The sun., 1918-12-31

ANOtDlnk COulu BlNb LIZ VAN ny ho hhOac
qualification than to take part In such
n welcome.
But IL, as the newspapers report,
Mr.. William Randolph Hearst Is to be
the chairman or a member of this
committee, DR.. van Dyke must re-
specially decline to belong to It. He
regards the action and correspondence
Of Mr.. Hearst, recently revealed
through the Department of Justice.
as distinctly disqualfying him for
service on such a committee, which
should be composed only of citizens
whose patriotism Is beyond suspicion
and whose character Is above re-
proach.
Patriotic Societies Protest.
Representatives Of thirteen patriotic
societies the New York Chamber of
Commerce and the Republican Club met
yesterday at THE Hotel Belmont, passed
resolutions protesting against the APP
pointment of William Randolph Hearst
as chairman of the Mayors committee
to welcome returning soldiers and sailors
public meeting at which a welcome
should be extended TO the fighters in the
name of the city and State.
"Often there is not a hand to welcome
these returning soldiers and sailors"
said Judge William NJ. X. Olcott. Rabbi
Joseph Silverman said that a great
many men who came back to New York
did not get any welcome whatever. and
the general trend of the comments was
that the dearth of greetings was the
result of the appointment OF Mr.. Hearst
and the Mayors stand In support OF the
appointment in the face of protests.
Civic Committee Appointed.
A committee was, named to select a
place for public gathering. and In
structions were given to make the date
not later than January ~. On the
committee were placed Charles Stewart
Dawson. the Rev. William T. Manning
Rabbi Silverman, Colonel Charles f
Lydecker, Taylor More, Mrs. John Blair
and Miss Maude Wetmore.
In support OF the movement an execu-
tive committee was named, consisting
Of President. Charles Stewart Dawson
president OF the American Defence So
ciety: secretary, Oscar w Ehrhorn. sec
rotary of the Republican Club: Taylor
More. John A. putton. DIR. c. Q. Mail
loux, Francis b. Stedman, l.. Arnold
Frye, Percival Robert Hoses. r. NJ
appAclOil NldTh, Inc IttN. III
William T. Manning. Henry l.. West
Of the National Security League
Sidney Cohn. Alfred j. Ball. Elisha
Hewitt, representing the Patria Club
Alden IS. Thurston. representing the
Military Training Camps Association
Arnold l.. Squiers, Edward D. Appleton
Mrs. Henry P. Loomls. representing the
Colonial Danes of America: Lyman
Beecher Stowe. DR.. Joseph Silverman
Mrs. L. B. Stillwell and Miss Mary Aid
rich. representing the American Com
mittee for Devasted France.
Demand Hearst's Withdrawal.
The executive committee was charged
with the duty OF considering a move
ment to ask the Governor to name a
reception committee on behalf of the
State which would supersede the Mayor 5
committee.
Robert Ronynge, president OF The Re
publican Club, protested against the
naming Of Mr.. Hearst on the Mayor 5
committee. r. NJ. Hurd thought that the
mass meeting to be called should be for
the welcoming of the troops and not
solely to denounce Hearst.
Dr. Manning, rector of Trinity Church
said that he could find no language
strong enough to characterize the situa-
tioR.
We will welcome anything" he said
that will get us out of this hole. The
appointment of Hearst on this committee
is almost unbelievable. 1t is hard 70
understood how any Mayor of this city
could have done it. 1t Is an affront 10
our soldiers and a dishonor to the name
of New York.
A number of speakers urged the call
ing of a special public meeting to de-
mand the withdrawal of Mr.. Hearst from
the committee