New-York tribune., 1916-02-28
Pastor Uses Letter to Edl-
tor on TeutOn Milk Case
to Accuse Paper.
MAKES PLEA
FOR STARVING BABES
Adults in Germany Have Food in
Plenty, He Says-Blockade
Staying Only Infants.

Judge Ben Lindsey. Of Colorado
fresh from Berlin, was the featured
sneaker at the Casino Theatre last
night at mass meeting Of the Ciu-
zen.' Committee for Food Shipments
Pending his arrival, the gap of nearly
an hour and a half was filed by the
remarks Of the Rex. DR.. e. {. Burke
never. director Of the Wartburg or-
phan ASYLUM. at Mount Vernon, who
nleaded for milk for the German babies
ard attacked The Tribune for its edi-
torials.
lie singled out one editorial In
particular. which happened TO be let
ter written to the editor, and declared
that after that shameful article ap-
oeared no other newspaper had the
courage TO take It up.
There is a newspaper published IN
th,. city," he said, founded by the
dear old Horace Greeley. It IS called
The Tribune. (Feeblc hissesD used
70 buy il, but don't any more. used
TO bs red hot Republican many years
sro. but have been cured. travelling
70 philsdelphia recently. bought iot
Of papers. and bought The Tribune
T. looked like an old friend-the prod
cal son. Did you ever read the edito-
rial. in The Tribune? Those wonder
ful editorials. They are what josh
Billings used 10 call 'Phunny Fats
graphs The Tribune is JOSH bli,
lings newspaper. Genes OF Shaihe.
and hisses.) l will read TO you from
an editorial that ! read in thst news
paper regarding our efforts 70 get nllis I.
abroad TO the babies in Germany; IL
said. Don't take pity on those babies.
Let them die. Let them perish And
that in a newspaper. The man VINO
yrots that paragraph has as little
mercy in his heart as a male tiger has
milk. Those who take that paper daily
into their homes are not sober. not bal
anced. As soon as you take humanl-
tartan interest in this milk work you
will be denounced by The Tribune as
snv and in the payment of the German
government
This observation brought no response
from the German assemblaGe, so the
speaker repeated il, saying, Yes, you
will"
This repetition brought few feeble
hand claps.
Judge Lindsey apologized for the
lack of time in preparing his appeal
for the babies of Germany, in whom ne
had an intense interest and affection.
He said million persons had perlshed
in the land of the Central Allies who
had never carried gun nor marched
in battle, and Of these he said one-half
were infants.
an 2 large room in Berlin said
Judge Lindsey. 81 saw hundreds OF
German mothers with barred breasts
giving life to babies not their own, be-
cause the other mothers had not the
milk to supply their little ones.
Everything seems normal in the
matter of food for adults. | received
excellent food everywhere and plenty
of it, but ] had to do without cream or
milk in my coffee and without butter.
The first 10 suffer from such sltua-
ton, naturally, ARE the innocent babies
and they are suffering suffering ter
riblv. The death rate is mounting. l
can't understand how any nation that
talks Of humanity can use its power 10
prevent the shipment Of milk TO the
innocent babies in the places visited
When asked Frau Gertrude Boymer,
Of Berlin, what I could do that would
help the most when ] returned TO
America she said: Only one thing
ask of you, Judge Lindsey: Send US
some milk for our little babies.
| 81 promised I would, and when the
| Citizens Committee for Food Ship
ments asked me to speak at meeting
tonight 7 gladly consented. / am try
| ing TO keep my promise.