The sun., 1908-04-05
SOCIALISTS DERGlE POLICE
nor TALK WITH 200 OF THB
FOROE on HAND no REAR
Mas MettlnE to Explain the Uhioa sHnass
BOmb ExplOam ven WateAoa-h1agi'
man msre. bot slIsnt-IImter Abssat
--WOS,I Roast fer sohmitlbePgs.


worst RoaSt FER SohnittbeFE@.
The Socialists got together at Grand
Central Palace yesterday afternoon 70
explain tho Union Square bomb throwing
episode and IA protest against the 'awlees-
noss' Of the police on that occasion. ThA
police, II Vas disclosed, were 10 blame Tor
the whole business. but they ven mora
10 BE- pltisd than censarsd because thsy
were only Carrying out the coninauds of
the capitalists. And SiiVtmtstn, the bomb
thrower-poor deludsd slventein--he was
only the tool Of the SANE lAVsss capitalists
who sought through his Gct 70 stay N
onward march Of socialism.
But SOhmittbergsr, the inspector who wee
IN charge Of the police at Union Square, be
was unspsakabIe. Not even the orders that
he got from the Mayor with the elOudSd
title' or from the Mayors 'hnpOTtsd
parior soldier, Bingham could excuss Me
conduct. II the country s to stand for the
action Of the polioe In Union Square the
Statue Of Liberty. a. one Of the Speaksrs
put t, had better be taken down and
Sehmittberger, club in hand, put IN her
place ct the portal Of the land OF the
thieves and the home Of the Slaves.' 4
The Socialists had SdveTtiss1 that thay
intended 10 hand The police some ecod M
ores at yesterdays meeting an1 CotnnAlt-
Soner Bingham was apparently wiling
tohavs his men know iust what the aeitatcfs
thought Of than. Al any rate he sem
about $50 uniformed policemen and forty
detectives TO the Grand Central Palace,
Before the doors Of the hall we're opsned
there we're almost o. many policemen %
there we're Socialists In the street, Ths
uniformed men looked N Of ease Thsy
showed a strong inclination to stand alone
rather than in groups and some Of them
would apparently have felt more com-
I Portable II they had had eyes In the hanu
of their heads All packages we're eyOd
suspiciously and = bulGns pocket called
for a shadow At onCs. --s
The only occurrence approaching 81.
citemant In the street, however, started
with the arrest Of MAI sands, noisy youth
who lives at 1916 Second avenue. He had
a place near the head Of the line. but two
or three times he dodged HE way between
the police over 10 the eaSt side Of Lexington
avenue. EaOh tins he demanded HE plAce
in the line and when he oouldnt set II be
wanted 70 know the reason why, .-,
That led Policeman TiernAn Of the East
FHty-Arst street station 70 lntOrfsrs. Nc
sooner was Max In the clutches VI the law
lees police than Mrs, Sand, his mothsr,
aSserted herSsli And when the polics
arrested her for inteFferinS LudRis Y.
EsEerS, who said he was q Daftnou u
coIIege junior and lived at 90 Lexington
avenue. essayed to give the police come
points on the subject Of personal liberty -
II is taught up at Hanover. The poles
ordered him 10 run along and attend 70 BIZ
business.
This 10 my business declared youne
Eppers, removing his brisr pipe boldly
from bis mouth.
And 90 they took nm along 70 the ponos
station. He wds bailed out htsr ana W
appear next In the Centre street Poho'
court.
! About 5000 persons we're IN the hall vAsE
the meeting Waa called 10 order at > oloek
There we're plenty Of vacant seats butit ~
said that some OF the East SIDE So0Ahs
papers, fearing the extreme bitterness o.
some Of their followers toward the Pohce
had refrained from advising them 70 ~
tend the meeting Alexander berkman
who was arrested following the h9'a'
throwing OF last Saturday but later ~
leased. attended the meeting. He bad Z
seat In the gallery and took no part 10 IN
proceedings. ~
Inspector Walsh, who vas In charel
Of the police, had several uniformed meI
stationed In each aisle, While In the rea'
and on the sides there we're other hnss
Plain clothes men were scattered throusl
the audience every few rows. and some o
them who could write shorthand had pleoe
with the newspaper men in iFont Of III
platform. Police Commissioner Binshan
had made preparations TO find out exActt
what waA Sdd, 40 matter what lAnyaay'
the speakers ussd: He had men on "a
detail who could speak Italian fIdaish
RrsAan. German and Bohemian. Non
Of the Headquarters hnguisis had 70 .
! depended upon for an account Of the pro
oeedings Everything was done In Engiiss
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