The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-22
Mothers Club Arranges Anti War Mass Meeting
Roosevelts Foreign Policies Horace D. Tafts Appeal Attacked in Fiery Speeches-Ryan Chal.
 lenges Taft to Debate.

Paul Cornell, of Washington, Re. publican candidate for the United States Senate. On Monday evening Cornell stressed the need for Amer. ica to give "every possible aid to the Allies" when he addressed the local Republican Women's club.
 The club will sponsor c gigantic open meeting which it is planned will bc held in the auditorium oi Wilby high school next weetk.
 Mrs. Catherine Johnson, president of the local unit, urged that all mothers unite to keep their sons from being sent to Europe, there to be perhaps killed or maimed. We ourselves will shoulder guns along side of our sons to fight any invad- CTS. We, like our sons, arc ready and willing to die to protect our homes and our shores"
 Ingratitude
 Roosevelt Is only for France and England. England has had 1t com ing for Q long time, she like Ger many invaded and captured smaller nations in years gone by. That is how she built up her great empire England has never helped America she never will. What did we get ou, of the last war? England did not even give our boys credit for the part they played in that battle. sht even refused to pay her war debi and when Uncle Sam asked her fof the debt she called our Uncle Sam Uncle shylock.'
 "What we really need is a good Republican party. The Democratic party under Roosevelt, is out to get us into war;" said Mrs. Johnson.
 It was voted to send a letter to the national chairman of the Moth- ers' clubs supporting & bill intro- duced by Congressman Fish which calls for a referendum before troops can be sent out of our country to invade another country. It was also voted to ask when the hearing on the bill will be held.
 Congressman J Joseph Smith was severely criticized by the gathering for what was termed his indiffer- ence to the pleadings of mothers in his district.
 Mir. Ryan said that Roosevelt and his Rubber Stamp" Congress might plunge this country into war to- morrow, tho next day, next week or whenever their fancy do decides.
 Mind Our Business
 T am ready to defend our homes" he said, "but I won't fight in a European war that I have nothing to do with. The present war is none of our business. Instead of meddling into other nations affairs let us mind our own business. Let us fight an American fight to end unemploy- ment, poverty and bad housing"
 Ryan. referred to United States Senator John A. Danaher as the greatest member of the United States Congress and the best friend mothers of America have. This state- ment brought an outburst of ap- plause from the audience.
 Referring to the recent statement of Cornell that we should give all aid to the Allies, Ryan said:
 Haven't we already given them planes, our secret devices and plans and haven't we lifted the embargo act? What more can we do? If we actually go to war we will help the Allies less because the war mate- rials which we now give the Allies we will be compelled to use our- selves"
 Isn't 1t likely that if we grant credit to the Allies again they will repudiate them just as they did twenty-five years ago." Let us mind our own business, let the financiers, the bankers, the internationalists the war mongers, the munition manufacturers and any other group or individual leave this country and enlist in the armies of the Allies in the war they want us to fight"
 Referring to MT. Taft's recent call for granting credits to the Allies and other aid short of war he said:
 TaIt opposed
 T wish he would talk with the mothers who lost their sons in the last war, and to those mothers who will lose their sons in the next war. Taft is too old to fight. But not too old to debate. challenge him or any other prominent individual to meet me in debate any time or any place on this proposition. Taft has always been opposed to National Defense Week. program which is sponsored by the Veterans of For eign Wars. the American Legion, the D. A. V. and other military units. These organizations are comprised of men who know what 1t is to fight with inferior weapons, yet Mfr. Taft who is now pleading so tearfuily for aid for the Allies always opposed these programs"
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