New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-09
Ames, Manager of Melting
Pot Party, Goes to Belle
vue-Nine Others Held.
SAD FLOCK MEETS
AT WHITES CHURCH
Reflection on Cults Sanity Hard
est Blow-Debs Says Judge
Has Heart of a Prune.

twenty-five Of Bouck Whites mourn
full disciples met in weekly. but lead
erless, conclave at the Church of the
Social Revolution last night-just one
week after the burning of Old Glory
with the flags of other nations. At
the head Of the table stood two empty
chairs. Bouck White and Ned Ames
should have occupied them, but the
first had been withdrawing the walls
Of the Queens County Penitentiary all
day and the second. the master of cere-
monies at the flag burning, was watch
ing the antics Of his fellow prisoners
in the observation ward at Bellevue
Hospital.
The piano keys that Ned Ames, as
song leader, was wont to tickle every
Thursday night remained untickled.
Lacking his firm tenor voice, "The Mar
seillaise" was sung off key and THE
Social War Alone Commands Us" was
brought to close at the end Of the
first verse. What struck deep into
the souls OF Ned's comrades was tnat
Chief Magistrate McAdoo should have
not many hours earlier considered his
behavior worthy Of examination.
Dislikes Being Called Insane.
The ten perspiring flag burners were
arraigned in a row before Chief Mag
istrate McAdoo in the morning. Ned
Ames was sent to Bellevue Hospital
for observation after strenuous objec-
tions.
Il am not insane" he cried. 81 be-
came Socialist couple of years ago.
voted for Roosevelt in 1912, but
never again" Then, turning to a
newspaper man, Ames wrote: I'VE
may be fanatics and fools. but at least
we are Gods fools"
Ned's involuntary departure left
| August Henkel, the Jamaica artist who
burned the American flag, in virtual
command Of the Reds forces. He is
sued statement to the world. Had
he put his loyalty to the United States
second to his loyalty to any existing
nation, said Henkel. he would deserve
a censure. But TO pledge a higher al
! legiance to an ideal future state, which
had been the dream of mankind for
ages, was another matter. Any right
thinking man would admit that the
welfare Of all humanity was more i'm
| portant than that of any one particu-
( lar country, even though that country
were his own.
Some Unbalanced, Says McAdoo.
Having finished, August looked tri-
umphantly at his fellows. They ap-
Wit a Nil Of bup ~ clo
| but Chief Magistrate McAdoo an
nounced that he would hold him and
the other eight flag burners in $500 bail
for Special Sessions.
That's too much" objected Simon
0. Pollock. attorney for the defend
ants, explaining that the flag burning
was a religious ceremony intended to
symbolic the merging of the peoples
of the earth into a universal brother
hood. Magistrate McAdoo replied;
"The fact that a man or woman
might become fanatic and believe he
or she was representative OF God is
no reason why the forces Of law and
order should permit crime to 20 un-
punished. From what I've seen Of
some OF the defendants. I believe some
Of them have lost their mental bal
ance."
Debs Consoles White.
On sustained objection of counsel,
Magistrate McAdoo lowered the bail
to 5000, which all the defendants OBJ
tanned.
Arm in arm the first seven marched
to the church. There they found let
ter addressed to Bouck White. AS the
name of Eugene Debs appeared on the
back, they decided it would be for the
good of the many TO open and read the
message. II read:
"They have once more nailed you to
the cross and once more demonstrated
their brutality. intolerance and narrow,
bgoted, bitter misrule. They have I'M
consciously added to your power at the
expense Of their own.
"The Judge who sentenced you must
be fine specimen of the capitalist
troglodyte. He must have the head
Of a chipmunk and a heart the size and
quality Of petrifed prune. You tower
above these mean and contemplate
liliputians as the Aatterhorn above
the dens Of snakes"
The letter was sent from Terre
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