New-York tribune., 1921-02-28
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test, from the New York Society of the
Order of the Founders and Patriots,
was added to the list. The latter pro-
test, signed by Walter Huntington
Bond, labeled the mass meeting as IAN
attempt to distribute German propa-
ganda in America to disrupt the accord
between the United, States and her
allies"
The formal protest of the American
Charles G. Blakeslee, also was deliv-
cred to Mayor Hylan's office The Le-
glon protest, patterned after several
similar protests sent TO the Mayor, the
Police Department ard to the Depart
ment of Justice, adds that the Ameri-
can Legion refuses to assume any re-
sponsibility for any violence that may
occur if melted by outsiders or indi-
viduals.
Pure Fabrications, Says Frank
Keen speculation as to the outcome
of the meeting was forthcoming yes
terday when dozens of letters and
telephone calls were received by The
Tribune from various individuals and
societies. Major Colman D. Frank, sec
retary of the Permanent Armistice
Committee, who recently returned from
Germany, after spending two years
H.,
declared that the Horror on the
Rhine" committees statements were,
for the most part, the purest Of fabri-
cations. Major Frank said:
."Practically all of these cases are
alike when investigated Recently
woman named Frau Thorn, of Dussel-
dorf, preferred charge that she had
been assaulted and robbed by Bel
gian colored soldier. The protest was
made for her by General Won Winter
fe!dt and was investigated By Gen
erai Hector de Lobbe When the
showdown came the woman admitted
that she was lying and it was further
proven that no Belgian colored soldiers
had ever been in Dusseldorf. She was
arrested and General Won Winterfeldt
was cautioned to cease fling Fabricated
complaints. This is but a single in
stance. ! believe that all this horror
on-the~ Rhine movement is but a part
OF concerted effort to distribute nrop-
aganda in the United States and to
d1srupt the accord between France and
America. | hope that this meeting can
be stopped, and / am sure it can if
the officials will do it,"
Won Mach's Movements Watched
Dr.. Won Mach, about whom much VISA
said during the war, especially wifi
reference to his alleged propaganda
activities, was attacked in a letter yes
terday by George H. Call, president of
the Builders of Local Advertising. with
offices at 366 Fifth Avenue. MI. Call
in his letter, says:
Here we are in technical state of
war with Germany, placidly permitting
great public meeting that by its yery
nature can have no other purpose than
TO STIR animosity against our allies
ana incidentally race hatred in our own
miost. II this meeting is not pro
hiolted by the city authorities it will
pe heartening sight to see it forciblv
Legion" ~ VI
Meeting Would Disgrace City
Mrs Raynor, president of the Lovsl
league, after sending her communica-
ZION .1l to Mayor Hylan, last night said:
me hoidlng of such a meeting is
Gisgrace to the city of New York and
l nope that it is stopped before II is
too late. | believe that such meet.
ing IS part of the program to dis
rupt accord between the United States
ana her allies, and every decent citi
zen should protest. The protest that
l nave sent to Mayor Hylan comes
sscra1ght 81 from Che hearts of more than
oo,ooo loyal American school bows and
girls in New York and Brooklyn. It is
these children that we must unhold
now and see to it that German propa-
ganda gets no foothold here"
James Blackwell, county chairman of
the American Legion, who with Major
biakeslc" ramed the formal protest of
the American Legion to Mayor Hylsn
said yesterday that, so far as he knew,
no response other than an acknowI,
edgment Of the receipt of the protest
had been made by the Mayor. He re-
FUSED to comment on further action by
she Legion and would not say whether
further appeals would be made to stop
The meeting.
Revocation of Permit Required
IN former protest, it was pointed
OUT 20 Mayor Hylan that he could stop
she meeting by merely canceling its
permit, According to the CITY charter
40 mass meetings coming within build.
ings under the jurisdiction of are rep1,-
latlons may be held without city per
NIT Or. von Mach, in calling upon
FRANK Country. secretary to Tex Rick
ard, at Madison Square Garden
Saturday, exhibited letter mr.
porting to have been written bv
Police Commissioner Enright, In
which it was said that the no.
lice had no instructions to ston the
meeting. 1t already has been announced
tnat the Federal authorities will take
no steps to stop the meeting, but will
nave stenographers in the audience to
take notes. Runners last night that
American Legion men would attend the
"eetins IN body were not verified.