The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-23
MIGHTY MEETING IN
MADISON SQUARE
Great Titung Calls On Congress '"
Proclaim n State of War WIN
German Empire.
pACIFIs1's ARE CRIED DOWN.
Flags of America. Great Britain and
France rntcrtwined, While National
Anthems of Each Arc sung
vigorously.

fhrrTf IN MrIlGNn &nliHFp Garden TO-
.,,..s. ,.,,.., ,or.~ros, 70 nro-
''A 80 "''N'
lain a state OF war he'"ecH ''''
many and tSc United States
Tho ,bestor OF many remarkable
,so,,,n,str,,inps IA, Garden probably
"a. ncvor witnessed one more en-
th,,.tastlr more oolorful. or more
otant In historical significance. Dur
no errrt~v the flags Of the
tied states France and England
,.sre frsnfieal1v waved aloft IN q new
-.sferoationaI trinity Tho strains OF
,b. 1JsrseilI7isc mingled with those
- mo e+ar-Sp,nr1ed Banner. Hvs-
..-f-at rhe.r. r,roefoa ever, reference
~ r,,e,,a a,fF.s Amerfra's en-
,ranrn nnor tho world war was hail.
ID m arror,uIiShcd fact
There varo demands that the stars
#,,s Str{,as no carried forward 10 the
.o., U,pdenhur. tine"
Patifis,@' Voices Drowned
rs,1n had her advocates there
FAC as v.H A. those Of war. During
no rrogress Of the meeting there
was frequent interruptions OF the
. .r,eal,er~ hv demands for peace" and
me Submission Of the question Of war
20 n referendum Put the voices Of
tbe rscjfs,s were drowned in the
..-,foa o,f,.1v removed from tho audi
,rrf-,f, those who voiced opposition 20
.,ea srirf, Of the occasion.
t;t,.,n under the auspices Of the
-+.rtoti, and civic organizations and
.r,.s-e r,,Ss oF <ew York Madison
-,,.,a~o Garden was +hrouged to the
-. s.r tho occasion At least ten
.re,,eana moro reonlc were turned
nv, ~, tha nolfrc who established a
IInc ahout The Garden and refused 10
Uni, an. IA venture within a block
t3o ,-on.ior rra~e urloss provided
Ca, tsel,ets nr as1,jssiar,
t-e,.,,,o,. seoator plihu Root pre-
80, a., sro-.,her o,rra made nv him
,,ofi nv president Iobn Crinr
T1trhor r. pr,rcoton. former secre-
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~ (.o.,e-c wharton T,arper nro-
-. os ~ r-nfrersi-,. If Pennsyl-
81, 80 r,r1fo-ssc,,. t-,arl}r r Cadaings
- N,a..or Hritrbei
POO, Str,lgcs Ke,notc
n. Dot caiIne ~ mee.,nr 10
- -. sao sftnr haif hour Of
Me-, ,,stc 90 obrar4ng YEA.
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-. So ~ :" IT, str,,c,, thc tevnata
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! a ~ rs+,ons ~ tbn osy.h. ordered nv
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80. otsar. rroa.es In the,r fra,I
80 W. ~ $50 80 5000, +na,
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" "a usi'.s
=, a'N ,, W, a'r ar Women ohr cht1-
Cd, our men. our women our nv,
dteh nave oeeH sent 10 tileis usN, :,
: ny Shot ana smell ana to,peuo NPe
t rom German men o. war pea 'Se
: eiuSed 10 ooeY Tue ofoel o' '''
many.
! Ana what are We mere II SPe4N W
our government aoout IS the que"
{ hon--not question WIN us out ,ne
= question "hethef we snatl meet ~
, ;ttacK by many ana oraVe o'ieh So
Z or ny suomission--sunm ission--' cries
g or NO, no, neVer!)
n Sub1ce Nauon
. The issue or the war In Europe
= hangs the Question whetner America
a shall al the close or mat war %
= 'urned into an armed CAMP or
=. whether America shall be subject
e nation.
( we arc able 70 hold TINS peaceful
! neeting--with a weak explosion and
s why? Because we are protected by
Z tho navies and armies of the allies.
& That's n He cried voice from
$ the gallery.
s Tumult followed. 1t was tho 7econd
% time that the speaker had been in