New-York tribune., 1919-05-04
Raid ON Call
To Be Subject
OF u. S. Probe
Both the War and Treasury
Departments Order Full
Inquiry Into May Day
Outbreaks in This City

Full investigation to fix RESPONSE
bility for the May Day raid on the Of
fees of "The New York CALL" the
Socialist party organ here, was
ordered yesterday by both the War
and Treasury Departments.
The order from the War Depart
ment, bearing the signature of Act
ing Secretary Croweil, reached Gov
ernor's Island last night. The in
vestigation, it was said, will be con-
Quoted either by General Barry, com
mander of the Department of Ne
East, or by the Military Intelligence
Bureau.
Victroy Loan officials were stimuli
taneously requested by Secretary
in the May Day roceedings.
The action from Washington came
as the result of kilograms of protest
from "The Call" counter-signed by
Raymond Wilcox, business manager
of the paper. The message sent to
Secretary Glass, to whom the chief
complaint was addressed, read as fol
lows:
"The Calls" Complaint
"Men employed by the New York
government loan organization as
speakers for the Victory Loan organ
lied mob of uniformed sailors and
soldiers, armed with sticks and clubs,
and broke into our new building, 112
Fourth Avenue, yesterday during a
reception ad inspection by friends
and readers of this newspaper.
One woman is blind and several
others are severely i'll as result of
brutal attacks of the mobs. Names
of men were printed in to-day's issue
Of our paper and other New York
dailies. We demand that you take
such action as to protect lives and
property by preventing further in
citation to riot by speakers for the
of action
Barney Dreyfus, the discharged
Canadian veteran who led the soldiers
and sailors in the May Day riots
has been dismissed from the staff
of the local government loan or
ganization. The dismissal was an
nounced last night by Jerome A. My
ers, director of the organizations out
door activities at his office, 1888 Broad
way Dreyfuss admitted yesterday that
he and the men he led in the riots
acted against the law and promised
that the men would henceforth con
fine themselves "to legitimate activi
ties" When called into Mr. Myers
Office yesterday he said
Admits Beating People
eve beat up 500 people and | an
sorry it wasn't 10000"
Dreyfus appeared yesterday for the
first time in civilian clothes. He de
clared this had no connection with the
statement of the Canadian military au
thorities that he would be compelled tC
take off his uniform. He also said thai
he would drop the charge, denied By
Inspector DAILY, that the police killed {
soldier Thursday night in front Of the
Government Loan Organization office
at Twenty eighth Street and Broadway
The uniformed men who were at tht
Madison Square Garden meeting las
Thursday night are pushing their peti
ton, filed with the Navy Club for trans
mission to Governor Smith, asking TO
an investigation of the conduct of th
police at the meeting. About 400 sig
natures are attached to the petition.
In a letter to Mayor Hylan yesterda.
Raymond Wilcox, business manager o
"The New York Call" demanded tina
the Mayor conduct an investigation
into the attack on "The Call" Office b.
the uniformed men stating that unles
the city authorities obtained redres
for "The Call" for the damages suffere
the management of the paper woul
take steps to fix legal responsibilit
on the city.