Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-28
Carl Patterson Speaks To Rotary
Club Here

At the Malta-McConnelsville Ro-
tary club meeting held at Hotel
Kennebec Friday evening, July %,
Carl Patterson, banker, of Chester
hill, was the speaker for the even
ing. He had just returned from
three months trip abroad. He talk
ed very Interestingly of his trip
through Ireland, England, Norway,
Denmark, Germany, and the Neither
lands, and told the Rotarians that
he was surely glad he was an Amer
lean and lived in America, after see
ing these people and visiting these
foreign countries. He was accompa-
MED by another Friend on the trip,
the two of them having been sent by
the Quaker church, to look after
and study the religious and eco
nomic conditions abroad.
The speaker stated: 81 have al
ways believed in a tariff, but after
seeing conditions existing in these
foreign countries, which have been
brought about as result of the
workings of the tariff, | have a diff
ferent view on this matter now"
He further described how the tariff
III some foreign countries can be
changed over night, and that no
definite plan Of raising money for
governmental expense is in use. ''In
England" he said: ''The pound
sterling was selling for $3.50 in
American money when we arrived,
and when we left it had dropped to
1854" This has brought about
very great reduction in the purchas-
ing power of the English people.
England wants the United States 10
cancel the war debts, cancel the
tariff, and do away with prohibition.
This propaganda is being spread ev-
cry place" In describing the liquor
situation in England the speaker
said: Il wish every one could see
the terrible conditions that exist in
England as it regards the liquor
problem, and then be able to COM
pare what they have with our pres
ent conditions in this country as the
result of our own prohibition laws
here. We never would change back
to the old method of manufacturing
and selling liquor
He described the tomb of Queen
Elizabeth and the tomb Of Mary
Queen of SCOTS in Westminster
Abbey, in London. and told a very
story of the ring which
Queen Elizabeth gave to Sir Walter
Raleigh before his death, and which
recently has been placed in the
queens tomb.
He described his trip through |
Norway, and told of it's magnificent
scenery; also described the condi- !
tions of the Danish farmers and how
their markets had been destroyed |
by the high tariff which England |
has placed on the importation Of |
all Danish farm products, which in
clude bacon, butter, and other sim
liar products. He also described |
the shipping conditions abroad, and |
told of the hundreds Of great steam
ships which were standing idle in |
the various harbors of Europe and |
which have been unused for months |
and even years, because of the |
world wide depression and stagna-
ton of business.
The speaker stated that he was |
close to the home Of Kaiser Will
helm of Germany, while visiting in |
the Netherlands. He also told of |
the birthplace and happenings in |
the early life of William Penn,
learned while visiting in England
and Ireland. He closed his address
by stating: "The great need of all
the world is to remember that we
are brothers, and that we should
become better acquainted with the
problems Of the world, like the Ro-
tarians are doing. n