New-York tribune., 1917-06-03
Two Women Jailed


One opponent Of the draft in New
Jersey is charged with treason, capi-
tai offence
Three pacifsts found that their ef-
forts 70 stir up antagonism against
eonscript:on in New York City was
sure and straight road to Jail yester-
dsy. Two Of these were women. Mar
tba Gruening and Rose Marie Stainer,
Of lOe Leroy Street. They were ar
rested while circulating anti-draft lit
ersture in a restaurant near Fifth Ave
nue.. on East Twenty-third Street.
Alexis Sartorius, of 81 Hughes
Street. Brooklyn. attempted to dis
tribute similar literature directly in
front Of the recruiting station of the
18th Regiment, y. G.. y. Y, 30 West
i25th Street yesterday. Private John
Cassidy gripped him and held him un-
III Pstrolmsn O'Connor, of the Traffic
Squad, arrested him.
SIX Agltators Arrested
The police of Gutenberg, n. j..
broke UP a meeting of the Federated
Union for Democracy which gathered
at Twenty-ffth Street and Bergen Line
Avenue there last night to discuss con-
scrption by the simple method of ar
resting all six speakers. Two OF these,
Alexander Schwarzenfeld, of 40 West
1l5th Street. Manhattan, and Robinson
Vernon, of 425 Twelfth Street. West
New York. resisted arrest, and were
badly battered before they gave in.
They were held in $50 bail each ana
their companions at S25 each on a
charge Of disorderly conduct.
Jersey City made IT plain yesterday
that il means TO be as harsh as pos
sble 20 those who try TO stir up an
tagonism against the draft. Charles
kronenberg. who was arrested on Fri
day for circulating a book, entitled
"Shall the People Of the Republic Have
Something 20 Say About Conscription ,"
appeared in the Jersey City Court yes
terday. charged with treason. His plea
for bail was refused, and he was re-
manded 70 await the action Of the Fed
eral authorities.
Declaring themselves 90 he anarch-
lists. and a. such opposed TO all gov
eminent and all wars, Louis Kramer
and Morris Becker. arrested in Madi-
son Square Garden on Thursday night
for distributing snti-draft literature,
were yesterday held in $500 for fur
ther hearing before United States Com
missioner Hitchcock on Monday. Jo-
seph Walker and Louis Sternburg, ar
rested with them. were held in $1,000,
and Mrs. Jennie Deimer, fifth pris-
oner, was discharged on motion Of As
1staut District Attorney Content.
Quotes Wish Against Wilson
Kramer. the testimony of Sergeant
Silyermau. Of the Coast Artillery,
y. 6. N Y, showed. had a. the Madi-
ron Square Garden meeting expressed
wish for President Wilson's death.
wed all be better off if he were
dead the sergeant quoted Kramer as
saying a. the time OF his arrest.
Both Kramer and Becker we're de-
tsnt 10 court. refusing 70 answer ques
iions and insisting that as "citizens OF
the world" they were above the duties
7' American citizens.
Walker and Sterrburg took an en-
lrely different attitude. Both denied
nat they had any belief in common
With the anarchists and insisted thai
thsy had not even read the literature
found in their possession. In their
eases Commissioner Hitchcock ex-
d. pressed doubt as 20 their guilt and
s,ssd counsel 20 submit brief on
Nondsy.
Oven Csttell. Charles l.. Phillips
and Eleanor Wilson Parker, the three
Columbia students arrested on Friday,
hsd their eases continued 20 Monday,
'hen they will be called 70 plead.
Attitude Has Change
Philips has changed his attitude
,'nee his arrest. lie told the District
AHoney's Office yesterday that he
would not only cease sgitsting against
reputation, but would register him
,slf on Tuesday. This change Of heart
followed private conference with ms
is'ner, clothing manufacture. who
hss been violently opposed 70 the
e'gr,s taken b. his son.
WINTER Russell, attorney, who has
pesh Interested In the anti-conscription
Increment and is counsel for Catteil,
sfTsa Champ Clark's anti-conscription
aP'eeh - reason why his client
mud b. discharged Russell yss 20
rave been one Of the speakers At an
shh'cDnscfiptiOn -mssG meeting al
hentE Point Monday night n was
rad yssterdsy that his wifeE health
would not permit him ~ attend.