New-York tribune., 1921-02-17
p,serves Eject Fifty,
While Storm of Boos
and Kisses Drown Out
/ Voice of the Speaker
Two Stage Fight
At Gallery Rail
gounen's Voices Ring in
Cla,nor Above Those of
Men at Carnegie Hall

.,h reyolutionaries packed the top
.,v at Carnegie Hall last night,
= Sir Philip Gibbs was to speak
sWhat America Means to the
lar Before he had got fairly
a,sd they broke out with a torrent
,..rine abuse which drowned his
| nris. :,
/. waited for the clamor to subside.
I,...ssd Of dying away it redoubled In
.,,ars as those in the lower part of
II, house rallied back at the hecklers
H.. them. The shouters in the lower
N, won the frst engagement by force
,s,nmbers. and Sir Philip resumed his
9tare,
Time and sgain he was interrupted,
sr.ver, and stood silent while the
|,,as. ragged about him. So violent did
n, uproar become that the reserves
,.s called from the West Forty-sev-
|ss Street police station and at least
|ay Of the disturbers were elected.
|nsre we're women as we'll as men
|nong them and in the jeering the
|pnsp had the better of 1t, their
|piees piercing the elamor. None was
|uested.
Heckler Hurls Abuse
Sir Philip was nowhere near the
fish question when the fur began to
h. Nothing controversial had come to
Eght in mis- speech. He was still car
ring lis auditors across Europe, de-
eribing the desolation in Poland. the
as;ality in Austria, the poverty of
sy and the dismay of France.
Suddenly there was a stir in the
ser gallery and fair-haired youth
4 TO the corner where every one
sgld see him. He pelted Gibbs with
I}eetives
Take the marble out of your
E4ath."
tik Ameriean!"
Back and Tans the skunkstn
1 ghc inlpromptu speaker was just in
45s middle Of telling the world that
ssiand had licked the British before
and would do it again when the
4 staosition got the floor. There were
i cries of "Put him out!" Then
asses and boos. Then the rest of the
sgeience, in crescendo of excitement,
'tt to it's feet and rooted for Gibbs,
9aO patiently stuck to his guns and
Issf IN a sentence edgewise when his
s9porters and his antagonists gave
@aa chance.
Sy this time an indignant English
Fsa mad fallen on the neck of the
i'lsy youth and in the ensuing scrim-
ssge it looked as if either one or
Cher Of the belligerents would tumble
Hef tne railing on to the parquet floor.
aemen screamed and moved away
nom the zone of danger. The Irish
!hPathlzers grew increasingly OBJ
lApefous. The ground floor called for
@s ponce. Sir Philip, standing as i'm
p.sslye as q statue, said that if the
sa'ufoers would make their trouble
4elilgioie to him he would do his best
answer the questions,
English Dogs!" shrieks Woman
The blood of Ireland is on your
@ you English dogs" yelled a hys-
}stcal woman.
Murderers!"
sSSememoer that you are in America"
70 PACK and save Ireland instead of
gIag TO hand out taffy to us"
look twenty policemen to clear
=, ssllefy, and even then they did
Il. Il. ~ y the hall of every heckler, for
e lecture toward it's close v~,
ssssa with occasional cat-calls and
1Rs elected took up stand outside
Nj jparnegie Hall, gathering in knots
~. - waving American flags as thew
psss., pa.ss their indignation over "an
abasisaman daring to get nm and ,ac.
aslis 70 them" "S Wy anu 'ee-
,.ss. q lns close of his address Sir phi,;n
iced on the Irish question mp
,.,sJ am Englishman in BODY and IN
iT;. ne declared. "But I think the
Iassia;.s. ;s NOT with wisdom, but with
d taS,.s, sts.s. II has got out of the hands
dRss'sssmanship, and is a thing of
sssn.5 H. many English people are
3hshsS lhings are being done in
shicS ! os some English troops for
3 tt s,.a can ind no excuse, and do
OH gAsase sa these things. / believe the
sae Ians have lost that chivalrv
anaghoantt' m our soldiers fought
4 be ss;s sssye Ireland alone and it will
] q esilas@.,.s called voice from
sses y aapor Dor party and the intellectual
3 IA q 9;ritain are working hand in
aerSr, pring pressure to bear on the
4 AAlent to give a generous ofsar nf
a he st,o rule which is good enough
resna ahd Tree people Of Aus
That ts'sSmed shn,std Sir Philip.
sxhsr vo;o Soout the niggers 2" called
ss 'r,ss r.la question is the only hitch
Ia rrslstionship between Rr;+s;n
st pb pbi;a continued the speaker
sgus ai.ip spoke at length On tba
sy chair stsstions. referring 20 the
\ flsd bu mat in his opinion should
stea Sts.aa : representative from the
4 sRy tho p, As long as it remains
4 81 inpoter .eague must be a futile
Earn tnlng, he said. The peo-
j sSssasd ;npe are turning their ewes
H. . hope of settlement
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