The New York herald., 1921-11-22
INQUIRY ON SANGER
ARREST DUE TO-DAY
Birth Control Advocates Have
/, Twenty Witnesses to Police
Interference.

An Investigation into the suppression
by The police Of the mass meeting OF the
first American birth control conference
in Town Hall week ago Sunday night
VIII begin az 10 o'clock this morning in
the offlce of Chief Inspector William r..
Lahey at Police Headquarters. Robert
AIcC. Marsh, counsel for Mrs. Margaret
Sanger. head OF the movement. nn-
nounccd that about twenty witnesses
would testify in regard TO the alleged
iliegSl breaking up OF the meeting.
It is expected that Capt. Thomas
Donohue, under whose order Mrs. Sanger
and Miss Mary winsoc were arrested on
charge of disorderly conduct. viii be
called, as will also the two patrolrren
who took the two women into custody.
They were later discharged by Masfs-
trate Corrigan for lack OF evidence.
Among the witnesses to be heard WIFI be
afrs. Sanger, Miss winsor. Mrs. Anne
Kennedy. Mrs Juliet Barrett Ruhlee and
several prominent women who wero
present at the gathering in Town Hail.
The birth control advocates charge
IN
police by order Of Archbishop Patrick J..
Hayes. and this assertion has not been
denied. Mgr. Joseph p. Dineen, formerly
secretary to the Archbishop, refused to
say Yesterday whether no would attend
The investigation lie was the Arch
bishops representative at the Town Hail
meeting.
1--we do not intend that POLICE Com
missioner Enrfght shall have any excuse
/. fx-r - -ofd - n
'.rhe holding OF the orderly birth control
meeting in the Park Theatre on Friday
night was splendid lesson in American
ism which seems 20 have been needed
In some quarters. Disciplinary meas
ures OF the sternest character are needed
70 teach regard for the law to every
body responsible for the outrage.
In reply to the statement issued py
Archbishop Hayes on Sunday defining
the attitude OF the Catholic Church Mrs
Sanger issued the following statement
last night:
"Referrinc to the statement made by
Archbishop Hayes in the Monday morn
ing papers agree with the Archbishop
that q. clinic IS the propcr place TO give
Information ON birth control 1 wish
however. TO point out the fact that there
,re two sides 70 the subject under con-
sideratfpn--the practical information as
distinct from @ theoretical discussion.
The latter may DC rightly discussed on
the public platform and in the press. as
tho Archbishop himself has taken tho
opportunity to do. The object OF the
American Birth Control League is two
fold-.to arouse public discussion on the
theoretical issue, rs we'll as to establish
clinic. where the practical Information
rnay be given TO mothers through the
medical profession.
"I agree With Archbishop Hayes when
he states that the fecbleminded. the
physically and mentally unfit should not
be allowed 20 propagate their kind. The
laws OF this country do not permit OF
such restrictions. The enormous amount
spent BIZ private and public charities to
take care OF these unit IS a tremendous
indorsernent for birth control and the
statement Of the Archbishop.
''The Inference Is often made By our
opponents that the genius Is born at the
end of large family, usually the
eleventh or twelfth, as as quoted by
the Archbishop, the fifteenth child
tFranklin). If the Archbishop will re-
call his Bible history. he will flnd that
so,-1e Of the most remarkable characters
were first child remand often the only
child, az we'll