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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
Street. experienced alternate moments

Street, experienced alternate moments
OF rage and satisfaction as they Piled
their humning machines yesterday.
That men accused of shooting their
guard had been caught brough. excla-
nations of delightful Takes News
that Weinstein lay near death in Har-
lem Hospital chilled the young strike
breakers spirits.
Sherwood. Fisher and Harrison were
rounded up on Friday night IN the
vicinity OF the shooting. They sd-
mitted each had opened fire on Vein
stein, but each denied that the bullet
which lodged in the guards back had
come from his revolver. All night the
inouisitors kept az them. Finally Sher-
wood. who had nervously shifted his
lean bulk as the detectives fred ques-
tions at him confessed.
Hired TO Shoot Guards.
II was hired 20 do il By union rep
resentative," he said. 81 was 10 get SO
week TO interfere with the guards,
and | was offered bonus OF 500 FOR
shooting Weinstein or any OF the 9TH
ers. |. was too big job, though, so
hired Fisher and Harrison
Were YOU 10 get 500 for killing q
guard or Just putting him out OF ousi-
ness" Sherwood was asked.
Honest 70 God" replied the .pris-
oner. I'VE didn't have TO Kill anybody
Just so we put him out Of business II
was all right. That's what we wanted
10 do in Weinstein's case. We didn't
want 70 Kill him
Whatever Sherwood's intentions
were. the guard who had been shot
tossed feverishly on his cot in the
Harlem Hospital yesterday. The bullet
had entered MS back and come out near
his abdomen.
sherwood is trying 20 cover the man
behind the shooting said Inspector
Cray last night. I'VE do not as yet
know whether the man UP higher Is a
rival OF the Kaplsn firm. or whether
he is union representative who
wished TO warn the girls who had not
needed the order OF the Shirtwaist
Makers Union"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
CHEER REPUBLICAN
BACKING PRESIDENT
400 Delta Taus, at Banquet, Ac.
claim Sentiment of c. O. Mas.

-Four hundred men at the dinner Of
the eastern division Of the Delta Tau
Delta fraternity az the Park Avenue
Hotel jumped TO their feet and
cheered enthusiastically last night and
then burst into the singing OF "The
Star Spangled Banner" when Charles
o. Mas, the POSTMASTER. and vice.
president OF the Republican Club, de-
clared: We are facing a crisis in the
affairs OF this nation. II behooyes
every true man TO stand behind our
President. The laws of our country
say that he shall handle without in
reference all diplomatic questions
which may arise and we should give
20 him free hand in the management
of the diplomatic questions arising
with Germany"
Alumni and delegates from eighteen
colleges were represented at the din
ner.
Willard D. Straight. vice-president
OF the new American International
Corporation, said that from now on
the American flag would be seen in
every part of the world and that
American commerce would follow the
flag. He declared that the present
war offers TO America the greatest op-
portunity in It's history to make this
country supreme in all the markets Of
the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
Use of RussO-Japanese
Liners Not Banned in
Late War, Says Lodge.
NEWSPAPER REPORT
WAS ONLY BASIS
Professor Stowell Admits That
He Had No Other
Authority.
From Tic Tri5gns Bureau !

Washington. March 4.-Ihe argu-
ment for warning Americans of armed
merchantmen advanced by pro-Oer-
mans and pacifsts, that England our
ing the Russo-Japanese Var. warned
her nationals OF armed liners OF the
belligerent. was exploded on the moor
of tho Senate to-day by Senator Lodge
Of the Foreign Relations Committee
There has been widely circulated
statement said Mr.. Lodge, that
Great Britain during the Russo
Japanese War issued warning 20 her
citizens not 10 take passage on oeillg-
erent Merchantmen. The Library Ref-
erence Division Of the Library OF Con
gress examined this very thoroughly.
They found that the only origin OF the
report was in a letter signed By one
G / Sellers in The New York SUM-
in which Re stated that such warn
ing had been issued by the British gov
eminent.
"Thev endeavored TO find MI
Schlens. but his name did not appear
IN the New York directory and nothing
could be learned. His letter to The
sun was printed in The Gaelic-Amer-
lean and also in 'Father!and. But
.rstberland. admitted it had been en-
,irely unable to confirm the statement
either from the State Department or
from official foreign sources. 1t was
repeated in The Outlook in an article
by Professor Stowell, February %. Inc
Reference Division OF the Library tel
egraphed Professor Stowell and asked
him what his documentary authority
was. He replied that he had none;
that he had simply taken it from the
newspapers.
"The Reference Division also exam
ined The London Gazette the British
foreign ana state papers, the British
Parliamentary papers, international
law treatises. the British consular re
ports. the Hong Kong Blue Book, The
Hong Kong and Shanghai News and
The London Times The statement
was that ii had been issued by the
consul at Shanghai. They could find
nothing about II.
ION receiving that ! thought would
see if ! could md il directly, and sp.
Piled to the British Embassy here. and
received from them this memorandum:
British Embassy, Washington.
"'Some lime last August a statement
appeared in Fatherland' and other
papers 70 the effect that his msJesty's
government issued notification at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
BRYAN VISIT
STIRS CAPITAL
Continued from page

