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New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
CALL TO a RISKY WAR;
Summons for Park Meeting De-
noances These Dirty Rich.

Secretary Slattery, of General Bingham's ofiice,
when asked last night what arrangements had
been taken by the police to cope with the CROWDS
that filled Union Square Park during the day.
said that the actual force in the park at the
time of the explosion was two hundred foot men
under Chief Inspector Cartwright and Inspector
Steinbruck and forty mounted men under In
spector Schmittberger and Lfeutenants Davlo NC
Carthy and Martin Corbett.
The mounted men were ordered to circle around
the crowds and keep everybody on the move
Trouble expected by the police owing to the
advertisements that appeared in several of tho
Jewish East Side papers. These advertisements
translated last night. and read:
the hungry march. The workingmen OF
themselves on the street that these dirty rfcE
shall and sympathize.
the barest poverty. mixed with pain. crisis and
begging protest. Ten thousands of workmen who
mouths along together with their SLIM weak wives
and unbamable children will go out from their
war. They will ask that their terrible cries, I'VE
want bread" should be heard
VIII De Tsay hungry mareh, ar td os ,s prossSs @
York ever saw That servant of capital. the Park
annad 6n .y da 5e~ poress ehs & cry
of half million workInen and their hungry fam
lilies that are in New York. BROOKLYN and Browns
Vile, Their devilish plans have availed them
The Socialist party and the Unions have ssreed
has tricily brought about this present crisis. and
ask that the state provider shall provide me hungry
with work The police dare not and cannot sup
press this The law allows this. and few fake
workingmens friends cannot stop it, 49,, ,<..,-
Then there will come together the present
strcken people OF the present crisis SIN in mnion
idler, live up, you stinted park livers and street
wanderers Stand up for your rights. is all that
one can ask and that is what is coming to you
with Justice, work.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
HILLQUIT FLAYS POLICE
Declares Their Oppression Is Re
sponsibIe for Outrage.

Morris Hillquit, who to have been one
of the speakers yesterday at the meeting of
agitators to aid the unemployed in Union
Square. but did not go to the park having
learned that permit had been refused did nor
spare the police when speaking of the bomb
outrage last night.
1T is mostly the fault of the police that such
outrages happen in this city of ours" he. said
These meetings have always been conducted
in an orderly manner, but the oppression of the
police always preys the mind of some fan
attic until he is driven to committing some act
of violence. None of those implicated in that
affair yesterday We're in any way connected
with those who called the meeting
I'VE intended to propose measures to help the
unemployed of the city and to get up petitions
to the Mayor, the Board of Aldermen and Boar
of Estimate. asking that all kinds of public
work be carried on, so that the hungry ones
might have bread.
When some Of those persons learned that
the meeting could not be held l suppose that
the thought of oppression filled their hearts and
they determined to strike blow which in their
minds was one for the good of their cause. The
police had right to stop the meeting. and as
long as they act in that arbitrary manner des-
perate acts will be done by the fanatics"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
WOULD DISOBEY POLICE.
Leaders Bent on Meeting, Despite
Lack of Permit.

Notwithstanding the fact that the Police and
Park departments had refused permits for the
proposed unemployed demonstration at Union
Square yesterday afternoon, under the auspices
of the unemployed conference OF the Socialist
party. it evident yesterday that except FOR
the active Intervention Of the police the demon
stration would have been held
Permits had been granted for the demonstra-
tion on March by both departments. but at the
last moment il decided TO postpone the de-
monstration until yesterday afternoon The Po-
lice and Park departments. however, refused to
renew the permits for yesterday. and protest
sent TO the Police Department also from the
Central Federated Union against giving the per-
mits and repudiating all connection with the
affair.
Then it decided by the leaders to go with
the demonstration. with without permits Later
Morris Hilquit. lawyer for the unemployed con-
ference and member of the national committee Of
the Socialist party applied to Justice OGerman Of
the Supreme Court for an injunction restraining
the police from interfering with the demonstration.
The Injunction refused and, according to Hill
quit the demonstration called of. but the time
was short. he said that very few could be in
formed
That the general impression was that the demon
stration was 10 go became evident hour or
before p. the original hour set for IT, when
people began 10 come IN groups The first to ar
rive the speakers. who apparently were pre-
pared for mass meeting and stood around wait
ing for the audience. Hlquit himself
hand.
At that time there was not much of police dis
play, but when by degrees the people began TO
come in greater numbers the inspector gave
ders keep them moving. Among the first OF the
speakers TO arrive Robert Hunter. accom-
panied by several friends who TO speak. He
was kept moving with the rest
The people had Begin to arrive IN dense
crowds coming up the Fourth avenue side of
the park They kept to the footpath by the
police, who made them move past the Everett
House in 18th street to the Broadway side and
down again Some of them went into the nearby
streets. and others repeated the journey.
Several attempts made by would-be speak
ers TO address wOuld-be audiences. Three drivers
of who brought their vehicles TO the l4th
street side speaking stands arrested and
locked up IN the West 10Th stree, station for re-
fusing to take them away
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29

