New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-16
Defendant in S250,000 SLAM
der Suit Says He Wants
an Accounting.
RALPH STRASSBURGER
ACCUSES COLLEAGUES
Would Stop Payments to Pub
fishers Of Their Magazine.
The Seven Seas. "

Ralph Beaver Strassburger. member
Of the executive committee of the Navy
League, yesterday answered the Sian
der suit for s250.000 brought against
him by Dabo & Helm. publishers OF
the leagues official periodical. "The
Seven Seas" with an application for
an injunction 10 prevent further pay
ments Of money to them. In the belief
that the relation between that firm
and the Navy League, by which thou
sands of dollars have been paid Dabo
& Helm, is illegal and without justin
cation, Mr. Strassburger demands an
accounting that Will ultimately. 1t was
reported, ramfy into all the financial
activities OF the league.
The complaint was filed in the SD
preme Court by Davies, Auerbach &
Cornell, his attorneys, against Scott
Dabo and Charles d. Helm, individually
and as co-partners doing business as
Dabo e. Helm; Arthur II. Dadmun. sec
rotary of the league; Henry A Ward,
acting head; Perry Belmont. Charles
A. Fowler, the Seven Seas Company.
Inc, and the Navy League Of the
United States.
Would Enjoin Navy League.
'T have been forced to take public
action against my will on behalf or
4 the Navy League 70 secure Tor II an
Injunction preventing the further pay
ment OF money TO the frm OF Daoo
Helm, between which firm and the
NAVY League there has never really
been any contract" explained Mr..
Strassburger, who will run this year
for Congress from Pennsylvania. "Be-
cause | called attention to this condi-
ton was sued by the publishing firm
for s250.00 on February for slander.
Nevertheless, | took no public action
until this time, but have labored ear
nestly though unsuccessfully WITHIN
the league IN an endeayor to have tho
situation corrected from within and
an accounting obtained from all those
responsible therefor. have round
however. that there are influences
within and without tho organization
which were able to prevent or IN
definitely postpone any real cleanup
81 am FOR preparedness heart and
soul. have done much work for the
/ Navy League, but ! have discovered IN
its organization conditions which ! am
unwilling 10 tolerate, and which, IN my
Judgment, work a grave injury 20 ne
cause. AS a director Of the league ana
a trustee OF money which has been
contributed to its support, / cannot
assume the responsibility OF allowing
the present conditions to continue
without fullest public knowledge and
judicial judgment thereon
dated January 81, 1915, from Dadmun
to Dabo, which reads: ,
There are reports from Phlladelphls
that your financial agent, Blum, was
one Of the we Boys ! am somewhat
fearful lest indirectly the Navy League
will receive criticism, because you
publish our magazine. / unders,and
The World is going TO investigate. l
will be in New York next week.
Mr. Strassburger demands judgment
as follows:
/. That all payments to Dabo and
Helm be stopped.
2. That the defendants be restrained
from representing the Seven seas Nag.
azine" as published for or in behalf or
the Navy League; that they be furtner
restrained from representing the United
States Junior Naval Reserve, Inc, as
connected with or under the patronage
OF the league, and from soliciting from
members of the league funds Tor the
latter organization.
3. That Dabo and Helm be forced 70