New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1918, Page 14

14 TAFT SPEAKS AT THEATER MEETING irst Page) m king those i | that they cality these arbitration wwe not of vital im- 1 t. Tt was then sup- » nation would dare to 10ut some deed concern- its honor having been com- tr then really pro- . discussion of every issue of w owever, so amended »se two treaties that ither (Mr. Taft) did . 1 put them on until the senate opinion or the peo- sentlment. They did | they politely hous Mt in 1 for the tic instead who were then greatly in- by arbitration were liscouraged. When war came were more than discouraged. We that the armaments of tho would clearly show what war On August 1, 1914, however, dreamers when has claimed mil- It was then clear some machine 1 in peace ught P es hich an must build ter the cruelties of war had <hown we would be able to start tration movement anew. Aft- -2 moeting of 60 men had been call- | el for the purpose of starting work and after 40 them had disagreed the other twenty finally did agree up- on a platform. Th the four plank- ed platform which we did adopt: (1) All' members agrec to submit justi- ciable differences to an international arbitration. (2) All issues | Jle shall be submitted to sion of conciliation. (8) to unite their combined the 1o 1e to suppress any war without cause war to the league for arbitration. Congress of power shall be es- od to discuss international law decisions shall he submitted to the nations interested, which if unheard from will be con- | sidered established one year later. By the word justiciable I mean some thing that can be decided on prin- ciples of wd equity.”” Mr. Taft then went to illustrate what he | meant 1 of the quarrel be- tween two families in which the chil- dren of were refused permission to play on a lawn of the other. This Mr. Taft s unjusticious, but 1a “jous if the male heads | would of the fa into the argument. w of not justic o commnis All forces of grec members heginnin of (1) tablis and 1 results of law on aid justi ily got ON JAPAN'S RELATIONS IN U, the TOIl s| me applies to question toward Japan and Jay omc mnd Chinese this inese into country. vanted to become naturalized | cor but we shut them We o citizens o our privi- There i ith Japan | e of it T estion ill prevalent “What need court of arbitration L comm of conciliation 1 we had trouble over The U. nds in on the seals hut hooners went in- the seals and | e the herd extinet. a status saying that for their schooners that | jurisdiction how ey de: were d The court right the seal today 11 W also, is a sion an- | other ins rights to owned the Bering sea the finest Pri Th herd o the | ands ana- re w fur dian Japanes to t v and thre: ed to malk The 1 ted they punished ized sever We ry of tion W aimed nd s In errite it o bitr otherwise and ships had no and Engl ity cided we fore established W to control the when they into the sea w. not under our protection. It also said however, that it was too bad the were being kille nd count of Japan. Ru and the United States mac which said that tl to pay a portion of United States. W and the result restor and been “We int high sc went « re ries ese countrie profit to the made that tr the herd been indy their has a also has restored then called a ted in the iTall in Philadelphia. nd lse Was ton i) i meeting of those Indepen- Conven- that timv held land has in mind lhute enforce by re league o in the \m cept me rendered all princ same the ind | me DECLARES GERMANY MURDERED PEOPLE of nations essential to the war? What wse of the v es of ar urope began it we We wer of W alliances of 1 t and last We did remain neut hts, But found | countries in the were in diffic th both sides. We wer trouble with England wi f to the rights of international law England swept the German navy and commercial flect from the high se Then we were dragged farther trouble by supplying the allies food and munitions, which, time, we would have given to Ger- many were she able to get her ships here. Then we were so closely united that could hardly avoid war when Germany started her tem of sub- in our of that ri th we relation o close we in rence into wth that | many | taught with the idea that they were the | | his = | which | amended | marines She English 200 of where and a rrible marine sank merchant our citizens those people right to be cruelties. we driven, y warfs murdered high right to 1 from such t Thus by these steps were ! we were driven into this war! The rights of our citizens, our principles of government, our every right to the high seas, all these demanded that we play our part. “Was that all that we went in for? No! When wo did get into it we ships and on the had a ved seas, | found that the cause of the Allles was far wider and much enlarged than the mere rights of the high seas. [t was really an issue which the world faced. We measured our purpose by the pur- pose of the Germans. We saw the awfulness of militarism becoming the