New Britain herald., 1917-03-06
'TRAITORS' IS SHOUT
 0F GOTHAM CROWD.
Hang Them,' Is Also Advice Given Anent Twelve Senators

grim eafnestness, 5000 persons at . great mass meeting Of Americans in Carnegie Hall hast night cheered every declaration of the speakers that Germany was now at war with the United States. spranss to- their feet at every demand for pledges to support the president in protecting American lives and American honor, and waved flags and shouted approval offthe dec-
 laratidn of James M. Beck that no ancient law prsNAnted American na- val gunners on merchant ships from nr1ng at every German submarine that tried to molkst an American ship. Each mention Of the twelve senators who talked the armed ship bill to death brought cries of '.Traitor!', and Hang theml" while booes and groans greeted reference to William Jennings
 Bryan. References to the kaiser were received with cries of defiance.
 X Before the meeting closed, from which throngs had been turned away. resolutions were adopted with scheers. condemning the pacinsts and sdeclar fng those present regarded Senator gO'0orman--menttoned specifically = and his associates, with contempt. that thGy insisted that Germany for two wears had been warning continually on tho United States, and that theyswould not he content until the Initcdi States answered with armed force.
 Before 1t passed those resolutions and concluded the evening with sing ing the Star Spangled7 Banner, the huge crowd, gathered uder the au- spices of the American Rights, league and presided over by Major George Haven Putnam. greeted with enthusi- asm the mention of the name of Theo- dore Roosevelt as "the foremost ex- ponent of preparedness." and had shown it's approval; of the war-tiIle lessons of other countries by acclaim ing a suggestion from Mir. Beck at this time of crisis President Wilson should avail himself of the services of q coalition cabinet, substituting for mer President Roosevelt for Secretary of the Navy Daniels and using the ser vices of Elihu Root in his old place, secretary of state.
 Many in Evening Clothes.
 The gathering was made up about equally of men and women. many of whom were in evening dress The de-
 nsanor of the audience was calm at the outset. but the strong feeling un- derlyine this calm was shown when many of those present mistcok . speech by Irving T. Bush of the Bush Terminal company as 9 pro-German utterance. MT. Bush after . long plea for sympathy for President Wilson vaxS %ts ~R oSe 1.s~ . to a discussion of the war, and re- marked that some felt that Germany was a Fatherland struggling against oppression He got no further. For more than ten minutes there were boos and misses. cries of "Shut up!" Throw him out!" "He's a German!' and other accusations.
 Time and again Major Putnam waved his arms in an endeavor to quiet the tumult, which was general throughout the house. At last Mr. Bush got a chance to finish his speech. He did so to the accompaniment of scattering applause and a chorus of misses whenever an opportunity of- fered. The speaker explained that he was not pro-German but pro-Ally and that he merely was trying to pre- sent all sides of Americn feeling be- cause there could not be unanimity of action without mutual understand ing.
 Except for the Bush incident and the struggles of the crowd outside with police reserves, who closed the doors on fire department orders when the. seats were filled, there was but one feature not on the program that occasioned comment. A man in the middle of the orchestra shouted in at every mention of Germany. His loud cries aroused laughter in those about hlm. for ! each time he called out:. "shyme, shyme." 1