New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
BEG STRAUS WITH TEARS
Many Cry at Meeting TO ASK
Milk Work Continuance.
WARM PRAISE ON ALL SIDES
Leaders in Many Walks Raise
Their Voices in Defence OF
the Movement.

cooper Union was crowded last night
with lower East Side citizens and many
residents Of other parts Of the city, VINO mao
got together 20 praise the work or Nathan
straus in the distribution Of pasteurizeo
milk and to join in asking him 10 keep 'he
milk stations open At the close Of the
meeting. after many speakers had eulogizeu
My straus in the warmest terms. resolu-
tions reciting the great benefits accrulng
from Mr.. strauss work and urging him TO
-escins his orders 10 close the stations and
continue the distribution Of pasteurlzeo
milk were adopted amid the cheers of al
and the fears OF many.
REPRESENTATIVES of q dozen societies
formed the committee in charge OF uhe
meeting and occupied the platform, "hlie
3 score Of speakers addressed the assem-
blage. men of all creeds and denominations
in praise of Mr.. Straus and his WORK
Among those on the platform were Dr-
Henry Noskowitz and Miss Isabel Eaton
Of the Society for Ethical Culture; DR.. Max
Iandesrnan, Of the Peoples Hospital MISS
Mary s Heroy and Miss s F. Mllls' OF
Chrtsfodora House: Mrs N p. Schwerin'
Of the Bloomingdale Guild; E w B. Doo-
little. Of the Greenpoint Settlement; MIS-
Henry Corn. Mrs. Benie Oppenhelm ana
J. Lenkowitz, Of the Bethel Sisterhooo'
Miss L. Eby. Miss N. Lunney and MISS
A 3 McCulloch, OF the New York Asso-
.,ia+ion for Improving the Condition Of the
Poor; Miss May Matthews, of Hartley
House: L NJ Harding. of Warren Goddard
House; Mrs. Locks and Mrs. Sesulne, OF
F5udsoD Guild; A. y. Spector, of Har Mo
rish Hospital: Mrs. Clarence Burns. OF the
People's Institute: Mrs. Julien Heath. OF
che League for Home Economics. and Drs.
N y MandeI and Samuel Stern, of the
Physicians Club
Leaders in Many Walks Speak.
The speakers included Louis Lande, chair
man of the committee that organized the
meeting: Clement c. Driscon, who pre-
sided: Samuel s. koenig, Secretary OF
state: Father J. J. Curran, OF Wilkes
Barre; Professor Irving Fisher. Of Yale;
DR.. Abraham jacob, DR.. c. E. Nar1ulack,
Rabbi H Masliansky, Rabbi Joseph Sill
verrnan. Supreme Court Justice Samuel
Greenbamn, Judge Otto Rosalsky, OF the
Court Of General Sessions; Dr. Antonio
Stella and J. y. Francolini-
Lady Aberdeen sent q cable dispatch say
ing: Heartily join in appreciation of Mr..
and Mrs. Straus great work for infants
through efficiently pasteurized modified
milk It's use under proper supervision in
Dublin made possible by the Straus gener-
Gus gift of q plant Is most effective.
letter from the Rev Thomas r Sicer.
pastor Of All Souls Church, said;
I an sorry / cannot be present at the
meeting. but wish 10 add my voice to the
many who irnplore Nj Straus to7continue
his beneficial work for the poor and their
children. When good viii and good work so
together il is a calamity TO have that
union broken up. I sincerely hope that Mr..
Straux will reconsider his proposal 10 stop
There are many shut HANDS and fists in
This world. We cannot spare one wide
open hand. filed with blessings for our
brothers and sisters who stand IN need Of
helrers--
After reciting some statistics showing
the vast amount of good done by Mr..
straus in the decrease OF infant mortality,
DR. Jacob made IT known that he had re
Gently proposed to Mr.. Straus that he con-
finue his work for the children condi-
.ion that the citizens duplicate his plants
Tor the treatment Of milk within six
months
Or. Jacob Joins His Effort.
VIII YOU please not forget" said DR.
Jacob, that il is now at least seventeen
wears since Mr.. Straus commenced his
benedcent work? That he Will not discon
-inue an perfectly safe in asserting This
work must be continued. I took the liberty
OF writing TO Mr.. Straus q few weeks ago
fn this way. Among other things I told
him wanted him TO have his revenge, and
recommended TO him that he turn his plant
or plants over TO Us on condition that we
az least furnish plants as large as his
within six months. Whether he will take
10 that condition or not, am not able to
say. But this much I know, that where
the tendency Of Nathan Straus TO DO good,
10 sacrifice his own money TO DO good TO
this city and TO humanity is so well es-
tablished, II VIII not be lost
Father Cur-an paid q warm personal trio-
Ute TO Ar- Straus-
Speaking Of the tenderness and the
Iindkear1edness OF our friend" he said.
Z know him Intimately. because L have
almost lived with him on and off for the
last eight years II does appear rather
strange that a Catholic priest should be
such q bosom friend Of a Jewish citizen
tn the city Of New York. And yet I want
70 saw that there is no man living, be he
Catholic. be he Protestant. be he clergy or
lsvman, that I love with such a pure
love as 1 do your own townsman, Nathan
Straus'
Professor Fisher said that Mr. Straus
was one Of the pioneers in this country TO
realize the needless waste Of human life
and that in this city Mr. Straus had saved
more lives than any other one man outside
OF the Department of Health.
7 was speaking at Beverly yesterday
with President Taft Professor Fisher
continued. in regard TO the outlook for
rublic health legislation at the next session
Of Congress. And what do you suppose
he did, He named the enemies Of the
legislation, and those that he named are
identical with the names that Nathan
Straus is encountering as his enemies
Justice Greenbaum said of Mr.. Straus:
Those OF US who know him know that he
IS a lover OF his fellow men, and that he
certainly deserves 10 be enrolled and will
be enrolled as one OF the great philan-
shropists Of this age"