The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-19
RYAN Battles Kin1ban
On Foreign Policies
Mothers Club Sponsors EventfuI Discussion on U. s.
Venturing Into War-Mr. Taft's Propaganda Hit

caught the fancy of the large audi
ence Mr.. Ryan bitterly assaiIed war
mongers, interventionists and those
who do not hesitate to lead US down
the road toward war;"
II am opposed to everything that
Hitler, Mussolini and Stain stand
for" he said, "and I want to see
England win, but I am opposed to
sending our boys to fight in q for
eign unexpectedly q war which Is
none of our business. There are peo-
pie who are trying to do that at this
very moment.
Consider If you will the back
ground of the newly organized Com
mitee to Defend America by Aiding
the Allies.
This organization was formed last
April when 10 prominent bankers
met secretly in New York. The meet
ing was called by one Frederick r.
Coudert who during the last World
War was the Council to the British
Embassy. Mr.. Coudert is the same
man who helped organize the infa-
nous National Security league
which was investigated by the
United States Congress In 1876.
Con- oss recommended In no un-
Ger erms that that organization
was american and recommend
ed IT,. the leaders be punished to
the full extent Of the law. Moth
ing ever came of that recommends
ton. But this same Frederick r.
Coudert is back plying his old trade
at the same old stand, namely that
of Educating the American public
to fight In this European war just
as he did before the last war;"
Propaganda
Behind the eaten slogan OF this
organization which is Everything
Short of War" is insidious propa-
ganda which will, unless checked,
lead us into war.
II say that the fifth columns and
the Trojan Horses do not belong
to any one set of belligerents. They
belong to all belngerents. Any man
or group of men who advocate the
destruction Of, our country or our
form of government by leading us
into a war, while they sit home and
make more millions is just as dan
gerouss as any other" This state
ment caused a tumultuous outbreak
of applause.
every time the veterans of the
last war, mind you those are the peo-
pie who know war and who know
the full horror of war, Horace D.
Taft of Watertown and Chase KIM
ball opposed such action. The vet
Grams and the American Legion
sought to show the American people
that our national defense was weak,
but Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Kimball and
others who are now shouting for a
large army and navy opposed those
moves Why? Were 1t not for men
like Chase Kimball and Taft and
the organizations they represented
we would have an adequate national
defense today.
Opposed Bonus
'Mr. Taft even opposed the bonus
for ex-servicemen yet today he
wants to make more ex-servicemen
perhaps so he can again oppose the
bonus payments Applause.
"Why Is not the famous letter
writer Mr.. Taft here to face you
with the statements he writes for
the press?", asked Ryan.
Kimball interrupted at this point
and asked, Don't you think that is
cowardly thing to say. Mr.. Taft
is i'll with a heart condition. ]
think you should apologize to him."
Never" said Mr.. Ryan, land here
is why. His heart condition doesn't
prevent him from writing letters to
the papers urging us to get into
this war. I say that If man Is
too old, and too Ill, to be called
upon to offer his life for the same
cause that he wants the finest youth
Of our land to offer theirs, Their
that man should not attempt to use
his influence to get us into the war
He should not use the press to put
across his propaganda" (Great ap.
plause at this point)
Conscript Wealth
"If we are to conscript men lei
US conscript the wealth Of this ma.
ton. Let us use this wealth anc
pay the boys who will be callec
upon to serve in the next war, re-
ceive a salary comparable to the
salaries they receive in private life
or better still pay them twice a.
much as they earn in private life
That's the least American patriotism
our great American armchair pa.
triots can have. Pay the boys WHIT
may be called upon to pay with theil
lifes.
IF we sit tight when a bully j.
around" said Kimball, well be II
trouble in the end, explaining hi.
urge that this country aid the Allies
Several in the audience booed thi.
statement and he answered them
What did you do during the las
twenty years? If you had forcee
Congress to join the league of ma.
tions there wouldn't be any war to.
day"
THAT is not true" said Mr.. Ryan
''if we had joined the league o.
nations we would have been in thi.
war lock, stock and barrel.
American Youth
II hate Hitler, MusSolini anc
Stain and everything they stanc
for. But I love America and the
youth of America. My first and only
duty Is to America. I favor the
strict enforcement Of the johnson
act and our neutrality act, the
building of the greatest army ano
navy in the world and the setting
up Of air and naval bases in any
part Of the Western Hemisphere re-
CARELESS Of who owns that country
We should set up bases In Brazil
Argentine. Columbia and in other
nations Of this hemisphere. We
must use caution and look well to
our own defenses. We must speak
softly and carry q big stick" con-
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