New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-12
Cahan Calls Charge
He Aided Germans
A Clumsy Calumny
But Lucien Sanial Amplihes
Assertion That Jewish
Editor Was Capt
ured" for Kaiser

Abraham Cahan, editor Of the JetU-
Rh DailV Forcdrd, yesterday made
formal denial of Lucien Sandals charge
,bst Philip Scheidemann, the German
Socialist, on a visit to this country in
1918, captured" him for the cause Of
the Kaiser. or that any part Of the ex-
psnses Of his trip 10 the war zone in
1915 was paid by the German govern
mert
NJ. Cahan insists that other Ameri-
cans received similar or greater cour-
tesies from the German government.
The things denied by Mr.. Cahan we're
first asserted publicly by Mr.. Sanial,
the Nestor Of American socialism, at
the Minneapolis convention of the
American Alliance for Labor and De-
rocrscy. His statement was printed
in The Tribune on Saturday. and until
yesterday was ignored by Mr.. Cahan,
who now, in a letter 10 The Tribune,
says he could not bring himself TO take
!, seriously. He explained the failure
Of the Jewish papers Of the East Side
70 notice the matter by saying that
they refra.ned from doing so not be-
cause Of any fear of him or his paper,
tu. because they did not wish to make
,hemse've- ridiculous in the eyes Of
their readers"
Sanial Amplifes Charges
Seen az his home in The Bronx last
evening Mr.. Sauial amplifed his charge
that Scheidemann came to this country
. in 1913 as the representative Of the
German Chancellor and that Nh Cahan
ia 1915 travelled in the war zone at the
expense of the German government.
at is notorious" said he, that Mr..
Cahan while in the war zone travelled
al the expense Of the German govern
mert. His published writings show
that he was the guest Of the German
government. / refer to the reports
printed over his signature in The New
York Globe
Furthermore, Scheidemann was his
guide and escort wherever he went. He
vas allowed where no others had been
allowed, and everywhere his friend
Scbeidemann was with him. This was
particularly true Of his travels along
the Eastern front. Apparently he went
where he pleased and when he pleased.
O. "Scheidemann came to this country
in the fall Of 1913 to give US ignorant
people advice as 20 the best way TO or
ganlZe the Socialist movement He was
here in September and October and de-
voted his time chiefly TO the Jewish
people and the Germans in this coun-
Try He had very little to do with the
other elements in the Socialist party.
at is significant that the opposition
10 war IU this country was chiefly
among the people among whom SchCide-
mann worked. When Cahan went TO
Germany Scheidemann was his Guide
and escort. Later, when Scheidemann
devised the Stockholm conference to
fool the people Of the world, Mr.. Cahan
supported the movement"
MIR. Cahan's Denial
Here is Mr. Cahan's denial:
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Tn your issue Of last Saturday you
published a statement made By Mr. Lucleh
Sanlal az tho recent gathering Of the Amer
ican Alliance for Labor and Democracy IN
which the following paragraph occurs:
Lari.- Sa-.., % Ncr York. ne venerable
.'al NJ American socialism. la delivering we
.ae' s.Ir.- .s tic convention proper made the
sr.nen. lad Sen. UIUip SrlcfIcmauD tle Ger
Nan Socialist leader. ~ America % prepare me
W. .g '-e German prop4sqnIa among AH,Il.HH Az
>'ca.'.s. S.hsidsmaru De said. had es>.N
captured Abraham Cshau. editor o.! ihe Ne"
lH-a Jewish newspaper Forward anu dltt.
lie war began Cshau travelled Boo Germany al
NE .In.f .r f.~Ht-alnp OF lilo scheme 20 de-
GIVE 'a- jewish e.pc Of America as 10 i"e Hu'
The charge wa So amusing in its absurdity
mat ] could not bring myself 10 take ~ Sc
Tous.y. ] tool, 70 for granted that the story
aod slipped into the columns of your paper
through Iradyertencc. But on opening Inc
Tribune This morniU" ] find, much 70 my
amaumcnt. q renewal Of the attack, IN aG-
Rravatod form Tins time IL was no longer
an oveT-credulous and over-impulsive old gen
leman who spoke through your columns, but
Ihe Tribune itself which assumed sponsor
snip for Oh" serious accusations.
The article Boo to-day's issue Of YOUR paper
a. least indirectly indorscs Mr.. SaniaIs cal
uTny, and accounts for the fact that the
story ignored by the Jewish press OF the
cy on the theory that the Forward which
have the honor OF editing. exercises by its
wealth and influence sort Of terrorism over
o., competitors,
"A Clumsy Fabrication"