New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-11
Columbia, in an Uproar,
Cries for Free Speech
Students Cut Classes, Professors Cancel Lectures
and Gather on Campus Protesting Spirit Which
Brought Professor Beard to Resign-Barnard
Students Act

libel and for the pension due nc. Ow-
ing 70 his banking affiliations, Profess
sor Scligman naturally focks with the
trustees. while posing as friend OF
academic freedom
Professor Seligman last night de-
clined TO comment on his former col
leagues latest statement, merely say
ing. Let him talk" Neither would
Professor Selgman divulge what had
taken place at the lengthy meeting IN
his Office further than to say Some of
Professor Boards friends met TO dis
cuss his case" Among those at the
meeting were: Professor Franklin II.
Giddings. James Harvey Robinson.
Robert Chaddock, Benjamin Burk
Kendrick. Henry Mussey. s. McCune
Lindsay. V. Simkhvvitch. Carlton b.
Hayes T. S. Schuyler. David s. Muzzey,
+. NJ. Salt. Ellery c. Stowell and Will
lam A. Dunning.
Whereas the faculty acted behind
closed doors. several hundred mem
bers Of the student body voiced their
protest yesterday morning on the. IL
brsry steps, directly below President
Buffers Office. Undergraduates, men
and women, surging as restless mob.
behind the gilded statue of Alma
Mater, yelled again and again. I'VE
want Beard"
Physical Force Used
William Durant, who was an instrue-
tor in philosophy az Columbia last
wear and who now teaches at the Labor
Temple. and Percy Wiener. 20, arose
TO give more precise expression 10 the
views Of the spontaneous protestants'
who were called together by the dis-
tribution yesterday morning or l,oVo
circulars. A group of patriotic students
led by R. y. West. believing the mob
would try 20 bring discredit on the
university. tried to dispense the crowds.
They succeeded in throwing Benjamin
Ginsburg. School Of Journalism JUNIOR
to the ground. and driving Leon sam
son. a pacifst who is no longer a stu
dent at Columbia, off the campus: Jack
Heyde. a member Of the Column Sa
swimming team. Of the conservative
group, also spoke.
"Some of YOU up-to-date radicals.
Heyde said, don't know that we are al
war. II you did you would not aet
as Won do. Your acts do not make Tor
the best interests Of Columbia.
The Faculty Committee of nlne'
which was appointed last spring TO
consider matters of faculty discipline,
i understood TO nave met yesterday;
Members of the committee declared
that no formal action of any kind was
taken. -.
Professor Beards action is illustrated
bv the views Of W. 7. Montague
Professor OF Philosophy.
"P,ofcssor Boards action SAID FRO
lessor Montague, last night, rs chaT-
acteristic of the gallant idealism whleh
his colleagues have learned TO asso-
ciate with his personality and teach-
ing The democracy which our couh,
trv is at war 10 preserve IS founHeo
upon two principles: % Inc oohga-
ton Of individuals in all their acts TO
obev LOYALTY the decisions OF the ma
ioritv. ~ The right Of individ uals 10
criticisc those decisions freely:
"Hancc the suppression OF sucn
criticism. when made in good faith and
y,;,bou+ sodjtious purpose. should be
resented by all patriotic Americans.
And 70 those citizens who with FRO
lessor Beard believe whole-heartediy
in ,hc Righteousness Of our war
against Germany. such acts Of suppress
lion as the dismissal OF Professors
CatteU end Dana are peculiarly
burniGating; for we feel that the pres
ont course OF the American govern
rent is so Just that instead OF rearing
the arguments Of rs critics we should
boldly welcome their expression, as
efording us the best and, indeed, the
only opportunity to meet and re1ute
them