New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
Timber Heads" His Sa-
lutte to Armory on Way
from Jail to Court.
CALLS MEXICAN ROW
CONQUEST BY RICH
Socialist Pastor Has No Blood to
Spare for Present Crisis
Plans Lecture Tour.

Not ono drop OF blood from my
little finger would give for the Ameri-
can flag In this Mexican mess, but when
the great war OF the social revolution
comes III answer the call Of the higher
patriotism with the very last drop Of
my life blood
Bouck White, pastor Of tho Church
of the Social Revolution and impris-
oned one month ago for Dissertation Of
the Stars and Stripes, announced his
creed Of patriotism in those words yes
terday when he was released from the
Queens County Jail.
At $40 a. m. yesterday the heavy
Iron gates swung open and Bouck was
freed. Less than five seconds later he
was arreste, again ty Detective Ser
geant Gegan, Of Police Headquarters,
who was waiting for him at the prison
door. Bouck passed again into the
gloom OF Imprisonment. His first Of
fence had been Unexpectedly cartoon
ing Old Glory; the charge under which
he was rearrested was burning the ma
tional flag.
Timber Heads, Timber Heads!"
A sight OF the list Regiment srmory.
at Thirty-fourth Street and Fourth
Avenue-a deserted srmory now be-
cause the boys have gone TO tho border
in response TO tho Presidents call to
the colors-caused bitter burst of
sarcasm from the social revolution
leader.
Timber heads, timber heads! Do
you marvel that | call them wooden z
he cried. "But why shouldn't they go
10 war and shoot fellow men at the
bidding Of the capitalists? American
capitalists own 100000, 900 worth Of
property In Mexico. and II these boys
will 90 down there and kill a few
thousand Mexicans and allow few
thousand of their own number to be
killed. that property will be worth &c.
coo 600, 900 10 the Wall Street capital
!st who stayed at home In HIS luxury
and read in the newspapers about how
the boys were doubling his wealth with
their own life blood!
"Why shouldn't these boys get shot,
so that our Fifth Avenue may be treble
Fifth Avenue? Why shouldn't these
American boys be butchered by Mexi-
cans. 80 that our billionaires may own
three yachts instead Of oneT why
shouldn't American laborers leave jobs
and homes and die OF malaria or army
scourges. so that our millionaires may
be more millionaire? 2"
Whites departure from the jail yes
tcrday morning was quiet. AZ 8:oO the
headkeeper said that he feared that
White would have 10 stay another hum
bred days because OF his failure TO pay
a 500 fine. White then paid the me.
A few minutes later, Ben Reitman,
champion of Emma Goldman, stepped
out Of the door with pail and mop 70
scrub the doorstep before Whites DE-
parture.
Reitman Peeks Out.
Allows the outside world?" called Ben
cheerfully, then as Bouck passed out
Of the door. Ben added, "Goodby,
Bouck. Come to my Sunday School
class sometime" D..
White, clad in q homespun gray suit
and small crushed gray hat, was taken
Al once to Police Headquarters, then TO
the Office OF Chief Justice McAdoo. A
small group Of friends, including Ned
Ames, who was sent to the psychopathic
ward of Bellevue Hospital for his share
in the flag burning episode, met White
AZ the Office of the chief magistrate.
One of the women, Miss Mary Allen
Stewart. of q West Thirty-sixth Street,
furnished bail, when White was held
for Special Sessions on a 500 bail
Am ! an American" flashed PACK
White in response TO a question: II was
an American before the Pilgrim
Fathers found Plymouth Rock. was
an American before Columbus sailed
for the other side Of the world. / have
A trace Of American-lndian blood IN
nv veins, and will give that blood as
freely as any man when the call OF the
higher patriotism, the call of America
and all the world comes. But Tor this
Mexican affair-not one drop"
Bouck White will preach tomorrow
al the Church of the Social Revolution
I25 West Twenty-frst Street, on the
tonic, "The Melting Pot and the Flags
tho incident for which he faces sec
ond prison term. He will then begin
lecture tour of the country.
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