New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-18
p.opIe's Council, in Secret,
Picks Professor to Head
Movement
Say They'll Enroll
2,5OO,O00 Recruits
Officers Elected; Society
Ordered From Its
Present Quarters

p,eifst activity hereafter is TO be
,o,ducted "along new and aggressive
lines" Organizations are TO be effect
"a in every state, whose officials are to
,snort 70 the New York headquarters.
About "2.5OO0O0 persons who oppose
N. war are to be enrolled immediate
,v- and more recruits 20 the peace
r,ovenent are TO be sought through "a
systematic propaganda which will ex-
tend to every city, town and hamlet in
The country
This was decided upon by the Peo-
r,e's Council OF America yesterday
.f,er a three days conference of its
executive committee. Sixty pacifsts,
70 whom had been delegated the task of
carving on the peace movement after
the authorities in Chicago had curbed
the peace conference there. met quietly
4, an Office building and, unhampered
bv official interference, formulated their
plans.
Professor Scott Nearing, whose home
in Toledo was raided by Federal au-
,horities last Wednesday, and whose
pspers are still under scrutiny by the
government, was elected to head the
peace propaganda work. It was an
nounced that he will devote his entire
time 10 the work and will have head
quarters in New York" His selection
was forecast in The Tribune last Fri
DAY.
Plans Active Campaign
Professor Nearing was in Toledo
Yesterday, but he let it be known from
pacifst headquarters, West Thir-
teenth Street, that the agitation for
peace would now be promoted with
more zest than ever" in spite of the
seizure Of his papers.
His activities in behalf of peace have
been beset with vicissitudes. Ousted
from the University Of Pennsylvania
as professor Of political and social
economy because Of his radical views,
he became dean Of the College of Arts
and Sciences Of the Municipal College
Of Toledo, Ohio, only to be ousted
again because of his anti-war views.
Since then he has been lecturing as a
pacifst and organizer of the Peoples
Council. He is credited with having
inspired the organization Of many local
branches for the council. and he was
placed at the head of the peace move
ment because of the pecifsts' conf
dence in his organizing ability.
The Peoples Council was said to
have grown too big for the persons
controlling it," Assurances were COM
ing from all parts of the country tell
ing Us people wanted 10 5oin, but we
had no way OF properly enrolling
them was the way one pacifst put 1t.
Louis P. Lochner is to remain eX-
ecutive secretary o. the council.
Despite the ousting Of Rebecca Shell
ly as financial secretary and Leila
Faye Secor as organizing secretary,
women are still 20 retain firm grip on
NAt udLdB cement OF LNe ptdCS H!N'S-
ment. Miss Shelly, who originated the
plan Of the Peoples Council, was
elected a member Of the permanent
executive committee. Crystal East
man, Elizabeth Freeman and Emily
Greene Ba.ch are 10 have voice.
Finance Board Elected
The work Of financing the peace
movement, which is said to entail ex-
penses Of $4,000 a week, will be vested
IN the executive committee of fifteen
members.
Eleven Of these members were
elected yesterday. They are Miss Shell
Iy, Morris Hillquit, James II. Maurer.
president Of the Pennsylvania State
Federation Of Labor; Professor Near
,ng, Jacob Panken, chairman of the
Workmen's Council; George Roewer,
OF Massachusetts, Joseph Schlossberg,
William Short, of California, Mrs. Will
iam ]. Thomas, secretary of the Ma
Ilonal Woman's Peace party; DR.. Judah
/, Magnes and William c. Rempfer, of
South Dakota.
The pacifsts profess 70 be still in
doubt as to where they will establish
headquarters. The owner OF the build
ing where they now meet has given
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