Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-13
RIOT AT ARBITRATION
MEETING IN NEW YORK.
Reserve Officers Called and Eight
Rowdies Elected from Hall.

New York, Dec. ia riotous out
break interrupted large mass meet
! ing held at Carnegie hall tonight In
support of the arbitration treaties
| which President Taft has proposed
with England and France.
The outbreak occurred after Mich
olas Murray Butler, president Of Co
lumbia university. had read resolutions
urging the senate TO raufy the trea-
ties, and Alfonso G. Koelble, of the
German-American Citizens league OF
the state of New York, stepped to the
front of the platform and moved that
the majority resolution of the United
States senate committee on foreign re-
lations be adopted a substitute for
the declarations contained in the But
Ter resolution.
of peace, but a breeder of war" he ex-
claimed, and the words were scarcely
out of his mouth when men jumped to
either side of the stage and raised
their hands in an apparent signal,
whereupon pandemonium was let loose
in the upper galleries.
Catcal1s, groans and Kisses made it
impossible for Chairman Choate to
proceed hith the melting. -Four hundred
prominent men were seated on the
platform, and they were astonished at
the outbreak A large group OF them
held conferences for more than ten
minutes while tse pendemonium still
reigned- One man on the platform
jumped up and shouted as loud as he
could: THAT packed gallery is COM
posed of a lot of towards" At this the
shouts in the gallery became louder
and megaphones were brought into use.
Women in evening dress in the boxes
jumped to their feet, looking at their
escorts as if expecting the throwing
of a bomb. In the midest of the noise
Chairman Choate announced that the
Butler resolutions had been unan-
fmously adopted. The persons in the
main part of the auditorium took this
ton, jumped to their feet, shouted
their approval, and waved their hand
kerchiefs and hats.
Andrew Carnegie was down on the
he sat in apparent amusement at the
demonstration and in his place Rabbi
Estephen Wise asked for a hearing. He
was met fifth such cries as Shut up"
and Throw him OUT from the CALLER
les Above all he shouted: IT warn
you people in the gallery that no peo-
pie in the world will feel so badly at
the result of this meeting tonight as
the. Irish leaders in the English par
lament"
His reference brought forth an even
stronger combination of groans and
howls- koelble, whose resolution had
precipitated thte riot, called to the
people in the gallery to show spirit
of fair play, but his appeal was in
vain. Believing from megaphones
continued. and both Koelbel and Wise
gave up lhe attempt TO speak. Chair
man Choate was equally unsuccessful
The police reserves reached the gallery
by this time and elected the leaders
of the disturbing element, but no ar
rests were made. Chairman Choate
announced that the meeting would be
adjourned. A dozen men on the plat
form tried to assist him in restoring
order. He said: THE action of the
gallery here tonight has done more to
cause the ratification of these peace
that could be made during the evening"
In virtue of my authority as chairman
of this meeting I declare the meeting
adjourned without the audience listen
ing to the speeches OF the other two
gentlemen"
These gentlemen were Andrew Car
negie and Frederick r. Coudert, a we'll
known lawyer