The New York herald., 1921-11-19
TALKATIVE FRESHMAN
GIVES B|RTHCONTROL
CLASS ITS ONLY PEP
Wants to Rail About Brit
ishers Coming Here to
Advise America.
HIS SPEECH CUT SHORT
Police and StenOgTaphers
Alert at Meeting-Just One
Arrest-a Woman.
HIS SPEECH CUT SHORT


auspices of the American Birth Con-
troll League which the police broke
up when efforts were made to hold it
in the Town Hall recently was held
meeting proceeded with little disorder
through the speeches down to the col
lection, which realized several thou
sand dollars for the support of the
birth control clinic which Mrs Mar
garet Sanger intends Ito open on the
East Side.
A fiutter Of excitement passed over
the audience when man got up in a
back seat, after announcement had
been made that opponents of birth
control would be heard. and announced
that he had something to say. He
said, however, that he did not want to
speak on birth control, but he did
want to take exception to the remarks
OF Harold Cox, formerly a member of
the British Parliament, that Henry
VIII. had freed England from the rule
of the Catholic Church. The man
said he wanted to know by what right
any foreigner, and particularly an
Englishman, came "to this country
and tried to tell us what to do"
The man said his name was Leo
Dougherty. His remarks We're greeted
with storm of Kisses and booes and
J ,.;a
ever. insisted that he be allowed to talk.
but he said he did not want to talk on
birth control. The chairman OF the
meeting put to a vote the question
whether he be allowed 20 continue and
1t was almost unanimous that he should
not. He then left the theatre. IT looked
for moment as though there would be
trouble and detectives slipped into stra-
tegic positions, but the storm passed.
Large Crowd at Meeting.
The~crowd more than filed the the
atre. Many detectives were there from
Police Headquarters as well as from the
District Attorneys Office and organiza-
tions opposed TO the teachings of Mrs.
Sanger and her associates. Several ste
nographers took notes for the detectives
and the Birth Control League also had
stenographers for checking up The
speakers were Or. Lydia A. De Vilbiss Of
Washington Mr.. Cox, Mrs. Sanger. Mrs.
Juliet Garrett Rublee and DR. Karl
Reiland Of st. Georges Episcopal
Church.
The league had sent out more tickets
than there are seats in the theatre, and
the place was packed before s o'clock
Half an hour after the doors were closed
more than 5000 persons, mostly women.
milled about Columbus Circle. Inspector
John 5. Bolan, on orders from Headauar-
ters to give Mrs. Sanger and her group
adequate police protection. sent Capt.
Thomas Donohoe of the West Forty-sev-
enth street station to the Circle with
two sergeants and sixteen patrolmen.
Only one arrest was made, that of DR..
Norea A. Lowery OF 1864 Lexington ave-
nue.. who said at the station that she
was over 16 and was born in Ireland -
She was charged with disorderly con-
duct There she asserted that the police
had broken her arm, but hospital sur
geon examined her and said he could
find nothing the matter with her, not
even a bruise. She was sent to Night
Court. In her pedigree" she told the
police she was a chiropractor.
The keynote of the addresses was con-
tanned in a statement read by DR.. De
Vilbiss. She declared that birth control
advocates favored the repeal of harmful
restrictions against the dissemination Of
birth control information. Robert Nc
Marsh of the law firm OF Delaheld &
Delafleld also spoke, declaring that legal
action would be taken at once against
Mrs. Sanger at the Town Hall meeting
Canon Chase Opposes.
Canon william s. Chase OF BROOKLYN
was among those who resented the stand
OF Mrs. Sanger and her colleagues. His
criticism, however was directed more
at the method than the object sought.
The privileges OF the platform were also
accorded to Robert Thompson, n travel
ling evangelist. and 1sidor Jacobson. a
medical student, who were out of SYM
pathy with the movement. The senti-
merS OF the audience, however. was
Overwhelmingly with Mrs. Sanger. DR..
De Vilbiss and their associates
No representative OF Archbishop
Hayes was present. rs far as DR.. De
Vilbiss or Mr.. Marsh. counsel to the
conference. was apprised. The invita- :
tion to Archbishop Hayes TO 30 presso {
or to send representative bad proba sly
been ignored, Mr.. Marsh said.
After the Rev. Mr.. Reiland had An
ished speaking message was read from
Mrs. Willard Straight. az follows:
II am deeply disappointed at not being
able to attend your meeting, and wish
to express my Indignation at the unwar-
ranted interference by the police in the
meeting on birth control held Sunday
night"