The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-19
.BLUEJACKETS JOIN
IN RIOT At SEAT TILE
Attack Socialist and |. w. w.
Headquarters in Company
With Landsmen.
BUILDINGS ARE SACKED
Remarks of Secretary Daniels
Used as an Excuse for
the Outbreak.
BUILDINGS ARE SACKED

SEATTLE, Wash, July 1S.-Crowds
of sailors from the Pacific reserve feet
at anchor in the bay, aided by hundreds
of men and boys who came down town
to Join in the Golden Potlatch, Seattle s
annual celebration, attacked the Social
ist and the Industrial Workers OF the
World headquarters tonight. sacking
the buildings and dumping the furni-
ture into the streets.
Two distinct parties made the at
tack The first, in the northern part of
the business district, wrecked the So
cialist headquarters near Fifth avenue
and Virginia street. The second, in the
southern part of the downtown section,
attacked the Industrial Workers Of the
World headquarters, dumping the fur
niture into the street and making
bonfire of it.
Guard Sent Ashore.
A provost guard Of fifty men was
sent ashore from the warships to quell
the disorder, but at 1880 O'Clock 200
yelling civilians, headed by dozen men
of warsmen, carrying alott the stars
and stripes, paradcd down Fourth ave
nue. from Pike street, the center of the
night life Of the city, toward Wash
ington street, where most Of the Indus
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The police and the provost guard had
taken hold of the situation and believed
at that hour that no further damage
could be done. The provost guard was
rounding up all the sailors ashore and
sending them back to their ships.
The sailors, after destroying the Mod
crate Socialists headquarters at Sew
epth and Olive, marched to the southern
part of the city and demolished meet
ing room Of the Salvation Army, which
somebody had told the sailors was an
Industrial Workers meeting place.
Speech Of Daniels.
Shortly before last midnight Secre-
tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, ad
dressing banquet given at the Rainier
club in his honor, spoke in tribute to
the American flag and took occasion TO
praise the attitude of the mayor Of Bos-
ton: who stopped red flag parade.
''Tbe red flag has no place III this
country" he said, land believers in it
have no place in this country. A mayor
who does not enforce the law against
the red flag is not fit TO hold Office and
people who believe in the red flag
should be driven from the country"
Mr., Daniels then passed on to a
euIogy of President Wilson and closed
his address amid great cheering. His
red dag remarks occupied only min
ute. and those who observed him close
ly say that he had no intention Of max
ing them apply locally, However, word
was passed about the streets today that
the secretary had made long address
devoted TO the two hags and had urged
that all believers in the red flag be
driven out Of the country. 1t was also
tack on Mayor Cotterill, who sat di-
rectly behind him, The fact was tho
mayor accompanied the secretary from
the bang 10 the Press club reception
and has with the secretary during
much Of = stay.
1t is believed that Mr. Daniels had
no knowledge Of any Seattle contro-
versy over the red flag,
Trouble at Portland.
PORTLAND, Or, July 1S.-Wben
Sheriff Thomas Word attempted TO ar
rest an Industrial Worker of the World
orator IN one of the city parks tonight,
q mob Of several hundred men Offered
resistance. A squad Of plain clothes
police and deputy sheriffs was rushed
to the aid Of the sheriff and queIcd the
outbreak, but when the sheriff started
for the court with his prisoner, George
W. Reese, the mob gave pursuit 1t
was driven back and Eve ring leaders