New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-13
RIPE EGGS FOR AHLWARDT.
BOMBARDED BY SOME OF HIS HEARERS
IN COOPER UNION.

LIVELY TINE WHEN A PART OF HIS AUDIENCE
TOOK EXCEPTION TO HIS GROSS ATTACKS
ON THE HEBREWS MINGLED Kisses AND
CHEERs-rHE POLICE KEPT BUSY.
very stormy reception was given by very
small audience In the great hall OF Cooper
Union. last evening. to Herman Ahwardt,
member Of the German Reichstag and leader OF
a small anti-Semitic element In that body. The
occasion was the first public appearance OF
Ahlwardt In this country, and he spoke IN Ger
man on THE Essence of Modern Judaism. An
admission fee of fifty cents was charged and al
o'clock tie audience numbered only 10 per-
sons, Of whom six were women. Acting Police
Inspector Cortright present with Acting
Captain Woodruff Of the Fourteenth Precinct,
two sergeants. three roundsmen, twenty-hv
patrolmen and a number of detectives. AMI
wardt entered alone, there being no one on the
PLATFORM which was filed with empty chairs.
He began TO speak at SIS o'clock, and was
greeted with mingled cheers applause and
Kisses throughout the evening, many members
Of the audience loudly shouting their sentiments
of approval or disapproval Of his slurs upon the
Hebrew race, and his peculiar Views as to the
relations of capital and labor he declaring that
the Hebrews were greedy for capital, but ap-
horred labor.
STALE EGGS THROWN AT HIM.
Great excitement was caused when some ten
twelve young Hebrews, who sat together near
the platform, threw several stale eggs at the
speaker The audience arose, and the Hebrew
and anti-Hebrew clements which seemed to be
about evenly divided wildly shouted at each
other. Inspector Cortrlght and his men prompt
IL quelled the disorder. and the egg throwers
We're elected. Several of the eggs struck the
speaker but glanced off without breaking, so
that his clothing was not soiled. During the
confusion several policemen rushed upon the
platform and stood ready to protect him should
there be any further acts of violence.
When Ahlwardt resumed his address he was
continually interrupted by excited men in the
audience, many of whom wore their hats and
smoked cigars and cigarettes. At times the au-
dence quiet and attentive but the police
who distributed through the aises were fire.
quently called upon TO admonish men who were
excessively demonstrative in their expressions
against the utterances Of the speaker, and sew
eral besides the egg-throwers, who were per-
sistent In their Interruptions, were from time to
time elected The speaker was self-possessed and
manifested no ill-temper. In his replies to the
sallIes and queries Of his auditors he caused fire.
Quent laughter which, however. was generally
drowned by Kisses and outcries.
GROSS ATTACK ON THE OLD TESTAMENT
Ahlwardt disavowed any intention to attack the
Jewish religion, and then descended to gross
criticisms OF the Old Testament and the passage
Of the Hebrews out Of Egypt, thereby causing re-
newed commotion In the audience He was also
soundly berated for referring to this city as THE
New-Jerusalem,' on account of the Hebrew names
displayed the signboards of many places or
business Several times persons in the audience
demanded opportunity to answer the speaker
who. In closing his discourse. said that the blood
OF the Arvan race was running out through
great wound. The money was going into the
Golfers Of the capitalists. and while these were
not all Hebrews, II was the Hebrew Influence that
was over all. He finished amid much confusion,
but announced that he would listen to any one
who wished to debate with him.
A VIGOROUS REPLY,
.slstave Joh.lles a newsdepley,~ OF No. e7o
Eleventh-ave arose and made a vigorous speech
which was heartily applauded. He said the para
sites were the Ahlwsrdts who were the ones who
did not produce, but sought to destroy. He de-
nounced the colossal nerve of man who came
from tax-ridden country to one Ike free Amer
lea to give mis- obnoxious views. He said Ahl-
wardt had been brought here by cowards VINO
dared not show themselves. -.
Another speaker said there were over IOOoOO0
Hebrews In the world, and Ahlwardt slandered
the rest of the persons I'm the world when he
said they 80 dull that they allowed these
few to rule them
Ahlwardts replies to his critics caused renewed
commotion and soon after II o'clock he suddenly
ceased speaking amid loud outcres and Kisses,
and quickly retired from the platform to the
anteroom, which was guarded by otlcers Inc
police cleared the hail. and Ahlwardt was spirited
away by a side door. escorted by several detec-
tives
Postal-cards which had been sent OUT aliiou'iN
ing the lecture were signed The Committee
The reporters In searching for that body found
Ahlvardt alone in the big cOmmittee-room
Finally q man who could speak little English,
and who described himself as +. Heyer, dealer
in silverware at Hamburg was found, VINO said
that he came to this country with Ahlwardt ana
was chairman of the committee. which was com
posed of ten or twelve members. Heyer declined
to give the names of any of his associates on
the alleged committee, and II was generally In
ferred that the so-called committee was either
mere myth or much ashamed Of itself.