New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-03
Security League
Plans NOn-Hearst
Welcoming Body
Meeting Held at Lawyers
Club to Organize Commit
tee to Receive Troops In
dependent of Mayor Hylan

Plans to take part in the movement
to welcome returning soldiers, indie
pendent of the Mayors Committee and
William Randolph Hearst, were form
ulated yesterday by the National Sc
curlty League, at an executive meet
ing at the Lawyers Club Colonel
Charles f. Lydecker was named a mem
Der of the Executive Committee of the
Independent Citizens Committee.
Those at the meeting were Colonel
Lydecker. Alexander ]. Hemphin.
Henry L. West, Dr. Robert NJ. Nc
Elroy, Edward Harding c. A. Bill, S.
Stanwood Menkin and Frederick R.
Coudert
Lloyd Taylor, chairman of the Sc
curlty Leagues Committee on Univer-
sal Training. announced that he had
accepted the Craftsmanship of the Pub
betty Committee of the United States
ing nation wide chain of employment
bureaus Cor the benefit of returning
soldiers
Recruits for New Committee
The Committee Of Loyal Citizens, or
canned by the American Defence So
clety as an independent Welcoming
body, recruited many We'll known e,vo", noe
Yesterday The majority of these pre-
vlousiy had refused to act on the com
mlttee with Mr.. Hearst The list in
Guided Thomas B. Patton, David Valen-
tlne, George II. Benz amin, J. Sergeant
Cram, Ogden Reid Frederick /, Col
Ems ". j. Glackens, R. H. Calling. Dr.
Samuel M'Cune Lindsay, Cass Gilbert
David Leventrtt, Alfred Marlihp and
W A. Marble. ''''
fRCcof all civil organizations. wop omen
clubs and patriotic societies for "'1 ON, >
plans for public meeting" said
Charles Stewart Dawson, chairman Of
the committee. at is evident that
pians Tor mass meeting to welcome
the returning soldiers and sailors ;s
hndlng emphatic approval ! hone all
organizations interested in this work
viii write me- "'' n
ne Army and Navy Legion of Valor
OF the United State of America is
among the organizations participating
IN the work, as are the Americas
Rights League, the National N snc, lca !,
League and the Women'st Munjcinal
League P''
Another Refusal to Serve.
Rudolph ?. Miller, formerly sunerjn.
,ehdent or buildings in the Borough of
Nahha1tan added his name Yesterday
to the growing list Of prominent iii.
zens who refuse to serve on the NAV, NV,
ors committee with Mr.. Hearst In 9
letter to Grover Whalen, the MAYORS
secrdetary. Mr.. Miller wrote:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT is hereby made of
the receipt OF your letter of December
rs, l9ls, informing me that NV name
has been suggested for appointment hv
tne Mayor on committee Of welcome
10 homecoming troops to honor those
VINO return to us and pcrpetuate the
r'emofF o. the brave men who have
fallen on the field Of battle.
Having had the honor of apnojnt-
ment to, and Of service on one Of the
boards TO select the men who have 81
hopiY upheid the principles for which
ther country entered the war. it would
tave been great privilege and an ad
ditlonal honor TO assist in extending 4o
them a welcome home 1t strikes mo
however. that it would be helghlv in,
consistent and inappropriate to serve
on such committee any member of
Whlch mad opposed sending to France
the men it is now intended to recni,e
IN manner betting their service.
One Such on Committee
understand that the committee an
pointed by the Mayor is to include
such an one in the person of WiIjiam
Randolph Hearst. If that is the case
! am compelled to decline an appoint
ment on the proposed committee'
Mr.. Miller was draughtsman of the
latest revised Building Code Of Now
York City and the first chairman Of the
board Of Standards and Appeals, which
last position he resigned last March
before the term Of his appointment was
up, at the request Of Mayor Hvlan.
David Wills, an attorney of 38 Park
ROW, waited in vain yesterday for am
answer from the Mayor to letter in
which Mr.. Hearst's enforced resipna-
ton was suggested
u asked the Mayor for the courtesy
OF reply" said Mr.. Wills, "and really
nope he sees fit to explain why he
keeps Mr.. Hearst on the committee IN
the face of continued protest by pa
triotic citizens"
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