The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-13
WANT NO PEACE
{ German-Americans Responsible
for Riot.
Call Proposed Treaties COnspir-
acy Against Germany.
NO ARRESTS MADE.
Plan to Break Up Carnegie Hall
Meeting Prearranged.
Outbreak Followed Reading OF
Resolutions by Butler.
NO ARRESTS MADE.

New York. Dec. 13.-No arrests thus
far have followed the disturbances
which broke up the peace" meeting
in Carnegie hall last night
Rabbi Wise, who made an ineffec-
tive attempt to quiet the boots and
Seatcalls that interrupted the speakers
declared today that those in charge OF
the gathering told the police TO lei
every one present have his say
The affair was well organized and
carefully carried out" said B. LOOMS,
who was one of the prominent men on
the stage
Tlnis charge was denied by Alphonse
G. KoelbIe. president OF the New York
state branch of the German American
citizens league who introduced the
amendment opposing the arbitrary
treaty and started the uproar. Al
though he declared his organlzatlon
had held no meeting for SIX weeks,
he asserted that German-Amer1cans
opposed the treaty.
After the meeting broke up Mr.
KoeIbl made speech on the street
corner in which he said;
Those treaties are nothing more or
less than a conspiracy against Ger
many. England is back of it and We
German Americans don't propose to
allow this country to be hoodwinked
We know England's plans.
Riot Followed Resolutions.
New York. Dec. ia riotous out
break interrupted a large mass meeting
held at Carnegie hall last night in sup
port Of the arbitration treaties which
President Taft mas proposed with Eng
land and France. Tw enty- eight reserve
policemen were hurried to the hall.
The outbreak occurred after Nicholas
Murray Butler, president OF Columbia
university. had read resolutions urging
the senate to ratify the treaties and
Alfonso c. Koelble, Of the German
American Citizens league Of the state
of New York, moved that the majority
resolution of the United States senate
committee on foreign relations be adopt
NJ AS a Substitute for the Butler reso-
luton
This declaration is not a promoter of
peace. but a breeder of war;" he ex-
The lords were scarcely out of his
mouth when men jumped to either side
of the stage and raised their hands in
an apparent signal Whereupon a dis
turbance arose in the upper galleries
Cat calls, yells and groans and Kisses
made it apostolic for Chairman JOS
eph II. Croate to proceed with the meet
ing one man on the platform jumped
THAT packed gallery is composed Of
a lot of towards
At this the shouts became louder and
megaphones were brought into use
In the midst of the noise, Chairman
Choate announced that the Butler reso-
luton had been unanimously adopted
Persons on the main floor took this as
SIGNAL for a counter demonstration,
Jumped to their feet. shouted approval
and waved their handkerchiefs and
hats
Carnegie sat Still.
Andrew Carnegie was down 0n the
program as the next speaker, but he
sat II. apparent amazement at the DEM
oustratfon and in his place Rabbi Steph-
en- wise asked for hearing. He was
met with such cries as shut up and
throw him out from the galleries
Above all he shouted:
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