Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-02
CRIES FOR PEACE
AND WAR RESOUND
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houses in the residential sections and
all automobiles carried red, white and
blue banners. Men and women wore
flags on their coats and children cer-
ried them to school. The day was
marked by q show of patriotic fervor
seldom equaled in Washington, even
on Independence Day.
Pacifsts Meet
Most pacifists came here from New
York and other cities under the direc-
ton of the Emergency Peace Federal
ton. They arranged a meeting this
afternoon to act on resolutions and
petitions and a mass meeting for to-
night. The anti-pacifists, calling
themselves pilgrims of patriotism"
came from a number of Eastern cities
marshalled by New York citizens
committee to neutralize the effect of
the anti-war forces.
The delegations of pacifists as
sembled at headquarters of the Emerg-
ency Peace Federation and were fur
nished with white arm bands bearing
in large black letters the inscription
Keep Out of War"
They were supplied also with cards
to admit them to the business and
mass meetings and the city addresses
of their Senators and Representatives
The delegates were instructed to spend
the morning calling upon their legisla-
tive representatives and urging them
to take no action that would lead to
hoStilities
Militants Active
Anti-pacitists said they too would be
at the Capitol whenever the paciflsts
planned to be there. They had instruc-
tionS similar to those of the pacifists
and long before the time set for the
opening of Congress the telephone
bells of Senators sand Representatives
in their homes and at their offices
were tinkling with calls from both fac
tions.
Louis P. Lockner was directing the
activities of the pacifists.
IF we should fail to prevent war;"
he said, I'VE will continue to work for
peace just as certain people on land
have done all during this war in
Europe"
David Starr Jordan, president of Le-
land Stanford University and one of
the leading pacifsts, made an effort
to see President Wilson this morning
but the President was busy.
About 1000 of the pacitists assemb-
led on the steps of the main entrance
at the Capitol and became so active
that sequads of police drove them to
the broad plaza while small delega-
tions of the pilgrims jeered and hoot-
ed. The pacifists shouted replies and
counts in the words of some of the
shouters. There were a few clashes
between the two parties but nothing
in the nature of serious fighting or dis
order.
PacifistS Are Unruly
Some of those in the crowd persist
ed in breaking through the police lines
and mounting the steps. Police re-
serves were called and the pacifsts
were forced back a considerable dis
tance on the plaza. Then some of
them began to leave. One or two
were seen to remove their arm bands
and 1--WE want peace-Pennsylvan
sashes and stuff them in their pockets
before departing. Four or five hun
dred, however, remained. The police
in the Capitol grounds kept all per-
sons wearing pacifist insignia on the
move.
Delegations of pacifists held war
protest meetings in their respective
senator's offices.
One such delegation was rebuked
by Senator Wadsworth when one of
several speakers said America had
been a false friend" to Germany.
That's calling my country a pretty
harsh name; l don't care to hear any
more of it," asid Wadsworth in ter
minating the interview.
Senator Pomerene, of Ohio, indig-
nant over arguments of an Ohio paci-
fist delegation visiting him, told them:
You are the best allies the kaiser
has"