supreme power and we saw that de- mocracy was being threatened. Weo saw that democracy would suffer for all time if Germany was allowed to use her means of winning the war. Wo at home cannot understand or know unless we understand the Ger- man mind. Study the German train- ing and what do you find? For over 40 years she was preparing for the day when she would start on her at- tempt at world domination. Bismarck was one of the three great leaders who started the militarism. He drove Austria-Hungary from the map. He took Alsace-Lorraine from France. He placed an indemnity of $1,000,000 on France and at one blow launched the great military empire, and universities were then help and introduced into the dominating thought that the Ger- man state, founded on militarism, was to be worshipped. They were led on to the thought that they were super- men. every field of applied science. They made marvelous strides, accumulated wealth and got real swelled heads— swelled with were superhuman and times. ble philosophy, The German state was considered a semi-God to be wor- shipped. They were determined spread their horrible “Kultur” (we shudder at the thought!) They said God needed that Kultur in spreading civilization and it was, therefore, their duty under God to spread it. Under Kultur they were obsessed with the thought that they scould not for an in- stant allow ‘morality or honor to inter- fore, and there was no thought of in- tional morality, because must be supreme. Can't you see now why this war was waged? Their deeds have not been equalled in 00 years. Equalie no, they have never heen equalled. The 300 vears vefers to the savagery which existed. But this war was worse. They used cvery method of savagery and they did worse, because they used every meth- od of applied science to make that savagery all the worse. made to right at all tern A:MERICANS UNITED DURING THIS WAR “That is the foe that we were fight- ing. Tt is absurd to say that we were fighting the Hohenzollerns. We were fizhting the German people, who were in those lines and were over co only people. “In my position T was well able to follow the change of public in this country after war wa clared, To the people of the middle and far West it scems a narrow and surd idea that we were to go to war just for the freedom of the seas. But they, like ourselves, learned of the we were fizhting, their d just as quickly. Never ha been a war in this country in which the people have been so solidl united. In the Revolution they wer divided. Tn 1812 they were divided, the Hartford Convention date will show. Tn there was a difference of opinion. the Civil War evervone knows they had to be divided ish War they were by no united. But in 1917, when we started war, there was nothing but unanimits of opinion. No! we were not fighting n that | for the rights of the seas, but there came home to us a consciousness that The schools | They applied this militarism to | the thought that they | | 1and. They adopted the most horri- | to | Ger- | opinion | de- | opinion | of that | the Mexican War | 3 | What In the Span- | means in this war rested the fate of the en- | tire world. We realized destroyed Germany afe. hat entering the war. ‘Those reasons you that unle: our liberti Was our purposc we were not in been arted. have war told to ever since the ly enough why we fought Men told of the world cause, of thée lust of power, and of the hated German militarism. President Wilson deemed it general outlines of the object of the war. reech of Janu it sure peace, He did this in §, 1918, Just where i made forever od “The made mistice which was recently outlined—y drafted— ording to those 14 points, so changed as to allow for a fow amend- ments by the Allies. The very treaty they will make in Ver- will be made on those 14 points. “The treaty ecan't a League of Nations. the question of dom of seas, duction w soon rilles be made without open diplomacy, fre. cconomic harriers, re- armaments. By the way, regards the reduction of arm. ments, we arc absolutely sure that those of Germany have heen reduced 1t applause.) To my mind thera < nothing more satisfving as to read the in which German nd those sneaking sub- were turned over to the Al- 1 longed for their humiliation their punishment (applause.) another thing certain—they not e been in Hell during the but they certainly were in Pur- satory (long applause.) way those batileships is ADVOCATES TAKING ENEMY COLONIES “Let us come now to the question of what will be done with the German colonies. How will we dispose of | sary means of recovery the minds | | we very the they The Germans were not ate in their treatment of an African tribe whom off to create peace, and, they in trus German fashion. They made them the basis of exploitation. What are we to do with them? If England is given chargo of them la- ter on somecone will say that she is using them in her own interest. Shall we give them to France or Ttaly? No, because the same