New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-01

From a star Correspondent Of Tho Tribunel
Long Beach, y. Y, May Sl.-Person-
al disputes that became more and more
heated with the progress Of debates at
the National Conference on Interna-
tional Relations Of the United states
reached a climax this afternoon when
Theodore Ion, professor Of internal
tional law at the Washington Cniver-
sity, charged Paxton Hibben with &C
cepting pay from the Greek govern
ment to influence public opinion here.
Mr.. Hibben, former correspondent
for The Associated Press, who recently
returned from Greece. had said that
the Greek revolution was not express
siye Of national sentiment there, but
had been fomenteJ and brought about
b., the Entente Powers. 1t was this
assertion that aroused the ire OF DR..
Ion and preceded the charge
"Will you deny that you have re-
ceved $500 a month from the Greek
government ever since you returned to
this country for spreading just this
sort of propaganda" demanded the pro-
fessor. aiming a belligerent finger at
Mr.. Hibben.
prove it, prove it, was the definite
response of the former correspondent.
II have the proof right here said
DR.. Ion, patting a bulging pocket from
which official appearing papers pro-
truded.
Committee to Investigate
Mr.. Hibben said that he had been
paid exactly $500 by the Greek charge
d'afaires for making a particularly
difficult translation. but that he never
had been given any other money from
ANYBODY connected with that govern
ment. He defed his accuser TO prove
anything more serious than this.
The delegates took the charge with
such seriousness that it was agreed to
turn the entire question over to the
executive committee for investigation.
The committee held a meeting this
evening, after which Samuel MeCune
Lindsay. its chairman, announced that
since the body was not a judicial one,
il would reach no finding, but would
simply report the evidence in the case
He then read a note addressed 20 Dr..
Ion by s. Y. Constantinidi, former
secretary TO the Greek legation here.
The note set forth that Mr.. Hibben
was receiving monthly allowance
from the Greek government, the
amount of which he did not remember.
The purpose of the allowance, he said,
was TO pay Mr.. Hibben for influencing
public opinion here in favor OF the
policy followed by the Greek govern
ment
Mr.. Hibben denied again the charge
Prompt and vehement protest against
the suggestion that the United States
demand the Caribbean Sea possessions
of Great Britain and France as the
price Of its participation in the world
war was made at yesterdays sessions
of the conference. 1t won hearty APP
plause from delegates to that body to-
day.
Even when a speaker characterized
some of the delegates az parasites OF
tho ruling class" and called such
plan the talk Of blood money for the
blood their brethren are about TO
she'd" he was given the backing of
majority of those present.
The entire days session showed evil
dences of revulsion from the violent
nationalism of yesterdays speeches
and return to consideration Of the
rights of smaller and weaker nations
which were said to have been the sub
joct of such consideration by the dele
gates until the addresses made yester-
day by Professor William r. Sheppard
and others who outlined the Caribbean
Sea policy of the United States.
Francis Hackett, writer and editor,