The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-30
PARADE LEADS
TO ENCOUNTER
Two Officers Are Stabbed and
Many Workmen Are Knocked
Bleeding to Ground-one
Labor Leader Is Arrested,
Then Rescued by His
Comrades.

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trial workers Of the World. Two ON
GERS were stabbed, a number Of demon
strators were dubbed and An Indus
trial Worker Of the World leader cap
tured after a hard tight and then
freed Only two arrests were made.
One shot was ared from the ranks VI
the paraders.
Carlo Tresca. Of Pittsburgh. Pa. an
editor, who IS an organizer OF the In
dustrtal Workers. was in custody. but
gained his freedom q minute or two
later. Persons who saw Trescas ar
rest said he was rescued by COM
rades. Tresca. with a smile, said the
police let him go. All OF the police
professed to be ignorant OF the oc-
currence.
The clash was quite unexpected
More than 10000 operatives met at the
railroad station TO welcome 100 mem
bers Of the Industrial Workers Of the
World. who had come from Boston
TO participate in a parade 30 the
ssa.es OF Anna Lopizzo and John
RAINY. who were killed during the
strike riots last January. After the
visitors had detrained. an iunpromptu
parade was started. turning final
IL into Essex Street the main
business thoroughfare Of the city.
The parade was informal and no ap-
piicatiou had been made for a parade
permit The police. notified that the
operatives were marching. attempted
TO end the demonstration \ squad OF
twenty-five officers was sent TO Es-
sex and Lawrence Streets, where they
threw a line across Essex Street and
awaited the arrival Of the procession.
Two large banners were carried by
the marchers. One was Inscribed. The
only tustice-Sreefom for Ettor and
Giovsaa;tti." The other bore the
words. Police and militia" and be-
low. Who killed Anna and john"
when the head OF the parade reached
the line Of ofaces II halted and an
argument began. The police notified
the marchers that they must dispense
because they had no permit Those in
the front rank were endeavoring to
fall back, when suddenly the march
ers In the rear pressed forward and
the mill workers tried to pass the
police.
They struck right and left at the
officers, who responded by swinging
their clubs. Many parade-s were
knocked bleeding to the ground In
some instances the marchers robbed
the officers of their clubs and began
to beat the police The latter were
forced to retreat into Lawrence
Street II was here that Tresca was
seized by officers who Started with
him towards the police station near
by. Angered by the arrest OF the lead
er. the crowd made q rush for the
officers. The police appeared TO be
hghtinE to hold the prisoner, but a
moment or two later Tcesca was at
liberty. During the fight two Italians
were arrested and taken to the sta
ton house As they were being TAX
en- through the door Of the station a
a revolver shot was heard II ap-
peared to have been fired by some one
in the crowd, but the operatives cried
out that the police were shooting
Later the crowd was driven through
Lawrence street and on TO the COM
mon, where the paraders dispersed.
Parade II orderly.
The widely heraided Demonstration
OF the afeernoon-the parade in honor
OF Anna Lopizzo and John Fancy
brought out abou. 5000 marchers. This
parade was orderly throughout drtz-
sling rain drcnched the paraders. but
did not dampen their ardor- Many
women were among the narchers-
Some led children by the hand and
others carried infants in their arms.
Many nationaIi:ies were represented
Music was furnished by several bands.
the ~NarseiIlaise" and "LIntsrnation-
ale- being the most popular selections
FIFTEEN hundred marchers came from
other cities
scores OF red flags with the letters
~Iw. W. were carried One Of the
banners read Twentieth Century
civilization. For the progress Of the
human race We have jails. 4allOws.
GuiIiafines and electric chairs for the
pecpie who pay to keep soldiers TO
XIII them when they revolt against
Wood and other cars OF capitalism.
Arise, slaves OF the world. No God!
No master, One for all: all for one"
y, had been planned 90 march to
the cemetery where the two riot VIC
tins are buried. and place flowers on
their graves. The parade at ore time
was within a short distance OF the
cemetery. bu; Carlo Trcsca- who acted
a. chief marshal. led the msrchcrs IN
another direction The route covered
led for more than four miles along
streets skirttne the mill districts.
paseed through business and tenement
districts and part OF the residential Sec
lions. According 20 Tresca- the flow
ers which were 70 have been places
uoon the graves to-day viii be taken
60 the cemetery Tomorrow.
To-mo.row's general strike order 10
expecssA b. the Industrial workesv
seeAer - have . Widespread eject IN
oaay osher New England sssnufsctsr-
sng centres. lea1ers % the orgsnsxa-
ssoN say TRAY are waSeine for 1Awpeuce
WOr1ksrS 20 20 cot. william d. Hay
wood, one Of the national organizers.
nDsued IN svV>sl on Boston Common
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