New York Times
LISTS AMERICANS AS
PACIFISTS.
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Senate Committee Puts Sixty-Two Well-Known Men and Women Into Record.
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Eliminated Some Names
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Roster Furnished by Military Intelligence Service Included More that 100.
Special to The New York Times.
Washington, Jan. 24. — There was placed today into the record of the Senate Committee which is investigating German propaganda the names of sixty-two men and women who have been recorded as active in movements which did not help the United States when the country was fighting the Central Powers. The original list contained more than 100 names, and about 50 per cent. of them were eliminated as a result of an executive session of the committee.
The various organizations named include the most prominent of the so-called pacifist and radical movements in this country. The names now in the Senate records are those of clergymen, professors, lawyers, writers, Socialists, labor leaders, architects, an I. W. W. agitator, and one former publisher of a New York newspaper.
The list was originally submitted by Archibald E. Stevenson of the Military Intelligence Service, who brought to the attention of the committee that there was such a list in existence when testifying regarding Bolshevist, socialistic and other radical movements in the United States. Mr. Stevenson called it a "Who’s Who in Pacifism and Radicalism," and Senator Nelson of Minnesota asked that it be made a Federal record.
A large number of universities and colleges are represented in the list, among them Columbia University, Barnard College, the College of the City of New York, Leland Stanford, Jr. University, University of Pennsylvania, Wellesley College, Tufts College, Swathmore College, University of Chicago, and the Universities of California and Texas. New York City is largely represented.
Amos Pinchot Named
The list got into the record as the result of a few questions that were asked Mr. Stevenson by Senator King of Utah. Mr. Stevenson had been testifying regarding the war activities of the various pacifist and radical organizations, a large number of them having actively engaged, he said, in opposing the enforcement of the military laws of this country. He had named Amos Pinchot as one of the men who had been active in some of these organizations.
"If Mr. Pinchot tried to obstruct the draft law, I do not see why he should not be prosecuted the same as the other people," Senator King remarked. "Have
(4) you discover that in many universities there were professors who subscribed to these dangerous and anarchistic sentiments ?"
"A very large number," Mr. Stevenson answered.
"And participated in this class of revolutionary and Bolshevist meetings and organizations."
"Quite a large number of them, mostly among professors of sociology, economics and history."
"It seems to me," said Senator King, "that this is a good time for the States and those who control the universities to look into this matter."
"I should like to get a list of these professors," added Senator Nelson.
"I have a ‘Who’s Who’ here that I have prepared, giving a brief biographic sketch of each," replied Mr. Stevenson.
The list was submitted for the pruning process and some sixty or seventy names were eliminated. Those eliminated, it was stated, were persons who had ceased activities of a pacifist and anti-war nature after this country declared war.
List Put Into Record.
The biographical data was also eliminated in most instances, and only the organization of a pacifist or radical nature to which the person belonged were named. The list as it went to the Senate records was as follows:
Jane Addams, Chairman Woman’s Peace Party, Vice Chairman American Neutral Conference Committee, Executive Committee American Union Against Militarism, Council of Fellowship of Reconciliation, American League to Limit Armaments.
James J. Bagley, President Franklin Union No. 23, Inc. New York City; member Organizing Committee People’s Council; Executive Committee Peace Without Victory League; Executive Committee Young Democracy.
Henry J. Cadbury, professor University of Pennsylvania; Executive Committee Young Democracy; American Friends’ Service Committee; Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Edmund C. Evans, architect, Philadelphia; Organizing Committee, People’s Council; Executive Committee, Fellowship of Reconciliation, National Civil Liberties Bureau, active in Young Democracy.
Harold Evans, lawyer, Philadelphia; attorney for Civil Liberty Bureau of American Union Against Militarism; General Committee, Liberty Defense Union; Executive Committee, Fellowship of Reconstruction; American Friends’ Service Committee; Executive Committee Young Democracy.
Kuno Francke, former professor Harvard University; American Neutral Conference Committee; Intercollegiate Socialist Society; Knight Royal Order Prussian Red Eagle and Order of Crown.
William F. Babe, professor Berkeley, Cal; student University of Berlin 1905-06; professor University of California 1902; member Intercollegiate Socialist Society.
Professor Emily Green Balch, economist, studied with Professors Schomler and Wagner; former Professor Political Economy, Wellesley College; American Neutral Conference Committee, People’s Council of America, Liberty Defense Union, Woman’s Peace Party of New York City, Emergency Peace Federation, American Union Against Militarism, Collegiate Anti-Militarism League, Woman’s International League, Intercollegiate Society.
Roger N. Baldwin, now serving sentence in prison for violation of Selective Service act; former instructor sociology, Washington University, St. Louis; National Civil Liberties Bureau, American Union Against Militarism, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Liberty Defense Union, Collegiate Anti-Militarism League, Bureau of Legal Advice, League for the Amnesty of Prisoners.
