New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Seven ON Army
DraftBOards
Reject Hearst
Three Local CHI a r M e II
Among Those Opposing
Editor as a Welcomer
"Scoundrel Club Grows
Destinations Are Read at
Citizens Independent
Committee M e Ell n g

1t was learned yesterday that at
least seven men prominent in the adj
mnistration of the draft laws have in
Dictated in emphatic statements their
refusal to be associated with William
Randolph Hearst in extending welcome
to returning troops.
The chairmen of three draft boards
were included in the days grist of re-
fusals Two of these were received at
The Tribune, and one was contained
in letter read at last nights meeting
of the executive committee of the Citi-
zen's Independent Committee of Wei
Women's National Committee of the
son Avenue. The committee of seven
was present, Charles Stewart Dawson
acting as chairman.
Discussion of the telegram sent Fri
day night to Governor Smith. petition
ing him for the appointment of new
committee of welcome from the state at
large, to supplant the Hylan commit
tee, with Hearst, attracted wide interest
from patriotic citizens, many of whom
had declined to serve on the Mayors
committee.
Six Refuse In Day
The letter read at the meeting, from
Charles A. Tipling, chairman of Draft
Board 1873, was copy of his reply sent
ur1o !, 20
ton to serve.
The other two refusals for draft
board chairmen received yesterday
were from Irwin Kurtz, a popular at
torney, member of the law firm of
Kurtz & Ruby, at 1876 Broadway, chair
man of draft board No. ITO and po-
litical worker of prominence. and
Stewart Chaplin. an attorney. of 2
Rector Street, chairman of draft board
No. 5.
Altogether. the roster of the Mayors
'Scoundrel Club" was increased during
the day by the addition of six attor-
neys and business men of the greater
city. The Mayors letter was sent to
the draft board chairman last Saturday
and it brought immediate response
from H. P. Hammond, professor of
sanitary engineering at the Polytechnic
Institute, Brooklyn. and chairman of
draft board No. 5S; and Rudolph P
Miller, former superintendent of build
ings in Manhattan, and chairman Of
draft board No 1856, both of whom
refused to serve.
Send Letters to The Tribune
The addition of Mr.. TIPPING, Mr..
Chaplin and Mr.. Kurtz bring the num-
Der to seven who have stated in letters
TO Mr.. Whalen and to the Mayor their
disapproval of the selection of Hearst
as g member of the committee
Besides the three draft board chair
men, refusals were received during the
day from the following citizens, copies
Of their letters to Mr.. Whalen being
merchant and banker of 10 East
Eorty-fourth Street, president of
Brooks Brothers and second vice presi-
dent of the United States Savings
Bank; Marion J. Verdery, secretary
and superintendent of the New York
stock Exchange Safe Deposit Company,
10 Broad Street, and Robert Forsyth
Little, an attorney of the firm of White
&, Case, ID Wall Street.
Tipling Opposes Hearst
Mr. Tipling wrote: There should be
no question or suspicion of the abso-
lutte loyalty to the government of
every member of the committee which
IS to welcome them. Unhappily. this
IS not the case. I consider it an in
justice to the living and a reproach
upon the memory Of the loyal dead,
who cannot themselves enter pro-
test, that at least one member Of the
committee heretofore appointed rests
under the imputation of having op-
posed the polMies of the government,
both before the United States entered
The war and afterward
1.-THE attitude of William Randolph
hearst, as shown by his acts, and as
expressed through his newspapers.
since the Hunnish assault upon the
peace of the world, has not been snch
as to commend itself to vast Inaior-
ity OF our citizens, including thou
SANDS OF our sailors and soldiers, and
lhey resent his continuance as q mem
Der Of this committee of welcome"
The executive committee announced
the appointment Of Mrs William Law
on the general committee and stated
That requests have been received
sion to membership.
Inc committee adjourned to Mon
DAY afternoon at o'clock.
e", "htc ana Blue Welcome"
sr. Kurtz wrote:
Our boys deserve a red, white and
Dlue welcome untinged with yellow or
any other color, and l am sure that the
sal patriotic citizens of New York will
see that they get it.
Il assume that this invitation il ey-
tended to me in my capacity as chair
man Of Local Board ITO, and feel that
would be disloyal to every one Of the
Lila boys that were sent into the
serylce Of our country from nv board
II | associated myself with the com
n,ittee Of which William Randolph
Hearst is member. /, therefore. re-
suse to accept the appointment to the
committee which has been rendered
NE"
1r. Lioyd wrote:
Il should be gensible of the honor
thus conferred upon me. and should
feel il a privilege as well as nv duty
AZ citizen TO accept were it not for
the fact that it is commonly reported
mat William Randolph Hearst is to be
member Of this committee.
Mr.. Hearst's attitude, as Expressed
ny the newspapers which he controls.
toward our entrance into the war and
toward our chief ally has been TOO
VIGOROUSLY subyersiye Of all that re-
gard as the best ideals and spirit Of the
United States TO permit me to serve