of amusement He referred 10 it laugh
ingly lie certainly did not consider
il a victory for those who are opposing
warning passengers against boarding
armed ships.
I'VE talked only generally about the
House situation. He wanted 70 know if
we were going 70 vote to-day, and
told him no. Then he remarked about
the events of the last thirty-six hours
as any other citizen would"
Representative Hehin, Of Alabama
an Administration House leader. said he
understood Mr.. Bryan came here TO
deliver a lecture" Representative
Sherley, another Administration leader
smiled. Chairman Flood was more en-
phatic.
"He can't beat the tabling of this
resolution if he tries" he said.
Mr. Bryan explained his conference
with Representative Bailey by pointing
out that Bailey is member OF the
Economic Club and member of the
club committee which met him at the
station lie said he might see Eepre
sentative Galloway, of Texas, because
he expects to speak Ia Mr.. Galloway
district soon. He said he might alsJ
see the Democratic Congressman from
Nebraska, but was not sure about II
and had no appointment.
Mr. Bryan spent the afternoon al
the home Of his son-in-law, busy an
swering the telephone and receiving
callers. who were so many that at one
time the reception hall was crowded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
MARSHALL ATTACKS
HIS INVESTIGATORS
Continued from page |

here was irregular and extraordinary;
that ! had never heard of such conduct
Of an Impeachment proceedings; that
charges Of this sort were not usually
heard in public until the House of
Representatives had considered them
and were willing TO stand back of them.
Il pointed out 10 him that you. con-
trary 10 usual practice, had come here
and had held public hearings; that
among your witnesses you had invited
every rogue that you could lay your
hands on TO come before yo- and
tiackr-a~1 AID slanoer me and my as
sistants under the full privilege of
.cstifying before Congressional com
mittce.
81 told him that you had called one
OF my junior assistants before you and
had attempted TO make IL publicly APP
pear that his refusal TO answer your
questions as to what occurred in the
grand Jury room in the Buchanan case
was due solely 10 my orders. | said
that at the time YOU attempted 10 con-
vey this public impression you knew
that il was misleading, because ! had
been asked by you to produce the min
utes of the grand jury and had been
instructed by the Attorney General not
% comply with your request, as you
Of the Attorney General TO me and
showed him a copy Of my letter TO you,
dated February %, 1916, on which |
sent you a copy of the telegram OF the
Attorney General instructing me not to
give you the grand jury minutes
Plan to Ruin Attorney.
Il told him that you were travelling
around in your alleged inves legations
of me with Buchanans counsel Walsh
and David Slade. in constant conference
with YOU l said that | believed that
every word of evidence. whether in So
called secret sessions or not, had been
placed at the disposal of these worthless
Nand that I would be Just,as wiling 10
give the grand jury minutes TO de-
PENDANT "a 10 give them to your nom
cradle Subcommittee.
az told him that | did not share the
views which seemed 10 prevail in your
subcommittee on this subject. | said
that / regarded member OF Congress
who would take money for an unlawful
purpose from any foreign agent as n
traitor. and that it was a great pity
that such a person could only be in
dicted under the Sherman law, which
carries only one year in Jail as pun
ishment.
Il SalC tnat u was lncONpTenenSlDlc
TO me how your honorable sub-com-
mittoe should rush to the assistance
Of an indicted defendant; how you had
apparently resolved to prevent prose-
cution By causing the District Attor-
ney in charge TO be publicly slsndered
81 told him that | would not permit
the prosecution of the persons whose
cause you had apparently espoused TO
be impeded by you. | said that If you
wanted the minutes of the grand jury
in my case you would not get them a
long as | remained in Office.
"You viii observe from the forego-
ing statement that what Mr.. iolme
published may have been based on
what ! said. II you have any quarrel
il IL with me and not with him.
at is amazing 10 me 10 think that
you supposed that did not understand
what you have ----1 attempting 70 do
during yor- ylsit here. ! realized that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
Press Regards Senate De
cision as Rebuke to
Germany.
u. S. STAND AFFECTS
GERMAN FINANCE
Frankfort Boerse Closes in Panic
London Sees Trouble Ahead
for United States.

