Evening journal., 1917-01-08
CRAY REFUSES TO
Be Speaker after
ATTACK ON WILSON
lcontInued from FIrst Pagel

T.
Il appreciate your position, Judge"
Mr.. Cadwalader replied. Il VIII ad-
/ lust things"
AS Judge Gray returned TO his chair,
Mr. Beck continued
''There has never been a time that
Germany. If Il believed that the gov
ernment Of the United States was ter
ribly in earnest. would have failed 20
( conform to the dictates and require
ments OF international law
or the President will take one sim
/ gle niece of paper. and Will take one
pen and expend the thousandth part
of a penny in ink. and VIII simply
write to Mr.. Lansing, and tell him TO
communicate this nations protest TO
! Germany, these deportations VIII
stop"
.Judge Gray's face Redeemed, and he
glanced toward Mr.. Cadwalader. me
audience, as yet unaware OF the pro
test against the protest when was
disturbing the peace of the platform,
laughed at Mr.. Becks llDes at me mote,
writing habit. and then appiauded
again. .,u,,. -,
fectual action" the speaker went on,
with more sarcasm, "our charge daf-
fairs tells the authorities at Berlin
! mat the United States, in a most
friendly manner. feels that this de-
narration OF Belgians is calculated 10
leave an unfavorable impression IN
the United States"
B. Too ParbIsan, He Declared.
For the second time Judge Gray
left his place on the platform TO pro-
test TO Mr.. Cadwalader.
Il shall have 10 ask 70 be renewed
from gpeaking at this meeting, the
Judge said. I'm sorry. but this is 700
partisan. ] was told that the meeting
would be nonpartisan.
before Mr.. Beck had finished, Mr..
Cadwalader went to Judge Gray 10
inrge him TO reconsider his withdrawal
from the program, but the Juuge
wouldn't hear Of II. AT the close OF
his address Mr. Beck returned to MS
chair. which happened to be next 70
Judge Grays. -
r Internationally or not, the Judge
p shifted in his chair so he was racine
! awav from Mr.. Beck. AFTER the meet
, ing. when Judge Gray was asked why
. he did not speak, he replied
"I did not come here 10 attend 9
nartiaan meeting" Beyond this he
wo,id not discuss his withdrawal from
I the nrogram and hurried away with
Z ont speaking to anyone except Mr
: Cadwalader. Mr.. Cadwalader eN
nlained that Judge Gray felt that he
could not become involved In TINS
sort OF meeting" Mr. Beck declined
to discuss the incident.
.Iudge Gray was appointed by Presi
!, dent Wilson as a member OF the com
( ,niasion To discuss terms with the Car
= ,.anza. government in Mexico. lie II
e also United States representative a
the International peace tribunal
n The Hague.
n Beck Bitterly ArTaigns Germany.
d Not more than a dozen persons y
It the audience we're aware OF the SUD
st den shift in the program and the rea
l. sons hack Of Judge Gray's Withdrawal
n To the 5000 gathered there, comprisin
the first public mass meeting eve
e held in the Academy ot Music o.
n Sunday, the meeting was tremend
u GUS protest in behalf Of an outrage
"A people, a protest all the more eject
r, i've because II was unanimous.
70 The address OF Mr.. Beck, wh'c
ID aroused the protest OF Judge Ora,
&. combined a bitter arraignment OF Gel
many for its treatment OF BelgiuI
is throughout the war. He urged tn
rs United States to form a vigorous prt
et test against the deportation of Be
y CLANS, and. II the deportations do nS
le cease. 10 hand Ambassador Bernstor
c. his passports.
in "The return of that particular diI
lomnt," he said. "to rejoin his con
ID panions, Boyd and Won Papen. ha
is long been overdue"
he n this action does not succeed
n stopping the deportations. Mr.. Bee
n continued, then tho United stat,
ch should place all its material resource
,r. at the disposal OF the Allies.
nd Judge Gray's Statement
st Judge Gray. when asked today
ne he cared TO make any statement abol
the incident at the Philadelphia NEE
10 ing. said:
- "I very much regret that anythir
'o. should have occurred to have MARIE
~. in the slightest degree. the effect
~ the splendid and impressive meetii
liza in the Academy OF Music in Philade
ne phia yesterday afternoon. called
nd give voice TO the adherence and utt
DIV the protest OF American citizel
'el- against the deportation of the ma
an civil population OF Belgium, 20 wO
est in slavery in German work shops al
& fields.
'us II sympathise deeply with the pu
mo pose OF this meeting. and had wi
ingly responded TO the invitation
participate. could not, however.
so when the key note OF the speech
nc the principal speaker Of the eveni
ian was partisan attack upon the Pre-
W dent OF the United States.
ou II have always conceived it to be
lne patriotic duty Of good citizenship.
lee times OF stress and crisis in our
a. ternational relations. almost as e,
~ gent as in time OF war. TO present
united front to the world"
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