Smyrna times., 1933-12-13
NAME OFFICERS
OF SONS OF DEL.
DR.. Ryden of q. of d. as
Speaker Says Russian Rec
Ognition Too Long Delayed
j. V. POSTLES, VICE-PRES.

DR.. George II. Ryden, professor
Of history at the University of
Delaware and State Archivist, of
Delaware, who spent several weeks
in Russia last summer, told the
Sons of Delaware, at the annual
banquet of that organization in
Philadelphia, Thursday night, that
in his opinion the United States
should have recognized Russia
long ago. DR.. Ryden had spent
much of 1890 in Russia doing
postwar work for the Red Cross.
II noticed, on my visit last sum-
mer, when I was in Moscow, Len
ingrad, the country in between and
some other sections" DR.. Ryden
said, that in the last IS years
Russia has eliminated its simon
pure Communism. In fact, there
seemed to be a pronounced drift to
the right. When ! came away
from Russia IS years ago had
nothing but bitter words for the
regime that had been established
there. I felt certain that that re-
gime was not stable, that it would
not last. On my visit last sum
mer 1 found conditions deterrent,
and I am here to say that my
former prediction was incorrect.
Recognition of a government does
not imply approval Of that govern
ment. The United States has rec
ognized many governments the
form Of which our people have not
approved. The only point is
whether a government we are ask
ed to recognize is sufficiently
stable to warrant doing business
with it. In the matter of our de-
ferred recognition Of Russia we
had gotten away from the pre-
cepts of Thomas Jefferson, who
held that the form of government
of any country is the business of
the people of that country. Some
of our people have felt that it
would be dangerous to enter into
diplomatic relations with that
country; that its people were hos
tile to US. Russia is just as fear
| full of America as America may
have been of Russia. Russia, at
/ the present time, wants to be let
alone. 1t has a tremendous prob
lem to solve. We should regard
the efforts of the Russians as be-
/ ing sincere. They believe they are
on the way toward better things" :
Francis Skunk Brown, whose
youth was spent in Dover, talked
of the work of the Philadelphia
Board of City Trusts, of which he
| is chairman. That board, the
members of which are appointed
for life, administers all such trusts
as that of the Girard estate, which
maintains Girard College. Stephen
Girard, he said, came to Philadel-
phia as a poor boy. When he died,
/ in 1881, he left an estate of ST.
/ 600 600. and was then considered
\ the wealthiest man in America.
He left the bulk of that estate to
found and maintain an educational
institution for orphans, and Girard
College is the result. That estate,
Mr.. Brown explained, now is ap-
praised at something like $780,
10000 Until two years ago the
annual revenue was as much as the
original principal, 100000. In
the past two years the revenue has
been less. The estate comprises
extensive Pennsylvania coal lands
and large real estate and other
holdings in Philadelphia and else
where. Girard College, Mr.. Brown
said, educates boys from the time
they are six years old until they
are Is, and takes care of their
health with the best facilities OBJ
tainable. Under Girard's will il