New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-04

toward the nacinstS came from many
quarters Several members OF the CITY
Council announced that tomorrow they
would introduce resolutions demanding
that the Mayor resign. officials Of the
Hamilton Club and the National Sc
curity League were up in arms against
the Mayor. Governor lowden, who
came 20 Chicago from Springfield. let
il be known through Attorney General
Edward !. Brundage that steps were
being considered 20 have the Mayor
removed from Office, "for paIpaole
omission Of duty
'It is up to the Governor to proceed
with information for grand jury &C
ton II he believes the Mayor has been
guilty of palpable omission OF duty
said the Attorney General.
what are you going to dor MT
Brundage was asked
"The Governor is weighted with
grave responsibilities, especially IN war
time. in the performance of his duty
was the reply. "a propose TO assist hlm
In so far as the power Of my Office
will permit"
II. II. Morrick, local executive OF the
Security League. called meeting OF
prominent club members to demand
that the City Council Take the police
power out Of the Mayors hands.
Police Chief Puzzled
Police Chief Schuettler, who on Sat
urdav broke up the pacihsts' confer
enco on orders from Governor Lowden
and Yesterday protected II on orders
from Mayor Thompson, expressed him
self as I'm a ouandary. lie said he
would carry out the Mayors orders to
protect pacifst meeting, but he would
refuse to oppose soldiers IN favor OF
Taciists.
Dozens Of persons attempted 20
learn from Mayor Thompson what he
had 20 say, but the Mayor had absent
ed himself from the city.
The attack on their opponents which
the pacifsts handed out as q parting
fling, said:
"The events Of the last few days
clearly show how far America has gone
in dcprivng herself Of democracy at
home in order 10 export Il abroad.
"The action Of Governor BurnQuist
Of Minnesota, Governor Philip Of Wis
Consin and Governor Lowdcn Of Hi
nois. in forbiGding the peaceful and
law abiding convention Of the council,
was taken against the vigorous pro
test of the labor organizations in each
state, who now see clearly what lies
behind the attempt 10 stlhe free MS
sembly. for il is to be the next victim.
The Governor of North Dakota alone,
like a true American. and the Mayors
Of MINNEAPOLIS Milwaukee and Chi
cago, welcomed and offered 10 protect
the conference.
Pacitists Attack Governors
I've protest against the absurd and
un-American acts of these three Gov
errors as a body Of two thousand dele
gates elected to represent more than
two million people of all classes and of
practically every state in the Union,
who have gathered to express the an
swer Of genuine patriots and demo
cratic American people 10 the Russian
peace proposals.
1--WE urge the people Of the United
States TO repudiate this violent assault
on the rights of free speech and free
assemblage. which are the constitu-
tional principles on which the American
republic is built, and the sole guaran-
tee Of such American liberties as we
have thus far been able 10 secure; and
as the only effective answer we call
upon them TO organize in peaceable and
law-abidlng assemblies TO adopt legal
and constitutional methods TO protect
their rights and liberties"
The lighting attitude of the women
pacifsts which manifested itself when
the police broke up the conference was
still IN evidence tonight. Maude Ma
lone. of New York; Mary Windsor. OF
Philadelphia, and Sara Bard Field, Of
San Francisco, started for Washington.
of for Capital Shindy
I've are going to have street
demonstration against the war in
Washington on Wednesday when the
Conscripted army is being reviewed by
President Wilson," said Miss Field
About 100 women will carry banners
dcnouncing the war and the sending OF
American soldiers TO France. We ex-
pect TO be arrested, of course"
Rose Cohn, the pacifst stenographer,
said; Gee, I'm tickled it's over. Take
it from me, kid; New York's my ele-
ment."
The report of the pacifst convention
resolutions committee, as given out to-
night, accepts the Presidents reply 10
the Pope as the first clear and definite
statement of the war aims Of this
country"
So far as could be learned, the reso-
lutions were not adopted at the formal
meeting of the delegates. II was said
by the leaders of the organization that
much Of its work, blocked by the I'D
vent Of the Illinois soldiers, would be
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