New-York tribune., 1919-05-30
''War Neurosis," Asserts DR..
Stokes; Gust Plain Gus.
sedness of Young Hood.
Iums,'' Says the Mayor
No More Trouble Feared
New Haven Quiet After Last
Crowd, Including a Judge,
Got Water Drenci,cd

NEW HAVEN, May 29.-Home guards
with bayonets fixed on their rifles and
extra police arc tonight patrollng the
college section, but they have nothing
to do except occasionally to ask a
little group to "move on" On the
streets there are fewer persons than
is usual on the eve of holiday. Ap-
parently threats to use force to the
limit If necessary to preserve the peace
had full effect.
Meanwhile, after two nights of
trouble. New Haven is trying tonight
to find out what it was all about. The
explanations offered vary from the
scholarly war ncurosis" of Anson
Phelps Stokes, secretary of Yale Uni
versity, to the plain cussedness of
young hoodlums" of Mayor David F..
Fitz Gerald
All are agreed that it was no soldier
student row, and that both students
and soldiers behaved splendidly. Like
wise they agree that we'll meaning but
curious citizens, hearing that trouble
was expected between soldiers and stu
dents on Tuesday night went along to
see the "fun," affording cover for the
I hoodlums, always present in large
cities, to operate under.
Learned Judge Drenchcd
The curiosity was by no means con-
fired to the common or garden variety
7 Cf r,{
tonight is laughing at a judge of one
of Connecticut's highest courts, who.
knowing full we'll that there il no
such thing as an innocent hystantler in
a mob. ignored Mayor Fitz-Gerald's
order to move on last night, and, in
consequence, was nearly drowned when
the fire hose was turned On the crowd
When he caught his breath his re-
marks, it is said, were more emphatic
than judicial.
This type of citizen is staying at
home to o-nght. The police, now on their
mcttlc. are keeping those who insist
on being about the scene Of trouble
from forming crowds. The under
graduates. far from looking for trou-
BILE, are obeying the advice of the stu
dent council and remaining on the
campus.
Mayor Ftz-Gerald who seems to
have been here, there and everywhere,
is loud in his praises OF students and
soldiers alike. Likewise he is en-
phatic in asserting that there will be
no more trouble and no need of out
side aid.
No Soldier Student Fcud
Have no dclusions," said he this
afternoon, "as to what would have
happened if the men of the 102d really
went after the students. They'd have
gone through the campus walls, if
necessary to get them.
"The fact is, however, that there is
no feud between the men of the 102d
and the students. There are scores
of Yale men in the regiment 1t was
largely officered by Yale men, who
brought back their full share of Dis
tinguished Service Crosses. On the
contrary, when trouble started. men
of the 102d helped suppress it, Others
OF the regiment were badly beaten by
the crowd
what did happen was this: Some
body started the story that students
/ jeered at and Kissed the regiment when
it paraded Saturday. We can find no
proof of this. Some students. them
selves veterans of overseas service.
recognized and joshed some of their
friends in the ranks. The friends
Joshed back. 1t was all in good part
and so taken by both sides"
No Organized Disturbance
Mayor Fitzgeralds declaration that
there is no evidence Of Bolshevism
here or that either disturbance was
organized is backed up by Chief of
Police Philip J. Smith and Assistant
States Attorney Waller Pickett.
"The disturbances were not the re-
suit of any organized effort" said
Chief Smith. "Of that we are sure.
There are malcontents here. as there
are in other cities, who, given a chance.
will try to make trouble. We also have
our share of hoodlums, unwhipped
young cubs, who. if they think they
can escape punishment, will try to
make trouble. 1t was these who did all
the stone throwing
There are persons here who talk
revolution" said Mr.. Pickett. "but
they are small groups and in no way
responsible tuesday night or last
night. We know what these people are
doing"
BoIshevism Not To Blame
P. F. Omeara, president of the State
Federation of Labor, is unable to see
anything looking like Bolshevism in
the disturbances.
"In a town like this" said he. "there
are always boys who don't like the
students. It's an old old story. This
latent feeling cropped out, that's all.
The working element is in no wise re-
sponsible."
Labor conditions in New Haven are
far better than in most cities which
enjoyed abnormal prosperity because
Of war industries. 1t is estimated that
in a population of about 10000 less
than 5000 are idle, and common labor
usually the last to be employed is be-
coming scarce. The building trades,
/ which account for most of the idle
ness, are starting up and already there
of Il.