New-York tribune., 1919-01-09

eve protest against this appoint
ment as a humiliation and an indig
nifty"
The letter was signed by the CORE
spending secretary, Sarah Coolidge Da-
wilson.
At meeting of Grant Lodge No, $50,
knights of Pythias, at Nyack, N. Y,
last night a resolution was adopted pro-
testing against the appointment OF
Hearst to the Mayors committee of
welcome. The resolution requests Mayor
aylan t. get Hearst's res ignatlon, and
reads as follows:
There should be no question of the
absolute loyalty to the government
of every member of the committee
which is to welcome returning sol
diers. Therefore. Grant Lodge No.
3s5, x. of p, Nyack, N. y. protests
against William Randolph Hearst
serving upon said committee. His
attitude as shown by his acts and
expressed through his newspapers
since the Hunnish assault upon the
peace of the world has not been such
as to commend itself to vast major
ity Of our citizens. including thou
sands of our soldiers and sailors.
This lodge, therefore, wishes to be
placed on record as protesting
against the appointment of William
Randolph Hearst by the Mayor of
New York as q member of the COM
mittee to welcome returning soldiers.
We hold that Mr.. Hearst did what he
could TO keep this country from enter
ing the war and used his influence as
a journalist in defence of pro- Ger
man propaganda and in defence of
the lndefensible methods with which
Germany has conducted war in
America and Europe
"The Mayor is hereby requested to
reconsider his action and to obtain
the resignation of Mr.. Hearst from
this committee"
Refuses to Serve With Hearst
John P. East, government appeal
agent during the operation of the draft
law, has written to Mayor Hylan' s
secretary as follows:
II beg to acknowledge receipt of
your communication of December 81,
IN which you state that my name
has been suggested for appointment
to committee appointed by the
Mayor for the purpose of welcoming
our Homecoming troops. 1t is need
less for me to say that | am in ac-
cord with the declared purpose of
this committee, and should be glad
to do anything within my power to
further such an undertaking. How
ever, while you state that Rodman
Wanamaker is chairman Of this com
mittee, it is matter of common re-
port that William Randolph Hearst
is the chairman of the sub-commit-
tee that is Immediately charged with
the personal reception of our sol
ders on their arrival. In my judg-
ment the selection of Mr.. Hearst for
this position defeats the object
sought to be attained.
Mr.. Hearsts attitude and public
record have been of such a char
acter that | cannot conceive that any
American soldier or sailor could ac-
cept his hand by way CT welcome
Having acted as government appeal
agent during the operation of the
Selective Service law, / had an op-
portunity to get the point of view
of the selected men, and having
close relatives in the army now in
France, | believe that | interpret the
feeling of our soldiers in stating that
they would regard it as an indignity,
rather than a compliment or a well
come, to be greeted on their return
by man whose course has been not
only unAmerican but pro- German.
1T is reproach, not only to the
splendidly loyal and representative
citizenship of the City of New York,
but also to the entire country, to
have it interpreted to our returning
soldiers by placing in conspicuous
position on welcome home" COM
mittee a man who, as long as he
dared. not only viliied President
Wilson and the administration, and
opposed the purposes and policies of
our government, but also desecrated
the flag by using it in an avowedly
sordld and mercenary manner.
For the reasons above summarize
ed, must decline the invitation to
serve on the committee as at present
constituted.