New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-02
BY Governors Order Con-
ference at Chicago Is
Raided and Ended
Chairman Hurled
Into the Street
Peoples Council Finally
Decides to Abandon Plan
for Convention
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America was abandoned tonight after
the police had put an end 10 its first
session this afternoon.
In announcing the abandonment of
the conference Louis P. Lochner, sec
retsry of the organization, stated:
I'VE have formed a permanent or
ganization which was our purpose. ano
we are satisfied This was done before
the police stopped our meeting. We
are now disbanded as conference.
However, our work for an early peace
will go on"
The police used dramatic methods in
curbinC the activities Of the pacifsts.
Entering a hall in which the council
was in session. they demanded the con-
ference cease "in the name Of the
law; bodily threw into the street Sey-
nlour Stedman, the newly-elocted chair
man; forced the defiant women paci-
fists out the building, and. after lock
inc the doors Of the hall, dispersed the
crowd.
Feminine Indignation was famed
into fury by the presence Of the po-
lice Half a dozen New York women
leaders OF the peace movement re-
sisted. Rebecca Shelly. Ida Rauh,
Sara Bard Field and Elizabeth Freeman
insisted on remaining in the building.
Wanted To BE Arrested
eve will not 60 out unless we are
arrested. We dare you TO arres; us"
they shouted. II was only after tho
police had called patrol wagon and
had feigned 10 arrest them that the
women were induced to leave. When
they were fairly pushed out Of the
building. only to be released or the
sidewalk, the women showed visibly
their chagrin at having been the vic
tins Of a ruse.
The action Of the police. which was
taken by order Of Governor Frank o.
Lowden. who said the contemplated
peace conference would tend to create
disorder and riot" ended all hope OF
the peace advocates to meet in Illinois.
While some Of the pacifsts, weary
Of their varied experience. are tonight
consulting train schedules as to the
best routes home. others declare that
the peace conference will be held in
spite of opposition.
Wonder Where to 60.
The arrival of more pacifsts at Min
neapolis tonight on a special train
from San Francisco and information
that groups of pacifsts a: various
points en- route are awaiting word
from Chicago to tell them where to 20
served only to confuse the situation
Conferences were held late tonight to
determine a possible meeting place.
Barred from North Dakota, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin AMI Washington. D. G..
the pacifsts, headed by .he New York
delegates, to-day set out 20 accomplish
what they considered was coup. After
venting the West Side Auditorium,
labor union rendezvous, located in a
SFfll ION COMP IdDlt TO .Nt" ] oTh : T4dSI
Side. they quietly sent word 70 the
would be hell there. The delegates
hurried to the hall in the hope Of or
ganizing and launching the peace move
ment before the authorities could act
Had Named Officers
Two hundred pachsts were assembled
in the hall and the session had been
under way for two hours when intima-
tons were whispered that the police
were preparing to sweep down. Mr..
Stedman, a Chicago Socialist lawyer,
was elected permanent chairman; job
Hartman. of Los Angeles. and James
II. Maurer, a member OF the Pennsyl-
vania Legislature, were made vice
chairmcn, and Louis p. Lochner was
elected secretary. A committee, headed
bv CRYSTAL Eastman, was appointed to
nominate eleven members of an execu-
tive committee to be changed with the
task Of furthering the peace movement.
Jacob MarGolis, Of Pittsburgh, began
n bitter tirade against Mr.. Lochner,
whom he charged with tlmidity for
abandoning the plGn to meet IN Mime
apois. This prompted some one to
complain OF the delay and to announce
that the conference better hurry along
with its work, as Vt was learned that
the police were preparing 10 make an
onslaught. Emily Greene Balch was for
sending a telegram 20 Governor Lowden
asking him If it was true that he had
requested the Chicago police to inter
fere.
Tension increased All thoughts Of
luncheoh were disdained. A. ". Kicker.
nuhlIsher OF "Pearson's Magazine
rushed through a notion "to remain in
continuous session until we are forced
out.
Policemen Enter
Al o'clock two policemen entered
the hall. folded their arms and leaned
statuesouely against the wall. Chair
man Stedman cast a suspicious eye in
their direction. bat as the policemen
made no hostile move II was regarded
as a good omen. Mr.. Stydman, by way
of caution. however, announced IF this
meeting is dissolved by the police We
,nYst all stick together. We can meet
nriyate,y in our hotels" Still the two
policemen kept leaning against the wall
with a benign show Of innocence that
ANYTHING was going to happen.
Nr. Lochner mounted the platform