New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-17
Two Hundred Olympic
Passengers Join in Aero
Bomb Protest.
AGHAST AT KILLING
OF NON-COMBATANTS
Germans Might Halt at Yankee
Request, Belief of Men Who
Urge Intervention.


at once London and Paris will be at
tackled and fired by feet of German
Leppelins. The attack is not far off
and the only power that can stay the
hand of the unscrupulous German is
the United States"
This statement was made last night
on board the White Star liner Olympic
by F. Hopkinson Smith, the author and
painter, who returned from Glasgow
after trip of five months abroad.
As soon as the Olympic docked Mr.
Smith mailed to President Wilson a
set Of resolutions protesting against
the use of bombs dropped from aero
planes and Zeppelins upon women and
children. 1t was signed by two hun
dred prominent passengers on the
Olympic, and with it Mr.. Smith sent
the following personal letter to the
President:
Il have the honor to forward TO you
the inclosed memorandum, which ex-
plains itself. We earnestly beg that
some steps may be taken TO forestall
before it is too late, the setting free
of the feet of Zeppelins and aeroplanes
which are now preparing for this dead
ly work. We feel it is not a question
of neutrality. but question of human
ity, and that any power refusing 10
heed your wise and humane counsel
would forfeit the sympathy Of the
world"
Ask Wilson TO Intervene.
The meeting which was held OF
board the Olympic on Thursday night
in aid of the Red Cross authorized the
/ following resolutions:
That a copy Of these resolutions bC
forwarded to the President Of the
United States, accompanied by per
sonal letter, begging him in the inter
ests of humanity TO protest. as far a
lay within his power, against the con
/ tinuance Of this practice.
First Because it is contrary to the
instincts of all self-respectng nations
Second-As being sure to alienatt
every particle of sympathy from those
indorsing such outrages, and
Third AS not only brutal and crue
in the last degree, but without any
other military advantage than the ter
rorizing. manning and killing OF lnno
cent -combatants who are helpless
against such attacks.
Mr.. Smith said that few in thi'
country realize what a menace threat
ems London. lie predicted that there
would be many innocent women anC
children killed in their beds and n
the streets if the United States die
not step in and warn Germany.
London is helpless against thl'
4 Zeppelin attack" he said. land 1t Il
coming as sure as fate. The Germans
are rushing their work on the All
feet. and / hope sincerely that th'
United States will advise them to aban
don Il before it is too late. am con
fident that Germany would heed
warning from this government.
al am disciple of neutrality. ] be
l.eve firmly in the Presidents ideas OF
neutrality. 1t has to do with lcgitl
! rate warfare, but the dropping o
bombs on unfortfed cities by stealth
! il the middle Of the night, when M
one can defend himself, is not warfare
1t is brutal treachery, and in the name
Of humanity it should be stopped.
Fire Is German Boast.
He said that Germans are openll
boasting that they have no desire t'
take Paris. They say they will set j
on fire and that they will burn Lon
don. so that Berlin, the only city wortf
while in all the world, may be prosper
Gus and grow.
"When left London the city was
in darkness every night. BY darknes,:
/ mean that every light is. out.
wealthy friend of mine told me that M
had a certain light to look out Tor
lie had assumed the responsibility 1ol
.he putting out of that street light a
tho nroner hour each night and seeini
that it was kept out. 1t is the SANE
everywhere. -, :,
coming. but the city is calmly ant
/ stoically awaiting IT.
Germany has dcfed the civilized
world. She has gone into hgh
AGAINST civilization and challenged th'
/ ri,,ht of any one but Germaps to 1--we
and prosper"
6cbting fair. and that unless SOM
powcr like the United States tool
cognizance Of her tactics she woul'
continue to fight foul. -,
"Germany has committed unthinkabl
atrocities" he continued. when th'
world shuddered at them she tried Z
explain them away, but did not and vii
NOT stop them. OF course, ] know tina
soldiers will step beyond the bounds
but Germany has been persistent il
atrocities.
"When a mad bull is in the street N
one has any sympathy with the owner
The bull must be killed-put out Of th'
way.
say to Germany: You must stop thi
brutal bomb dropping on innocent peo
ple at once. In the name of humanity
YOU must stop it, think il this wer'
done Germany would be forced to Civ
heed"
Mr.. Smith said that the better think
ing Germans were opposed to the pres
ent mode of warfare of their natiol
and that they themselves would soone
or later rise up and demand that th'
! Kaiser and his General staff cease thei
bomb operations.