The sun., 1919-06-26
ST. REGIS EVICTS
SIR CHAS. ALLOM



Ensiishman very angry. and that after
using words which, they said. they would
not repeat. he said: Bring De Valera
and his gang up here from the waldorf
and I'll finish them ALL" The girls also
say that he called them Contemplate
creatures" and told them they we're "led
by the Catholic clergy and they are
idiots"
Sir Charles raised his voice and the
girls raised theirs and guests began
crowding around for to listen and to
see. Eventually the girls say, Sir
Charles said something about the Pope
AZ this point In the narrative, to which
Mr.. Ham listened, nodding his head
and exploding now and then, two cham
oermaids appeared and one, turning to
the other. said in shocked tones He
spoke OF the Pope. Did you hear that
the Pope! Think Of the likes Of him
making mention Of the Pope!"
Sir Charles tried to tell the girls that
tho Irish rebellion was made In Ger
! IT. any and that therefore in supporting
the Irish cause against England they
were unfaithful to the cause of the Al
lee. Mabel Clayton waited for a chance
and she slipped in the query: ibid you
L
% per cent. OF the navy are Irish? Then
their story continues. they told the pro-
testing Enslishman that they didn't
want to argue with him any longer
said to him." says Sheila O'Reilly
| chuckling, ''if you desire to contribute
to the Irish Victory Fund here are the
baskets. Otherwise you must excuse
US, FOR we are very busy for the cause. /"
AT this point r. NJ. HAN. his brother,
Il NJ ~ ~
hotel stan took up the recital. It
seemed that Sir Charles Allom stormed
over to Joseph Ham. who had Joined the
lobby crowd, and asked him why he per-
mitted the American flag to be dis
played beside that Of the Irish repub-
lie" Joseph Ham referred Sir Charles
to his brother. the st. Regis proprietor,
who was Just emerging from the dining
room. where he had been having lunch
con when the hubbub drew him toward
ths lobby.
And Out He Went.
HE told me-" says r. NJ. Ham. "that
| the presence of the Irish flag in an
American hotel and Of solicitors for the
| irish fund were outrageous. He referred
to the girls rs those contemplate crea =
| lures. He talked very loud and
| threatenfngly. / was so angry could
| hardly speak. but l said to him, after
| he had run on a while, Sir Charles Al
lonl are you running this hotel or am -
He said to me. I will show you UP. I
will have an accounting said to him,
| You are q dirty blackmailer.' Then he
said that we were all traitors Was he
thrown out? Indeed he was. 1t was a
terrible thing. ! wouldn't have 1t hap
pen for a million dollars, but what could
you do? ordered him to 60. he would
not go; 30 he was thrown out"
| Assistant Manager Mascord leaned
over the desk to say: Yes. sir. we threw
him out, and l had a hand in II. 1t was
the politest thing we could do"
Mr.. Ham WOULD not speak OF Vincent
Astor's appearance on the scene. which
he said had nothing to do with the story.
Others said that Mr.. Astor came out of
| the dining room when Mr.. Ham and Sir
Charles Allom were embroiled. but see
ing that everything was being capably
handled and not knowing what the fuss
| was about. went In and resumed his seat.
| Mr.. Ham said last night that II had
| give every sort OF patriotic collecting
/ agency the freedom OF the house. He
spoke OF Polish relief, relief for the
Lithuanians, British and French war
! funds and others. and said that he saw
no reason why the Irish should be dis
| eliminated against
| Sir Charles Allom stoutly defended his
course, and said he had nothing to apo'o-
| gize for. He had used, he said. no Ian
guage that a gentleman would regret,
and IL the girls reported him as having
employed any profane words they must
have been thinking of his sharp but
dignifed remarks concerning the Irish
| Catholic clergy. He said It was well &c
remember. in connection with the Incl
| dent, that Mr.. Ham was born in Austria