the af- Ct
ernoon of wednesday, December T
3. The Wilmington Rotarians also p.
we're invited to take their wives and q
aughters. "
The Inter-City Rotary luncheon te
cid last year in Philadelphia was Al
TENDED by 700 Rotarians N
Charles II. Cant. executive secre- =
lry Of the Board Of Harbor Commits
toner's. announced that the first yes
ell to use the new Marine Terminal
ad arrived and her cargo now was
eing taken Off. This announcement
allied forth much applause.
Among visitors at today's lunch.
on was Edgar Wright. a member
Z the Rotary Club OF London, Eng,
no was the guest Of Joseph s. Ham
ton. The latter announced that
r. Wright had been a member Of
he reception committee which y
reeted the Wilmington delegates 10
he international meeting OF Rotar- a
ms held in Edinburgh, Scotland, a y
ear ago. Called on for speech. Z
II. Wright said that although many y
light think him an EnFlishman. he a.
as a native Of Philadelphia, and %
rat his parents we're Mr.. and Mrs. n
dgar Wright, OF Smyrna. Del. He b,
$50 said he had returned TO America -
'r good, after ten years spent in q
ngiand. b.
The next meeting OF the club will II
, devoted 10 tho discussion of pub 10
; affairs. T. T. Brown. John Rfch- az