The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-10-26
A PROTEST AGAINST ANARCHY

ticipate in a Grand Parade as a
Protest Against the |. w. W.-AH
Glasses and creeds Represented
$4,000 in Line.
Two weeks ago the Industrial
Workers of the World organized a
parade in Lawrence, Mass, and
bore through the streets of that city
the red flag of anarchy and rebellion.
To show their contempt for American
institutions they refused to carry the
Stars and Stripes in their parade. One
of their flags bore the sacri1egious
motto, mo God; No Master" The
whole proceeding was regarded as an
outrage by the respectable people of
the city.
AS counter demonstration for the
purpose of showing their loyalty and
devotion to the country, the people
of Lawrence, irrespective of creed and
nationality, held monster parade
on Columbus Day, October IL, in
which thirty-two thousand people
marched through the streets under
unfavorable weather conditions in one
of the greatest and most impressive
pageants which that city has ever wit
messed. The fact that it was Colum-
bus day was forgotten in the desire
to uphold the honor OF the American
flag. No insignia, no badge of civic
or military authority, save the flag
borne by the defenders of the Union
in the Civil War, were in evidence.
The men who Haunted red flags in
their parade week previously did for
the city what it's citizens had not
been able to do for months. 1t
aroused them to sense of their duty;
it stirred their civic pride, and as a
result every man, woman and child
in Lawrence was thrilled anew with
patriotism as they rallied round the
American flag and bore it in process
sion.
One of the most impressive features
of the parade was the arch of Pro-
test of red, white and blue bunting
which had been thrown across the
street near the I. w. w. headquar-
ters. Blazoned across the arch in
large letters were the words: "For
God And Country-A Protest Against
the I. w. W., It's Principles and It's
Methods-The Stars and Stripes For
ever-The Red Flag Never" Every
head was uncovered while passing I'm
der this arch and the five thousand
school children in the parade sang
America as they marched and the
bands played stirring airs.
In the parade were Grand Army
veterans, Spanish War veterans, the
public school children, the children
of the parochial schools, many church
societies, the Holy Name Societies,
Boy Scouts, Masons, Oddfellows,
Knights of Pythias, the Ancient Order
of Hibernians, Father Mathew Socie-
ties and the local Councils of the
Knights of Columbus, together with
hundreds of men and women from
the different mills in the city, These
were followed by members of the vari-
GUS trade unions and other local
organizations. It was one of the most
cosmopolitan parades ever witnessed
in Lawrence. At the close of the pa
rade Mayor Scanlon said:
"The magnificent demonstration in
the city of Lawrence today is highly
gratifying to every law-abiding citizen
of the community and must be graft
flying to every peace-loving and God
fearing citizen of the entire country.
It has been demonstrated that ninety
per cent of the citizens of Lawrence
are neither anarchists nor mill owners.
"This movement sprang from, and
the success of it was almost entirely
due to, the spontaneous enthusiasm of
the people of the city of Lawrence,
whose sense of decency was outraged
by the display of anarchy that was ex-
emplified in the parade two weeks
ago, in which we're Haunted banners
bearing the sacreligiOus inscription,
No Cod, no master
saThis should, demonstrate. to the
country at large that but a very small
minority Of the workingmen and wom-
en- Of the city of Lawrence are will
ing to affiliate themselves with or
countenance the disrespect to this
country and it's institutions, or to the
God Of us all In behalf of the city
council and the parade committee, I
desire to heartily thank those socie-
ties and individuals who SO nobly as
sisted i'm making the demonstration
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