Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-14
MORE ARRESTED
FOR SPEAKING
WOMAN AND TWO SOCIALISTS
TAKEN TO JAIL
LARGE CROWD MARCHES SINGING
LA MARsEILLAIsE
Demonstration Starts on Rented Va
cant Lot, but Moves Down Main
and Thence to Los An
geIes Street

More than 5000 Socialists and their
sympathizers in the campaign for free
speech on the public streets marched
in line last night between the hours of
and 10 o'clock from various points
between Eighth and Main, Fifth and
Los Angeles and Seventh street and
Grand avenue, many outsiders joining
the procession as it marched along the
streets and one group Justify uniting
in the chorus of the "Marseillaise."
AS result of the demonstration,
which passed off very peaceably, but
was one of the largest held in Los
Angeles for some time, one woman and
two men were arrested.
Mrs. Helen A. Collins, member of
the Liberal club and in no way con-
nected with the Socialists, it is said,
was arrested at Seventh street and
Grand avenue, after making only a
short talk in the interest of free
speech. Mrs. Collins took her arrest
as though she expected 1t. A number
of friends were with her and accom-
panied her to the police station. Among
them were several prominent persons,
also members of the Liberal club.
Frank NebeI and Henry Hegelstein
were arrested at Fifth and Los An
geles streets and with Mrs. Collins
were taken to the police station. The
bail of the trio was fixed at 5000 each,
but they refused to be turned loose,
and Joined the other free speech cru
saders in the city Jail.
The big demonstration began at
Eighth and Main streets, where the
Socialists have rented a vacant lot and
are holding meetings every night at s
o'clock
Walter Holloway, whose wife is i'm
TlriSnnnd af +ai Eincr
without a permit, made a somewhat
dramatic appeal for free speech, and
said it was desired to test the alleged
threat of Chief of Police Kern that the
so-called Imaginary permit" which,
as he testified in court, had been issued
to the Socialists for speaking at Sew
enth and Los Angeles streets and at
the Plaza, but which the Socialists
deny ever was issued, would be re-
voked or had been revoked yesterday.
When this announcement had been
made the crowd drew slowly out to
Main street. 1t is learning to march.
When leaving the lot the crowd
numbered between 5000 and 4000 and it
had reached the latter number at least
when it wedged itself into East Sew
enth street, where Chief Kern declared
the Socialists have permit to speak,
though the Socialists say they have no
knowledge of it.
In a few minutes, while Frank Nebel
was speaking, the narrow street be-
came blocked from sidewalk to side
walk Mr.. Nebel stepped down and
Cloudesley Johns mounted the box.
"You see the impossibility of holding
q meeting here" he called to the
crowd, "even if the imaginery permit
be not revoked on account of the crit
ioism of Chief Kern. We must go to
where we can hold our meeting with
out interfering with the public con-
venience; without blocking cars and
endangering the llVes OF those VINO
gather to hear u.s."
No arrests were made at this point.
Johns then directed the crowd to swing
down Main street to Fifth, and thence
to Los Angeles street.
Crowd Cheers Wildly
In perfect order, marching in wide
column extending for a full block, the
crowd moved to the designated point.
Midway between the street crossings
and at the corners Walter Holloway's
magaphone voice called Tor three
cheers. Each time they We're given
loudly. drowning the ringing strains or
the "Marseillaise," which was being
sung by the German Singing society
and others forty strong, marching IN
the center of the column.
Cheering and singing the great throng
swung back from Fifth and Los An,
geles streets, after the arrests OF Nepel
and HegeIstein, up Seventh street to
Grand avenue, where Mrs. Collins was
arrested, and then back to the lot or on
Main street, more than a mile in all.
Still the cheering and singing contin-
ued, and the crowd grew larger all the
time.
At the final reassemblage at Eighth
and Main streets many bitter and dra-
matte denunciations were made of the
city ordinance prohibiting street speak
ing without a permit.
Among the different takers was an
old soldier of the name of Fl. j, VIII
Iiams, who said he was personal
friend of H. T. Engle, the G. A: R. vet
eran recently arrested and fined $2O
or twenty days for espousing the cause
of free speech in one of the downtown
streets.
'"rhe treatment comrade Engle re-
ceived at the city Jail by the police"
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