The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-30
BECK NOT M0LESTED
IN VICTORY SPEECH
Two Men Thrown Out in
Brooklyn Meeting for In
terrupting Chairman.
CHEERING FOR HEARST
100 Policemen and Heavy
Provost Guard Keep Order
Inside and Out.
CHEERING FOR HEARST

The patriots who were going to pull
James NJ. Beck CT the stage II he tried
to speak at the Brooklyn victory cell
ebration In tho Academy of Music last
night did not make good. Mr.. Beck
talked for about an hour and the only
Interruption was handclapping.
Before he was introduced two men in
front orchestra rows were nudged Out
Of the Academy by police and ushers
because they tried 10 crate while the
chairman of the meeting James H. Post
had the floor. They were Edmund
o'Connor. Deputy Commissioner of
Ec"N"-~ 7cd a veteran OF MI Hearst's
Independence League. and John Z.
Su..'-.., "nO nuu been leading "citi-
sens delegations to Borough President
R!egelmann to protest against the APP
pearance or Mr.. Beck. Their election
was cheered by nearly everybody.
Mayor Hylan and Mr.. Riegeimann,
who are the honorary chairmen OF the
Brooklyn Victory Celebration Commit
tee. were not there and sent no regrets.
Nathan s. Jonas, chairman of the execu-
tive committee. who had stuck by Mr..
Beck and therefore incurred the wrath
OF whoever it was that was down on
Mr.. Beck, spoke good humoredly and
wac not molested by so much as a hos
tile squeak.
Soldier Holds His Peace.
A soldier who was said to be Nell a.
Wilkes, the chap who threatened to
pull Mr.. Beck eff the platform or with
his mates to drown out the orator OF the
evening, sat in the front row with a
sailor, but did not attempt to move
therefrom. There were 100 members OF
the city police force outside the Acad-
envy and as many more inside, In addi-
ton to two truckloads OF army provost
guardsmen. two OF whom twidd!ed their
n,ghtstlcks at either extremity OF the
stage.
About 1000 ticketless persons rad a
good time in the streets OUTSIDE the
building. Among them were about 200
men in the national uni form, some Of
whom had crutches and said they came
from the Greenhut Hospital They tried
all the doors but couldn't get in. so they
paraded, hooting and Missing the name
Of Mr.. Beck and topping this off with
THE star Spansled Banner" with an
coca sional cheer for Mr.. Hearst.
In the parade they were led by ma
rine who said he was Corporal Warren
Snyder, attached 10 the battleshp New
York. Loudly cheered was a speech to
the crowd by Private Ameal z Meyer
discharged from the Forty-s!xth Aero
Squadron. who shouted that he was
thrown out of the Madison Square Gar
den meeting. at which Mr.. Beck spoke
recently. because I suggested to the
chairman to open the meeting by having
The Star Spangled Banner played" But
they were a volatile lot, these soldiers
They cheered Just as fervently when d
white haired woman spoke up.
.You men are entitled to food, cloth-
ing and shelter from the Government
until YOU get jobs. But you mus. re-
member you are all dsgrac!ng the uni
form by asking people 10 sigr petition:
for six months extra pay. This petition
Fgnng Is no more than a politica
scheme OF men who have made all sort!
OF money out of the war"
Feast at Elk, Club.
Eventually Uncle Sans representa-.
Ewes got into a flock OF AUTOMOBILES
which some one had provided and rod,
over to the Elks Club for a feed and
further remarks about Messrs. Bee
and Jonas-the latter, by the way, hav
ing taken full responsibility for theil
exclusion from the Academy Of Music.
The Academy was crowded. A must
cal programme preceded the speaking
and as the artists gave their service
they must be mentioned: Fausto Cas-
tellani and Margaret Romaine OF tn
Metropolitan Opera Company. Samue
Gardner, violnist: George HamlIn o
the Chicago Opera Company. MuI
Silba, planet, and Shannons bant
James Fl. Post, chairman OF the meeting
got as far as THE first epeaker--
when Counsellor Sullivan Of Bay Ridg