The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-28
Expelled "MinOrity" Make an
Extended and Painstaking
Statement of Their Posi-
ton in the Controversy.
Deal Only With Questions of
LaW-Fight to Be COntin-
ued Until Reorganization
Is Accomplished,
Expected That Congress VIII
Repeal Existing Charter
and That d New Society
Viii Be Established.

Washington members of the American
Red Cross took their second step yes
terday in the reorganization CT the so
ciety. The first step was the memorial
10 Congress in which the methods of the
society were exposed. The second step
was the publication of a statement
showing the legal status of the executive
committee which suspended the Wash
fngtonians. and denying the legal exist
ence of such committee.
What the third step VIII be remains to
be seen. Plans for the future were not
discussed by the twenty three members
at their meeting yesterday afternoon at
the home Of W J. BoaTdman. on Dupont
Circle. committee, consisting of
Hilary A. Herbert, Simon Wolf, B. H.
Warner. J. Ellen Foster and Mabel T.
Boardman, was named to prepare other
information for the public concerning
the Illegal action of Miss Barton and
her executive committee This commit
tee viii probably issue another state
ment in q short time.
Will Not Abandon Fight.
At the conclusion Of yesterdays meet
ing, several Of the members Of the sus-
pended faction said that they will not
abandon their fight until the society
has been completely reorganized and that
it is likely that this viii be accomplish
ed by having Congress repeal the charter
of the American Red Cross. thus max
ing it possible 10 bring an entirely new
society into existence. which viii re-
spect the provisions of the Treaty of
Geneva, and conduct its affairs in such a
businesslike manner that it VIII win the
confidence of the public
Letter TO Mr.. Phillips
The statement made yesterday was in
the nature Of reply 10 the curt note Of
the executive committee informing the
Washingtonians that they were suspend
ed It opened with the following let
ter TO Walter P. Phillips, Of New York,
chairman OF the executive committee:
Mr. Walter P. Phillips.
Sir: The undersigned members Of she
American National Red Cross, in answer
10 your notification Of their suspension.
deny your legal power or authority 70
suspend them, Yours, respectfully, Joha
n Wilson. Mabel T. Boardman. J. Ellen
Foster. sara A. Spencer, Bessie J. Kib-
hey, A c. Kaufman. William n. Mich
aeI. Brainard II. Warner, Simon Wolf
Nero L Tanner. Henrietta y Rose
Thomas F. Walsh. amy L. Wolf. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Elizabeth F. Pierce,
Mary Bruce Hagner. F VI. RAMSAY. ".
K. Van Reypen, Hetty Harrison, John W
Foster. Harriet Blaine Beale. Anna
Roosevelt Cowles. H. A. Herbert
Statement in Detail.
The letter was accompanied by the
following statement TO the public:
while TO the o-calIed executive com
mittee of the Red Cross no more con-
sideration is due than is embodied in
the foregoing reply TO their notification
OF suspension OF certain members. those
members. in the interest Of the assOcia-
ton. desire to give to the public the fol-
loving statement:
THE undersigned are each in receipt
Of notice signed by Walter P Phillips.
claiming to be chairman of the executive
committee of the American National Red
Cross. requiring our appearance before
such committee 10 show cause why the
sentence OF cur suspension from mem
bership pronounced by said committee
should not be made permanent.
"The action OF the so-caIled executive
committee suspending US is already re
garded by them as final 4 list of names
OF present members. obtained through
the SECRETARY Of state. omits ours The
bylaw under which the committee acted
gives a right OF appeal to the next an
1uaI meeting. The list furnished by the
president Of the society does not even
mention US as members under suspen-
sion. We are considered as finally ex-
PEELED. even before we have answered
Grounds of Suspicion.
The ground upon which it is claimed
the suspension IS based is.
First That we have attempted to
disrupt the organization Of the American
National Red Cross. There are no
specifications under this charge be-
cause DO facts could be cited. The only
specification is contained in the charge.
Second That in certain memorial 70
Congress, now known as document $40.
House Of Representatives. Fifty seventh
Congress. second session, We have as
sumed an attitude unbeeoming members
OF the American National Red Cross
and hostile to the interests OF that or
ganization
we deny the authority OF Mr.. Phil
lips committee in the premises. This
committee has assumed TO act by vir-
tue of its appointment BY the president
Of the Red Cross under bylaws illegally /
adopted, as hereinafter set forth. At
the annual meeting held IN Washington 1
on December Il, 1902
Denounee New Bylaws"
Pretermlttng, 1t this point, any ref +
erence to the manner in which the fac
ton OF the society having thus assumed /
10 act procured what was claimed TO /
have been the adoption OF a new set Of
bylaws at that meeting, we assert that;