would result. The only way in which we can dispose of them is to have an administration conducted by an agency appointed by the league of nations gland, France, Italy, United States and Ja- pan are the five great nations and they should bo in the league. Consider Russia. Poor Russia! Her condition is dreadful and could not possibly be worse. If they are to have a tyrant at their head it is bet- ter t6 have one than a mob. They are in the hands of the Bolsheviki, the lowest. type of men in the world who are led by wild doctrinaires. They are angry at society and do not want any of tho natural thrift and ad- vancement of natural people. They make war against all decencies. They proceeded to select those of the peo- ple whom they did not want around, and just shot them down to get rid of them. They have murdered more than ten times the number murdered in the French revolution. “The only cure for them is guns and bullets enough to get Into the country, and then food and the neces- under somo ship. Bolshevism is in reality pessisimism in the highest de- gree and we owe it to Russia to send forces enough in there to stand them on their feet. “The nations must maintain a force of men to carry out the {erms of the armistice. They expect to establish the Ukraine as a separate republic and the samo is to be done with Po- Finland will likewise be cared The Baltic provinces must be independent. We must not Czecho-Slavs. They—Bo- . and Slovakia—have and wish to ha their government recognized. We have recognized them and now we must help them to establish a good repub- lic. The boundaries of the Balkans-— Servia, Bulgaria, Tumania, and Greece—have been changing for 25 vears and we must now endeavor to aid in fixing that boundary. Con- stantinople must be nternationalized. How is it to be done? Naturally by an agency of a league of nations. “Under the fourteen points of the armistice e have agreed to set up ten or twelve republics and we must remain by them. We must maintain & restraining hand and steady them by supervising their power. Force and control is needed to start them. “Republics they wish to become. T favor it strongly. They have not, however, been trained in the govern- ment which they wish. Self govern- ment like self restraint must be learned. They must know what lib- erty rezulated by law means. They must learn what 1t means when a man glves up part of his own enjoy- ments that other men may have what they desire. They must learn the meaning of the rule of the majority. “In sur own country it is different. have really inherited the spirit of freedom. We breath the very breath of freedom and cannot under- stand the other countries which have not the same feeling.” Mr. Taft then went on to tell in a humorous vein the reason he thought the period between the presidential convention and two days after the olection was the greatest period of time in this country. He referred to the “crabbing” of the political op- povents and made mention of the fact tha’ their lives were very close- ly scrutinized. Mr. Taft then attitude nd said: “Unless we stay Ly our jobs and see to it that the job is done right the results wiil be unfruitful. We must be ready to spank our new children. do we need? The treaty will be long and complicated, and changes will come. 'The human mind cannot take in all the events supposed to be covered by this treaty. Think of it! The greatest and best document in the world 1s the constitution of the United States (applause) vet that has heen under construction since the country’s beginning and there is the supreme court still sitting to pass them. conside: Araro; killed did it real leade: for. made forget the hemia, Ma asked for resumed his serious | judgment on ihe clauses of it and to | pect The | his duty to lay down the | including | and | he | | sion Let us pass over | . dent Wilcon | democr { i interpret its meaning. Mustn’t we e myriads of questions to arise from the conference? Nations all have their ambitions and their frail- ties. TERMS OF LEAGUE MUST BE ENFORCED “What we absolutely of arbitration and a of conciliation. This 4 efficient police force on inter- do need is a court commis- lso to be backed by an and a congress to improve There are who Is the league national law. object to the league of nations. there any who can tell me how treat ca nbe made without a of nations? They have called me re- actionary and now I wish to return the compliment. “Clonditions in former da were different than today. The samo does not apply to the present. It is imper- ative that we meddle in the affairs of the Europeans. I am pleased to feel that now after being reactionary 1 am to be called progressive. 