The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
MAYOR DEMANDS
PUNISHMENT OF
FLAGINSULTER
Directs School Head to Act
on Words Attributed
to Maurcr.
WOULD TAKE CASE TO
DISTRICT ATTORNEY

.prc,h before the Labor Forum In Wash
ls'on irving High School sunday night.
ds published in the newspaper Is 70
be made the subject of an official
.nvestigation. and may result in the
prosecution of the offender. In the
course of his address Maurer was re-
ported to have shouted. ITO hell with
the stars and Stripes! -
The initiative in the movement to in
vestigate was taken BY Mayor Mitchell.
who sent the following letter to william
q. Wilcox. president Of the Board Of
Education. last night:
APRIL 10. 1916.
"SIR: May ! suggest to you that you
cause an investigation to be made Of the
reports In this mornings newspapers Of
All attack on the flag. which was made
by q speaker In the Washington irving
High School last night? 1t seems to me
u~nopeakable that there should be heard
in a public chool In his city such utter
Ances Is I understand were made. I
quote from Section l425 Of The Penal
Law Of the state Of New York. subdi-
vision IS. which provides that any per-
oon who shall
do, tfample upon or cast contempt.
Aather by words or act. upon any such
dag. standard. color or ensign. shall
- guilty OF a misdemeanor and shall
he punished by IA fine not exceeding
800 or by imprisonment for not more
than thirty days. or both. in the dis
erection Of the court.
"IS, as a result of this investigation,
YOU find evidence to support the state
ments printed in this mornings press. l
request you to send such evidence TO the
District Attorney of this county for pros
~ecution. Very truly yours.
JOHN rRRoY Mitchell.
Mayor.
CIVILIAN G. WILCOX, Esq.
President, Board of Education.
500 Park avenue. New York city"
President, Wilcox had not received the
Nayur letter late last night. but he told
THE SuS reporter who read a copy or
II go him over the telephone that he GER
,ainly would investigate the affair.
- shall hc glad to take the matter
u, 'l"roughly," said Mr.. Wilcox. TN
doupirlly every one H. u~nspeakapiy IN
guar. that such 4 thing should take
place II i rot only an abuse OF The
mIliIr..s "f the school but also AN
Anus. = IRE, speech. still feel that
the, j. som" question about shutting
IL it. ~~c.unls altogether because of this
oy'rlg'. lu, certainly II anything can
10. lu'r under the law quoted IN the
A.Nur> letter ! shall do II,
,i.at - speech containing such an VI.
a'.' should te permitted III one OF
lr ilu+ >r1p'ls "i the city gave rise
,. ,...ru ~ Indignation yesterday. At
t, I,ur IN which !As,ir.r was speaking
.. Edmund Won Mach of Boston. speak
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Would liar the Speakers.
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NM -,an'eu pe.i".s.o' " I've
,lined IN r,,n,it himself ON this proposal
Inn, declared ,h,t IN. Labor Forum viii
ever araiu he allowed the continuous
Use of A school building during a
school wear. TIL. Organization has been
holding meetings In washington Irving
High school every SUNDAY night since
last October. The agreement with the
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