London, March 4.-Few things short
of an actual military victory could nave
given the British press greater satisfac-
ton than President Wilson's victory IN
the Senate. "The Manchester Guar
dian" remarks editorially that Ger
many. having failed TO convince the
United States. apparently Will ignore
sentiment in that country.
Germany has now dehantly assumed
the line that she is within her rights
and means to abide by the conse-
oue,ces" the paper says. IF American
citizens lose their lives she VIII man
no apology or promise OF ahehG,,e. H.
The paper saws il cannot imagine tnat
Americans will accept such reVersloh
IN absolute barbarism," and therefore
rerards the decision OF the senate as
having the greatest significance.
All the London afternoon papers com
,,ont an the size of the vote 70 taDle
,bo Core resolution. "The Pail Mall Ga
zette" savs President Wilson's dlfhcul-
ties have not been appreciated iuiiy
here. and that it will be possible 10
indee the magnitude Of his victory III
Inc light Of these difficulties.
From the moment the President Dase9
his appeal on the question OF hatlona'
honor. the paper remarks IL Wa 0oi
tain the nation would rally 10 MN.
The Foreign Office denied To-Day 'ne
story published several weeks ago III
the United States. growing ouI OF tnJ
submarine issue between Germany ana
The United States, that during the
pnsso-Jananese war Great Britain had
earned her subjects at Shanghai not TO
smbark on liners of either belhgerent
A message TO the Exchange Telegraph
Ccmnany from Zurich says:
German newspapers publish wireless
messages from Washington emphaslz-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05

resolution, as sounded by friends OF
warning resolutions generally, Is that
its preamble is burdened with requests
for papers that do not exist or cannot
be produced. This IS not denied by
members trying 10 obtain vote on II,
and they even believe that very TACT
will gain their cause many votes.
So far as the Senate was concerned
acitation over the issue mad Gained
down almost completely tonight. Inc
general opinion on yesterdays vote
tabling all resolutions relating 20 the
subject was that the Senate had shown
that its attitude was strongly against
any interference with the President IN
diplomatic negotiations on the suDma-
rine controversy.
Former Secretary Bryan, as soon as
he arrived in Washington, conferred
with his closest friend IN Congress.
Representative Bailey, of Pennsylvania.
who has been in constant communities
ton with him over the armed ship
controversy. Nh Bailey gave him
full report on the latest developments
in the situation.
Representatives Pou and Garrett
would not discuss details of their con
ference with the President, but ~ was
learned that the President Insisted
there be no unnecessary delay in reach
ing a vote i'm the House. The Presi-
dent takes the position that foreign
nations must be informed quickly and
cmphatically that the majority In Con-
eress stands with him. The two com
mitteemen replied that the Rules Com
mittce would meet Monday, and that
arrangements probably could be made
Tor a vote Tuesday. They were unable
e predict. however, whether the vote
would be taken on the McLemore reso-
luton or a substitute.
The five Senators who to-day ran up
the white flag before the German cam.
raign Of "terribleness" on the seas
we're Jones. of Washington; McCum-
her, of North Dakota; Cummins, OF
Iowa. and Clapp. OF Minnesota, all Re
publicans, and Hitchcock. Of Nebraska,
Democrat. Cummins is an avOked can
Cidate for the Presidency.
The only defence of the President
came from Republican. Senator
Lodge. who read letter from the
British Embassy denying that Great
Britain has ever issued warning 10
ITS nationals 20 stay Off armed liners
during the Russo-Japanese War, re-
pcrt circulated by German propaganda
lists which has been generally accepted
as true because not hitherto denied.
Secretary Lansing announced to-day
that the appendices to the German
memorandum regarding armed mer-
chant ships were on board the steam
ship Rotterdam, due tomorrow in New
York.
The announcement was based on
cable message from Ambassador Page
at London. The appendices contain
Photographic copies Of what the Ger
man government contends are conf
Dental instructions to commanders OF
British merchant ships armed for de-
fensive purposes to attack submarines;
Upon those instructions Germany based
the declaration OF intentions TO treat
AS warships armed merchant ships OF
her enemies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
WOMEN GAIN A DELEGATE
California TO Send -Four to National
Democratic Convention.

