New-York tribune., 1922-04-09
Dry or Wet? Is
Salvation Army
.Driv ue
Speyer Says He Received No
Message From Miss Booth
and Withholds Statement;
Is Opposed to Prohibition
Army Officials Are Mum
Views of Financiers and Of
ficials Clash With Tenets
Of Organization Bylaws

Will the committee of New Workers
named by the Salvation Army FOR It's
forthcoming home service drive be re-
vlsed to exclude from it ali those who
are not teetotalers or who happen to
be members of the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment?
his appears to be q question raised
on Friday. she declared that James
Speycr. of Speyer & Co. bankers, could
not serve as chairman of the citizens
committee II he were AL active member
Of the association
Inquiries yesterday disclosed that
Mr. Spcyer has served on the Salvation
Army campaign committees before, but
not as chairman. lie was "A member o.
this committee last year. with several
others whose names reappear this year
on the armJ's campaign stationery and
several of whom, in addition to MIR.
Speyer, arc also members of the As
sociatlon Against tie Prohibition
Amendment.
That is not all. In the list Of several
scores Of individuals OF political and
professional prominence in the city
who have consented to aid the Army in
its annual campaign for funds are
many others Of similar leanings-lean-
ings that cannot be said TO accord with
the views OF Commander Boot, as TO
the wisdom Of absolute prohibition.
There was some speculation yester-
day as to how far the statement by
Miss Booth might affect the Army g
chances Of reaching the financial quota
planned. HE Army's drives have been
none too successful IL the last two
Years. even with the cooperation Of
certain avowcd opponents Of Vol
5tcadism.
Mr.. Speycr, who is in White Sui
not yet been relieved Of the chairmau-
ship, as Miss Booth indicated Friday
he would be.
Spcycr Will Not Talk
\ reporter communicated with Nh
Spcycr over the telephone, but the
banker had received no message from
Miss Booth nor had he seen the &C
count Of her statement in any OF the
newspapers. Consequently, he ex-
planned. he could make no statement
of any kind until hc had familiarized ID
himself with the facts. Miss Booth
could not be reached yesterday.
Lieutenant Colonel Albert +. Kim
bah, campaign secretary for the Saliva
ton Army, said over the telephone
from his home in Westchester that he
had TO knowledge Of any formal action
either taken or contemplated regard
ing Nh. Speyer. lie lad not seen Miss
Booth or talked to her since her inteY-
view with reporters, he said, and had
seen only the newspaper accounts
Colonel Stephen Marshall. provincial
officer in charge OF spiritual work FOR
the Army in New York and New Ter
sey, also ssid he could throw no light
on the situation.
Thomas Estilj. commander o. tbs
Eastern Division of the Army. ant
Colonel Richard 4. Hot, Nh. Estill'>
secretary. are both in Cumberland
Md. it was said, and Will not be bach
for several days.
Citizens Favor Modification
Following are a few Of the me- o,
the citizens committee whose persona
;ncliuations are toward some sort o1
modification Of the prohibition law
Kermit Roosevelt. former Governor Al
fred T. Smith, Police Commissions
Enright, Mayor Hyian, Major Genera
John +. O'Ryan. Charles II. Sabin ant
Will II. Hays. Mr.. Roosevelt and Mt
Sabju are members OF the Association
Against the Prohic>,ioA Amendment
Mr. Roosevelt is president of the
associ ciation, as is Mr.. Speyer