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

three hundred plainclothes men dis
tributed through the crowd. And there
too. the Federal authorities had theic
own representation of Department OF
Justice men.
For the most part the crowd bound
for the meeting greater by seyera,
thousands than the Garden could hold
came afoot out Of the lower East
Side. Fully a third were women
Madison Square Park was made INTO
sort Of concentration camp to hold the
throng when the hour of $3.50 passed
and the doors remained locked. FROM
within came word that delays had
arisen and that none would be ad-
mitted until an hour later. ,
Inspector Schmittberger objected
most emphatically TO the delay. 1t was
only when he suggested using axes on
the outside that the key inside was
turned
In pairs then the police drove the
crowd toward the opened doors, shunt-
ing them on the trot along blue
gantlet leading through Twentv-hfth
Street. This arklike loading Of the
Garden was continued until the fire
guards signalled Enough By that
time the galleries and the chairs which
filled the vast floor space Of the arena
were filed. and there were as many
standing as could be crammed IN with
safety.
Relations with Russians
The men from the recruiting station,
in charge OF young lieutenant, got IN
early enough TO find box. Immediate
ly they made the acquaintance thanks
TO a huency in the sign language-of
two sailors from the Russian gunboat
which lies in the harbor. II was an &C
aUaintance that bade fair TO disrupt the
meeting before it started.
To the recruiting squads box, IN
which the Russian sailors were seated
as guests. came one whose gesticula-
tions were but an adjunct OF his
tongue. lin their native Russian he in
vited them to occupy places OF honor on
the platform.
Of the presence Of the others in the
box he seemed quite oblivious. The
Russians followed him away. \ few
minutes later one of the American
bluciackets went 10 call on his Russian
friends in their new quarters. Cshcrs
who tried 20 stop him at the foot Of the
platform stairs clutched vainly at him.
The platform reached. the sailor found
himself in the centre OF an excited, out
ragged group of pacifsts. They shook
their fists and he doubled his.
From across the Garden came service
reinforcements on the run, ana from
all parts of tho place stocky gentlemen
Of Inspector Cray's command rushed
for the trouble zone. They arrived
Just in tine 10 prevent q clash, precip-
tated by conscientious objectors sug-
eestion that Uncle Sans uniforms were
not in good taste At the meeting.
DR.. Judah J.. Magnes, of the Free
Synagogue, made it plain when he took
charge a. temporary chairman that he
and other speakers were going 10 be
very careful what they said. He in
formed the crowd that the three short
hand men who sat at his right were
there for the government. lie might
also have added that Assistant United
States Attorney Knox was there. With
him was quite an imposing delegation
from the Federal prosecutors office.
A roar OF applause interrupted Dr.
Nagnes when he addressed his audi
ence as "law-abiding and peaceable cit
liens who have dedicated themselves to
the cause of peace" He was frequently
interrupted a he continued, reading
from a circumspectly prepared manu-
script. Yet while he was telling of the
great care which had been taken by
the conference TO suppress IN their res
olutions any expressions which might
be held scditiors, Emma GoIdman's
agents were distributing by the thou
sands their cards announcing an anti
conscription meeting TO be held Monday
night in The Bronx, on the eve Of the
day for registration.
DR.. Magnes himself announced sub
sequently that similar meeting would
be held in Carnegie Hall Sunday night
under the auspices of the conference.
James II. Maurer, Pennsylvania labor
leader. who followed DR.. Nagnes,
struck n popular note when he said:
They're going to conscript the
workers, but no word has been said
about conscrpting the wealth of the
rich. II its right TO go into widows
home and take away her only son,
then it's right 10 20 TO the rich mans
strong box and take away his money"
Other speakers were Morris Hillqut,
Job Hartman. 90 Los Angeles, and
Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Of Chicago.
offerings totallinc $4,000 were
poured into the baskets after an ap-
peal by Or. Magncs