Tour months at No. 50 Beaver street Brooklyn
win Mrs. Gussie Alexander She said that
MS name really was Colser. although he was
generally known as SiIverstein
Mrs Alexander and her little daughter were
taken to Brooklyn Police Headquarters and
from her 1t was learned that Silverstein came to
this country from Balystok, Russia a bout four
years ago. He went to live with his uncle Nor
ris Cohen, Of No 21 Park street Williams
burg, and remained there until four months ago
when he had some trouble with his uncle and
went TO live with Mrs. Alexander. She said that
he was twenty-five years old. Ever since he had
been in this country, she said he had been con-
nected in various ways with the Socialist party
She said that he had been out of work for
some time and she knew that he had been de-
spondent search of his room was made but
no explosives or discriminating literature was
found Several letters were taken by the de-
tectfves and they said that these letters had
important bearing the case
Mrs Alexander also said that Silverstein had
a sister, Sarah. and brother. Samuel, living
In Delaney street, New York, but she did not
know the exact number.
Late in the evening the police found Silver
STEMS brother in Eldridge street. He in
the tailoring establishment of Samuel Gold
stein. at No. 209 Eldridge street, where the bomb
thrower employed The brother. Samuel
Cohen, who is sixteen years old, was taken to
the Eldridge street station and examined He
was then let go and went to his home. at No
81 Beaver street, Brooklyn, where he and his
brother lived.
Shortly after 1G o'clock yesterday morning
he said that his brother left his home. intending
to purchase suit of clothes in Manhattan. The
bomb thrower. the boy said, made mention of
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
HUNTER BLAMES POLICE,
Settlement Worker Says Then
4cted Like Cossacks.

Robert Hunter. who married Caroline NJ
Phelps Stokes, was to be of the speakers at
the Union Square meeting Yesterday The DO
lice are responsible for this outrage and had
they not been present with their horses no such
scenes would have been viewed in New York"
said Mr. Hunter when seen 1T his home In
Groton. Conn last night.
We were a peaceabe group. and | had ar
ranged to speak when the officers swooped down
on us like so many Cossacks In my party were
Charles Latworth. William Maney and the Rev
Mr. Irvine. We We're standing in 18th street
when the crowd began to surge backward under
the blows Of the police who took extra delight
In using their clubs while the mounted men
came dowp on the crowd If they were charg-
ing an army OF infantry" added Mr. Hunter
The speaker who did not have an opportunity
to address the crowd. said he had no trouble
with the police. but he declared that their ac-
tons be!led statements made later by some of
the men that they did not like the Job and that
they had to obey orders when they were told IN
clean up the square. Mr. Hunter then said that
II was the dirtiest job he had ever seen where
the police took part.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
POLICE WATCH ALL NIGHT
T7CO Thousand Mcn Stand, Stick an
Hand. Readu for Dutu.

Many precautionary measures were taken by the
police night prevent other outbreaks in the
city equity Commissioner Bugher ordered all the
reserves IN Manhattan be held all last night in
their respective station houses. with 'nightsticks
without belts. ready a seconds notice
In police parlance this order means ready for
and it has been many years since such order
has gone out from Mulberry street. 1t esti-
mated by Mr.. Bugher that this order would affect
about two thousand men. Eightyfve patrolrnen
kept duty around Union Square Park up
o'clock last night. when. after a conference
between Commissioner Bingham and Inspector
Schmittberser. sixty-five of the were taken
away. This body under the command of Lieu
tenant Mcclure. of the West 10Th station.
remained IN the park all night. Inspector Stein
bruck remained his office all night, ready to 60
to the moments notice. After ali the
arrangements had been completed Big Max
Schmittberger said:
Il think that have waited too long on this
anarchist business. We have given them too much
leeway. When we did disperse any of these meet
ings when the speakers became too rabid We tried
do it gently possible. Now the people of
New York know what they may expect from these
fanatics. feel morally certain that this man Sill
verstein was anarchist and that he intended to
kill Captain OReilly. l was afraid that something
like this would happen when 1 making the
police arrangements to cope with the meeting. and
l had the public comfort station the north end
of the park locked that one could throw a
bomb from there
Several record breaking trips Of policemen 10
the of the explosion made. Inspector
McCafferty on receipt Of the news ordered all OF
his available men to the scene. and they
out of the door at Police Headquarters automo-
bile owned by friend of of the men passed
It took but few words to explain the situation.
and the jumped into the machine and were
off in a second UP Fourth avenue. All speed laws
were broken and the men, in their citizens CLOTH
Ing mixed with the crowd ready to arrest any
suspects.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
CoUNTERFEITs FOLLOW BANK CLOSING
Thousands Said To Have Been Passed IN
Little ItaIy-One Man Arrested

