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Show RllCALS clash 1TMVETS Irish-German Union to Combat Anglo-Saxon Influence Proposed NTW YORK, March 1. Police wore Called lato Monday to disperse a mob will--h lollpctrd in tho heart of tho th trlcal district of Broadway to pro-tr-t lgTilnst mowtlnfrs of radical elements ele-ments In Madison BQUAfS garden and tiUlllCrOUs overflow meetings, all of which were held under th auspices of Horron of tho llhlne committee, headed head-ed by Dr. Edmund von Mach. Hoots and catcalls from passoraby forced the abandonment of efforts of the radicals to hold their meeting just outside the garden and when they walked up Broadway planning to stop u a nother spot, the pedestrians follow fol-low .d. .singing and ridiculing tho speakers. GALBRAITH SPEAKS. Before tho assembly reached Times Square at 42nd street, the police were iulli.J upon to ClSar the streets. They pb uddl with the men who left peaceably peace-ably for their homes The overflow meetings at the Rhine committee were abandoned. Several arresU wero made- I Ine Of the protesting marchers recognized rec-ognized Frederick W. Gnlbralth. u.!-tlonal u.!-tlonal commander of tho American Lesion, walking in Columbia Circle Called upon for a speech, ho said "This Is tho most heartening thing 1 have seen tonight young Americans marching up Broadway sssortlng ral Americanism In spite f the disgraceful disgrace-ful scene you have Just witnessed in Madison Square Garden. Your act Is Splendid and shows 100 per cent patriotism pat-riotism still exists." HUSH AXn GERMAN UNION. W von Mach acted ns chairman of the meeting in the garden and offered resolutions In support of Congressman BBSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBsl V. A. Britten of Illinois, who Introduced Introduc-ed In congress a resolution calling upon up-on tin president to notify the French president that the American mr.il sense demanded removal of bluck I troops from the Rhine. Tho resolution resolu-tion was adopted despite opposition of a largb block of men. Hearty applause met the suggestion made by ontr speaker that h- f-riiiin- Amerlcans should band together "as n majority in the country and banish tin phantom of Anglo-Sxxonlsm. ' References Ref-erences to Ireland were mot with applause ap-plause on several occasions when the entire audience cheered and waved American flags, distributed before the meeting. Included nmong the speakers were te Supreme Court Justice Daniel P. Cohalan. Mrs. Sara Hard Field, suffragist suf-fragist leador, and Right Rev. Patrick G Mthen. archbishop of the Holy Eastern Orthodox church POLICE ON Gl RI With six hundred fifty uniformed and plain clothes policemen on guard and several hundred more In reserve, Madison Square Garden was packed with several thousand porsons. The meeting was called to protest against, the use of French colonial troops on the i:hlne , With the exception of the ejection of four persons, threw of them for heckling heck-ling thu speakers and the fourth for shouting for the disturbers' removal there was no disturbance. American Legion officers were posted in the audience to prevent a demonstration i". legion members. Five men arretted In tho street among the protesting crowd said the were former service men |