New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-13
Cahan Threatens
To Sue Tribune;
Renews His Denial
East Side Yiddish Editor
Hints Darkly at Conspir.
acy Against Him

The following article appeared yes
tcrday in The Forwnrd the radical
East SIDE Yiddish newspaper:
"AB. CAHAN WILL START A LAW
SUIT
"Thc New York Tribune has published
ridiculous melting reports, that when
Alb. Cahan, the editor Of the Forward,
went 10 Poland, two and a hall years
ago. 10 investigate the reports about
Car NicholGs's militaristic ma'sacre'
upon the Jews, he (Cahan) did this at
the expense Of the German govern
mont.
"The Tribune told about this with the
words Of n speech, delivered by Luclan
Saniel mt the convention OF the ALI
ance for Labor and Democracy Ac-
cording to this report, Philip Scheidc-
mann, the leader Of the German So
cialists, came to America approx
mately one year before the war; as
an envoy of the German government;
tho report says in plain words that the
purpose of his visit was to prepare
propaganda in favor OF the German
government in the interests of the war
(Which broke cut one year latcr); that
Scheidemann has captured Cahan cas-
ily'; that Cahan travelled afterward
over Germany az the guest OF the Ger
man government at her expense, and
that the object Of all this was to de-
ceive the Jews about the aims OF the
wer.
when a newspaper intends to report
something regarding a person, it al
ways sends beforehand a reporter to
hear the other side. In this instance
The Tribune did not do that. Instead,
it printed still another article about
the same story. In this article it said
that the other Jewish newspapers were
silent about the report, because they
feared libel cases and the influence
and the power of the Forward
"Ab. Cahan sent yesterday letter to
The Tribune. He shows how scan
dalous ridicule the fabricated incita-
ton is; it published new scandalous
statement from Lucian Sanial, TO whom
i sent reporter. while to Cahan it
sent no reporter again.
"Cahan has instructed his lawyer TO
start libel case.
I'VE shall come oat with more details.
whom we shall also prn. Cahan's let
ter to The Tribune, as well "a Saniais
statement and what The Tribune has
said.
Here we will but remark. firstly, that
the astonishing action can be explained
with that, that The Tribune thinks, that
IT. the present confagration one can
incite against Socialistic press as
much as one pleases; that in such an
instance the world is now an anar-
chis.ic one. Certain statements, which
The Tribune makes, bear the stamp Of
a Pronunciation coming from an East
Side source.
Secondly, we shall remark the fol-
lowing: Certain elements of the EasC
Side are making against The For
ward dastardly denuncIatIons in other
manners, not through the press. 1t Is
evident that some one and more than
one some oneD works az full speed
to ruin The Forward with fabricated.
false accusations 10 the government
officials; that there are such, who have
an interest 70 injure The Forward
this goes without saying.
Gust imagine how fortunate GER
tain clique would be if The Forward
,ou,d be stopped, or at least crippled
Besides. there are just creatures to
whom the present situation is good
muddy water TO fish in.
There are, naturally, earnest patri-
ots, men who are enthused full heart
eddy for Americas participation in the
war. However, there arc also such
who see in the present coafagration a
chance to chow fat bone 1t is good
paying proposition. One can make
nice few dollars in different ways.
THE Socialist press is now living
through hard times; very hard ones