Former Columbia Professor
Charles A. Beard, professor, formerly of Columbia University; Intercollegiate Socialist Society, lecturer Rand School of Social Science, New York.
Sophonisba P. Breckenridge, Assistant Professor of Household Administration, University of Chicago, since 1908; American Union Against Militarism, Woman’s Peace Party.
Frederick A. Bushee, professor, Colorado College; studied in Berlin; Intercollegiate Socialist Society.
Lindsay T. Damon, professor, Brown University; Intercollegiate Socialist Society.
Henry W. L. Dana, former Professor of English, Columbia University; People’s Council of America; Collegiate Anti-Militarism League; Young Democracy.
John Lovejoy Elliot, educator; received degree of Ph. D. From Halle University, in Germany; American Union Against Militarism; Liberty Defense Union; Bureau of Legal Advice; National Civil Liberties Bureau.
Elizabeth Freeman, born in England; Executive Secretary People’s Council; Advisory Board for Anmest for Political Prisoners; Committee League for Small and Subject Nationalities.
Elizabeth Gurnly Flynn, I. W. W. For the last ten years; under indictment for violation of the Espionage act; Executive Committee, Liberty Defense Union.
Thomas C. Hall, professor and theologian; studied in Germany; former professor Union Theological Seminary; Intercollegiate Socialist Society; Reception Committee, Friends of Peace; Organizing Committee, German University League in this country; contributed to the Fatherland; decorated by the Kaiser with Order of Crown, now in Germany.
Morris Hillquit, (originally Morris Hilkowist), born in Russia; Organizing Committee, People’s Council; attorney cooperating with National Civil Liberties Bureau; American League to Limit Armaments.
The Rev. John Haynes Holmes, clergyman; Executive Committee, American Neutral Conference Committee; Executive Committee, American Union Against Militarism; Director National Civil Liberties Bureau; Vice President Liberty Defense Union; editorial board, World of Tomorrow; Fellowship of Reconciliation, American League to Limit Armaments.
Commissioner of Immigration
Frederic C. Howe, United States Commissioner of Immigration, New York; studied in Germany; General Committee, American Neutral Conference Committee; President League of Small and Subject Nationalities; member League of Free Nations Association.
Jessie W. Hughan, professor Barnard College, New York; Advisory Board, Collegiate Anti-Militarism League; council Fellowship of Reconciliation; Executive Committee Woman's International League; Secretary, New York State Branch of Woman’s Peace Party; Executive Committee, Intercollegiate Social Society; member League of Conscientious Objectors.
William I. Hull, professor Swarthmore College, Penn; studied in Germany; General Committee, American Neutral Conference Committee; council, Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Paul Jones, Bishop; Organizing Committee, People’s Council; Council Fellowship of Reconciliation; instructor in Young Democracy.
Rufus H. Jones, professor Haverford College, Pennsylvania; editorial board, World of Tomorrow; council, Fellowship of Reconciliation; American Friends Service Committee.
David Starr Jordan, chancellor Leland Stanford Junior University, California; American Neutral Conference Committee; Executive Committee, American Union Against Militarism; General Committee, Liberty Defense Union; Advisory Committee, Collegiate Anti-Militarism League; Committee American League to Limit Armaments, People’s Council of America.
George W. Kirchwey, former dean Columbia University Law School; American Neutral Conference Committee, member Civic Club of New York, a meeting place for radicals; member Advisory Board Bronx Open Forum.
Lindley M. Keasbey, professor University of Texas; studied in Germany; member organizing committee, People’s Council of America, and in charge of organizing work of that organization in the Southern States.
Edward Krehbiel, professor Leland Stanford Junior University, California; General Committee, American Neutral Conference Committee; Civil Liberties Bureau of America; American Union Against Militarism; League of Free Nations Association.
New York Woman on List
Agnes Brown Leach of New York, Executive Boardr, Woman’s International League; treasurer, New York Branch, Woman’s Peace Party; Executive Committee American Union Against Militarism; National Civil Liberties Bureau, Civic Club of New York; interested in Young Democracy.
Louis P. Lochner, was press representative of Henry Ford on board Peace Mission ship; Executive Secretary, Peoples Council of American Liberty Defense Union, organizing committee, National Conference of Labor, Social and radical movements.
The Rev. Frederick Lynch, clergyman; Executive Committee American Neutral Conference Committee; Treasurer Emergency Peace Federation; Executive Committee American Union Against Militarism; interested in National Civil Liberties Bureau; connected with League of Small and Subject Nationalities.
Judah L. Magnes, rabbi, New York; Organizing Committee People’s Council of America, National Civil Liberties Bureau.
Theresa S.Malkiel of New York; Executive Board Woman’s International League; member New York State Branch Woman’s Peace Party; Executive Committee Liberty Defense Union.
