New-York tribune., 1918-06-10
Presbyterian Organization
Appeals to President to
Remove Menace"
Common Council Is
Urged to Take Action
Resolutions Adopted IMAM
imously After Careful
Consideration of Matter
tSpeeio, Dispatch to The Tribune,

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ELMIRA, N. Y, June 9.-Demands
that both local and national authorities
take steps to curb William Randolph
Hearst and his publications, "The New
York American" and "The Evening
Journal" as a war measure. were made
here to-day by the John A. Robinson
class of the First Presbyterian Church
of this city.
Instead of the customary Sunday les
son, the class, which has total enrol
ment of more than two hundred men,
including Mayor Harry n Hoffman, and
forms one of the most representative
and influential groups in this city, this
morning devoted the period usually
given over to Bible study to careful
case against Hearst and his papers.
The class returned its verdict,
Guilty" without single deterring
voice. This took the form of two res
olutlons, one calling on the Common
Council here to act favorably on the
anti-Hearst and German press meas
ures now before it, and the other petit
powers to remove Hearst's sting Both
documents went through unanimously,
while class members further expressed
their feeling in applause.
Council Urged to Act
One of the resolutions provides for
the appointment Of a suitable delega-
ton to attend the session of the Com
mon Council at which the Hearst ques-
tlon will be considered. This commit
tee, according to C. N. Ellis, freight
agent here for the Pennsylvania Rail
road and president Of the class, will be
announced later.
The local resolution follows:
Whereas, There is resolution
the City of Elmira, condemning the at
titude Of the Hearst papers toward
this war, and the publication of Ger
man papers, and,
Whereas, in our opinion these
papers are a menace to the morale of
c'r people behind the lines and help
to the enemy, it is therefore
Resolved, That this body, the John
A. Robinson Class for Men Of the First
Presbyterian Church, of Elmira. New
York, do hereby petition the Common
Council of the City of Elmira to pass
these resolutions now before it as a
help toward the unhampered prosecu-
lion Of the war against Germany;
further,
Resolved, That suitable delega-
ton from this class attend the session
of the Common Council when these
resolutions are to be considered and O
copy of this be sent to the clerk of the
Common Council"
Appeal Made to President
The resolution addressed to Presi-
dent Wilson is similar to a measure
recently adopted here by an Elmira
u. A. K. organization. 1t reads:
"Whereas, proof has been laid before
the John A. Robinson Glass which, in
its opinion, shows that The New York
American and The New York Jour
nal published by William Randolph
Hearst, by their attitude toward the
war are hindering the full and vigor-
Gus prosecution of the war against
Germany and have been a help to the
cause of the enemy; and
"Whereas, in the opinion of this
body, German papers published in Ger
man are also detrimental to the cause
of freedom for which America is fight
ing; it is therefore,
Hesolved, it is the sense of this
body that these papers are highly un-
patriotic and help and comfort to the
enemy of our country; further
Resolved, that we respectfully peti-
ton the President of the United States
through the ample powers reposed in
him, to take what he may consider
proper steps to remove the menace oil
these papers from our midst during the
period of the war; further
Resolved, that copy of this resolu.
ton be forwarded to the President Of
the United States"
After the class had finished its open.
ing exercises and routine business the
Rev. I. Johnson Bolger pastor of the
FIRST Presbyterian Church and tcachel
OF the class, announced that Richart
Marlowe, Elmira attorney ard father
of n oy,fr Hn,, ~.
offered in the Common Council, woult
speak.
Mr.. Marlowe," said the pastor, in
Producing the lawyer, who had been in
vitcd to address the class by MIR. Ellis
has made q study of German propa
ganda in this country since long be
fore we entered the war. He has SOM
things to tell you"
Mr.. Marlowe spoke for half an hour
quoting from Hearst editorials an
tracing the development of Hearst
Americanism from the sinking of tn
Lusitania to the mutilation by 9TH
New York American" of the President
Memorial Day proclamation. The elias
gave him close attention and frequent
ly applauded.
Then DR.. r. R. Chilson, local physi
clan. presented the resolutions. In of
fering the measure calling on the Pres
ident to act against Hearst DR.. Chilso,
said:
"This is just the same as a resolu
ton passed by the G. A. r. here, bu
If it's good enough for them it's goo
enough for US. We cannot improve o.
il one whittle"
Both measures went through in rapi
order. The action of the Robinso,
class, it was said here, probably vii
do more to convince the council tina
public sentiment here demands imme
diately action against Hearst than an
single event since the fight against tn
publishers of "The American" an
"The Journal" first began here.
Included among the members of tn
class are such men as C. F. Carrie,
president of the Cronk and Carrie
Manufacturing Company; former Cour
ty Clerk Otis A. Leonard. L. J. Bair,
superintendent Of the Railway Com
mercial Training School here; Rar
some r. Lewis. general manager Of tn
American Bridge Company, and II.
Chapman, president of the Field Fore
Pump Company. E. X. Bottle, Of tn
American Sales Book Company, is sc,
retary of the Robinson class.