The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-08
DROPS RED CROSS OPPONENTS.
MISS BARTON SENDS EN- NOTICE
THAT THEY'RE SUSPENDED.

President Booseveitb sister. Ex-Secretaries
Foster and Herbert. Gen. wilson and
Two Rear Admirsis Required" 70
Show why They Shouldn't BE Bounced.
Miss Clara Bartons Official organization
Of the Red Cross has taken peremptory
action to eliminate from that body those
who oppose her domination Of 1t by sus-
pending from active membership these
persons:
Gen. John NJ. Wilson, U. 8. A.. retired
who last year was vice-president OF the Red
Cross: e1-Secretary OF State John W. Foster.
ex-Seere tary Of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert.
Rear Admirals Van Reypen and Ramsay.
U. s. N..sretired Thomas W. Welsh. the
Colorado mine owner: William H. Michael.
Chief Clerk OF the State Department: Mrs.
Anna Roosevelt Cowles. sister OF President
Roosevelt: Mrs Harriet Blaine Beale. Mrs.
Fairfax Harrison. Mrs Arnold Hague. Mrs.
Zera Tanner. Mrs Henrietta ". Rose. Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey, Mrs Amy l.. Wolf.
Ms. Sarah Spencer. Mrs J. Ellen Foster.
Miss Mable 7. Boardman. Miss Bessie kibbey.
Miss Elizabeth Pierce. Brainerd II. Warner.
Simon Wolf and A. C. Kaufman.
These are the Washington members OF
the Red Cross who united in expressing
their opposition to its new organization
in a memorial to Congress presented In the
House OF Representatives. recently. The
executive committee Of the organization
met here on Monday and suspended them
from active membership in the society
until the next general meeting which In
the ordinary course of affairs would he the
next annual meeting, and according 10
custom is held in December OF each year
The executive committee is composed
OF Walter P. Phillips Of Bridgeport, Conn,
chairman; Samuel N Jarvis Of New York.
Francis Atwater Of Meriden, Conn. and
John N. Noble Of st. Louis, with Miss Bar
ton. as president Of the organization,
The suspended persons are required
In the formal notices sent them TO show
cause before the executive committee
why the suspension should not be mace
permanent II was said Yesterday at Miss
Barton's home In this city. by the secretary
OF the society and others that the sls-
pension was until the ne 1t annual meeting,
or a special meeting which might be called
be- fore the us,E annual meeting, and that
such meeting could be called either ny
the executive committee st it's own volitlon
or by a company Of one-third OF the active
me mbers Of the corporation;
Miss Barton herself ssksd 10 b. excused
from an int rview. on the ground OF pres,
sure Of business affairs, but this formal
statement was there made in response TO
inquiries
The American National Red Cross. At a
meeting OF the executive committee held In
this city yesterday. s. spended from memi-
sisner OF a memorial which was recently
presented to Congrs S., the attitude taken
Of the orsanisstion. Among those against
whom this action was taken are: The Hon
JSh W Biz s }San Mo T ssrs
Spencs and Ellen = Nussey.
This aggrs ssive policy has been adorted
eas STdeS Mss Barton tas !nd G
The efforts OF the minority 70 force the re-
ss.Ilsd i e =: %sJsE
different parts Of the country, who have
ps rsonally contributed several hundred thou
sand 80 Ia supporter. ar. such
treasurer OF the standard Oil Company who
society during the Spanish American War.
raising 33e'.o,n for Red cross work IN Cuba.
and Thq has since e., s:ts hshed the Hed Ss
from his private fortune;
There has not at any. time been any merit
Solely ely f or he purpose OF driving Clara Barton
from the pre- sidency and handing the control
hs Is a4 Sy Ss
the ipPs' esssea % Who hsvs
il is now proposed that, the society shall
take up the WORK oil extending tne orsahIAa-
tion throu ghout the entire country, as con-
templsted some months ago by Miss Barton
and outlined in her report at the last annual
meeting.
This work Of extending the organization.
IL was said, had been interrupted and inter-
fered with by the actions Of the protesting
members, who were hampering the organi-
zation in many ways.
The suspended members at Washington
received formal notice OF their suspension
Yesterday in this letter from Chairman
You are hereby notified that q a meeting
Rational To Red Cross held in the city Of New
executive Committee. suspended from mem
TshP s snS f RED Cross
the charges against you being:
the oHsanns SHu q a't sse American NATIONAL
seoond-Thst in a certain memorial to
Congr, ss now known as Document $40, II r.,
Fifty-siventh. Congress, second session. you
have assumed an attitude unbecoming a
nnd hostile t to the Interests OF that orssnza
'y You are hereby required. at meeting Of
city Of New York. in the near future. at q
time and place agreed on between you and
said ssond nc, Be made %
manent.
In the announcement made here 1t was
stated that the suspended persons were the
twenty-two signers OF the Washington
memorial. and no others. The list OF sus-
pensions as sent out from Washington
contains twenty-three names. A despatch
from Washington last evening said
IAN were signers OF the memorial, in
vbioh attention was called to the illegality
OF the then recently adopted bylaws OF the
Red Cross, which. II was asserted. placed
the affairs Of the society wholly In the hands
OF its president. The signers. since the
presentation OF the memorial, have been
endea yoring TO bring about 4 reorgsniza-
tion OF the society through the retirement
of Miss Barton from the active presidency
10 the honorary presidency. on an annuity.
sThe suspended members who were
aeon to-day were inclined to pay no atten-
tion TO the notices Of their suspension,
taking the ground that the executive
oommittee has no authority 70 take such
action The legality OF the committee Is
siso questioned II Is probable that a
conference OF the suspended members will
be held to agree upon line OF action to
be pursued
A number Of other prominent people.
residents OF New York. who went TO the
sunpoTt OF the Washington protestants,
do not appeal to have been dealt with yet
nv the executive committee. Twelve OF these
nersons sent to ex-Secretary Foster, OF
the protesting twenty-five, on March 81 /,
A memorial, In which the signcre said that
thew desired to state that In their iudg-
ment the financial arrangements OF this or