New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-01
He Was on Advisory
Oc,rd Of Organization
TO Create Disloyal
Press, Says Mayor
Ian Like That
: Of Bolo acha
friends Of Peace Lead
ers Among Promot-
ers Shown by
Circular

n Nayor Mitchell added another chap
II or 70 his expose of the relations be-
tween Judge John F. Hylan and the
Herman propaganda in this country IN
Ie speech last night at Freimeisters
Hall, Stapleton, Staten Island.
i On Tuesday night the Mayor showed
the name Of the Tammany candidate
on the list Of honorary vice-chairmen
Of The Friends Of Peace" Last night
he revealed that the name OF Judge
Hylan appeared on the advisory
Board Of the Printers and Publishers
Association, Inc.," an organization pro-
moted by the leaders in the Friends
of Peace" and other notorious propa-
gandsts, 10 create "disloyal press in
this country" This association worked
from the same headquarters as that
Of the Friends of Peace" at $50 Mas
sau Street.
The Mayor declared that this asso-
ciation, OF which DR.. Huga Schweitzer
was president, and Henry Weismann,
Of the Friends Of Peace" secretary,
planned 20 organize a chain of pro-
German publications which would cor
supt the loyalty and allegiance of Amer
leans" just as Bolo Pscha had tried
to corrupt the loyalty and allegiance
OF Frenchmen through newspapers, as
revealed in the 'Bonnet-Rouge' scan
DALI
Mayors New Charges
TO the proved accusations l have
already made against Judge Hylan, I
nov add others" said the Mayor.
81 accuse him of conspiring with
the agents of Germany to create in
this country a disloyal press.
az accuse him Of joining with
Henry weismann, Edmund Won Mach,
Hugo Schweitzer and DR.. Hall, TO
pollute the source of American in
formation.
az accuse him of striking at the
roots Of American democracy, which
can be no stronger or more loyal
than the press which informs it.
81 accuse him Of partnership in a
movement which had for its object
the same treacherous sedition for
which Bolo Pacha is now confined in
French prison"
Comparing the Friends OF Peace"
with the Schweitzer association, the
Mayer declared the latter was "a more
seditioDs, a more disloyal and more
dangerous movement"
The Mayor said:
The shame Of John F. Hylan, the
honorary Yice-chairman Of the disloyal
Friends Of Peace, has been spread on
the record. This city now knows that
John Z. Hylsn was in touch with a
movement controlled by the most sedi-
tious and dfsloyal group in the United
States.
This, however, was not the only
disloyal association in which Judge
Hylan vas interested. Nor was his
connection with the Friends Of Peace
nis hrst connection with sed,tiou:
movement.
=. DUST a. ! revealed last. night Judge
ny!an's membership in the Friends Of
feaee, now make public Judge Hy-
iAh's connection with a more seditious.
more disloyal, more dangerous
movement than the society which in
convention applauded the sinking Of a
peaceful American ship.
Friends Of Peace Nest
The Friends Of Peace nest, where
sasss v0ltures Of sedition brooded, vas
~ ~ Room 1915, at $50 Nassau Street.
hs1s quarters were secured after Al
vsft oander. a confessed German spy,
20 brought letter " the agents Of
vac building from Victor Ridder, stat
ses Ist Sander was a member Of the
~1's-Leitung' staff and would make
good tenant
q me hrst use that was made Of
ss quarters, however. was not TO
s.sNnize the Friends of Peace Society;
'rpose vas even more sinister.
y. hsnry Wsismann. president Of the
s<N'nsl Csrmsn-American Alliance Of
~ fork; Hugo Schweitzer and San
fI tirssif. had a more seditious OBJ
i-, IN view than the calling Of a dis
~ Convention. With other agents
Urinary, they determined 10 do in
vehlrd States what Bolo Pacha did
~ planned ~ organize a chain Of
ry.ysrmsn publications which would
lu.pI hs loyalty and allegiance Of
..reahs, just az Boio Psebs tried 70
v,sp ths loyalty and allegiance Of
,ieasmsn through newspapers. as re-
a,y 10 ths Bonnet Rogue scandal
.t.'im mis In mind they sent out
i.s<, On March u, 1916. with the
Ne Your Own, a Real American
Nsgspspsr'
,,yn tft7isf was not signed by
80 "eFid0sl. bat concealed the iden-
~ ~ these jisioyaiigts under the
80, rfnters' and Publisher Asso-
-. -. me- Dr. Hugo gchUeitzef war
,.D'm A. 'le presldert n this asso-
Co.. ~ benfI WelsmAnn. presi-
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