James H. Maurer, President Pennsylvania Federation of Labor; Organizing Committee People’s Council of America; General Committee Liberty Defense Union.
Miss Tracy Mygatt, New York; Overflow Meetings Committee of Friends of Peace; Executive Committee Bureau of Legal First Aid; Associate Editor for Young Democracy.
Scott Nearing, former professor University of Pennsylvania; Executive Committee American Union Against Militarism; Liberty Defense Union; Organizing Committee People’s Council of America; Intercollegiate Socialist Society; under indictment violation Espionage act.
Kate Richards O’Hare was Chairman of Committee on War and Militarism at Nashville Convention of Socialist Party held in St. Louis, 1917, which reported the anti-war resolution; represented America in International Socialist Bureau in Brussels, Executive Committee, Liberty Defense Union, now in prison for violating Espionage act.
Harry A. Overstreet, Professor of Philosophy, College of the City of New York; Emergency Peace Federation, Collegiate Anti-Militarism League, Intercollegiate Socialist Society, League of Free Nations Association.
Local Justice Included
Jacob Panken, Judge Municipal Court, New York City, President of Forward, Radical Jewish newspaper; People’s Council of America, National Conference of Labor, in Social and radical movement.
Elsie Clews Parsons (Mrs Herbert) of New York, People’s Council of America, American League to Limit Armaments.
Amos R. E. Pinchot, lawyer, American Neutral Conference Committee; American Union Against Militarism, National Civil Liberties Bureau.
Gilbert E. Roe, lawyer, American Neutral Conference Committee; American Union Against Militarism; interested in People’s Council of America.
The Rev. Harold L. Rotzel, Boston, Mass., member of League of Democratic Control; Fellowship of Reconciliation, League For Permanent Peace, interested in Defense of I. W.W., connected with National Civil Liberties Bureau.
The Rev John H. Sayre, Suffern, N. Y., member of Fellowship of Reconciliation; National Civil Liberties Bureau.
Joseph Schlossberg, Secretary of Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America; member People’s Council of America; Liberty Defense Union; National Conference of Labor Socialists and radical movements; Young Democracy.
Nathaniel Schmidt, professor Cornell University, studied in Germany; member of Intercollegiate Socialist Society.
Vida D. Scudder, professor at Wellesley College; member American National Conference Committee; Intercollegiate Socialist Society; writer on Socialism and literature.
Clarence R. Skinner, professor Tufts University; member of Collegiate Anti-Militarism League; on editorial staff of Young Democracy.
Helen Phelps Stokes of New York; Treasurer National Civil Liberty Bureau; Vice Chairman Liberty Defense Union; member of Council of Fellowship of Reconciliation; Executive Committee Intercollegiate Socialist Society.
The Rev. Sidney Strong, Seattle, Washing; member of People’s Council of America; Liberty Defense Union; Fellowship of Reconciliation.
The Rev. Norman M. Thomas of New York; Member of American Union Against Militarism; National Civil Liberties Bureau; Liberty Defense Union; Fellowship of Reconciliation; editor World of Tomorrow; National Conference of Labor, Socialist and radical movements.
Alexander Trachtenberg of New York; member of Collegiate Anti-Militarism League; Director of Department of Labor Research; Rand School of Social Science; contributor to The Liberator, successor to The Masses.
The Rev. Irwin St. John Tucker, clergyman and editor, Chicago, Ill.; managing editor, Christian Socialist; member of People’s Council of Chicago, convicted of violation of Espionage act.
Oswald Garrison Villard, born in Germany; editor of The Nation; American Neutral Conference Committee; American Union Against Militarism; American League to Limit Armament; Fellowship of Reconciliation; Interested in National Civil Liberties Bureau.
Lillian Wald, sociologist, of New York; member American Neutral Conference Committee; American Union Against Militarism; Civil Liberties Bureau; American League to Limit Armament; Woman’s Peace Party of New York.
James P. Warbasse, M.D., Brooklyn, N.Y.; member American Union Against Militarism; National Civil Liberties Bureau of Peace Without Victory League.
Harry F. Ward, Professor of Social Service, Boston School of Theology; member of Collegiate Anti-Militarism League, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Liberty Defense Union.
Donald Winston of New York; member of National Committee, Collegiate Anti-Military League; Executive Committee, Fellowship of Reconciliation, active in organization of Young Democracy; connected with Union Theological Seminary.
L. Hollingsworth Wood, lawyer, New York, Treasurer of American Union Against Militarism; Chairman of National Civil Liberties Bureau; Treasurer of Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Eugene V. Debs, Socialist; member Organizing Committee, People’s Council of America; General Committee, Liberty Defense Union; member of National Conference of Labor, Socialists and radical movements.
The committee will resume its public sessions next Tuesday. There will be and executive session on Monday.
