Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-15
INFLUENCE PUT
BAN ON PARADE

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OF the mysterious alumnus whose name
is being concealed, and said:
"Can you call this demonstration orr
Williams replied that he could and the
notice In Thursdays paper was the re-
suit. Williams admits be knows the name
OF the alumnus whose influence put such
sudden and complete end TO the elabo-
rate plans OF the University students to
participate. He will not divulge this
name.
Provost Smith. although giving out the
name OF the alumnus who suggested the
demonstration, for some reason he re-
fused to explain, would not give the
name of the man who halted the pro-
csedinRs.
UP TO STUDENTS, sATs PROVOST.
Provost Smith said IN his irst conver-
sntlon the suggestion of a political oom-
plexion TO the mass-meetinE came from
the student body. and that he left IL
entirely in their hands whether to hold
the parade.
do you know the names Of the in
fiuential alumni referred to In the Penn
sylvanian az having recommended that
the parade be abandoned7" the Provost
was asked.
NO." no said, ''that came up through
the student body Two or three days
ago, before chapel, group of students
talked 1t over with me. Some seemed to
lack enthusaBm for the parade. I asked
them why, and they said certain alumni
had suggested that the University keep
out OF the mass-meeting on tho ground
that It was political
If thats co. I seid, do not have
Il finally left the matter entirely In
their hands"
"wrll you give the names OF those
students who made the sugEestion7" was
asked.
"well." said the Provost, IT don't
think | should do that without seeing
them"
"Dld any one else ask you to withdraw
your sanction for the parade7"
No; l didn't withdraw It; I left the
matter In the hands OF the studenta. 1
do not believe tho University should get
into things of a political nature. Per-
sonally, / was in favor of the transit |
meeting. I am in favor. Of the plans for |
transit Development"
Then you did not withdraw your sane |
ton for the parade. as stated in the
Pennsylyanian7"
II did not"
LOGAN CITIZENS DUPED
The workings of the all-powerfu hand
that duped the citizens of Logan have
not been brought to light as yet. The
Logan Improvement Association held a
last night for the purpose
of planning a vigilance committee.
Citizens whose homes have been robbed
and their next door neighbors, ardent
supporters though they are of the transit
plans, were told II was their first duty
10 protect their homes from robbery.
rhey went to a meeting at which vIgt.
anoe committee was to be formed. and
came away with no more protection for
heir homes than they had before. on |
his account the Logan delegation was
not in the parade.
The vigilance committee was NOT
'ormed. Instead, resolutions to Councils
demanding more lights and policemen
we're adopted And in the meantime the
ransit demonstration was going on at
he Academy OF Music and Logan was
lot there to participate in it.
e. ]. Lafferty, president of the Logan
Improvement Association. denied that
logan was not represented at the mass
Meeting. He expressed the opinion that
he section was as we'll represented as
my other part OF the city
The representation would have been
arger, in Mr.. Lafferty's opinion, had the
ransit demonstration not been on the
anne night as the meeting of the Logan
Improvement Association. He said he
old Director Taylor that he would not
all of this meeting of the association or
ostpone II SO Logan residents could 10
0 the transit meeting.
Mr.. Lafferty also denied any influence
ad been brought to bear in Logan 10
ivert residents from the transit demon
tratIon.