New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
MARCH FOR PRISONERS
Biq Demonstration Here for
Two Lawrence Men.
ONLOOKERS Indifferent
Five Thousand Workers Hear
w. D. Haywood and Other
Socialist Speakers.

There was one very noticeable thing
about the parade of workers yesterday in
protest against the imprisonment OF
Joseph j. Ettor and Arturo Giovannittl.
charged with being accessories before the
fact In the murder of Anna La Pizza,
girl striker, shot in the Lawrence mill
riots last winter No encouraging crowds
greeted them as they took their way
downtown from Ath street and Second
avenue To j'Eiou square
Along Fifth avenue. usually choked with
oulookerS whenever a public demonstra-
ton - i'm progress, they drew only the
casual attention of homeward bound
shoppers as they lodged automobiles and
buses from 32d To l7tn street. Even
over on the East Side. where one might
have expected their limo of march to be
thronged with cheering multtudes, the
people on the sidewalks turned to watch
them GO past more out of curiosity than
sympathy, it seemed.
But the enthusiasm of the marchera
was undoubtcd. They stood cheerfully al
their gathering places for close on to tw"
hours before the word was given To start
and then marched five thousand strong,
converging in two main bodies at Union
soaure, the place set for the speeches.
The larger corps came down by way OF
Second and Third avenues from East
saith street, and was Joined at sd street
and Fifth avenue by the downtown sec
ton, from Rutgers Square.
The start of the uptown paraders was
DELAYED for nearly half an hour ny
little argument with the police over the
display OF q plain red flag. against the
carving Of which orders had gone out
from headouarters Ono of the men IN
the delegation from the Italian Socialist
Federation, blood cousin 10 the anarch-
ISL communion. flung the crimson ban
ner to the breeze inst as the order was
given to march. lie was instructed by
a policeman to fold II up and put II IN
his pocket.
A Young Socialist. with a t'owing black
tie. who later gave his name az fred
Consiglio. OF No. 2s2 Avenue \. grabbed
tho banner and started courageousIy
down the street. Three minutes later ne
picked himself out of the gutter. ana SIX
husky policemen from the East Sth
street station Strengthened out the mauI'd
ranks and sent the procession on lis way
Put Pstrolman Feister kept the red iiag
as a souvenir Of the encounter.
The only other incident which inter
rupted the advance of the procession was
the discovery by several or the bahdS
that two non-uniou bands were dispens-
ing music I'm other sections Of the line.
THIS occurred as the marchers turned
into 72d street and was followed by the
dropping out OF one Of the bands. The
other union organizations were threaten
ing TO do likewise. when one OF the "oin-
Ell marchers explained the sad situation
to the non-union tooters and persuaded
them to Withdraw in the interests OF har-
mony.
At the Union Square cottage notable
assemblage OF Socialist leaders was gath
cred on the little veranda. Among them
were Max Eastman. of the faculty OF Co
luInbia University who acted as presiding
officer: Miss Rose l.. Lewis. secretary OF
the Lawrence defence committee; Miss
Mary Drelor. president of the Noman's
Trade Union League; lnez Milholland ana
Ben" Reitman. whom the vigilance com
mittee st San Diego. Cal, escorted out
into the desert and forced to kiss the
American flag
William D. Haywood. head of the In
dustrial Workers Of tho World, under
whose auspices the demonstration was
held, was the chief speaker OF the after
noon. drawing cheer after cheer from the
thousands in the square.
"If Ettor and Giovannitu die thund-
cred Mr.. Haywood. there will be more
work FOR the undertaken and 1t won't
he among the working class. either.
1.-THE laws In Massachusetts provide
that no man shall be held In jail without
a trial for more than six months anu
yet these two men have been there hea'ls
a,ebt months. We say to the capitahstlc
class. Either the jail doors shall DO
opened for these men to COME out or IN.
lii doors all over the country shall
close