The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-20
.POT[ATCH RIOTS HAVE
STIRRED UP THE CITY.

was enforced. declared the riots of
the night before as "an attack by the
reds" and published pictures> of the
wrecked buildings and one covering
half of the front page taken by flash
light 1t showed the mob wrecking
the socialist headquarters. The lead
ing article told how the mayor had
failed In his efforts to suppress the
edition.
Col. A. ]. Blethen, editor and pro-
prietor OF the Times, stated that. il
necessary, he would apply for feder-
oil injunction Monday to keep the
mayor from interfering with his publi-
cation.
Admiral Reynolds. commanding the
fleet, allowed the usual number of sail
ors to have shore leave today and they
hurried ashore to enjoy the last
night Of the Potlatch celebration here.
The lines between sympathizers with
| the socialists and Industrial Workers
OF the World and those who side with
! the sailors are closely drawn and at
present the latter seem greatly In the
majority. The fleet which was here
for the Potlatch festival will sail for
Puget Sound navy yard Sunday. Leave
OF absence for all soldiers from the
Puget Sound forts expires on Monday
4 The three soldiers and two sailors
4 injured in the street brawl Thursday
4 night, which precipttated the trouble,
1 have been discharged from the city
hospital. None Of them was serious
4 ly wounded. This affair was started
by an unattached woman speaker VINO
4 attacked the soldiers as servants OF
"organized capital"
i Concerning the censorship over the
Seattle Times. which was prevented
8 from becoming operative by temper
ary Injunction secured by Colonel A.,
4 r Blethen, editor in chief of the
paper, Mayor Cotterill's order to the
. police department said today:
"In as much as the exaggerated,
false and perverted publications
which have been made by the Seattle
] Times and particularly the Issue Of
! friday evening Jrl A. 4 alb, sinclaas
!, led a plain and wilful melting of the
: riot which followed, and indicated on
II the part Of those responsible for the
!, qualification. knowledge of lawless and
, riotous intentions which were COM
mitted that night you are hereby d.
rected to stop the issuance, sale, or
circulation of any form of distribution
, within the city of Seattle, Of the
Seattle Daily Times, during today,
/ Saturday, July 19, 1919, and tonor-
) row, (sunday, July 20, 1879, unless
} the proprietors of such paper shall
, have first submitted to me the entire
: proofs Of any proposed issue, and 1t
| shall have been certified to you by
me, as containing nothing calculated
r to incite to further riot, destruction
t of property and dangerous to human
life."
In statement issued tonight, Col
oneI Alden J. Blethen, editor OF the
Times, gives the Times side Of the
difficulty. The statement follows:
Mayor Cotterill Of Seattle, has.
!, during the eighteen months he has
served as chief legislative OF this city
permitted the !. w. W.'s and the anar-
!, chistic branch of socialists to faunt
) their red flag and promulgate their
outrageous doctrines to an extent un-
, parallel in any city in America. The
, Times has, singled handed, led fight
i for old glory against the display OF
anarchy's ideas. seattle's midsum-
mer Potlatch involved great display
OF the country's color and attendance
< OF American warships and troops.
i Thursday night group OF sailors and