San Francisco, March 4.-The Demo
cratic committee that early this week
selected nominees for the California
delegation TO the St. Louis National
convention, announced to-day that in
addition 10 three women candidates
nominated the name of Mrs. Bird f.
Hobby. of FL Centre. has been substi-
tuted for that of one Of the men nomi
mated.
ms action was taken. Sydney van
Nyck, Jr, explained, because of criti-
clsm OF women who attended the meet
ing that they did not receive a fair
hearing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05

YOUR effort was 10 rum me ana my u
flee by publishing with your full dp-
nrovai the complaints of various per
sons who have run afoul OF the cIlmi-
nal law under my administrator. -FOUR
subcommittee has endeavored by IN
sulting questions TO my assistants ana
others, by giving publicity and counte-
nance to the charges of rascals ana by
refusing to listen to the truth ara re
fusing 70 examine public records 10
which vour attention was directed, TO
publicly disgrace me and my office.
II propose TO make tins letter pup
lie
Representative Carlin Surprised.
Mr.. Marshall's letter was sent to the
Biltmore and was delivered 20 Repre-
sentative Carlin Just before his return
10 Washington. After reading It he
expressed surprise that the United
states attorney she'll 90 address hin.
and then made the following COMMENT
"Mr. Marshalls letter reached me, as
he well knew il would, after the com
mittee had separated. ! can only say
that he is laboring under an entire
misconception regarding this inyestlga-
ton He seems 20 think that the sub
committee came here for the purpose
Of prosecuting him, an impression en-
tirely erroneous. He seems 10 regard
us as self-constituted body, while, as
a matter of fact, we were assigned 10
this task by resolution of the House
We are busy men; we have many othef
things to do, and did not come here
voluntarily.
"Mr. Marshall attacks the character
of the witnesses we have called before
us and calls them rogues and shysters.
regret this, for we have called before
us during our brief stay in this city
such men as John b. Stanchfield. Judge
Swami. Martin T. Manton. Judge Julius
NJ Mayer and others of equal standing
90 Mr. Marshall"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
Girls Guardians Fired On
Both Wounded and
One May Die.
GUNNER BLAME
SHIRTWAIST UNION
Thirty Arrests End Parade OF
Strikers - Assemblyman
Shipliakoff Taken.

The shot that seriously wounded
Barney Weinstein. guard for the girls
working in J. kaplan's shlrtwaist fact
DRY. was paid for in cash Confessions
made to Inspector GRAY yesterday
proved that gunner were hired for s25
a week TO make trouble for the eight
guards with a bonus of 500 for shoot
ing any one of them.
The men who are said 10 be impli-
Gated by the confession are William
Sherwood, Of , West Sixteenth Street
William Fisher. of 81 Morton Street,
and Richard Harrison, of % Jones
Street. They were srraigned in Har-
lem Police Court on charges OF felo-
NOUS assault and held in $4,000 bail
for hearing tomorrow.
Joseph Lavslochi, OF 1857 Third Ave-
nue.. another guard hired by the Kap-
Ian firm. came 70 court with a bulle,
in the left thigh. He had been with
Weinstein when they escorted the girls
az the time Of the shooting on Friday
night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05

the beginning Of the Russo-Japsnese
War that 10 protection would be ex-
tended TO British subjects who took
passage on board vessels Of either bel
lgerent.
The embassy inquired Of the For
eign Ofice whether any such notifca-
ton had been issued, and received the
reply that the above statement was not
true. The Foreign Office added that
they never Leard that any consular Of
iicer issued such a notice, but that II
he did 40 IL was contrary 20 instruc-
tons sent 20 all such officers 10 abb
stain from giving advice to merchants
or other persons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05

