New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Loyal Citizens at Great
Mass Meeting Cheer
Beck's Attack on
Editor
Compers Calls
Pacifists Poltroons
Resolution Calling for
La toilette S Expulsion
Adopted by Rising
Vote, With Cheers

Vigorous demands Tor the expulsion
n La Toilette from the Senate and the
curbing of William Randolph Hearsts
activities last night brought a crowd
hat filed Carnegie Hall 10 its feet
with storm of cheers.
Tn, attitude of the audience. which
had gathered to take part in the anti
disIoyalty mass meeting called by the
American Defence Society, the Ameri-
can Rights League and ten cooperating
patriotic bodies, was one Of approval Of
the attacks upon all enemies within.
A lone supporter OF La Toilette. who
had the temerity 10 raise his voice IN
defence of the Wisconsin Senator, was
rushed from the hall. No supporter OF
Mr.. Hearst braved the Indignation Of
the crowd by making his presence
known.
Samuel Gompers aroused the audi
ence TO its first show of enthusiasm.
when, after pledging the support of
the nations workers 10 the cause for
which the Allies are fighting, he said
that any man who continued to be a
pacifst "aften Belgium, Serbia and
France, wrote himself down as q
poltroon and coward"
David Jayne Hill, former Ambassa-
dor 70 Germany, presided at the meet
ing. "For spies and conspirstors and
the whole spawn of anarchy, suborned
and fattening-an foreign GOLD he said,
",here should be bu, one fate-exter-
mination."
Senate Called on to Act
Major George Haven Putnam, presi-
dent of the American Rights League,
concluded his address with the reading
of resolutions in which he called upon
he senate 10 take action against La
Toilette. The concluding paragraph OF
the document said:
"That we call upon the United States
Senate to do its patriotic duty oy Sc
curing the expulsion OF Robert NJ. La
Toilette from its membership.
The resolutions were adopted by
Using vote. amid cheers that held up
proceedings for several minutes.
lanes NJ. Beck read an indictment OF
Hearst, and backed 1t up by numerous
excerpts from statements by hesrs,
himself and from editorials pubhshed
in his newspapers.
nossessed an untold power for evil, that
he was giving counsel OF "iniquito1s
rovardicep and that his attitude
showed a desire to split the Allies ana
suspect the motives of every ofnciai
snd every government but Germany.
He outlined what he interpreted as an
Effort on the part of the Hearst papers
m cause the United States TO attack
the other Allies in an effort TO prevent
N. spoliation of Germany by other ma
tionsi" in the event that they dld not
accept certain peace terms.
Mr.. Beck's Speech
Nr. Beck said:
"We arc tonight only cohcerneu
with the deliberate attempt OF pro-uer-
no,e "a can the morale of the Ameri-
"a, reonle by false and dangerous
teachings. This serpent must not onIy
be scotched but stamped out altogether
IL America is worthy Of its just destiny
"Tbe fountainhesd Of this spirit IL
NOT fsr 20 seek. We need not concern
ourselyes with it's minor rivulets ana
eddie We must 20 70 the fountain
head Itself and dam up its pernlcious
Influences.
@Tbat fountainhead has its origin
in the journalistic enterprises OF one
man. and his name is William Randolph
Hearst. His power for evil is immeas-
urable. He owns seventeen newspapers
and magazines. and as he controls the
policy Of the papers in Boston Ne"
York. Atlanta, Chicago, San francisco
and Los Angeles the daily influence
that he ezerts il nationwide.
81 shall say little as 70 the policy OF
bis newspapers in the period that pre-
eeded our entry into the war, although
could say without exaggeration that
II Dr.. Dernburg or the unspeakaDle voh
Bernstorf had been the controlling
spirit in his newspapers their spiri'
since the war began would not nave
been substantially different.
while fairness requires us 70 recog-
rize that Mr. Hearst cannot have per
roral preyious knowledge OF all that
bis editors write, yet he is legally and
morally responsible for the consistent
D6i,orfaf uolicies Of his newspapers
and h 4. Of that which ] propose 70
speak
Justified Cermany's Attack
At the beginning Of the war, the
Hearst journals Expressed sympasny
With the cause Of Germany, even Justl-
fling is ,reacherouz assault upon CIV
iiizsiion blythe assertion that Germany
economic needs could not be satishsd
W a peaceful German ezpans,on !"
tvfoDs. TO the Heart organs ths de
feat of Germany would mean the de-
,,ruetion of the most progressive hs-
ton 10 Europe. and on another % %oe-
tssion one of hs editors said that tne
issue o. the var was, whether the ~
fn.noss German thought should be yic-
toriops Or not. in Europe That 'lu-
tainOgE thought Ia seen In the flames NJ
.DgyaiH and Rheims.
his papers opposed the srning OF
s1y merchant vessels, when tney were
st'sessd In defiance Of internationai
'@N ~ the malignant submarine; ana
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