The New York herald., 1922-04-11
Executive Body Will Decide
It's Stand in the
Controversy.
ROOSEVELT IN DUAL ROLE
Upstate Methodists Indorse
Barring of Anti-Prohibi-
ti0nists From Drive.

James Speyer, banker, In a telegram
yesterday from White Sulphur Springs,
w. Va, to Miss Evangeline Booth,
commander Of the Salvation Army, re-
fused to follow out her suggestion and
resign as a national ice-president OF
the Association Against the Prohibi-
ton Amendment while acting as chair
man OF citizens committee here to
further the coming Salvation Army
home service drive for $500,00o.
Miss Booth was making a country
wide trip when Mr.. Speyer was made
chairman of the Salvation Army COM
mittee. 1t was not until her return
to this city on Friday that she was
informed of this action OF the commit
tee. which Is made up of prominent
bankers. city officials and business
men. When Miss Booth learned that
Mr.. Speyer was an officer of the anti
prohibition organization she sent a
telegram on Saturday asking him to
resign from that body and continue
as head of the Salvation Army drive.
In his telegram to Miss Booth Mr..
Speyer said he would take whatever
action the citizens committee would
suggest regarding his resignation.
Whereupon Miss Booth called a meet
ing of the citizens committee for this
afternoon in the Hotel Pennsylvania
to take up the matter.
Prospects of fight growing out OF
the controversy were enlarged when
Methodists of the Troy Conference, meet
ing at Schenectady. indorsed Miss
Booth lin declining executive assistance
from persons who have taken an anti
prohibition stand
Executives to Meet.
Frederick Housman. vice-chairman OF
the Salvation Army drive. in comment
ing on the controversy between Miss
Booth and Mr.. Speyer. said he would
hold a meeting OF the executive COM
mittee this afternoon in his office at
20 Broad street. regardless of any con-
ference in the Hotel Pennsylvania.
Besides Mr.. Speyer and Mr.. Housman.
the members OF the executive commit
tee of the citizens committee for the
army drive are George Gordon Battle.
william II. Edwards and Milton B.
Guiterner. The citizens committee also
has as members Robert Adamson. Ber-
nard NJ. Baruch. Edwin NJ. Bulkley.
the Rev. DR.. S. Parkes Cadman. Robert
j. Caldwell, George w. Dawson. Joseph
p. Day, Charles @. Edwards. John X.
Tener, Police Commissioner Richard f.
Enright. George w. Fuller. Will II.
Hays. Frank l.. Polk. Charles A.
Reigelman, Franklin d. Roosevelt. Ker-
nit Roosevelt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
Charles II. Sabin. Henry w. Taft.
George w. wickersham. George F. VIII
son. Jules g. Bache. William Hamlin
Childs. Grover A. Whalen, David Fl.
Knott. Alfred E. Smith. Harold A.
Hatch, Herbert s. Martin, S. 8. Nc
Clure. William Hayward. James II.
Perkins. Charles NJ. Schwab. Lee Shu.
l.. Lasky and Rabbi Joseph SHERMAN
Miss booths Request.
Miss Booths telegram to Mr.. Speyer
reads
aUpon my return last night from the
eoest 7 was informed by representatives
cf the press OF the honor you have con-
ferred upon the Salvation Army by con-
scnting 90 be chairman OF our drive COM
n,ittee. AS well as deeply appreciating
the influence of your name. my great
affection and admiration for your be-
Icyed wife made me particularly happy
10 have you thus connected with our
organization.
II was troubled when told b. press
representatives of your occupying
Leading position In the anti-prohibition
movement | am sure your knowledge
OF the Salvation Army's being an inter-
national organization. and understand
irg the very pronounced stand we have
taken from the beginning against the
use OF intoxicating liquor in any and
every form in in every part OF the
world. not as question of politics but
rrinciple. you will see the difficulty
created by the announcement Of your
views so contrary to our teaching.
might ask would II be possible for
YOU to withdraw your name from the
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