1 con- sider a man reactionary who does not see us grow. Consider today and withont blowing we are the greatest wtion in the world. We have the greatest population and average intel- ligence of all nations. The ocean is no longer a separation. It is a bond of union. We cannot run away from our resposibilities (applause). Pres is in France to repre- sent us. Ie has already =aid that we fought to make the world safe for cv, that the world might be saved from militarism, and that per- manent peace may be established. “We don't know what suffering is. (The ex-president then spent a few moments in eulogizing the dead American heroes who fell for their country). We don't know agony or men | as it wa the breaking of our morale. have promised permanent kep up this morale think Wilson represents and the League of does. =hall we now play the narrow part? Will Wilson tell the people that we will do nothing now that the fighting is over? And shall we go back on our word? We are here to clinch the purposes of the war. We will create-a league of nations in or- der to justify the losses of war and {o vindicate our losses—our losse: in the war.” ENGLAND RIGHT IN KEEPING HER NAVY The But we peace to rope. They Democracy Nations, which he own applause following several minutes and during that time Mr. Taft stood calmly waiting for it to subside after which he s d that he would be glad answer any questions which they might wish to ask here were two questions asked. The second “Shall we prepare gun for gun, ship for ship with the other natior “No”, thundered the spe: Mr. Taft then spoke England keeping her Iz defending her right to navy as large as it is lutely right in her the speech was ker. in favor ge navy keep that “She is abso- position today, of and ng upon what he considered nd’s right to maintain a great Mr. Taft said: “If 1 was an Englishman I would keep my navy.” He then explained that olated as is England, it necessary that her ports he kept open. If she was suc- cessfully blockaded sho could be de- feated by any country in six months, the speaker declated. Furthermore, he said that he thinks England is ju tified in keeping her big nav until, at least, the league of nations has been tried out and found to be a good substitute for rmament. After speaking at the Taft returned to the home of A. J. Sloper where he remained until this morning when he left for Providence, R. I, after which he will return to Manchester, N. H. Mr. Taft was very favorably impra ed and stated that New Britain is a wonderful little hive of industry and he retted very much that time did not permit him to visit the various factorie is theater Mr. e Chamber of Commerce Dinner. Previous to Mr. Taf at Fox's theater he W dinner at the Elks' club under the auspices of the Chamber of Com- merce. An excellent menu was served to over 150 leading manu- facturers, business men, bankers and clergymen under the direction of Mrs. Kronholm, the official Red Cross catere Lynch's onrchestra furnished popular music and the guests joined in the choruses. The dinner was opened with grace being said by Rev. Dr. George W. C. Hill, pastor of the South Congregational church. President E. W. Pelton of the Cham- ber of Commerce presided and in- troduced Mr, Taft, who was receiveds| with prolonged applause. The guest of honor ‘began his in- formal talk by ving his education had been sadly neglected—he had been all around New Britaln and had frequently seen it from the windows of railroad trains but this was his first visit to “our hive of industry”, as he described it. Mr. Taft paid a high compliment to the Chamber of Commerce when he said it was a force of great energy in helping to prosecute the war. He re- called that the United States Chamber of Commerce was organized while he was occupying the executive mansion at Washington. “Chambers of the civic community spirit, more expressive than the common council and I say that with all defer- ence to that body,” Mr. Taft said. His reference to the common counecil brought forth a ripple of laughter. Speaking of Americanization, Mr. Taft said nothing had so awakened the country as the selective draft law, which took one or more hovs from every family. “The soldiers weld a union hetween their parents of foreign birth and us that will never be broken,” he declared. The volunteer army is not to compared with the influence on community that the draft army had, the speaker asserted. is thoroughly democratic, making, as it does, the selection not according to class but according to the usefulness of men for government purposes, he sal “How in the s appearance tendered a commerce represent they are ho the has Tt much money would we have treasury if depended on volun y contributions?” Mr. Taft asked. “Tt was the draft that gave us two million men we sent across the seas and it was the draft that gave us two million more on this side of the ocean although I do not for a moment want to minimize the importance of the valor of the tional Guard. Tt was the greatest regret of their lives to the boys swho stayved on this side that Germany was so yellow she drew out of the war ar before she had the right to withdraw. The German morale was hit just as hard by the two million who remained in this