Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-01
CANADIANS DECLINE
TO HEAR Mr.. BRYAN
Returned Soldiers Demand in
Chorus, What About the
Lusitania?"
PANOEM0NIUM BREAKS OUT
Disturbcrs Drown Out Speaker
With Rule Brittania" and
God Save the King"
PANDEMONIUM BREAKS OU'
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Jennings Eryan was refused hearing
when he appeared at Massey Hall here
to-nisht TO address prohibition meet
ing under the auspices or the Dominion
Alliance
Returned soldiers caused the dis
rurbancc b. shouting various cpithets
What about tho Iusi:ania?" they also
dcma ndcd in chorus.
The first disturbance came before Mr..
Rryans entry. when tho chairman told
tho audience they wcrc to be honorcd
h.? listening 10 the fratcrnal delegate
OF tho Anti-Saloon League Of America
'onc of tho foremost citizens OF our
ally" When Mr.. Bryan came in. pan
dcroriuni broke loose Most OF tho
audience stood. waved handkcrchicfs
and checrcd him. but the answering
boots from the gallery outiastcd the
cheers.
For five minutes Mr. Bryan ,ri- =.
vainly to make himself heard. The IN
tcrruption kept right on. and tho in
tcrruptors sang Rule Brittania" and
God Save tho King"
MEN SHAKE: FISTS At
FORMER SECRETARY or STATE
They inquired about the I.usitania
and sank over There" aud we Won,
60 Homo Until Morning" Men stood
MP and shook their fists at Mr. Bryan
Soldiers showed tho service button on
their coats and shouted defiance at
those who pleaded foE hearing for
him.
Enthusiastic prohibitionists who
wished TO hear Mr.. Bryan. hurled across
the hall counter calls of Put them
OUT, and where's your fair play"
The chairman was heard to say some
thing about cjectinG the iEtcrruptors.
he was greeted with cries Of Who's
going to do it,
ltr. Bryan took his scat.
John II. Roberts. OF Montreal made
An attempt TO speak, but was told TO
Get the Khaki on
Then man OF the army medical
corps dressed In uniform was hoistcd
on the platform.
"Boys. they are fighting for freedom
at the front. They are also fighting
for freedom of thought Why should
we interrupt the meoting"" he appealed
J TO the gallery
APPEAL FOR FAIR
PLAY GIVBN IN VAIN
The appeal was in vain. God Save
the King was sung again, and the
soldiers in tho gallery shouted: Take
let any man speak, but not a pro-
Cierman."
After the band had played another
air, Mr.. Bryan made Il brief. but futile.
attempt TO make himself heard Then
he took 4 chair 10 the edge of the plat
form and talked to the reporters. the
noise never ceasing for an instant.
MIR. BRYAN TALKS TO
REPORTEnS kTJSnytN NJ
Il am here by invitation" said Mr.
Bryan. II come as tho representative
OF a5.o00.000 OF the American people
who have banded themselves together
in various organizations for the pro-
motion of prohibition. have spoken
in one hall ,o-nish; before an audience
that gave me not only respectful, but
cnthus iastic. attention.
Il find that less than > per cent
probably more nearly less than . per
cent, OF this audience refuse to allow
the rest OF the audience 20 hear me
speak. Ordinarily those who interrupt
a meeting are put out because they
refuse an overwhelming majority the
riGh; TO hear. In this case. ! am not
willing that force should be used 10
eject the men from the hall. would
rather that the meeting should break
UP.
My patriotism is satisfactory TO the
PrcSi ident OF the United States: il is
satisfactory o the Cabinet Of the United
States; il is satisfactory to the Con
gress of the United States. There is
not one single person in the United
States who can say that one drop OF
blood in my veins is not loyal to my
country"
IN NAVY DEPARTMENT
MIR Bryan told the reporters that
his daughter was married to a British
engineer officer. that one Of his grand
sons was a British subject and tha,
another was in the Navy Department
at Washington.
II say this he added. that you may
know that 90 not have to apologize
/ To any one"
MIR. BRYAN WILLING
10 SPEND NIGHT iN HALL
Mr. Bryan announced his readiness
10 stay all nigh, in the hall and try
TO talk to the people. He said he
would have no coercion. however.
Enough men" he added. ARE being
! injured in our lighting to make the
world safe for democracy without any
one being injured TO give me hear
! ing.
The former Secretary OF State spoke
for quite while on the progress OF
prohibition TO those who had crowded
down TO the platform. but il is doubt
tul IL many Of them could hear him
owing TO the noise.
The meeting broke up when the audi
cucc joined once more in singing God
Save the King.
| senator Fnvors suffrage
/ WASHIN INCiTON, February oS-Scnn