New-York tribune., 1921-03-08
Veterans Burn
Attack Against
Col. Anderson
Father Duffy Blocks Cen.
sure of Former Officer
of 160th for His Ad-
dress at Rhine Rally
Free Speech Is Upheld
Two Legion Posts, How
ever, Demand Gov. Miller
Proceed to Gust Hylan

The Rev. Francis P. Duffy, who was
chaplain of the 165th Infantry over
seas, defied members Of his old regi-
ment last night to adopt resolutions
condemning ats lieutenant colonel,
Alexander E. Anderson, for his speech
at the Horror of the Rhine" mass
meeting in Madison Square Garden last
week. The attempt to put the resolu
tion through was blocked BY Father
Duffy.
The meeting. which was informally
called by officers and men of the 165th
Infantry to take action against Colonel
Anderson, was heated affair. Reso-
lutions stinging in their denunciation
of Colonel Anderson, introduced by
Lieutenant Harold Allen, member Of
Colonel Andersons staff in France
scarcely be heard above the din in the
room at the Waldorf, where the meet
ing was held, was all favorable to
Colonel Anderson.
At the outset Of the meeting the
chairman, Captain Cooke, explained TO
the fifty or more men the object Of
the meeting. A copy of Colonel An
dersons speech at Madison Square
Garden, procured from the United
MADE a Fool of Himself"
Father Duffy was among the first to
speak after its reading. He said: "1
am decidedly pro-French and anti
German. When there is conflict be-
the French. I was invited to address
the mass meeting in Madison Square
Garden, but / refused to do so. l had
plenty of time; in fact, | went to q
prizefght that night.
81 told Colonel Anderson that he
would be fool to address the meeting
and that he should have known it was
mistake to go there. Colonel Ander-
son did not represent the 165th in his
speech nor did he claim to do so. He
spoke as an individual, and this meet
ing is not going to condemn the rights
of any man to speak as an individual
The Constitution provides free speech.
IL say that Anderson made fool of
himself to speak at the fool meeting,
and l say (slapping a copy of Ander-
sons speech which lay on table, that
this does not represent the spirit of the
165th. If this assemblage wants to
adopt a document favoring France. /
will sign it. But this meeting will not
adopt resolutions condemning Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Anderson, one of the finest
men and soldier that the United States
has ever known"
AS Father Duffy resumed his seat a
round of applause went up, but was
hushed when Lieutenant Allen took the
floor. Lieutenant Allen read a resolu-
tion condemning Colonel Anderson's
action in speaking at the Madison
Square Garden meeting
Resolution Is Burned
At the last word of the resolution
a member of the 165th jumped to his
feet and shouted: II take exception to
the name of Colonel Anderson beng
used in the same line with the word
disloyal." A wave of applause went
az move that the resolution be
burned" shouted some one in the rear
of the room.
"Second the notion" cried half a
dozen
Chaos reigned for several moments
before vote could be taken. The vote
was by acclamation, Lieutenant Allen
being the only one to dissent. AS the
Father Duffy jumped to his feet with
q motion to adjourn. The meeting
adjourned.
The action of the 165th Infantry in
defending Colonel Anderson stands
alone. At an executive meeting of the
Richmond Hill Post of the American
Legion yesterday resolutions asking
State Senator John Karle and various
Assemblymen to take steps to impeach
Mayor Hylan for permitting the meet
ing to be held were unanimously
adopted.
Demand Hylan's Removal
The fOl)OwiOp fe1oOropo nvoe cop% 10
Senator Karle:
eve want Hylan removed. As a for
mer member of the Richmond Hill Post
what can you do to block this man
who has allowed this enemy demon
stration at Madison Square Garden?"
The telegram was signed by C. w. A.
Cannon, commander of the post
Post $50, New York County Chapter
of the American Legion, yesterday
adopted resolutions asking Governor
Miller to remove Mayor Hylan from
the resignation of Colonel Anderson
from the Legion.
May Attempt Another Rally
:, The wave of indignation and protest
that has followed the holding of the
mass meeting in Madison Square Gar
den has made but little impression
upon DR.. E. Won Mach, former lieuten-
ant in the German army and principal
speaker at the "Rhine" meeting, if his
statements of yesterday are indica-
tions.
81 do not know whether we shall at
tempt to hold another mass meeting or
not" he said, "but if we do decide to
do so, and it is not improbable that we
will, no one will stop us. 1t makes me
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