noon they knew was the big day for
business in the trade, and they had
gathered to demonstrate that girl clerks
could not be given their positions with.
out a loss Of money TO the employers
They succeeded. A man connected
with the trade said that he counted
the loss along Division Street during
the afternoon as $4,000.
When Shipliskoff ended his harsngu,
he jumped from the truck and started
down the street. A crowd followed
cheering and heraldng him as their
leader. He stopped again TO address,
them. and the audience grew until Il
numbered 5000. and as he turned again
to leave he found himself the drum
major for this shouting and busting
throng.
Detectives Ehrlich and Gardner broke
up the procession. demanding whe.h.,
he had \ permit to parade and arrest.
ing him when he gave them an unciyil
answer Lipmsn rannenbaum. OF 1888
Ludlow Street. and Harry lsaacson, Of
10 Monroe Street, championed the As.
semblymsn, and with him were taken
20 the Oak Street station. Before thu.
curtain raiser 10 the afternoons Dis.
orders was over the number Of arrests
was increased 10 i've. Shipliakotr gave
his address az the Oak Street station
as 759 Howard Avenue, and said tina,
he was thirty-eight and q Russian by
birth. The prisoners were all charged
with dsordcrly conduct and indecent
language.
Police Fight Parsders.
While the mob wandered aimlessly
without "a leader. down Division Street
came new parade. led by samuel
Wicher. Of - Suffolk Street. They
were butcher boys. and as the two pa.
rades merged the detectives sent In 4
call for the reserves from four police
stations.
The first arrest among these n re.
Inducements was that Of lsadore Co
ran, thirty-two years old. Of % West
18th Street. lie WAS a butchers help.
er and was not taken without a strgg.
Gle. Morris Freedman, Of II Essex
Street. and Irving Goldman, OF ~ Ess,
ll7th Street. were taken with him Tor
interfering with his arrest.
When the reserves arrived the shirt.
waist strikers had already Joined their
parade with the two others. And then.
coming along Market street, they spicd
still a fourth contingent. the diamond
settlers, who were approaching from The
Bowery. where they had been making a
demonstration.
The reserves brandished their night
sticks and mixed with the monster mob
20 insist upon order. The nightstiess
did good work, but ~ was necessary 10
use them freely. and finally they pulled
their revolvers 70 back up their warn
ings.
Meanwhile Commissioner Woods re-
caived a call on the telephone and vas
told that his patrolmen were endanger-
ING the lives Of citizens He sent de-
tective 20 report on their conduct. who.
20 force his way into the crowd put his
shield on the lapel Of his coat. Police
shields were not welcome. and the de
tective's eye vas blackened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05

The trouble arose over the strike OF
the shirtwaist makers. that has been
in progress in the factories Of the East
Side Many of the girls working for
the Kaplan company refused TO Join
the strikers, and with substitutes that
were brought in had kept the plant
operating. The guards were hired 70
protect them from the strikers. and
while taking them home on Friday
evening were met and attacked in First
Avenue by three men. who fred about
twenty shots. Weinstein fell.
The thirty chattering girls employed
in Kaplan's factory, at 430 East 1929
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05
Assemblyman Leads Line.

The butchers helpers, diamond set
tiers, cloak clerks and shirtwaist max
ers on strike met in the lower tas'
Side yesterday as they parsded before
the shops Of their employers. ne
thronr numbered 10000 and endsn-
eered the life OF any one who tried TO
pass the choked streets, and a slight
disturbance threatened TO convert the
parade into a vicious mob. More than
thirty arrests were made; patrolmen
gave the number az forty-three.
Abraham |. Shipliakof. Socialist As
semblyman for the 23d Assembly Dis
trict. Brownsville and East New York,
was arrested as the leader OF extern
parade. When ararigned later he was
discharged.
The Assemblyman had been speaking
from the end of truck at Division
Street and Market Street, encouraging
the employees from cloak and suit
stores who are rebelling against the
refusal of their employers 20 allow
them TO form a union. Saturday after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-05

ing the gravity Of the German-Ameri-
can situation.
THE Frankfort Bourse, which invarl-
ably reflects news affecting Germ an
high finance, yesterday ended in con-
citIOn Of panic"