The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
NARROWLY AVERT
SERIOUS CLASH
Police Have Revolvers and Not
Sticks Ready for Use Against
Paraders.
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ARl'Nini 90 me Times III SpatCn.
New York. September luscious
clashes between the police and thou
sands Of members of and syinpathizcrs
with the Industrial Workers Of the
World were narrowly averted during
the big demonstration Of protest
against the further Imprisonment OF
Et,o rand Glovannitti the Lawrence.
Mass. labor leaders. held here to-
night AS 1t Was RED nag. carried
rs Fred Consislie. was wrcsted from
him by the police under the command
OF Captain Daley, ana the marchcrs
were so threatening that the police
at Fifth Avenue and Eighty third
Street he'd their revolvers and riot
sticks ready for use.
The demonstration in Union Square
was preceded by double parade. one
division starting from the Labor
Temple In East Eighty-fourth street
and marching down Fifth Avenue. and
the other starting from seward Park
and Canal Street aud marching up
town. The two divisions united at
Union Square. where the paraders were
addressed by William D. Haywood.
Ben ReitEnan. Miss Mary Drier and
others.
bitter character and open threats OF
reprisals were made II Ettor and
'Giovannitti are not given speedy
trial
Although the paraders carried Amer
lean flags as we'll red aags draped
with black when they reached Union
square. Reitrnan had all the American
nags gathered UP arAi relegated 70 the
rear while he ordered the men with
s~,< ra
OF the speakers stand when re-
moustrated with for this action. Reit-
man. who WAC ,arred and feathered
and branded w!tn the insignia Il.
". W" at San Diego. shouted
THE American nag mas been con
d.mned by every one VINO stands for
justice In san Diego they made me
kiss that flag and then branded me on
~ bare back our red and black now
stands FOR a. that the American flag
once did"
Miss Drier. who war one of the Pro-
eressive MISUNDERSTANDING from New
York TO the recent Chicago convention
and is one OF the best known workers
in the cause OF unionlsm FOR women.
in her speech referred to the growth
Of unionism among the women workers
and said
You people are OF tina, spirit II JUS
This demonstration IS ono form OF that
spirit. Every man woman and child in
America should have justice. Ett0r
and Giovannatti are innocent men,
charged with having murdered ono OF
their sisters They have been held in
jail eight months. We must let the
people Of Massachusetts know that we
arc watching this case and intend TO
see that Justice IS done"
although the Jaws II Massachusetts
provide that no person accused OF
crime shall be held longer than six
months without = trial. the two Law
renee labor leaders have been in jail
eight months. with no promise that
they Will soon be released. He then
said.
These men committed no crime but
they did commit an onense against
capitalism They forced capital TO pay
$4,000 600 additional to the workers
OF New England and TO give decent
working conditions and shorter hours
TO the workers. We plead guilty TO
that and declare that TO get even. capt.
tai hired tools TO carry dynamite TO
crowded district and plant II among
women and children. They had done
IT before. but this time we got the
goods on them.
II Eta and Giovannatt, die there
will be more work for the undcrtakers.
but 1t Will not be among the workers,
remember that. You saved my Ike
and you will save the lie OF these
men Il you viii only stand shoulder
TO shoulder in this light. -
Among the banners carried were
some with the following inscriptions:
Remember San Diego"
"A liberty loving people will not let
labor leaders be railroadad 10 the
electric chair
Capitalism would make strike
crime"