The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-15


N the harmless, little animals"
He was DR.. Charles CHM pease,
manifestations and founder OF
the Nom Smokers Protective League,
who was celebrating his S5th birth
day In the quiet of his midtown
penthouse.
"That Violence" he said, sis at
the root Of the worlds evils. That
is the truth from which there Is no
escaping"
In his own words, he Is just as
active today In the fight against
meat, tobacco. whisky, wines, cof-
fee, tea, cocoa, condiments and
capital punishment rs he was 80
years ago when he banded together
few hundred similarly minded
people into his national society.
No Surrender to Age
He is disappointed with the out
come OF his crusade but not yet
defeated. He says he will 60 on
fighting against the eating Of meat
and "other evils" until he Is SUM
moned TO join the many dear ones
who await me-"
Despite his years he Is the en-
bodiment OF health and vitality, o
condition he attributes to his aver
sion to meat and stimulants. He
Is retired and lives with an old
servant - chauffeur - In a
penthouse that looks down on the
late Charles M. Schwab's Riverside
Drive chateau.
His methods, however, are less
jealous than they were so years
ago when smoking still was fur
tive practice on the part Of women
and bars were firmly closed against
them. Now, when he meets par
ticularly ferocious smoker, he &C
costs him gently and attempts to
dissuade him from the habit. Free
quently, he says, he succeeds.
His chief detestation today -
apart from his adherence OF war
is what he terms the slaughter
Of kindly animals" Once at q din
ner, he recalled, when q woman
asked II he did not eat chicken, he
replied:
Pictures Chickens Plight
'Those dear chickens. How they
scream and struggle In their pitt
full attempts TO escape the hands
Of their assassins. II It were right
to kill them, that horrible express
sion OF terror would not be there"
The woman, he said, turned
"aghast with sorrow"
The recollection led him to
comment on "the frightful state Of
the world today"
80 long as the human mind
gives assent 10 violence, we shall
have violence In all Its forms.
THE world today Is deplorable.
There Is no respect for peoples
rights; no respect for human lives.
II Is lamentable: 1t Is past UNDER
standing-except on the basis Of
degeneracy."
OF the two wars In Europe, he
said with some spirit:
1.-THE aggression over there Is no
better than the aggression OF q COM
mon highwayman."
Offers Bible as Proof
He quoted the Bible at great
length and from memory to show
that animals, birds and fowl re-
opOIlu 10 love,
Nov II love were manifested TO
every living thing, there would be
In the world no savage or men"
About 30 years ago, he recalled,
q woman discussed with him the
brotherhood OF mana subject IN
which I am greatly interested, since
I have no prejudices Of race, ma
ton or color" She observed that
thine would come when the lion
will lie down with the man.
ITO this devouring thought, an
swered never until mankind sets q
better example to the lion.'"
To the contention OF some OF his
listeners that liquor, meat and nico-
tine are stimulating" he replies
"Of course they are. But that
which you call stimulating Is the
sign OF the harm you are doing
yourself. II Is only the vital force
rushing up to discharge the poison
OF the so-called stiniulants."
A few months ago, O woman told
him there could be no real strength
for man or woman without the
eating Of meat. He replied TO her,
he said, and with "a touch OF sar-
casm couldn't resist:
II never knew before why the
measly, little elephant Is so weak"