The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-18
FORUMS LATEST
ROW TO BE INVESTIGATED
Col. Creighton Webb Writes to Mayor and Says Creel
Did Uphold Words Attributed to Maurer-
Board of Education to Act.

guage assured Beck that there vas
scarcely a man In tire room who hadn't
At some time or other said damn be-
fore Ills wife. and that " the truth were
told many Of them had said II to their
wives.
THAT meeting Sunday night was a
disgrace to the city. n these people
I. W. VS. a lot of em'-wart To insult
our nag and cry down patriotism and
stir up the people against the men whose
energy and genius have helped make our
country what 1t Is let 'cm hire their own
hall and not use a schoolhousc main
tained by decent taxpayers"
Mr.. Browne wrote to the president and
members OF the Board Of Education:
when before the special hearing by
the committee on care OF buildings Mr..
Beck did not deny that at the previous
Sunday meeting the Roman Catholic re-
iigion. our courts. our Constitution ana
our President had been denounced. on
the 9th Of April meeting the Times
| and THE SuN reported that the express
sion To hell with the Stars and Strires'
had been used to uproarious applause
Of the audience. You held a meeting
and whitewashed the Forum. In spite
OF the fact that the reporter who wrote
the article insisted that his report was
correct. AS also do some others.
Last night I attended the Forum.
At such meeting Mr.. Creel said " wasn't
for the Board Of Education or the Mayor
or the President OF the United states
to say what h people shall do or
/ say. or shall not do or say that II
was for the people to say This was
In answer to my statement that laws and
government meant force to enforce the
laws and government. Then Mr.. Creel
said. I don't see that II was any harm
n Mr. Maurer did say r hell with
the stars and stripes ttproarious APP
plause.l
II did say damn 1t, which WAS neither
Instructive nor educational. but was
expressive. People who neither believe
in religion nor God call (; profane. !
didn't say To he'll with the audience
not because wouldn't II 1t had suited
. my purposes
Beck Defends Creel.
Carl Beck. director 81 the forum.
said last evening that Mr.. Creel was
not correctly quoted in the newspapers
that Col. webb. Mr.. Brow ne and others
protesting misunderstood his remark Mr..
Reck insisted that Mr.. Bruwne's
language was lar more objectionable
than Mr.. Creels.
Mayor Mitchell" said Mr.. Rcck. need
not try TO pull Of any fake 'nvestiga-
ton or to attempt t. prejudice the pub
lie by advance comment, II he IL going
TO dig up anything We Will help him
dig mp a lot against IN. other side
We demand AN investigation on our "
account and I have written to the Mayor
the following letter
1--WE understand that you are t. call
for an investigation OF another alleged
insult to the American nag at last
nights meeting of the Labor Forum.
where Mr.. Stewart Browne and Mr.
George Greel debated the question Of
the use OF the schools for public dis
cussion. We ask you to make an in
yestigation Of the alleged insult 10 the
flag ard also Of tho alleged lnsu,; To
the Deity made by one Of the speakers.
Stewar, rovne by the Us. ~ street
profanity. We demand a public hear
ing. We think that u viii Ia" unfair
for YOU to judge anything that may
have" taken plac. at ia Cfnruw without
iirst hearing the facts and before YOU
comment on II publicly. as that only
p~rejudices a par, OF the public unwar-
rantably against the use OF the school
house. This time We can produce a stem
ographic report to protect ourselves
AGAINST untruthful reports which IN tn,
past have been made 10y certain news
papers,"
That the District Attorneys office is
displeas ed over the reports Of insults
Ia the American flag was shown yes
,erday when Mr. Swami announced that
hereafter special attention would be
given by him to those who come within
his jurisdiction on such p charge.
Specific action IN this direction was
taken yesterday when peppers We're MED
In the Court OF Special Sessions In con-
nectton with tn" cas-" against Pouck
White. pastor Of the Church of the Social
Revolution. HIS trial on a charge OF
insulting the flag will open Tomorrow