New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-29

proadwav himself faxed" this unique
literary effort. Mr.. Hale's pamphlet
also contained denunciations Of the sale
md shipment Of arms by Senator Kop-
ert NJ La Toilette, Congressman Clyde
II Tayenner. Of Illinois; Congressman
Stenben G.. Porter, Of Pennsylvania.
az Charles Nagle, ex-Secretary OF
Cornmerce and Labor. Mr.. Hale,'s
nsmnhlet was mailed by the thousands
IN Tho neople listed in who's Who
in America" and to many clergymen.
After the sinking Of the Lusltania
Mr. Hale sought to allay American
nublic indignation against Germany oy
emnb ASKING the wrong of selling arms
and munitions TO the belligerents, ana
in advocating an embargo. The chiei
ARGUMENT used was that Germany mad
q 6srfect right to sink ships carrying
munitions of war, and that american
passengers. therefore, should keep on
Farlv in June. when Mr.. Bryan re-
signed as Secretary of State, Wlliiah
Pevard Hale held conference IN ms
anartmcnt at the Buena Vista, 362 XIV
crside Drive. with several labor ohl-
c;aIs. including Ernest Bohm, CORE
snonding secretary of the Central FED
Grated Union. Mr.. Hale in my presence
told Mr.. Bohm that as patrlotlc
American citizen he wanted to prevent
war and that he stood ready In a moo
cst financial way to help the Central
Federated Union in It's ssiVaV'ol,
against war with Germany because OF
Jf.boat warfare. Mr.. Hale INFORMED
Mr.. Bohm he was willing TO ADVANCE
expenses to cover trp 70 Washing
TON if Mr.. Bohn would go there 70 IN
duce Mr.. Bryan to address great mass
meeting in New York to protest against
war with Germany.
Tho Central Federated Union announced
It's intention Of holding a convention in
Carnegie Hall, June le, 1918.
Mr. Bohm mad probably been convert
cd TO Mr.. Hale's views rs expressed in
his pamphlet, entitled Thou Shalt Not
Kill" Mr. Bohm was shortly after
ward elected treasurer Of Labor's Ma
tional Peace Council, organized TO agl-
tato for an embargo. On July S, 1915,
Iabor's National Peace Council fled
with Secretary Lansing a letter argu-
ing that the United States was yiolat-
ing neutrality ty permitting the snip
ment of war munitions from American
norts. The letter was signed by ex-
Congressman II. Robert Fowler, OF
illinois, as general counsel of the coun-
ell. and p. S. Monnett, former Attorney
General OF Ohio, as counsel. With
Mr.. Fowler ard Mr.. Monnett, when
they called on Secretary Lansing, was
Congressman Frank Buchanan, of Hi
nois, president Of the organization.
In New York paper Of August 16,
t.4 a ant rto cd
by Herr p. Reiswitz. obviously an
agent Of Financial Director Heinrich
Albert in the task OF promoting agi-
tatior against the shipment Of NUM-
tions and arms. In this report to d.
rector Albert the names Of certain men
who "had agreed to cooper9te" in an
embargo conference were given. They
were Senator Gilbert ". Hitchcock,
Congressman Buchanan. the Rev. DR..
Charles F. Aked and William Bayard
Hale Mr.. Hale took occasion to deny
10 reporters that he had any connec-
ton with German propaganda or that
he received German money. But for
a number of days after the exposure
Mr.. Hale was not seen at his office
opposite the freight elevator at 1l23
Broadway. Suffering from what he
designated as "s.tropical disease" Mr..
Hale HE'D himself to the New Jersey
seashore. In a letter to Mr. Hale,
dated November l. 1915, Secretary
William B. Mcdonald Of the embargo
conference announced the conference
was sending out $4,000 copies OF Mr..
Halc's pamphlet, Thou Shalt Not Kill -
as well as 50, 900 copies Of letter from
the Rev. DR.. Charles F. Aked, protest
ing against the sale of munitions.