The sun., 1919-02-17
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MALONE RAKES U. S.
RULE, THEN FAINTS
Nation Governed by Business
Interests and Spies,
lie Says.
LEADERS CALLED STUPID
Bolshevism characterized as
"Hcll on Earth. by Ex-
Russian Missionary. ~
LEADERS CALLED STUPID

Bolshevism. the deportation Of aliens
and the release OF conscientious objec-
,ors now In prison were subjects of vio-
Ian, discussion at several meetings held
vssterday afternoon and evening in va
rlous parts OF the city.
The climax OF the day came last night
9, the Century Theater when Dudley
Field Malone, once Collector of the Port
AZ New York, dropped unconscious from
his seat on the stage at the conclusion
Of an address OF great intensity and
physical and mental effort, in which he
declared that the country was not gov
srned BY It's institutions but "by the
commercial prejudice of business inter-
ests and the detective agencies of the
Government" lie had attacked the Sem
s.e Postmaster General Burleson and
the system of Federal courts.
pr John Haynes Holmes. chairman,
ard other speakers hastily raised Mr..
Malone from the floor. while the audi
,7ce which had just ceased a storm Of
wild applause. deceived by his extreme
pallor. murmured that his great exertion
baa killed him. Mr. Malone recovered
slf1cently on swallowing some water,
he was half carried TO the wings he
ladies and gentlemen, I hope you'n
ladies and gentlemen. I hope you'll
forgive me"
Work of Meeting Goes On.
nr. Joseph Frankel, a physician in the
audience attended him in a room back
4 II. .s.,sr
Mr.. Malone that he was suffering from
vertigo brought on by his recent extraor-
binary emotion. He was hurried home
IN an automobile. Meanwhile the meet
iug continued.
At the gathering last night called by
the National Civil Liberties Bureau to
demand the release of the hundreds of
political prisoners still in military pris-
ors on sentences of various terms of
years Mr. Malone made his first public
address since his retirement last Satur-
day from the navy, in which he held a
commission as Lieutenant. His ad-
dress was even more intense in feeling
and more radical in content than any
other made by the former Collector.
while ] am in entire sympathy with
the attitude of Thomas" said Mr.. Ma
lone referring to Evan Thomas. n con-
scientious objector who had just spoken.
Il am myself not a conscientious OBJ
jector. II had been hope ! should
have had the courage to do what
Thomas did.
Il am not here either as n Demo-
rrat. for l Quilted that party some
time ago, and l am not here as a Re
publican because am not tagged with
that stupidity. I'm in favor. OF ad-
hitting the war is over" $50
Outside of James VI. Beck. the Army
Intelligence, the Department OF Justice
and the Senate every one knows the
var lis ended, he declared
National Leaders Blamed. -
Unrest In America is not caused by
sgitators who speak the unrest but by
ne stupidity of the national leaders, he
said They're still investigating Ger
man propaganda at Washington. l tell
YOU we're not governed in this country
ny the Institutions of our Government
hut ~ the commercial prejudice of our
business interests and the detective
agencies of the Government, and we are
sped upon day and night and are liv-
nC under white terror of apprehen-
sion and fear.
IF were Woodrow Wilson, returning
from Europe to. put into effect a great
liberal idea. knowing that the Junkers
and conservatives OF all parties and
countries oppose a liberal peace, / would
do many things in this country. I would
drag ont those detective reports and
would let the press speak again for
liberty, and l would abolish the espion-
age act and Burleson with it. I would
have an Investigation of every political
trial in this country since the war.
"Burleson IL unique, in my opinion.
He has a genius for consistency in error
have never seen man so consistently
in error and so pleased with It,"
In Speaking OF the treatment ~ poft-
'l offenders in the United States, Mr.
Malone told OF the case OF an East
indian who was arrested for writing
e'ters 10 the President pleading for
'ecognition Of an Indian political party
and distributing handbooks urging free
dom for India.