The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-24
NAVY LEAGUE ASKS
BRYAN TO RETRACT
Invites His Inquiry to Prove
ArmOr Plate Ring Doesn't
Subsidize 1t.
WOMAN DEFENCE RALLY

wAsHrNoroN, Oct. 2S.--The Navy
League Of the United States through It's
secretary ma sent . letter to x.Secre-
tary Bryan inviting him to call at the
leagues ofices In the Southern Building
here and make q thorough inspection OF
the leagues accounts and subscription
lists.
The Navy Leagues letter was sent
as q result Of frequent charges which
Mr.. Bryan has made both In his paper.
the Commoxer, IND in his speeches. to
supported by q body OF malefactors OF
great wealth allied with the alleged
armor plate ring for the purpose OF
maintaining a clamor Of war and i'm
proving business In armor plate. Ac-
cording to Secretary Arthur ii. Dad
mum Of the league the latter never has
at any time received any contribution
from the armor plate ring and does not
know Of the existence Of any such body.
''The motives Of the thousands who
support the Navy League are beyond
question unselfish n patriotic" said
Mr.. Dadmun. "A report now being pre-
pared by Warwick. Mitchell. Feat x Co.
chartered accountants. who have just
finished an exhaustive examination of
| our DOOkS anu TtrOTuS CoNcIiuk ~ pNot
thirty months, will prove this statement
beyond dispute.
I'VE have nearly 1900 members in
tho Navy League proper n In the
woman's section Of the league there are
about 10000 representative American
women. The books of the Navy League
are and always have been open to public
inspection and we are at all times most
pleased TO render a financial account OF
ourselves to any one who may be sufii-
ciently interested to ask for such an
account
Reparatisn Expected.
I'VE most certainly feel that before
Mr.. Bryan made his charges Of subsidy
and corruption against the Navy League
he should have investigated the matter
for himself. Mr.. Bryan has unQues-
tionably done us a great wrong and we
feel that as an honorable man he cannot
10 less than avail himself Of this oppor-
tunity to convince himself positively Of
the truth or falsehood Of his charges and
make hitting reparation for the wrong
he has done"
Among the members Of the Navy
League are Admiral Dewey DR.. Lyman
Abbott, Cardinal Gibbons and Col.
Roosevelt. 1t is said that many of
the members are indignant over the
Bryan charges.
MIR. m lettet 10 MT. bryan ioi-
lows:
DEAR SIR-In your newspaper. the
Commoner, and in your pubic utter
ances you have repeatedly declared
that the Navy League is a 'subsidized
organisation" supported by the con-
tributions OF armor plate manufacture
ers.
The Navy League is loath to believe
that Nnn 0yO,.ld make such charyes
against an organisation numbering
among its members more than 40. 900
representative American men and
women without more substantial evil
dence than YOUR own unsupported sup
oosition. Familiar as We are with the
hiuh ideals and lofty motives which
govern YOUR actions and u~tterances. we
fee, assured that. convinced Of your
error. YOU will hasten to make full
and generous reparation. both by your
printed and by your spoken words,
for the wrong you have done.
We therefore invite YOU to call at
the office Of our league and make fun
,nsnec,,on Of our books and sworn ac-
coup,s We shall hold ourselves ready
IN ,cco,u,, for nj, expenditures and
recsin,s and TO present full lists of
con, ributiops and contributors. duly
svo,r 4, and certified AS 10 accuracy
ana comnl.teness
". wo,Id chi, your attention 10
,hs fac, thu, the hook. and suhscrtp-
40, Ii.,s ~ ,bo Sayv Ie,ruc are al
all ,,mes men 10 insnectIon, and tina,
a Cur, fni,ss, nubIicitv in ali mat
tors nertaininx 10 finances. and indeed
. a,; details ., our organisation.
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