New-York tribune., 1919-12-19
Woman Leader
OF Republicans
Assails Robins
why Did You Invite Him?'
Mrs. Wentz Asks Chair
man Koenig at Coun.
ty Committee Meeting

The presence Of Colonel Raymond
Robins, former Bull Moose chief and
more lately head OF the Red Cross
mission to Russia, at the monthly
meeting Of the Republican County
Committee last night was protested by
Mrs. James Griswold Wentz. president
Of the Women's Republican Club.
Mrs. Wentz first voiced her dis
approval from the floor Of Bryant Hall.
close OF Colonel Robins speech, and
later she made personal protest TO
Samuel 5: koenig, county chairman,
saying Colonel Robins should not have
been invited to q Republican gathering.
"Why did you invite him TO Re
publican gathering" demanded Mrs.
Wentz.
Called Friend of Roosevelt
He was a good friend OF Colonel
Roosevelt" parried the county chair
man.
IF Colonel Roosevelt were alive
row he would spurn him" retorted
Mrs. Wentz. "IIe attacked the Ameri-
can soldiers in speech at Madison.
WIS, two weeks ago and charged them
with having mutinied in Russia"
II did not know that" said Chair
man Koenig.
, 1T was in The newspapers" said
Il did not read g." said the chair
man.
After Colonel Robins had finished
his speech, which largely waa n repeti-
tion Of one delivered in the Public
Forum of the Church Of the Ascension
last June, one Of the members Of the
County Committee moved that "the
guest of the evening be given n vote
Of thanks and his speech printed and
distributed among the members Of the
County Committee"
Mrs. Wentz, who was seated in the
middle Of the hall among G group Of
women, rose and said:
"Defore that motion Is put want
to call attention to the fact that the
guest of the evening did not say. in
speaking Of the Bolshevik revolution,
that e5 per cent of those who took
part in it were ignorant and needed
leadership and that that leadership
was furnished by Germany"
Thank Vote Carried
There was a moments silence. No
one else spoke until Chairman Koenig
put the motion to a vote. There was
q preponderance Of ayes and quite d
few noes.
The motion is carried said Chair
man Koenig.
In the audience were Federal agent.
and representatives. of the Lusk Com
mittee, including Archibald K. Steven
son and Deputy Attorney General Sam
uel Berger
Colonel Robins declared that "the only
government in the world tonight able
to withstand the challenge which has
come out of Russia is America"
England and France he pictured as
being in bad way, predicting a So
cialist majority in the latter country,
and declaring the English Laborites )
were socialists who believed mora in
the teachings of Karl Marx than they
do in the teachings Of Jesus Christ"
Russia, ne added, was over the prec-
ipice, and Austria and Germany tot
tering. Itsly he pictured as govern
ment sitting on 2 volcano.
I'm Il radical" he explained, "but
not q socialist. 7 have been fighting
socialism ali my life. am confident
that il the laborlng men of the country
to-day received an opportunity to de-
termine by ballot whether they wanted
the present system of government to
continue. or to establish socialism or
communism in its stead, they would
vote almost unanimously for the main
tenance of our present form of govern
Uent"