GENERAL BOOTH'S PLANS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 9 May 1907, Page 4

GENERAL BOOTH'S PLANS.

New York, March ,'1

General William Booth arrived here this morning in splendid health, lie had worked for ten hours daily during his voyage. The enirf cf the Salvation Army cordially greets the newspaper interviewers, to whom he immediately gave an outline of his three! great plans. Tlie lirst of these is to provide small laud holdings for deserving British poor, an experiment in which General Booth feels assured that he will receive the aid of Canada.

The second refers to tiie establishment of an emigrant colony in Rhodesia. The 'third plan aims at,the foundation of an international university of humanity, to be devoted to the training of men and women to deal with the sins and mi-eries of mankind. One of these institutions is .'.O be established in London tlie other in iVew York.

"1 want £1,0(10,0011 for my plans,' said General Booth, "hut t do" not intend to beg for it." "Would you accept Mr Rockefeller's so called tainted money ?•" queried an interviewer.

"I would take ilr Rockefeller's money or that of anybody .dsc,'' replied the General -r would wash it in the tears of widows and orphans. Then I would, .place it on the altar of benevolent effort. We have never seen Mr Carnegie," he continued. "We have never approached him on the subject of :i gift. The work of the Salvation Army should have coin, mended itself to Mr Carnegie, but when he says that he cannot spend money , m those who are down he is no. on' (he correct charitable track."