New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-24
WAR HORROR EXPOSED
"COL. BILL" And PEACE.
Took TScenty Years for That Lon
don Shoe TO Soak In.

u ell seemed like the recent peace congress yes
terday afternoon and evening IN the Madison
Square Garden. when the public had the hrst OPP
portunity-fof a consideration-of observing the
dread and direful feats OF real war which led the
representatives OF the nations 70 together and
tell the world what Americans think Of universal
and eternal peace.
It took the persuasive powers OF Colonel Fred
Hail. who became enamOl red of the idea OF the
golden age at the recent sessions at Carnegie Han
that he has thrown up his Job and offered his ser
vices gratis 10 the cause" 10 lead his modest
brother officer 10 II. but Colonel William r. Cooy
has finally yielded and announced that he was re-
sponsible for il all.
II an happened in London twenty years ago.
Representatives from all the nations had assem-
bled at the Court of ST. James's for the Peace Ju-
bilee. Besides the intellectual, pohshed' social
and official representatives of America there were
present in London at that time" says the prince
OF the wild West scouts in the modest statement
which is entitled What l Have Done for
Peace delegates from the rugged life OF the Far
West the last representatives of gigantic stTug-
gle between civilization and savagery-'
The colonel or, he is sometimes known, "But-
falo Bill had Just gone 10 London, and he de-
cided 10 show the delegates of the nations what
a real Wild West Show was. but. If there's any
thing in all his the modest colonel regrets
81 IS certainly not that visit TO LONDON. Dlu II
pay? Why, the show is such fierce one that even
the blood lusting Dahomeyites said, NO more for
usP'
And to think that this one vivid and Veraclous
chronicle Of heroic and romantic history should
have such an effect that only twenty years ii'ef
Carnegie Hall should be re-echoing with voices III
half a dozen tongues telling what fine time II
would be when all the nations raised their voices
Cor peace.
There was a difference between the only real ana
original Wild West Show at the Garden yesterday
afternoon and evening and last weeks conferences
At Carnegie Hall. When Colonel Cody raised his
7ag hon
he had the pleasure Of presenting the riders CON
Eress of the world there was no London editor 10
raise voice of dissent. No overeNaetng Harvard
professor stepped up front and declared that The
only reincarnati0n Of heroic and romantic history
the world has ever known was but pipe
dream" and q mere illusion that would have TO be
done away with before any real progress was mace
in the direction Of peace.
Not Il peep was heard during either performance
yesterday. except Of approval OF what was going
on. 1t the same ole show, with the same old
Indians and cowboys and Cossacks, the same satin
5acketed cowboy girls and boys representing the
wild and simple life of the plains forty years or
more ago with a few big realistic scenes.
one of these was a reproduction Of the battle Of
Summit Springs fought the border line of Colo
RADIO and Nebraska in the summer of 1869 General
Eugene A. Carr. who commanded the United States
troops in that conflict with the boodthirsty scenes
was at The Garden last night greet his old cam
psIsn chum. Buffalo Bill" and witness the re-
enactment of the original battle.
ITS just Ike old times" said the general only
it's more enjoyable looking at il from this box.
Il was a satisfied and peaceful minded crowd
which poured out ot the Garden yesterday after
noon. after they had wound up a real holiday with
q sight Of the same happy event as IL is pracused
on Colonel Cody's ranch in Wyoming. The bad
lot of Indians who like certain persons at the
recent imitation pacifying spectacle at Carnegie
) al. would break in ana spoil II all were safely
. ced to the delight of the spectators.
en-. show that Colonel Cody had done all
ma he said he had for peace they up and rode
about IN the grand finale, while men. women ana
children, all grown young again stood up and
shouted their welcome back home to the exile who
- been going on bravely and uncOmpainingly
sEh every nook and crook of Europe during
asst five years sowing the peace seeds. which.
- the visit 10 London a OF years ago, have
ssfructhsd in more than a smile" the pro
xrsMme declared.