Newspaper Clipping, "39 Storm 'Monster' Rally at Carnegie," New York Post

OBRAY NEW YORK POSi. WERNESDAY, MAT - TEET & (is M 39 Storm 'Monster' MacArthur Rally at Carnegie taged by the Communists," she "Why they must have garbled on the platform and asked the "This committee was formed two By PETER J. McELROY said. the whole thing up," Mrs. Ed- audience to come down to the weeks ago by a substantial group The Committee to Sustain Mrs. Edwards said that 1,700 wards said, denying that Mac- first few rows to "make it more of citizens for MacArthur. MacArthur held a "monster tickets had been distributed and Arthur and Malone had been comfortable." "Just a few days ago we found rally" last night at Carnegie Hall some of them had even been invited.- "My God, what will this do to we had some saboteurs among to support the policies of Gen. paid for at $1.20 and $2.40. Also listed in the "garbled" Gen. MacArthur?" Mrs. Ed- our ranks." She said the committee had news story as speakers were Ted wards asked while she waited Mrs. Edwards paused and MacArthur. been formed three weeks ago Kirkpatrick, editor of Counter- for three elderly women to make asked, "Are there any among Thirty-nine persons attended. by a group of 150 "distinguished attack, and former Manhattan their way down from the mezza- you who are members of the There were 2,721 empty seats. persons" to "carry out Mac's Alderman Lambert Fairchild. nine. "MacArthur for President Com- program and carry the boys in Fairchild showed up in a "Only today we sent out two mittee'? The audience was outnumbered Korea to victory .instead of forc- newly-pressed tuxedo. batches of tickets by messenger (Wild applause by 78 hands). by the ushers and other em- ing them to fight an accordion After he saw the crowd inside, -one batch of 400 and the other "Well, we are having the same ployes. There were 40 of them. war." he said, "Would you believe it? 300. Even the people who paid trouble. MacArthur is the one The committee is headed by She refused to say who the I understand there are mobs over aren't here. man they (the saboteurs) are Mrs. Gloss Edwards, who identi- 150 "distinguished persons" are. at Madison Square Garden. We "I was told there would be a afraid of. They are afraid of the fied herself as being prominent A newspaper yesterday car- have someone over there telling color guard; where are they? one man who may save our in patriotic activities. Mrs. Ed- ried an announcement of the them where to come." At 9:15, Mrs. Edwards bravely country," she said. wards knew what the trouble meeting and said that both Mac- They didn't come, walked out on the stage, adorned Mrs. Edwards then introduced was. Arthur and Sen. Malone (R-Nev.) Shortly before the program got by ten empty chairs. Refusing the first speaker, an author Dr. "This meeting has been sabo- had been invited to attend. underway, Fairchild walked out to use the microphone, she said, Continued on Page 39