Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-17
Turn HdUerfOrd
From This Port


continued from rage One
exaggerated reports on vice conditions
The vice controversy iS nothing but a
personal affair. and Philadelphia should
not be made to suffer for IT, Pennsyl-
vania boys should be landed at this
port 1t Is ridiculous to take them any
where else
'"rhe lfaverford is q Philadelphia
boat has always doclled here. and now,
of all times should land here. We
shall not stand for this outrageous
stigmatism"
To refute the assertions Of the War
department concerning the alleged lack
OF facilities az this port. Mr. Young
points out that the port was used aa
an "mbarkatlon point Cor thousands Of
troops and INST every demand Of the
department,
"Ridi"ulou-," says Mr. Sproule
George T. Sprouie, secretary OF the
commissioners OF Navigation, charac-
terIZed the action of the War Dcpart-
ment rs ridiculous lie said.
1T is just as safe to land men in this
city as any other port TIE men would
be properly safeguarded There is moth
ing TO be evaded here. that | can see.
| am sure that Philadelphia Is much
cleaner than New York, where troops
are now being landed"
Protest TO Secretary Baker
telegram to Secretary Of War Baker
protesting against the diversion was
sent this afternoon by Emil =. Alhrech,,
president of the Bourse
My communication is protest 20
the charge that PHILADELPHIA cannot
handI" returning troops and 7 request
the Secretary Of war to couut.ruaud
the order diVrrtine the Havcrford, "a id
Mr.. AlbreCht. II also called attention To
the fact that Philadelphia had all the
necessary facilities 10 handle OUTGOING
troops and therefore must necessary hat e
equal facilities to receive them
THE message also calls the attention
Of Secretary Baker to the fact that tie
American line piers not only handled the
outgoing troops, but for years accom-
modated thousands Of passengers and
immigrants to and from this port.
The charge that philadelphia is ur-
able to handle incoming troops is uu-
founded
Government Charge Denied
In his protest 30 the Board Of Trade.
Mr., Young explained the action Of the
War Department and gave reasons why
the troops should be landed here The
PlO''HN L's'ONS.
We beg TO advise that We v"s,eriay To-
ysins thai the % Rm.ran " i9rr i&r|fG ?'ir s,c %@
ford sailed from Brest on the l1,h 'us'
and bound for Phhadolrhia an iuold+at
Wlth which we were much pleased for H. 70
Philadelphia "!'n reiurn'nE troops 20
day "e have telephone from our Nch
Xy2Tk ,Gofftttce oftce ,ha, ,he War b,@partm,pt ~
ford must b. diverted and tho said troops
shan be be landed ., the nor, Of Nov YorD.
tn" War Department claiming that tho
troops cannot bo handled ~ the port uf
Philadeipha, W. consider This rnost ~,
fortunate View on the part OF tho War
Department and We place the matter before
NuI for such steps as YOU think should be-
quickly and We assume that YOU will com.
rauni,atn with Washington by wire at once
madns urgent aEp"al. 7 not demand. that
Sew York but shall bring ner troops ia
phtIadgin9'&M a. 80 tnat thS Sifl% "t IenPsl
ce!v" recognition that il due 10 both
We might sa% ,G&' TH %r6,,g az 70 gnNGrst2nd & m
partneut. should max" IN" statement that
returning troops cannot be handled At tl.e
MAJ troops can he handed hcrc aud should
bc handled here, and We behey" that With
phiiadelpha that you win a, once taNe de-
clsve steps in tho suhj"c' Of this comnsuu,,
Ian line pier. loot Of Wnsh'ngton av@nue
thousands ~ troops have boon handled out
senrcrs generally have been handled there
with absolute satisfaction 20 all concerned
, IN addition 10 which now ARRANGEMENTS have
heen made on the second story Of tho Amer
ican Line per for III" direct purpose II In,
suriug All necessities incident 20 the hand,ing
M rcturnlng troops. thH' We have nc
hesitation In saving that the said pl"r -
in ovcrv way adapted for this work in al
Its branches.
The kilograms 10 Senator Penrose and
Congressman Moore contained the gs
Of Mr.. Young's protest to the Board Of
Trade.
"Mayor Smith received word from the
war Department today that no troopshiI
has left Europe with soldiers for Phila-
delphla, This information was con-
yeyed to me By the Mayors private
secretary and, as a result reception
plans have been halted"
This statement was made today by
Robert y. Dripps, of the peace jubilee
committee.
at was our purpose" said Mr.. Drpps
ito charter big harbor steamer and
meet the Hsverford at point down the
Delaware River. Now that We have
been told that the Haverford Is not
headed for this port, We cannot go or
with the plans, But we shall be ir
readiness TO greet the first ship that ar.
rives and accord the boys a royal
greeting" a