country and who were ready to go over and stay till it was over, over there s by the two million who went, Proud of Connecticut. “T am a citizen of Connecticut and 1 am proud of Connecticut. T former- Iy lived in the former Connecticut Western Reserve fn Ohio and 1 thought that was the greatest part ot Ohio—until the progressives got in. “C‘onnecticut has never received the credit for what it has done because it s a small state. But it has never viled when the United States needed organized efficiency. Connecticut gave the best trained and best equipped soldiers to the Revolutionary war. In the establishment of the Constitution- al, Connecticut furnished the model. Tonnecticut troops were first in this war and the roll of dead shows no state in the union is entitled to greater credit. T cannot say how much the conntry owes to this state for its con- tribution in material things that helped to win the war. No one can vigit Bridgeport, for instance, without we to | ] | | | | | WILSON CONFIDENT | - ALLIES WILL AGREE P s, ferences he ha perso; into the situation herc kon has come to unde: the peace conferenc way mere the oence att] dous job. I'reside American review of of the Meanwhil which groundwo » president with the ing ana ' Certain Th;t Open With Harmony Prevailing | Ded hefore t physical American ed nt troops at th way et mean Tk ‘e conference, is seeking to get men deal o that he may discuss with greatest freedom dev NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1918 Conference Wil 16, —Af in P he the con- s had iris and the mination has made Wil- tand fully why President ‘annot get under he fi of the year of the proposition zetting mission 1o confer- in its offices is a tremen- Wilson's visit the front and his em in Paris will be out by the first of the year. informal conferences much in laying the the task before the will continue. The acquainted he to the aris- the to the he 80 for with whom is the the problems relop value of persona] equation. Looks For IF'rom the president’: is i to and avo despite a up licat o senting and I'ran acceptable agreement will be 1 ed, id 1t nd the wide divergence of opir which have been public ce, Harmony. viewpoint, plain it there are things id, and he wants (o say them antagonisms he points to because, he cleared on repre- ngland that an “hed expressed as opinion in he is confident before the peace conference adjourns. While things are shaping up for the great gathering evidently and for own gratified wo the counsel. wit Clemenceau, personal affair. President Wilson's health continues | He has completely shaken off which good. the cold Europe. He President rking out his plans most part keeping hi He was exceedingly h his visit to Premier which was largely a Wilson own is followed him to is keeping in the closest touch with affairs in the United States through advices from the White House, from members of the cabinet and heads of some of the speci: upon whom bureaus for accurate So far as al war he is depending information. s known the president has not yet selected a director general of MecAdoo railroads, may and hold Director General over until the president’s return, Lansing Talks to Delegates. Secretary of i conferenc bers of the American delegation the peace conference in an effort organize secretary ately e t the met and began in mem- to to ate Lansing was his morning with working each fore individual the assignment of duties to the various members of the American group. Secretary Lansing said it was clear- Iy imposs than the before might formal American the congr unoficiall TITR Scveral Others Badly bl this preliminary work, organization the holiday: be and probably conversations and oS e to do- anything more such as te units, although there would be between delegates met socially of se in- the to and Tintente they 2 BURNED TO DEATH. Injured When Syracuse Boarding House Burns. acus wer ing house others w by jumpi five men e, g fir ere ng were asleep NV hec B 1 irned to death in a early today. injured, most from swindov e of them Twenty- in the building when the fire broke out It is thought that the blaze started from a lamp explosion. DISCHARGED corge U Hag J. iversity & rty of the Middlebury ROM S. A. T. C. the Cathol Unit, and John unit have of (& Shine A.T. The | i | ) | | { | been discharged from the units and | returned to their homes in this city | B yesterday. Both are graduates of the | B. H. S. class of N s emplo: months in the Stanley Works factory. HUN Copenhagen, Dec to the former were g Berlin liberals, P as ¥ nat -an announced soldiers and workmen’s follows 163 1918. the Hagearty d during summer JECTION TURNS. 