The evening world., 1908-03-28

The meeting in Union Square which
led up to the riot and bomb throwing
was called By self-consttuted conf
mittee of Anarchists and agitators. 1t
was advertised as a meeting OF the un-
employed.
Police Commissioner Bingham refused
to issue "a permit for a parade or for
speeches. He ordered 150 policemen sent
TO Union Square from Headquarters,
and there were more than fifty addi-
tional policemen on duty there from ad-
jacent precincts. In addition the re-
serves were held for active duty IN
every station house in Manhattan un-
der orders 10 use their clubs II called
TO Union Square TO suppress a riot.
The Socialist leaders who are running
the so-called Conference OF the Unem-
ployed had decided to call off the DEM
onstration to-day on account of the
rain. When the sun came -out again.
however, the word was passed around
to march on Union Square. where an
effort would be made to circumvent the
police by holding a dozen mass meet |
ings. instead of one. all about the vic
Unity of the square.
Swsrns from East Side.
Swarms OF men and women moved |
in silent procession from the conGested |!
quarters of the east side and poured |
through the streets radiatinG from |
Union Square Though each separate |
body appeared TO be leaderless. many !
well-known eXpounders OF Socialism !
fitted about in the throngs. whispering !
orders and counselling silence and |
order among them Robert Hunter. !
Morris Hilqust. Louis zeltner and |
Bruno L. Zinn. the Socialist sculptor.
When Zinn arrived at the Square he
was dumfounded TO find that the plaza |
was completely Invested by police. I,
Mounted men trotted up and down |
Broadway, cautered through Fourth |
avenue and stood at attention in the |
side streets. Inspector Schmittberger |
was in charge, with captains and lieu
tenants posted at the four corners of |
the plaza and at the entrances Of each
side street.
His Club Mightier.
Sculptor Zinn marching at the head
of a determined little group. bore down
down on Inspector Schmittberger. who
was intrenched in the little cottage at
the northern border of the square and
demanded that he dismiss his police and
allow the forbidden mass meeting to be
held.
Zinn fourished a copy OF the Consti-
eution and demanded that the inspector
heed its provision granting the right OF
free speech.
"Ive got no time to listen TO you"
said the inspector who was becoming
alarmed at the vast number Jf people
pouring into the square from the side
streets 'There'l be no meeting here.
he added. III have to club every head
In sight"
Raising his club, he swept the sculp-
tor away with the dramatic exclenia-
ton
The club is mishtier than the Con
stitution."
Allowed No Speaking.
A few minutes later the Inspector was
notified that the Socialists had brought
trucks and carts for "stumps' and tha:
an effort would be made to concentrate
about them. He Immediately dispatched
his mounted men to drive the trucks
from the region. and the drivers OF three
carts that bore Socialstic notices We're
arrested and their carts contscated by
the police.
All the while the mob had gradually
swollen into a deep black fringe that
circled slowly about the square and
stretched along for blocks north and .
south of the square In Broadway and .
Fourth avenue No demonstra ton was
made until one OF the leaders started .
singing the "Marse.llaise" and the
vast, moving throng took 1t up.
Calls Mounted Reserves.
Immediately the singing began
Echmiitberger ordered his mounted
men TO charge the thronG and drive
the people into the streets. Then ne
telephoned TO the Eighteenth street
headquarters OF the Traffic Squad and
ordered that all the reserve mounted
men be rushed 10 Union Square
The mounted police gathered in close
group and charged at full gallcp. cut
ting the nir with their n!ghtsticks and
driving the throng back IN a screaming.
tripping heap. They We're still pressing
the mob back into the side streets when
terrific explosion shook the square.
Meanwhile Inspector Wiegan was
handling a similar demonstration AT
Cooper Square. where several thousand
of the unemployed who could not break
through the police lines about Union
Square had assembled Wieran had