The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-16
CHEMISTS BAR
TEUTON TRIBUTE
Club Memorial to DR.. Hugo
Schweitzer, Who Died Re-
Gently, Is Forbidden.
HIS COHORTS SENT AWAY
Former President Of Society
Had Been Exposed as an
Agent of Kaiser.
HIS COHORTS SENT AWAY

About fi:ty members Of the exclusive
Chemists Club, at 90 East Forty-frst
street. went there last night to attend
a memorial meeting to the late DR.. Hugo
schweitzer Of pro-German fame. but
after going In had to turn around and
go right out again. In other words.
there wasn't any memorial meeting. and
there won't be any. but the result of the
plans laid by certain members to bring
about the affair in the face Of protests
by the club officials has raised a mighty
row.
To begin at the beginning. DR..
Schweitzer died on December % last.
Just in time. 1t is said. to escape drastic
| action by the club directors. who had
become thoroughly disgusted with his
persistence In various articles in object
ing to the entrance Of the United States
into the war.
He had been president Of the club in
1905. and at the outbreak Of tho war
had publicly proclaimed his pro-German-
ism. In 1918 he was exposed as an
agent Of the German Government off,
cially authorized to conspire with Bern
storff and Won Papen to cripple munition
plants. and make himself generally use
full IN the work Of German plotters.
Schweitzer distinguished himself by try
ing to corral the visible supply Of car
bolic acid in this country. so that am
munition plants and arsenals would be
unable to manufacture for a long time
various grades Of high explosives.
Attitude Unchanged to Last.
( The entrance OF the United States
| into the war didn't seem to make much
difference to the eminent chemist. who
went right along proclaiming his pro-
Germansm and making himself gener-
/ ally obnoxious to the patriotic members
OF the club.
One OF his particular friends in the
club wDs DR.. Hugo Liebler. a New York
chemist OF considerable reputation. 1t is
! said that Dr. Liebler some weeks age
called a meeting of the late chemists
friends in a downtown restaurant and
proposed that they get up memorial &c
| Or. Schwetzer to be held in the club or
January Is. without consulting some
Of the men chosen they picked q com
mittee to take charge Of the affair. in.
cluding among the names Prof Charles
F.. Chandler. who was appointed chair
man. and DR.. b. c. Hesse Messrs. Chan.
dler and Hesse when they heard of the
appointments respectfully declined tc
serve and protested to tho board Of trus
tees of the club against the use Of theil
names.
According to DR.. T. r. Duggan. chair
man Of the house committee. DR.. Liebler
the prime mover In the memorial &C
tivities, was summoned to the club ant
told that under no circumstances woult
the trustees consent to have memoria
to DR.. Schweitxer held there. DR.. Dug
gan asserts that DR. Liebler said HI
would acquesce In the order. but OF
Monday in the on, Paint and Drug Re
porter. the trade journal OF the chem
ical industry. a notice appeared ad
yertising the affair for last night II
Rumford Hail. which Is the auditorium
Of the clubhouse.
Haired At the Door.
This notice also contained the name
OF Prof. Chandler and DR.. Hesse. ant
added that there would be a musica
programme. and that all friends and ad
mirers Of the late chemist would be ex
pected to attend.
DR.. Duggan was on hand with bloot
in his eye at the time appointed for tn
memorial and a. each visitor entere'
the clubhouse he was politely Informed
thAt the meeting was of for all time.
To a SUN reporter DR.. Duggan mad
the following statement:
'srhe Chemists Club 10 American from
ton to bottom. One OF its last action
was To expel every member engaged Il
activities against tho United States an
its allies when this country declare,
war with Austria. OF course We hav
members who live in all parts Of tn
world, but there IL none In the clu
now who 10 not on the Allies side. w
have held memorials here In tho pas
to honor distinguished members an
presidents. but we viii never permI
a memorial to be held to the memor
Of . man as distinctly pro-German a
DR.. Schweitxer."