The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-05-10
BOISE SOCIALISTS AND POLICE
Not Permitted to Garry a Red Flag
Must Use Stars and Stripes
From Mondays Statesmanl

Pandemon1um reigned among tn,
Socialists of Boise yesterday. TIL,
Industrial Workers of the World at
tempted to take possession of thu
city. Armed men are said to have
walked the streets, determined to gel
the first Socialist starting out of the
hall with the red flag. The police
reserves were called out. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Rimer were arrested for dis.
turbing the peace by leading in the
so-called riot while several others
were taken to the police station and
held until part of the trouble was
over.
The city council met in special ses-
sion and the mayor instructed Chief
Robinson to stop the riot before It
got started. The red banners were
tfken from the leaders of the organ
ization. Police and detectives were
scattered through the crowd from the
time the first Socialist left the hall
until after the meeting in Columbia
park was over. The parade, planned
several days ago, was prohibited by
the police. A fist fight in the band
stand between Bud Driscoll and Hen
iy Crabbe, one Of the leaders of the
organization, threatened to turn the
whole affair into general riot.
McAuley is Defiant.
While the fight was at it's height.
4. H. McAuley, member of the city
council, walked to the front of the
band stand at the park and spread an
American flag over the railing. He
ordered the |, w. WIS to speak over
that flag and in its presence and
dared them to say one disrespectful
word about it or the principles and
nation it represents.
When I came to the United States
kissed the folds of that flag" de-
,lared Mr.. McAuley, his voice fairly
trembling with passion. IT have
Kissed every star and stripe in its
makeup. I put it's folds to my lips
When l swore the oath of allegian re
o this United States of America and
love every star and every stripe in
t. If some of you foreigners had to
ISIS that flag, if some of you knew
he meaning of the principles it's COL
rs represent, you wouldn't be so
nxious to insult it or to trample it I
nder your feet. a
Must Speak Over the Flag
Now, here!' he said, and his
Dice took on a new meaning. "You
Ill speak over that flag and don't T.
It me hear one word of single one
you. That flag lays right there a
ntll this meeting is over" he said b
he laid the silk banner over the IL
Hing of the. stand and took up his IL
'sition where he could see and hear to
erything that was going on during ii
e speaking. p
the first step in the quelling of the al
called riot was taken by the police bt
rec when the ]. w. WIS came down III
t of their hall at 9211s Main St. TO
fore the great red banner of which ne
. organization was so proud could
ach the outside air, it was taken
I'm the hands of Mrs. Ed Rimer tn
70 planned to lead the procession tlN
III the flag. tn
Mrs. Rimer Under Arrest. otl
She was taken into custody at Tie
'e. When the officers took hold of Be
;, she put up such a strenuous fight DO
t two of the largest officers on the an
ce had to take her to the station. sa!
they went up the street, one on
n side of her, she was fairly the
'ed off the ground and her feet. ute
ng in the air as the officers the
ked on undisturbed by her efforts. by
wed how hard she was fighting to my
out of the hands of the law. Ed Am
Ter, her husband, was also arrest and
because he tried to interfere with s
arrest of his wife. He thought tio1
policemen were handling his wife emil
roughly and he tried to get her a n
y from them. ors
Reserves Surround Woman red.
he procession of the reserves. allo
Or the command of Captain J. F. bro1
worth, started up the street. At The
head were the two big officers trut
the woman fighting with all her the
1T, while the other officers each agai
one man by the arm. When thew of c.
'ed at the station only Mr.. and
R1mer were held until court Ii
IS at 10 O'Clock this morning. islat
Ter than confine a woman In the ly o
jail, Chief Robinson excused Mrs. clare
er until court hour, while he eral
her husbands bond at $25, the
was given. AS the others who wore
taken along had not started anv and