New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-27
Legion Ready
Combat Red
Outbreak Here
Sixty-four Soviets i'm Man.
haitian Are Prepared to.
Launch Uprising May /,
Major Spencer Warns

Sixty-four Sovets are in operation
IN Manhattan to-day, preparing for an
uprising that has "a fifty fifty chance"
of breaking May !, Major Lorillard
Spencer. chairman Of the Americaniza-
rion Committee of the local American
Legion organization. told the county
committee of the body at it's meeting
IN the Hotel Pennsylvania last night.
Followlng this announcement by
MAJOR Spencer the Legion prepared
itself to meet the radical outbreak the
chairman of the Americanization COM
mittee seemed certain was coming, by
adopting resolutions pledging each
post to hold itself in readiness for
service in an emergency.
Much turmoil and souabbling took
place over the resolution. In the course
Of the discussion it was emphasized
that strikes by recognized labor or
CARNATIONS or persons not of radical
belief were not to be cons dered as
emergencies unless they threatened the
public welfare.
eve will not act as strik kebreakers!" ."
members Of the committee kept shout
ing over the roar of voices that filled
the meeting room most of the evening
Woman Protestant Hooted Down
small portion of the committee op-
posed the resolution. Leader of this
hostile element was Mrs. Julia Whee-
lock, of Barbara Frietchie Post, who
said the passage of such a measure
would be the most unwise thing the
organization ever did. Most of her re-
marks concerning the defects in the
the boots and kissing that greeted her
address.
John G. Mccarthy, of Murray Hill
Post, replied hotly to Mrs. Wheelock 3
protest, saying it was time that some
organization took preventive measures
against the trouble that was coming
''The Reds act-they don't talk" he
shouted. amid roars of approval.
The resolution was adopted by d
large ma jority.
Major Spencer, in presenting the
the gravity of the present situation
in New York City. He told of the ex-
tent to which the Soviets here had
spread their influence. Many of these
organizations, he said, have "men of
vast experience and highly respected
by the community as leaders"
National Commander Greeted
Franklin D'OEer. national com
mander of the Legion. who is in New
York for Few days, dropped in at
the meeting and was greeted by up
rcarlous applause.
He spoke briefly on the bonus ques-
ton, saying the Legion did not want
Congress to do all its economizing at
the expense of the former service men,
but, nevertheless, did not want to run
against the best interests of the coun-
try.
III r>ol>1 IL, -
lty to make itself heard in protest
against bonuses.
But he added, "once the majority
has decided the minority should act
with them and get together, so that we
can have teamwork
personally, | don't need a bonus.
and don't want it, but don't want to
keep 1t from the man who does need it,
From beginning to end the meeting
was filled with squaDbles, vociferous
and entirely informal arguments and
nterminable racket, which the chair
man had no success whatever in ais
attempts to quell
The qualifications of the chairman
himself to preside were questioned b.
some unruly members and the wordv
fight that followed ended with the res
ignation of two of the committee and
H. W. Buxton, who had been chosen
70 llli Inc seat oi george brokaW
Compton, who resigned as chairman
some time ago.
Discussion Of the manner in which
Buxton had been chosen resulted in
the resignation of George Roberts and
II. w. Miller from the executive com
nittee. Ira E. Rackoff and Nicholas
Engle were elected to their places and
Mr. Buxton, after resigning the chair,
was voted back into it again to con.
tinue in Office until August