New-York tribune., 1919-02-01
Chairman of Celebration
Committee TO Accept
Challenge of Publisher
Attempt to Raise
Racial Issue Scored
Resignation of Chief of
Creeters Rejected Five
Times During Meeting

The resignation of Nathan S. Jonas,
chairman Of the Brooklyn Victory
Celebration Committee, was rejected
FIVE times blythe executive committee
yesterday. Alr. Jonas returned his ap-
pointament 70 Borough President RE
gelmann and said that whether he re.
mained chairman or not he would ac.
cept the challenge of William Ran
dolph Hearst. The committee pledged
Its support.
The meeting was held in the Brook.
lyn Chamber of Commerce and nine
teen of the twentyfour members were
present, including Riegelmann. "There
may be some of you who will not wan
to sc as far as I do" Mr.. Jonas warned
the committee, ''for l am going to b,
as radical as Mr.. Hearst ever was.
Don't think that l am retiring as
chairman because of this attack" Mr.
Jonas continued, after referring to an
editorial in yesterdays Evening
Journal which was inspired by the
Wednesday night patriotic meeting
given By the Victory Committee. At
that meeting Edmund O'Connor, COM
missioner of records, and John T..
Sullivan, another Hearst supporter,
were forcibiy evic.ed The title OF
the editorial was Throw Those Irish
Out"
Willing to Fight Traitors
Referring to the editorial, Nh Jonas
said;
This attempt to raise a race issue
IS absolutely false in every particular
accept the challenge. There has got
to be some one in this country who
VIII hight demagogues and traitors, and
Il have got TO be the man, or the
only man, I'll do it,
Nr. Jonas asked the committee to
consider the appointment Of Alexander
NJ White, former Special Deputy Com
missioner Of Police under Nv oods. "He
IS better fighter than Eeam," urged
Mr.: Jonas. Il Will stand by his side
and we will together pull off this thing
TO the credit Of the people of Brook
lyn"
Mr. White declined. sayinfi he had
40 or three months Of work in Wash
ington. He formerly had offered a res
outiou declining the resignation OF
Dir. Jonas. Later it was amended by
Sir White 30 epress the committee S
confidence in the chairman and leaving
Ar. Jonas still the leader of the Vic
tory Committee. Meier Steinbrink, a
Brooklyn attorney, and Frank L. Bah
mott, together with Mrs. Walter Shaw
present, offered motions declining con-
EfdQr1tior of M Icr1cyu trr affop
Riegeimann Asks Time
The last attempt was made when
Nr. Jonas said to the committee that
ne would return the appointment to
kicgclmann. He asked Riegelmann to
act or it, but the latter asked time to
take it under advisement. A motion
was passed indicating that the com
nlttee would regard it's acceptance by
Riegelmann az against their approval.
2r. Jonas is still chairman.
you have got to staEd up and give
me your support through thick and
.hIn,' Mr. Jones told the. committee
II is not fair to let me carry on a
iignt OF this character alone. If some
men will assassinate character they
Kill as quickly take life. / am willing
70 stand up and fight this dangerous
menace, which even the government
won't take hold OF and crush--in spite
Of my health and if it kills me. I've
got big contract before me.
Then Mr. Jones had the secretary
read the Hearst editorial, Throw
Those Irish Out Commenting on i
Mr. Jonas said, at is the most out
fageous thing ! ever read"
Dir. Jonas replied to the editorial
wsaich Vas based on the trumped-uI
charge that the people VINO attended
the Wednesday night celebration
shouted" dfsparaging remarks abou
the Irish.
No Record of Shouts
There was not one item in the New
eDpy, Nr. jonas said, which containe'
reference TO any such Shouts" nor T.
aDy remarks about the Irish in an,
way. Those Who read the report re
marked there wag not much that th'
stenngrapherg missed.
II is simply an Issue whether Mr.
Hearst, the New York American" an,
re Evening Journal" are going Il
aietate 70 the Victory Committee wha
Y should do or should not do" sais
Ar. Steinbrink. He warmed the com
I9tstee IL must stand either for Mr.
Ssisas or for Ar. Hearst. He read /;
paragraph from Brooklyn "Eakle'
editorial, which launched foTcefu
attack against Hearst and he said th'
epf1nsttee Was Of the same mind,
Wehn any man or woman impugH
re patriotism Of james H. Beck,
pssfnbxink continued, "he or she mus
y sflsaaz hen Hearst and 'Th
& g sfses5 AnA Journal were prsaehinl
sas irSldfaas propaganda Mr.. Beej
VIZ gueaeHxffw fhs esa. ~ Mar.a rdsfl
Iaysli; vhen Hearst and sThe Ameyl
san' and yJ0urnap were spresdin,
vfosdease their vile and wrctches
IS ss-...,ss
coaennsd on 1o0e fouy