The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1913-07-20


Seattle, July 19.-Whlle the officers
\ OF the Pacific fleet reserve of the Unit
ed States navy were dancing at the
Aarmy and navy ball igMhe state ar
*nory last night ana ed today, sew
#ral hundred Of their sal Wrs and ma
rines We're marching Through the
streets of the city denouncing the IN
dnstrial Workers of the World and
the red flag, sacking and burning So
allst Industrial Workers head
MM their excitement de-
holi8f Wyation Army meeting
lEToonl befdE learning that they had
mis- ken the place.
tn city headquarters of the mod
ern soc lists, and the radical Social
ists wefS~Backed. and the books and
furniture carried inta,.usW street and
burned. A Socialist news stand on a
principal street corner OF. the city was
liestroyed and the big meeting room
the Industrial Workers Of the
Myorld-in the southern part OF the
%ity was stripped OF its belongings,
81 which were thrown from a second sto
Ty window and burned in the street
The police offered no resistance to
the rioters. Some OF the officers said
that all the force was busy handling
crowds attending the Golden Potlatch
festivities, and no reserves were avail
able TO cope with the rioters
Hats Identify Men
Hat bands OF the cruisers Charles
ton, Colorado and California were most
numerous among the sailors. a few
uniformed members Of the Washing.
ton aayal militia joined with the ma
val men, though citizens made up
most of the mob.
The actual destruction Of property
was carried on by uniformed men, in
Guiding a number OF petty officers
The damage IS estimated at $4,000
A report was widely circulated to
day that Secretary Of the Navy Jose
phus Daniels, in a speech at the Ra-
nier club, had taken the Industrial
Workers Of the World as his subject
and had declared that they and all
other believers in the red flag should
be driven out Of the country. Those
who heard the address Of the secre-
tary, say that it was exceedingly
moderate and had no reference to any
local trouble. Nor did he at any time
mention the Industrial Workers.
Street Fight the Cause.
A street fight Thursday Night at an
Industrial Workers meeting sl which
three soldiers were beaten. XsAd been
represented to the naval men "a di-
rect attack upon the service. A1 day
some sort Of trouble had beenaex-
pected. F
The rioting began before dark. AIS
first only a dozen sailors we're en-
gased, but later the number inereas-
ed to probably 300 The crowd con
tinuted marching through the streets
#nntil after midnight. waving Ameri-
Ecan flags and yelling defiance at the
Industrial Workers OF the World
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels was
at the army and navy ball when told
of the extent of the damage done by
the rioters. He said it would not be
4 fair to ask him to discuss the out
Abreak because he knew nothing about
70 Concerning his speech at the Raj
T club. in which he glorified the
and Stripes, and condemned the
&lag he said:
hat | said Thursday night con
patriotism had no reference
local situation In fact, do
Nv anything about local trouble
aage any did not mention the
Val Workers Of the World nor
now that organization had OBJ
foothold here. l confess that
talk on the flag was not made
the first time, but was repe-
p my recent address at Erie,