New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-05
MORGAN ATTACK
DUE 70 POSTERS,
WOMEN ASSERT
Say Billboard Campaign
for Embargo on Arms
Caused Hysteria.
FIGHT ON TO HALT
CRUSADE OF SIGNS
Mayor Awaits Report by Polk
on Big Lettered Posters
Before Acting.

Women Of New York arc determined
to continue their opposition to the Dill
boards which urge American citizens
to uphold the Presidents hands that
the shipment Of arms from this country
may be stopped and that peace may
result. Two Of them last night stated
emphatically that they were opposed
to what they termed the unneutral
pleading Of the Reorganization Of
American Women for Strict Neu-
trality."
THE attack upon Mr.. Morgan's life
Is the direct result of such incitement IS
to the masses Of hysterical people
through the country" was the opinion
expressed by Mrs. Irene McNeal
Swasey, who lives at The Southern,
Madison Avenue and SiXty-seeond
Street She was to have been one OF
the signers Of the petition presented to
Mayor Mitchell by women who opposed
the bilboards, but illness prevented
her from accompanying the party.
at is poor reasoning to suppose that
petitions such as these women desire
to place in circulation will bring about
q speedy peace" said Miss Helen Lob
man. at her home, "a West Ninth
Street. Miss Lehman believes that
Just as faulty reasoning makes the
signers of these petitions believe they
can end the war. so this same error
caused Frank Holt. the Cornell IN
structor, to believe that he, too, might
bring peace, and he set forth on his
mission which resulted in the attack
upon J. Pierpont Morgan.
81 am told said Mrs Swasey. that
the Baltimore people purpose handing
petitions 10 the President with more
than 100000 siPners. But do the peo-
pie know that fully two-thirds of the
women who afix their names 10 the
blanks do it in ignorance that their
signatures state they are seeking an
embargo upon arms and munitions
which would be simply TO play into the
hands Of Germany? And besides il
would re unconstitutional 10 place such
an embargo.
Miss Lehman became emphatic when
saying that women who signed the pc
titions were led by imposing signs to
think they were aiding President Will
son, when their efforts were really sup
porting OeIm6uy.
Il would like to know who is back of
the movement she declared. Il am
sure there are men, and am sure there
are Germans. For the advertising sense
Of women is not so we'll developed for
them to have planned such clever signs
and to have scattered them broadcast
upon the boards.
The only way TO stop the unneutral
campaign is to educate the women. We
must show them that when they sign
the blanks they are helping Germany.
For with an embargo upon arms the
Allies would not be able to obtain their
supplies from this country, and no ad-
ditional hardship would be imposed
upon Germany"
Miss Lehman added that the ap-
peals Of the neutrality organization
came just 1t the psychological moment
and were so skilfully handled that
they reached persons Of nervous TEN
permanent just that class likely TO be
affected b. the way and kept under
high tension.
A decision ir the matter of the
posters is expected in a few days from
Corporation Counsel Pol;, TO whom
Mayor Mitchell intrustci The work of
examining the ordinances relating 70
billboards and repor,:ns upon thcm.