A sequel TO the excitement which the closing OF
Patis bank caused in Little Italy was report
that thousands of dollars OF counterfeit money
passing around in that neighborhood- This report
strengthened yesterday when Valentine Pom
pino was arrested the charge Of passing coua-
terfet money.
Amelia DeIltaoH. of No. $50 Mulberry street. saw
Ponpino enter the bank of Michael Della Papa.
and told the banker not TO accept the bill onere0
BY Ponpino While Ponpino was waiting for 1tal-
ian money. which he wanted for the American
bills he was arrested and taken to Police Head
quarters Other bankers in the italian district
tesrined that Ponpino had passed counterfeit bills
them.
When the prisoner searched Sl.o0 in good
lire and 81 800 bills found The bills were
made to appear as though issued by the City Ma
tional Bank of Susquenanna. Penn Ponpfno said
he was from that town
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
4JEWISHPAPER'S ATTACK
Bitterly Demounces Capital Says
Bomb Thro5cer Escaped.

THE Jewish Daily vorwaerts" the chief Yiddish
Socialist organ will print the following editorial
on the Union Square outraee:
Up to the writing tt Of this sb sns Is h
as bs p9e esh bay snd G
clare him to be the guilty one
Two young men. unknown to each other, came
the same report-that the who threw the
a ~, went o d o and him and
=, The two Young men described the thrower OF OF
scription in no way corresponds with the person
whom the police declare guilty.
the reports of the police do rot give clear an n
sHeh 9 Ems as tee W.
of the police, even if they are clear and distinct
Let US wait for facts. of which there will be no
One thing is certain. the throwing Of the bomb
The hunger of the masses will no no longer be spoken
One more thing is certain. Before the falling of
crowds to excite it for the purpose Of making a
disturbance An the newspapers% % agree ii in their
able crowd which gathered in Union Square to
and left. A squadro- of Cossacks in St. Peters
burg could not mistreat a peaceable crowd more
., This. however is quite a common affair in a
or e Wa 9 s4ees ha @ a7 Of Is sSa BY
a senced & that @ hunger & den2nstraion s shall not
But for wall Street it is not sufticient 1t does
n2 s Of e hs5 aeae the sa b f ss of e
riots riots They need a pretext for the shedding of
Socialists do their best in such constantly
to warn the masses not to give the police the op-
portunity to find such pretexts. The Vorwaarts"
has always given such warnings. and the result is
that the masses of Worklngmen hold themselves in
the best of order with the best of tact.
Even when the police began cracking innocent
heads, even then the riot desired by the police did
not take place The crowd dispersed in the best
of order peaceably and quietly. The square
already half empty when bomb exploded.
AS has already been said 1t is unknown who
threw the bomb, and for what purpose it
thrown-in spite of all police reports, What is
interests such a bomb would redound-that is the
capitaltstic class with it's servants.
On the other hand. II there is element that
had nothing to gain and everything to lose by the
throwing OF such II bomb. IL is the working class
and its socfalistic teachers.
IT is unknown who the thrOwer of the bomb
Whose interests were served by the throwing of
the bomb? This infer from the entire situation
and from pure common
Bernard Felderman. a boy attending the Baron
de Hrsch school. who lives No 50 East 10th
street. says he is absolutely positive that Silver
stein did not throw the bomb He saws that the
real thrower of the death dealing missile was a.
tall, thin man. about thirty years old. who ran
away hurriedly and was lost in panic
The police scoffed last night idea that they
had arrested the wrong They called atten-
ton to the fact that Siverstein confessed 10 the
coroner that he had thrown the bomb.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
"OVER CONSTITUTION"
Nightstick Superior at Times, Says
.Schmittberger.

