New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-31
10 Welcome Troops:
NeW Committee To Be ORGANISED

Gent them back, also by special mos
scnger."
Hero The meeting hpplnuded and
stamped approval.
"Our soldiers went over the top. not
as Democrats nor AZ Republicans. They
went over "a Americans, and they de-
serve better than to be received HON,
by man who has been notoriously I'M
patriotic all through the war. Tn,
files of his papers tell the story
AT this point there were loud cries
Of "Good." and "Henr, Hear" and
more applause.
II hope this protest viii not STOP
at adopting resolutions, but wl de
Vclop ipto real action against the kind
Of journalism that should have been
stopped after Mckinley was assassi-
mated in 1901"
Applause interrupted the speaker
again Then he said:
ut shouldn't have been possible for
the Hearst type Of journalism TO pl~
vail in this country Tor seventeen
years. Let's determine to stop it,
DR.. William T. Manning was on his
gained HIS seat. The rector Of Trinity
was hardly less bitter il hls denun-
citation of Hearst. He said:
"For the honor of the city Of New
York, something must be done. Tho
situation Is ii stands could hardly
be worse. Nothing we can do can make
It worse. Der efforts arc certain TO
improve, and | hope that we shall
develop here some definite way for i'm
proving the situation.
ut would be impossible TO find Ian
euage too strong to express what is due
our soldiers and sailors, not to say
ourselves as citizens. The appointment
Of Hearst is almost unbelievable Ii is
hard to understand how any mayor
could offer such an aFront to his fell
low citizens
ole had only TO look back over the
L!es OF the Hearst papers, The New
York American and Che New York
Evening Journal to see why Hearst
should have been the last man TO be
considered for such . place
Hearst Appointment insult"
"The appointment of Hearst is an
insult to the soldiers and sailors. It
Is an atfront TO the citizens and dis
honor to the name Of New York. Let us
provide for giving our boys . welcome
home, and right hand Of fellowship
from those who have stood with them
in the war; not from those who stood
against them"
Z. ". Kenney suggested that the
Governor be asked to appoint Il com
mittee of welcome to supersede the
Mayors committee, but this recon-
mendation brought forth cries of:
No time left for that and You'd
have TO be quick; only two days LETT,
you know"
Taylor More, who introduced q reso-
lution denouncing Hcerst's appoint
ment. st 8 recent meeting Of the Re
publican Club, suggested that dclega-
ton be sent to the Mayor and, II he
refused TO ou1t" Hearst, so make an eff
fort TO persuade Rodman Wanamaker
the chairman Of tho Mayors Commit
tee 10 use his influence 70 get him out
Mr.. More said:
81 sgree with Alderman Squiers. The
Mayor viii not ask Hearst to retire.
out it might be a good idea for those
here 10 wait on t. Mayor and request
him to do so. II the Mayor refuses
then the delegation could go to Wana-
maker and get his idea. If he could be
persuaded to take The right point Of
view, then a mass meeting probably
would be unnecessary. But if we should
be unsuccessful with both of them WHY
then We could have q citizens reception
committee here as they have done in
Chicago"
Fight Hylau, Urges Hurd
Richard d: Hurd, president Of the
American Defence Society, said:
We've got to light Hylan" He fol
lowed this statement with motion for
the organization Of q committee to ar
range for mass meeting.
Chairman DAWSON then said he
thought it would be q waste Of time to
call on Hylan and suggested that q
mass meeting OF citizens could appoint
its own committee OF welcome.
Rabbi Silverman spoke up then, say
ing:
"l'r in hearty accord with everything
that has been said here. withdrew
from Mayor Aylan's committee, stating
in nay letter Of refusal that the war
was not over and that at least one man
who was active on the COMMITTEES was
giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Hearst's appointment is unspeakable."
Justice William NJ. X. Oicott. in ex-
planning why ne aud not resigned from
the Mayors committee when he learned
Hearst was an active member, said:
when found ont the truth
stayed on the committee to neutrallze
Hearst.
"Thc boys went over to France pre-
pared to die. In Gods name, can't we
go to the deck? want to see q new
citizens committee that will make it
known TO the returning soldiers that
we have been waiting for them"