The sun., 1917-08-26
JEWISH SOLDIER
AND M0BOF 200
R0UT AGITAT0R
Joseph Friedlander Resents
Defamation of Race at
Madison Square.
FIRST SPEECH A WINNER
Trooper Mounts Soap Box and
Refutcs "OratOr' as Big
Crowd Cheers.
FIRST SPEECH A WINNER

A khaki clad National Guardsman %
years old. making the first speech Of his
life. put to rout n professional orator in
the Madison Square Saturday efternoon
open air forum yesterday. For five min
utes Joseph Friedlander listened to a
vitriolic attack on the Jewish race by
Russell Dunno. young man who has
been attempting to stir UP religious
prejudice in frequent outdoor meetings
recently Then he mounted a soapbox
and while 4 crowd Of q thousand per-
sons cheercd told the asitator what he
thought Of him.
An hour later the soldier demanded
Dunne's arrest. asserting he had called
him "a dirty Jew and a disgrace to the
American Uniform Policemen led
Dunno half way round the block. two
hundred hooting men following. then per-
mitted him to escape in his own auto
mobile. As a result OF this incident
Leonard A. Snitkin, one OF the Justices
Of the Municipal Court Second district,
went TO the East Twenty-second street
police station and made complaint
against Sergt. John O'Connor. who had
been In charge OF police arrangements
At the square.
Meanwhile the rival meetings had
yielded no fewer than seven sure enough
arrests. The men taken to the station
were persons on the outskirts OF the
crowd. who tired Of waiting for the
trouble which everybody felt was sure
to come sooner or later. started private
little fights of their own.
Speaker was an Hour Late.
Dunno whose arrival. according to
newspaper announcement. had been set
for l o'clock, was an hour late in put
ting in an appearance. A Socialist was
in the midst of telling what's the matter
with Wall Street an individual in prison
stripes was warning the midinettes OF
the ne!ghborhood against "lolling on the
sands OF Coney Island OF Sunday AZ
ternoon." man whose boycott Of bar
hers begun In the spring OF l6 was still
in force was picturing a hereafter as
lurid as his own whlskers. and a collar
less person was explaining rather super
huously that he was bum. when
motor car drove up to the sidewalk and
young man jumped on the seat and
waved for silence.
Half a dozen other young men, form
Ing a we'll organized claque. Immediately
cheered so loudly that nothing more
could be heard OF Wall Street. Coney,
Sheol or weary Willie. MY subject Is
The Common Cause and I'm here 10
preach against Socialism" announced
Dunno. the new conner. while the several
audiences merged into one.
Back In the rear, listening intently,
stood Friedlander and three or four
companions ALI in khaki They would
have remained innocent bystanders II
Dunno rad stuck to his text Instead he
switched after going a dozen or SO SEN
tences and shouted:
Now I'm going to tell you what I
think OF the Jews. They're all slackers."
Denounces Dcfa matory speech.
This was too much for young Fried
lander Urged on by the other soldiers.
he elbowed his way through the crowd.
usurped the platform occupied by the
bestrlped parsonage. now standing mute
and detected. pointed his finger at
Dunno, ten feet away. and cried;
You are defaming my people.
never made a speech. but Tn here to
say that ] am loyal to Uncle Sam"
The cheers which greeted him drowned
out the catcalls of Dunnc's claquers
Patrolman Joseph Murray. pleading for
FdlT pay IoT nOeT
to position further removed and the
soldier made his way to pushcart
formerly claimed ny the gentleman with
the unexpurgated whiskers. Robert
Angelowitz, superintendent Of the day
nursery OF the Daughters Of Israel
climbed on the cart first and introduced
Friedlander.
The miltiaman declared again that ne
wasn't a speechmaker. but many in the
crowd. more than half OF which had now
deserted Dunno. shouted such encourag-
ing phrases as Go to H." STAND by
your people" Were for the man In
uniform :"
This last call acted as an inspiratio
to s. Arkin. a civil engineer. living at
1920 Clinton avenue. The Bronx, who
called to Dunno:
why aren't you In uniform?"
Dunno didn't stop 70 explain why he
wasn't. but asked some Of his supporters
to Keep those Jews quiet A 200
pound man gave his attention to Arkin.
and for his trouble was escorted to the
station house by Harry Wolkof, city
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