During the preliminary rioting in Union
Square Yesterday. by some chance B. L. Zmm
a sculptor and member of the executive COM
mittee of the conference. managed to break
through the police Gordon and reach the cot
taxe where Inspector Schmittberger and sew
eraI policemen were standing
Il protest against the stopping of this meet
ing" he said. II stand on my rights under the
First Amendment to the Constitution. which
guarantees the right of assembly,
Schmittberger held out his nightstick. saying:
This at times is over the Constitution.
At a sign from him Zimm was then hustled OF
by a policeman TO the inside of the Gordon.
Here another patrolman caught him and put
him outside without ceremony. over his pro-
tests
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
POLICE HAD A Tip"
Heard Paterson anarchists We're
Planning Demonstration Here.

Following the assassination on February 2 last
King Carlos and the Crown Prince of Portugal
by anarchists. the Reds in the United States be-
came unusually active. both in words and deeds
Previous to this. January 90 the authorities OF
Rio de Janero had reported the discovery Of an
anarchist plot blow up some of the bartieshtps
of the American feet then riding at anchor IN the
harbor but little credence placed in this
On February % Father Leo Heinrichs was shot
and killed by anarchist while he was celebrate
ing sacrament at the altar of St Elizabeths
Roman Catholic Church in Denver.
On March an attempt was made by an an
archist who had thrice before tried to reach ms
intended victim to kill George NJ Shippey. chief
of police of Chicago Shippey killed anarchist.
but not before the latter had injured the chief
his and his driver.
This stirred the Chicago police to action. and tn
the roundup of anarchists which followed IL was
learned that TIE Reds February had held a
meeting of rejoicing over the assassination OF tho
Portuguese King and Crown Prince.
The killing of the priest and the attack on Cnief
Shppey stirred the federal government TO action.
and on March the Secretary OF CoInrnerce ana
Labor issued an order all commissioners and
tnsrectors of immigration 10 cooperate with the
police and detectives of various cities In appre-
hending and deportng ali alien anarchists Inc
activities of the Chicago police seemed only to ado
fuel the anarchist flames and stirred the Ne"
York Reds to open threats
The life of Archbishop Farley was threatened.
and there were reports that the anarchists were
preparing to dynamite freely in the wall
Street district. The police at first laughed at
these rimors- but on March deemed them OF
sufficient Importance to cause raids on Wen
known anarchistic haunts and the arrest Of sus-
pected persons Emma Goldman. one OF the
leaders of the New York anarchists. was in Chr
cago. trying without avail to make speeches, ana
Alexander Berkmann another leader, had gone 10
Massachusetts,. Word reached the police the
same day that the Paterson Reds were very
active were holding meetings and were PLAN
ming a big demonstration in New York city
the date of which the police could not learn De-
tectives were sent to Paterson 10 investigate
On March q the federal authorities decided 10
tar from the mails the anarchist paper La
Question Sociale,' published in Paterson, were
in 1907 Robert J. Cortese. a justice of the peace
who had helped the local authorities IN suppress
sing anarchist outbreaks. was killed by bomb
1t was charged that in recent issues this paper
had openly advocated the killing of all the MEM
bers of the police force by the use Of dynamite
Recent issues of anarchist periodicals pub
lished here have called the unemployed TO
"avenge their wrongs" by bloodshed-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29

the crowd bomb was thrown by an unidentined
member Of the mob and three policemen were IN
stantly killed and twenty-seven others wounoeo-
pitched battle ens1ed between the police and the
mob. Seven policemen in all were killed or oieo
within few days of their wounds.
Several rioters also killed. The pono
thrower was caught, but August Spies. Adoipn
Fischer. George Ensel and Albert Parsons were
hanged accomplices on November IL, 1857 sam
ueI Fielden and Michael Schwab were sentenced TO
;nprisonment for life and Oscar Neebe for fifteen
years. and Louis Ling escaped the gailows by COM
mitting suicide in prison.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
BLACK HAND MEN BLOW UP HOUSE.
Members Of Family Thrown Out Of Bed, but
Not Seriously Injured

Angola, n Y. March &-Makfng good their
threat that if 500 was not forthcoming they
would blow up his hcne, members OF the Black
Hand at midnight Wednesday placed a heavy
charge Of dynamite under the home of Sebastian
Losrasso about mile west Of Brant Centre, and
isnited it. The explosion did considerable damass
TO the house and the force of the conclusion threw
several members of the family from their beds.
Fortunately. however none of the occupants or the
house injured
Six feet of the cellar blown out by the ex-
piosion the steps were demolished as WIS tae
shattered
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
AFTER ATLANTIC CITY GAMBLERS.
New Prosecutor Warns Proprietors to Close
Up or Be Arrested.
IBy TELEGRAPH to The Tribune.

