New Britain herald., 1915-03-22
O'LEARY HITS WILSON
IN NEUTRALITY SPEECH
President Of i. S. Denounced at
Mass NeetIRg-- Resolutions Adopted.

neutrality of President Wilson was
the country, jeremiah T. O'Leary of
New York, denounced the Hartford
Courant and practically every paper
in New York city, with exception of
the New York Post, in his address
yesterday afternoon at Fox's theater
under the auspices of the Neutrality
league. Reports entirely biased in
favor of the allies, he said, had been
made by the papers. In order to
carry out his points headlines of the
respective papers which he attacked,
were flashed upon the screen. The
words Invaders and foes" as an
piled to the Germans by these papers
were dealt with at length and were
much criticized by him.
Press Exaggerate Reports.
The. eAaggeration of the reports
from the battlefields were extensively
used by the press, he said In order
to give the public an Unbiased opinion
he urged the people of this city to
form Truth League" to send pro-
tests to the papers who violate the
truth in their columns
President Wilson Knocked.
President Wilson also received his
little knock from Mr. O'Leary. He
said that the president of the United
states took his opinions from the
press and did not reflect the senti-
ment of the people. President Will
son urged neutrality, he said, and
was violating it himself when he al
lowed foodstuffs and ammunitions to
be exported from this country to the
allies, when he should have placed
an embargo on them, as was done
in the Mexican and Spanish war. The
speaker went on to tell how the pres
ident received the British ambassa
dor more than any other official
In washington today; even more than
Secretary Bryan himself. He finished
up by saying that Birds of feather
f1ocked together therefore that men
of the same opinions f1ocked together
and that the conclusion drawn, that
Wilson favored the allies could be
easily derived from these conferences
with the English ambassador.
Resolutions Drawn Up.
At the conclusion of his speech res
olutions were drawn up which will be
forwarded to President Wilson, pro-
testing that his proclamation of neu-
trality had been ignored and violated
and that he (the PRESIDENT should
take steps to protect the merchant
vessels of the United States from in
reference by any power while en-
gagged in peaceful commerce The
resolutions also stated that he should
take steps to prohibit further expor-
tation of all foodstuffs and ammuni-
tions, and that our dignity as an ma
ton should be upheld. The resolu-
tons follow:
Points Of Complaints.
Whereas, A state of war now
exists between Great Britain (and her
colonies-Canada, Australia, and
South Africa, France, Russia, Japan,
Servia and Belgium, as allies on one
side. and Germany, Austria, Hun
gary and Turkey on the other side;
and
Whereas. The president of the
United States of America has pro-
claimed the eutrality of the United
States of America and has warned
the citizens thereof to that effect and
has commanded them not to partici-
pate In the conflict even to the extent
of expressing sympathy with one side
or the other; and
Whereas, This proclamation of
neutrality by our president has been
ignored and violated in that:
Object to Selling Goods.
"(a) Various manufacturers of the
nation have been and are at the pres
ent time engaged in the production of
munitions and Announcements Of war,
and have supplied and are at present
supplying Herewith one group of
nations engaged in this dep1orable
war to the great disadvantage of their
enemies of the other group OF nations,
thereby in effect placing the United
States of America in the position of
participating in the conflict in fragrant
violation Of the proclamations of
neutrality promulgated from time to
time by the president of the United
States of America. ....
Warships Interfere.
"(b) The warships of Great Britain
and her allies have been permitted
to waylay on the high seas ships of
this nation flying the flag of the |
United States, and taking therefrom
cargoes of merchandise consigned to
neutral ports, an confscating or re-
QUESTIONING the same, without any
adequate protest from our govern
nlent, and to the great injury of our !,
commerce, to the advantage of Great |
Britain and her allies, and incidentally !,
to the disadvantage of their enemies |
thereby again placing this nation in |
the attitude of participating In the |
conflict. in violation of the various !
proclamations of neutrality issued by |
our president.
Misuse Of United States flag.
"(c) The misuse of the flag of the |
United States by ships of Great Britain