17—The elections assembly in the of Mecklenburg the congress of councils in Socialists, 2 iftmen,” 3; R ional d duchy to ande ant party, 1. real depended on 7ing how much the United States Connecticut.” | | | and | Speaking of the financial prospects, | Mr. reaction he does not believe it Taft said frorx there is present certain to inflation, be but imminent and m may be offset by preparation. “I don't doubt tha prise of store the tions by pressed wide t it t the 5 Jul, he demand ountry he ingenuity and manufacturers to y 1." he said, opinion that for supplies enlte will normal condi- and the and re- ex- world- labor would enable the country to readjust itself. “We can count on a better monetary and banking system than we ever had before panics that have been our bane,” Taft said. Departing from things, dane hope that extent th and that dollar.” ey at eagerness He and avold money Mr. discussion of mun- Taft expressed the take off to some ge of selfishness in chasing the believed sacrifices have Mr, we will fine e left their lesson and said “I believe the people will be better for having passed through the shadow of the valley of | death, il hope for a brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God", Mr. Taft concluded MAHON MAY SELL ALL HIS THEATERS His Ambition Is Now to Go Bach to the Farm POLICE SEEK THREE MYSTERIOUS FIGURES Michigan Insurance Man, Charged With Murder, Insists Another Used His Name, Muskegon, Mich., terious figures Dec. 17.—Three injected into the case of Milo 11. Piper, insurance man, accused of having killed Miss Frieda Weichman, Chicago hookkeeper, were being songht by the local police today. According to Piper, who was brought here from Hamilton, Ontario, to fac the murder charge, any of these three persons, whom he named Goldbers,” “Johin Sheldon' ward enton,” can substantiate story that Sheldon nsed the name of M. T Piper in marrying Miss Weich- man at nsselaer, Ind., in March, 1916 Negotiations are under way betweer P.. 8 McMahon, the local theaiel magnate, group of Bostol movie promoters, which, if they ma ture, will involve the transfer of leas of over $400,000 worth of McMahon' property. The plans of the Bosto! promoters are to take over a chai of theaters running through Massa chusetts and Connecticut and produc their own pictures, to be shown in thi chain of theaters. The theaters in volved in the deal, which Mr. Mc: Mahon states is very likely to g through, ar: Keeney's, his loca theater, the Hartford Empire and thd Bridgeport Empire. If the deal goe! through, it is Mr. McMahon's plat to retire to his farm in Berlin wher! he will build a home. During the course of the past fiv or six years the moving picture busi has had many chaages, the prin change being that among th{ Of those who started thq vears ago, the Kalem, Edi son, Essanay and other companies| none are now producing pictures| Later corporations, such as the on now negotiating with Mr. McMahot tepping into their places and ard buying chains of theaters, to rur the business from start to finish. In his 15 years of theatrical wdrk P. S. has been more than successful He first entered this field as a part ner with Frank Keeney in the loca theater. Later he took over com plete control of the playhouse anc several years ago came into possessio: of the Bridgeport Empire. He pur: ‘hased the Hartford Empire a fev years ago. The Boston corporation is backed b; onsiderable capital, much of it fur nished, it is believed, by New Englan: liquor dealers who are forced by pro. hibition to seek a new fleld. Repre. entatives of this corporation havd Oppos the proposed 1 rate: 4 g ; ade nesotiations with other theatrl Senator Penrose said it is fmpossible | ] "‘m:“‘&lf\ RN now to forecast the government's = needs and industrial conditions in e = 1920 and declared that “‘as a continu ing levy anything like the present rates would operate strongly to re- pr and discour » American initia- tive and enterprise. and a as nd “E \ccording to Prosecuting Attorney Brock, Piper yesterday told him that several months after Miss Weichman's marriage to “Sheldon the latter gave to him to live with his wife. Piper and Miss Weichman, he added, traveled about in an automo- bile for some time, registering in vari- ous cities as man and wife. “Benton, Piper them e aid, accompanied insisted, howcver, that he knew no- burial in thing of the girl's death or a lon pot along the railway tracks between here and Grand Rapids her as ness cipal producers. busine: n EXPECT BILL TO PASS. Finance Committee Hoves to venue Measure Scttle Have Dec. 17.~—Prompt | &€ war ravenue bill was urged in the senate today by Senator Paprose of Pennsylvania, republican member of the finance committee. e gave his views when the senate reached the income tax section which provides for reduction of rates in 0 rirman Stmmons, of the finance committee, in charge of the bill, had formally announced that every cffort would be made to reach a final vote on the measure before the holidays. Although strongly dissenting the provision for 1920 taxes Penrose urged carly passag bill with a view to revision later. of the from Senator of the ng COLORED SOLDIERS TO BE KEPT IN FRANCH Washington, Dec. 17.—The assign- ment by Gen. 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