New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30

lofsS has rlCf'i on iItt oP'tti'' P"-
,.;o,ism ard tho Labor Forum.
oo, Of ,se lie that James Il. Maurcr
.,4aTo hell with the Star and Stripes
- speech before the Labor
-, IN the Washington Irving High
shool a far-aung web Of hatred has
-, snrn. j, does not matter whether
=, spinnins was dor'c in honest error
n-cmcditstod malignanoe' the CON
&c. arc the same. Men have
- chained. great principles confused
"a ,..rio,ism itself soilcd by inJus-
-, A big word CT explanation must
4. less as duty to individuals how
-, than as a duty to America.
!. Is now conceded. as result OF
49, v,,cbel's instant Investigation
-, Mr. Nsurer uttered no word Of in
-. AGAINST the flag. Yet various New
-, dsilies printed the abominaoie
80 as his personal expression, ana
i.,sn-s,b wires flashed the Islander TO
-. corner Of the country. Editorial
IT, and cartoonists. both in New
YORK and other cities, seized upon inc
4. .i,bout investigation Of its truth
:. fslsitv. and joined with the news
.,nmos IN arousing prejudice and hys-
,erIs.
On Sunday night. April %. one week
flor Nh Maurer. spoke before the
labor Forum in the Washington Irving
u;rb school. Many papers on the day
,,llowinc reported me as having SAID
=. No, think it should worry any one
rs.,ber NJ. Maurer did say To hell
with the Stars and Stripes ~ As IN
-. caso OF Mr.. Maurer. the telegraph
x;res informed the country that ! hau
,.s.r,o5 tho national emblem, and eo'-
- writer's again. without pretence
-, i,vestiration. wsxed indignant at
-. evncnse Of truth and my repu'"-
non An official stenographic repo'
. ,,~ sneech was available, and my
,.no anpears in the telephone DOOM
90, M effort at verifcation was MADE
The point l sought was so cryS'A,
rear that ii cannot be miscons'rueu
EXCEPT by fools and liars. 1t happen'u
=, Ia for preparedness that was
,lee5inq not alone in the building Of
..i,s and augmentation Of the army
I'M. also the preparedness that VIII
,ake the hatred and injustice out Of
American life so that every citizen may
,,s,d united in defence OF his flag ana
bis land. s..
7 said then, as ! say now that u Is
No. in the power of speech to shame
30 Stars and Stripes. Only betrayal
...be things for which America stands
%. ;-.nlt the flag. In its white are the
80. r. men who dreamed dream OIL
s-,sdom love and brotherhood ana u,
=. red the blood Of patriots VINO ''eu
FOR that dream. 49,. .uer-
/ said then. as say now 'nN' m. ~.
80, merely a song 10 be sung puD
-,rr;or 70 be lived. It is not enough
..to5 hat At sight of the flag one
-. how his soul and bend his iie
-. =. With all the power that Is
hate the hair-trigger pa'''o'
;.- 80. eypends itself in lip service
,.,3 then. as ! say now, that II
tog,d worry no one even were ugly
800. 90 be levelled at the flag but
,s., .tould worry every true pa'r'o'
would be the cause behind the "o' 10
D,dtbev proceed from vile demagogueiE
o- from some terrible despair? was u
,be voice Of criminal agitation or 'ne
., o. some fostering evil that has no
Ma. =, American lfe? It - not q"
,,pre..,on Of hate that should alarm
b.. the FAC. that hate exists IN 'S"u
dedicated 10 brotherhood.
sad then. as say now 'ha' - -
patriotism. true love Of the nag -
,,oa,, b., hearing and removing me
,,u,.. ~ bitterness and unrest so 'n"'
democracy may be strengthened Oy
yritv and understanding. Discomfort
e,,ro. be crushed nor protest s'lneu'
Diseon,en, must be cured and protests
heard.
an no. 4 Socialist or labor ieao-
-. ~ declared, nor have ! wv
,react.5 class hatred. II speak LOT
labor f., ia out Of my belief that All
pro,rer. starts with the under dog ana
that ne safety and permanence o.
democratic institutions rest upon inc
eon,en. and devotion Of the many
rather than the prosperity OF inc lew
There are 100000 women drudging
in the United States; 100000 children
engaged in gaiaful Occupations; loo'VVV
infants de every year that might Oe
saved: the annual death roll from pre-
ven,sble disease is 100000; three
fourths % the wage earners receive
less than 800 annually, and m almost
every city there arc ghssuy sium'' ior-
lorn bread lines and hate breeding
s.rtes.
when cry Of protest comes rom
,t,te ssd depths, is 10 well 20 crush u
in The name o. snug patriotism or
- j. the duty Of Americanism 70
heed itr
y the Labor Forum is considered
or'g 10 connection with the single ISSUE
o. preparedness IL r. doing a grest ana
inporfan, work In a moment "h'"
ne shadow Of war blackens the lana II
a indeed imperative that We discover