South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-19
SAILORS CLEAN
UP At SEATTLE
Industrial Workers Headquar-
terS Wrecked and Furniture
Used to Start Bonfire in the
Street.

SEATTLE, wash, July l9.-Inat
the attack on the headquarters Of the
Industrial Workers of the World Fri
day night was due directly TO an ad-
dress by Secy. OF Navy aniels. the
night before, was the declaration
made Saturday by Mayor Cotterill
and his supporters.
They assert that the sailors who
smashed up the l. w. WIS were in
spired by Daniels denunciation Of
any mayor who would permit the
red flag upon the streets.
Mayor Cotterill has permitted in
dustrial workers to speak on the
streets, but not to display the red
flag.
on the other hand Secy. Daniels
friends declare that he knew nothing
of the l. w. w. troubles in Seattle
and that his reference to the red
flag" was only an aside that follow
ed a tribute TO the American flag.
Word was conveyed TO the sailors
that Daniels had publicly denounced
the mayor, it is said.
Rear-Admiral Reynolds, command
er of the reserve fleet, said Saturday
he had no official report of the riots.
SEATTLE. Wash. July IA
party of United States marines and
sailors from the Pacific reserve fleet,
most of the sailors wearing the name
bands of the cruisers Colorado and
California, started Friday night to
clean up the town, as they express
ed il, by attacking socialist and Indus
trial Workers of the World headquar-
ters.
A second party of men from the
Pacific reserve fleet attacked the big
Industrial Workers headquarters on
Washington st. in the southern part
of the city. The contents of the build
ing were dragged into the street and
a bonfire made or them.
A provost guard of so men from the
fleet was hurried ashore in cutters to
arrest all of the crew on shore.
Secy. of the Navy Daniels was din
ing on the cruiser West Virginia, the
guest Of Admiral Reynolds at the time
the rioting began.
Dozen i'm First Party.
About a dozen men of warsmen, all
young, were in the first wrecking party
to get under way. They were aided
by several members of the Washing
ton Naval militia and by a hundred
young civilians, who made most of the
noise.
Waving United States flags the
storming party swooped down on the
cart newsstand Of Millard Price,
socialist orator at the intersection Of
Fourth av. and West Lake boulevard
the busiest night corner of the city.
The cart was broken to splinters in a
moment and the big stock of socialist
papers and magazines were torn, toss
ed into the street and jumped upon.
The mob then rushed to the store
room occupied until recently by The
Industrial Workers of the World at
Fifth av., near Stewart. The wreckers
found the place deserted, the tenants
had moved. Then the mob went to
the socialist headquarters on Fifth
av., near Stewart, smashed in the
plate glass front and nailed American
flags on the front of the building.
Two policemen smiled complacently
upon the wreckers. The sailors tore
the signs from the front of the build
ing and broke them to pieces, and
then started to drag the furniture and
books into the street, but the police
men stopped them.
Leaders Volunteer
There were demands that the In
dustrial workers be hunted down and
a young civilian in a white suit tried
to induce the party TO go 10 the head
quarters of the Moderate Socialists in
an old church near Seventh ST. An
other self-appOinted leader led the
party toward the old Unitarian church
on Seventh av., near Union St, which
had just been vacated by the Mode
rates.
AS the naval men were crossing
Pike ST.. at Sixth, they were overhaul
ed by an automobile full of police
men, headed by a big captain who told
the sailors that if they did not dis
perse he would arrest every one Of
them. The policemen by maneuver-
| ing separated the men in uniform and
| scattered them. The men shouted to
the police:
Your mayor won't do anything TO
protect the flag. so we are saving your
city,
A young civilian who had been
endeavoring to incite the sailors.
kept shouting 10 them to "go and
get Mayor Cotterilr.
No arrests were made
The mob later reformed in the north
part OF the city after ii had been dis
persed and went back TO the socialist
headquarters on Fifth av. and Vir-
ginia and sacked the place, destroying
the furniture and a large quantity Of
socialist literature.