New-York tribune., 1915-03-24
GIRL BALKS SIEGE
Att. W. W. TEMPLE
Agitator's Demand for a
Truce Cows Mob Ele-
ment in Crowd.
ENDS
BATTLE OF WORDS
heckling Bee Scheduled to An.
noy Jeff Davis Last Night
Also Was Frustrated.


An srmistice was declared late last
night in the verbal warfare which
ragged all day between Miss Elizabeth
Kay, social worker, and the so-called
!. w. w. raiders. who took possession
of the Daily Temple, leased by her at
2l6 East Forty-second Street.
For a time yesterday It appeared as
though a pocket edition of the siege of
Przemysl was TO be enacted at the tenn
pie. The forty unemployed, who night
before last slept in the building at the
express invitation of Miss Kay. were
determined that possession was the
only law. and that the Daily Temple
should henceforth be known as an |.
W. ". headquarters for the formation
OF a union of hotel workers. This de
cision was reached without consulting
the lessee. When she was informed
public speaking contests. conferences.
alarms. excursions and divers rumors
between her and the agitators lead
ing the unemployed notably Howard
Schaeffle-took up most of the after
noon.
A temporary truce was declared at
O'Clock, and at $3.50 the oratorical
bombardment recommended. ending
with Miss Rays decision that those
who had homes had better repair to
them at once. Those who had none
she ruled could either be her guests
at the Y. NJ. c. A. or remain at the
temple for one more night. Most of
those present elected TO remain.
Contest at Temple.
The hottest engagement of the day
ensued early in the afternoon, when
Miss Kay entered the temple. The
building was formerly motion picture
house. Miss Kay mounted to where
the screen had been and addressed the
garrison. Most of these were men
with desire to work. and no par
ticularly anarchistic tendencies. These
had been overruled in whatever paclhc
attitude had been theirs by the !. W.
W. agitators, who had instilled into
them the doctrine that might makes
right. Miss Kay, who is dark, slender
and almost girhsh in appearance, came
directly 10 the point.
81 understand" she said, "tnat you
men have announced that this build
ing is henceforth TO be an |. W. W.
headquarters. / am not willing that
this should be a meeting place for any
such organization. For those whc nave
no work TO do, | am willing &c place
100 cots in the upper story where they
may sleep. | will not countenance any
I. W. w. propaganda, however.
Schaeffe took upon himself the once
of .pokesman.
The building is not in use during
the day" he asserted calmly. 1T IS
centrally located. We are going to use
it for mass meetings for the unem-
plJyed hotel workers
81 shall call in the police only as
last resort" Miss Kay said. y ou hau
better consider this among yourselves
and then send committee TO me
The consideration after the lessee OF
the building retired took up much 'nn,e
and hoarsened many voices. 1t was
further complicated by the presence
of several members Of the l.. W. W; OF
who warned the now tnor-
ouphlv bewildered men that the IhduS-
trial Workers would cOuntenance no
move they made, that they were Iree
agents and must act accordingly;
cer,mi+tee. composed Of Schaeiiie, 1heo-
dore Freeman and Joe Murphy, then
waited on Miss Kay at her Office, at a.
West Fortv-second Street. A final de-
cision was postponed until evening
Schaefle. who had hitf erto been the
puiding spirit Of the garrison, now as
enneared. and the twenty-five men VINO
remained were left practlcaIly leauei
less. ,...,.4 for,b
no new developments. Az Its peglhhlhs
Miss Kav announced that every one
must leave the building, because o4
"tbjs miserable publicity "hich mas
been given the affair" CohslueIaoIe a-
oratory followed and settlement wa
Fnallv reached which allowed those OF
tba ,,remnloved who had nowhere else
to 20 TO spend the hlghO uP0"
benches of the hall.
left Davis illustrates Hecklers'
plans laid by l. W. W. leaders 70
invade University Settlement last hlghV
and heckle jeff Davis, who was SpS"N-
ing there, were frustrated. ne lhuua
trial Workers got IN without ani
trouble. but shortly before the he HInh
manager concluded his tax SoIheDous
recognized one of them. lie was fiI@n a
who had been rejected the Gay peIoio
when he applied at the Worship ~ on 80
tbe settlement. and is said to nave been
o" . leader in the strike the Industrial
Workers of the World called IN some
of the city's emergency works hopS.
From fifty to seventy-hVe o1 ms com
panions were scattered through Ihe au
dience. Jeff was chagrined, LOT NOR NOR
han score of his faithful De GlnK
Guards were on duty in the street ana
bsd let the disturbers slip through;
Ono Of the settlement workers called
~, W1T Pojico HEADQUARTERS and asked for 4
upPl;co uP 0'' vmnire in the heckling bee that
Po i'os exnected. A lone patrolman pres
entiv sauntered into tie hall.
As he loafed in the rear OF the room;
non beqan to get up, one by one and
leave ,e Most of these unobtrusivee guests
,y@re Mere recognized as members OF the 49, !.
" " W The alleged ringleader was the