New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-09
Pacihst Samson
Is Ousted from
Columbia Rally
Lecture on Evils Of Militar-
ism Lands Him in a
Snowbank
Comrade Fares Badly
500 Students Enroll for Oth-
GERS Training Corps at
University
Comrade Fares Badly

Tverv once IN so often young Leon
sa,,son the mos. antl-militaristic cot
lece studen, vino ever started a rot
energies from somewhere al high rate
OF speed. bearing the battered features
and torn hablimerts O. one VINO mas
shouted "Three cheers for the A. :. Al
at a racket or the Terry Reilly Socla'
and Chowder Club.
In such guisc Mr. Samson ricochetted
Yesterday out Of the Columbia On'ver-
sity gymnasium. His callar was torn ms
clotbinc disarranged and bore IN GER
tain areas the prints Of large feet. His
face hurt and so did his feeling, but he
hadn't been fighting. He had only en-
deavored 10 instil the spirit OF sweet
peace into the student meeting caiIeu
10 form an officers training corps.
Trailing Mr. Samson, as one ball fol-
lows another from Roman candle
came James T. Danahy, president OF the
Columbia Anti-Militarist League.
Went in with Him
When he finally stopped, he would
have been a most impressive exhibit
for one of his own talks upon the nor
rors of war. Mr.. Danahy, who Is lei
low student with Mr.. Samson in the
Columbia School of Journalism, had &C
companied the paciiist into, as wen as
out of. the meeting.
In the few violent minutes that he
remained in the gymnasium ne hau
ATTEMPTED 10 exercise the rule OF rea-
son upon the several irate athletes VINO
were throwing out Mr.. Samson. Both
Of them now sat in the damp, damp
snow and wondered whether the type
writer was really mightier than the
strong arm and If the invader OF our
shores would listen to reasonable pro-
test with no more tolerance than the
students inside the gym. And only the
drip of water from the caves answered
their pondering. ,-,
The meeting had already declared
itself in favor of the establishment Oh
an officers training corps when Leon
samson arose and began to deliver a
carefully prepared address on the evils
Of militarism. Some coarse and youth
full person yelled for him to sit down.
samson continued his grafton, until IT
was smothered by the force Of num-
bers.
Eventually, he sat down-in a snow
hank. The cold dampness was grateful
and soothing.
Dsnahy's protest against his com
nanion's election was also cut short IN
mid-career. When Mr.. Samson picked
himself up he returned TO the School
Of Journalism. chastened, sorrowful,
hut undismayed. lie is too old pacl-
fist not to have been in similar hghts
before. ..-,
Yesterdays election was reminiscent
Of the occasion last year when, as a
student of the College of the City OF
New York. he attempted to argue with
General Wood, who was talking TO the
collegians upon preparedness. That
tir@e Nv Samson was fired out of the
meeting with such force that when he
came 10 rest he was out Of the college
entirely.
But Mr. Danahy is young in the Cos
mol of non-resistance. The spirit IN
which his well meant efforts were re-
ceived cricved him 1eeply, and inspired
q statement issued last night IN when
he departs from pacihsm 70 the extent
Of censuring the "unwarranted and un-
centlemanly" action Of his electors
"Those who threw me out Of the build
ing hurled cpithets of all descriptions
at me-" he announced, aggrievedly.
Six Hundred Students Enroll
Six hundred students enrolled for the
training corps yesterday. These vii