New-York tribune., 1919-01-10
Citizens Plan
Daily Greeting
To u. S. Heroes
Lawrence T. Abbott Refuses
iO Serve With Hearst;
Joins the New Committee
Leaders Meet To-day
Many Are Eager to Assist
Independent Organization
in Welcoming Troops

Plans for daily welcome to the
stream of incoming troops from France
will be made to-day at Il meeting of
the general committee Of the Citizens
Committee of Welcome, which has been
called for 3:45 D. m. at the Murray
Hill Hotel 1t had been planned to
hold the meeting at the Hotel Belmont.
Charles Stewart Dawson will preside.
The committee made public yester-
day several letters, among them one
from Lawrence f. Abbott, editor of
"Thc Outlook who wrote:
Il have your letter of December Z
telling me that the Mayor has ap-
pointed me member of the Committee
OF Welcome to Homecoming Troops.
May | say that | appreciate the honor
thus conferred and desire in every APP
propriate way | can to aid in this mat
ter? But before | accept will YOU let
me frankly and respectfully ask what
Mr. Hearst's relation to this committee
is! AIR. Hearst's course during the war
has been so mschievous regarding
some of our most important allies that
1T has amounted in effect to disloyalty
to the United States. In The New
York American Of June 6, 1915, he
said:
".Whether the Lusitania was armed
or not, 1t was properly spoil of war,
subject to attack and destruction under
the accepted rules of so-called civilized
warfare
This sentiment alone would make me
unwilling to serve on any war commit
tee of which Mr.. Hearst was chairman
or in which he exercised any personal
authority or influence
Others Indorsing Movement
The names of others who have en-
dorsed the Citizens Committee and
extracts from their letters follow:
MRS. JOHN FRANCIS YAWGER,
sos West End Avenue: ut will be a
pleasure to serve (on the committee)
Federation of Women's Clubs. presi-
dent of the Woman's Republican Asso-
citation. State of New York, vice pres
ident National Society Patriotic Wom-
en- of America and secretary of New
York State d. A. r."
MRS. WILLIAM ROGERS CHAP
MAN, president of the Rubenstein
Club: THE Rubenstein Club will be
most happy to cooperate with the
Citizens Committee of Welcome to re-
turning soldiers. We could not-would
not-cooperate with the Mayors Com
nlttee under the nominations made
but we will do all in our power to
assist the Citizens Committee of
Welcome"
THEATRE ASSEMBLY CLUB, Mrs.
j. Christopher Marks, presidents: Gas
president of the Theatre Assembly.
with membership of 1900 beg to
say that we shall be glad to be affil-
lated with you in welcoming returning
soldiers, sailors and marines The
Theatre Assembly maintains its own
canteen for men in the service inde-
pendently at 125 West Forty second
Street."
Indian League Accepts
AMERICAN INDIAN LEAGUE, New
York: This League is a national,
patriotic organization devoted to the
welfare of the Indians of our country.
and we heartily approve of the plan
TO welcome our returning soldiers and
sailcrs. There are some 5000 Indians
IN the army and navy and in the avia-
ton. The League, therefore, tenders
TO you its services"
ASSOCIATION OF VETERAN Of
FICERS OF THE CIVIL WAR, George
Haven Putnam: "This association de-
sires TO be included with the group of
patriotic societies which are taking ac-
ton in connection with the reception
of our soldiers and in the protest
against the makeup of the Mayors
Committee and the inclusion in such
a committee of such . man as Hearst" "
GEORGE KENNETH, 315 West
Eighty-ffth Street: "The citizens of
New York think you are doing wonder
ful work It is an insult to every pa
triotic American that Hearst should be
put forward to welcome our victorious
boys Call upon me for any help you
may need"
DR. JOSEPHINE WALTER, 81 West
Seventyfourth Street: AZ am fully in
sympathy with the movement Of the
Citizens Committee of Welcome 1t is
most gratifying that this big effort is
being handled by worthy citizens to
Offset the insult in the way of the
Hearst committee to our boys"
f. w. BARBER, President the Aero
nautical Society of America: at
affords me great pleasure to take part