Atlantic City March 2s-Ciarence l. Goldenberg,
the new Prosecutor Of the Pleas of Atlantic County
was sworn in yesterday. and hfs first official act
to send personal representatives. TO keepers or
all gambling houses, close forthwith be ar
rested and prosecuted
Goldenberg is well known 10 members Of the
gambling fraternity. whom he harassed and pun
ished counsel for the Citizens League about
year ago There is little doubt in the minds OF
the gambling fraternity TO GOldenberg's inten-
ton to close their places He has the support OF
Malcolm B. Woodruff. chief of the Police Depart
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

There will be an entertainment at the Gra74
Central Palace this evening for the benefit OF H.
Jewish Maternity Hospital. in East Broadway.
The music Will be under the direction OF AdolpA
Spivack and the following persons will take Pars:
Mr. Mogulesko. Mrs. Tonaschefsky Miss Rose
Karp. Mr. and Mrs. weintraub and Mr. Gres1s
berg.
Mrs hudson G:enovc Wells. chairman OF Aux.
larry L. Stony Void Sanatoriunn. announced yestss.
day the complete programme for the auxiliary-v
subscription entertainment at the Bjou Theatre a
Tuesday afternoon In addition TO Julie OPP
Faversham In selections from Spanish folklore anA
Marion Weed In Spanish songs. Willis Steel VIII
tell Of a journey afoot through Spain. illustrated
with photographs
The final meeting for the season of the CoioraaD
Cli0 Dwellings Association Will be held FrioA1s
April g. at p. m. in the ballroom or DuryeaS
Broadway and I'D stree.- The regent general q
the association. Mrs Gilbert McClurg. OF Colorado
Springs. Col. win be present and give reposs
Of the work
Georxe Christopous. of No. rs East 18th street.
arrested on Friday suspicion OF implication -
the murder Of vincenzi Bonnano. was renandeo -
the eorousr for examination under S.o0e ban -
Nasisexsts ceEnslI In the Yorkytus sss4
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
RAISE 5000 At HUNGARIAN BALL.

At the concert and ball OF the Hungarian Relief
Society last night in the Aator gallery Of the
Waldorf Astoria about S5.o00 was cleared for the
benefit Of the work OF the society. Baron Hengel-
muller the Hungarian Ambassador, with the
baroness, came on from Washington for the occa-
sion One Of the patronessss was Countess IAsxio
szechenyi. nee Gladys Vanderbilt. IN her absence
her mother. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. had prom
ised to take place. but htar found 1t impossible
to attend. :
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
CHICAGO HAYMARKET RIOT RECALLED
Anarchist Bomb Killed Seven Policemen and
Wounded Twenty-seven Others.

First reports of the 'rot in Union Square yester-
day afternoon made it appear similar to the Hay
market Square riot in Chicago the night OF May 4.
1856 An anarchist meeting was in progress. when
shooting began and the police attempted to dsperas
New-York tribune., 1908-03-29
BApr1sTs AT ODDS OVER NEW PASTOR.

The congregations of the recently organized
United Baptist churches are having difficulty in
selecting a pastor the Baptist Collegiate Church
of the Covenant. which was formerly the Riverside
Baptist Church, at SD street and Amsterdam ave
nus The Rev DR. A. Lincoln Moore, who was
pastor of the Riverside Church. on Wednesday
again declared that he would not withdraw his
resignation. handed in two weeks ago. when he
preached his farewell sermon
Arrangements had been made 10 call the Rev.
DR. Oscar Haywood from the First Baptist Church.
of Waterbury. Conn., and the first Sunday Of
this month he appeared in the pulpit Then. ac-
cort,ing TO one of DIR. Moore's close friends. ths
CONGREGATION objected to the new pastor. who hao
already been employed by two of the trustees AZ
the same time meeting was called and it is said
that DR. Haywood was given TO understand that HIS
services would be required While the selection
Of a pastor is being discussed the Rev. DR.. Henry
NJ. Sanders will conduct the services Dr. Moore
and his family will live in Hampton Junction, n i