The evening world., 1919-01-18
ATTACK ON HEARST
BRINGS CHEERSOF
5000 AS l5O HISS
Protest Meeting Is Stirred by
DR.. Manning'S Arraignment
of Publisher.

rive thousand ChccrS ana lou MISSES
greeted the arraigumcnt last night
Of William Randolph Hearst in Mad
ison Square Garden ms the most use
ful friend that Germany had in this
country, both before and after Amer
lea entered the war. The mccilns
was called to protest the appoint
mcnt Of Hearst by Mayor Hylan as
Chairman ot "a sub committee TO
welcome returning soldiers from tho
war. and was under the auspices OF
the Independent Citizens Committee
OF New York TO Welcome Soldiers.
The meeting was kept ln an upronr
~ a small opposition which James
NJ Beck characterized as "hircd
agents" which aiusion provoked
more disturbance from the pro-
Hearst mon. Tho most bttcr attack
on Hearst was made by the Rev. Dr.
William T. Manning. rector OF Trim
ity church. Dr. Manning said that
asking that their troops shall no be
sent home through New York, he
cause Of the kind OF welcome ar
ranged for them hero.
I'VE don't like 10 hear this" con-
tinucd Dr Manning. but this Is now
what is happening The Legislature
OF South Dakota has made this re-
quest OF Congress and other states
are about TO take similar action"
This statement created another
disturbance among the Hearst
contingent and pr Manning, raising
his voice. cried:
"Hurrah for South Dakota"
The crowd rose TO i,s feet at this
and the state named received an
ovation, the cheers ana shouts drown
ing the adverse yclls and hisscs Of
the pro-llcarst followers.
Not in the recollection ot the writer
, has there bccn such - barIagc. so
to speak, Of policemen around Madi-
I son Square Garden as was maintained.
/ Cordons OF cops formed bulwarks
! against citizens bound for the Gar
den in F,fth Avenue. Fourth Avenue,
2jth street and 29th street.
They we're reinforced by military
policemen aud large. husky sailors
VINO carried CLUBS. At S o'clock there
were moro guardians ur the peace OF
hand thah MAST mDCtcrs, and for hal
an hour after the protest adJOurn"'
the streets In the vicinity were
clogGcd with policemen In uniform
policemen In what is known In polio.
circles "a plain clothes, military po,
/ liCcmCn. provost guards and sailor.
, armed with authority to subduo IA,
unruly, il Fighting their way TO the
| subway Ur surface cars. Mayor Hy-
| Ian and ,hc military authorities cCr-
tainly did protect those present at
! the mag--mCoting.
The meeting may have been packed
! but II So. the packing was loose. Al
/ & % o'ClocN. while the Rev. Nchemi1l
! Ruyntun ~ Brooklyn was speaking
! DR.. j. G.. IlIbbcn, President OF Prince
! ton University, the presiding officer
! politely and tnCtful.y asked all wno
were not in sympathy with the spirit
I Of the occasion TO leave IN" hal
About 500 persons. a majority of them
soldiers In uniform. proceeded "a
labindOn the proceedings. They
marched out IN orderly furma ion
cheering for Hearst and liylan and
Cucountcring hissrs and huotS.
Occasionally. gentlemen, most ui
whom betrayed by their Language
that they are proud of Mllcsian an
ccstry, got up and vnniurDd 10 STATE
that speakers liN" James NJ. Brch
and Dr Manning. IN" rector Of Trim
lay, were making statements NOT
based on fact. Each interruption If
this character was the signal tp'
cries Of Throw him out" May.'
lIil,n'g pnlIr,mcn threw "y"rNDOl'
ont thot were asked 10 be thrown ON
but the gontIcnoss OF the procodur.
rendered folk VINO have really seen
pcoplc thrown out of Madison square
! Garden pop-cycd The funny part o
i. ,y,s that nearly everybody who wa.
| thrown out appeared - be- glad 10 8"
Dr. william T. Manning was tn
only sneaker who directly attacked
Mir Hearst. and his speech aroused
,hc most disorder DR. Manning saic
inup2yyrr' oro hero to sny that no com
n.tt,r can be- a proper cuinmitt"" q
wolrpmo our soldiers nnl sll'r'
which includes the name Of Mr.. NIli'
nm Randolph Hearst MI Hearst .
latitude during TINS war la not a We
tor ~ doubt on debate. II Ire recorded
in his own newspapers Mr.. H"Ir.'
rnnnnt object - h'lus luG.'1 by tn,
words printed ,u his u"u pullrai IONS
ITuroughput this war h' hoH. been q" :,
country. ana tho Germans iu"ms"ly".
have recognized ana urEuuWlrds dsrt
.tuis II Mayor lIylon w,ll allow aun'
nj uH ~ prepare aud present ip u.u
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