Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-19

States marines and sailors from the
Pacific reserve fleet, most of the sail
ors wearing the name hands of the
cruisers Colorado and California
started. tonight. to clean up the
town" as they expressed 1t, by attack
Ing Socialists and Industrial Workers
Of the World headquarters.
\ second party of men from the Pa
cific reserve fleet attacked the big In
dustsial Workers headquarters on
Washington street. in the southern
part Ct The city. The contents of the
building were dragged into the street
and bonfire made of them.
4 provost guard of so men from the
fleet was hurried ashore in cutters to
arrest all the men ashore.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels was
the guest of Admiral Reynolds at the
time the rioting began.
The mob reformed in the north part
of the city after it had been dispersed
and went back to the Socialist head
quarters and sacked the place. de-
stroying the furniture and large
quantity of Socialist literature.
About n dozen sailors. were in the
first wrecliing party to get under
way. They were aided by several
members of the Washington Naval
Militia and by 100 young civilians,
who made the most of the poise.
Waving United States flags, the
stormng party swooped down on the
cart news stand of Milard Price. a
Socialist orator, at the intersection of
Fourth avenue and West Lake Boule-
ward, the business corner of the city.
The cart was broken to splinters in a
moment and the big stock of Social
list papers and magazines We're torn,
tossed into the street and jumped on.
The mob then rushed to store room
occupied until recently by the Indus
trial Workers. They then proceeded
to the Socialist headquarters, 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
signs from the front of the building
and broke them to pieces and then
started to drag the furniture and
books into the street, but the police
men stopped them. There were de-
mands that the Industrial Workers
be hunted down and a young civilian
in a white suit tried to induce the
party to go to the headquarters of the
Moderate Socialists.
AS the naval men were crossing
Pike street, at Sixth. they were over
hauled by an automobile full of police
men, headed by big captain. who
To No
desperse he would arrest every one of
them. The policemen by maneuver-
ing, separated the men in uniform
and scattered them. No handling of
them was necessary. The men shout
ed 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 en-
deavoring to incite the sailors kept
shouting to them to Go and get
Mayor Cotterill,"
No arrests were made.
During the administration of Mayor
George Cotrell all street speakers have
been given full license to speak as long
and as loudly as they chose. provided
they did not block traffic or display the
red flag. The mayor has insisted that
did not violate the law.
During the Golden Potlatch celebra-
ton hundreds of men from the Pacific
reserve fleet were given shore leave
and, yesterday. many soldiers from
Fort Ldwton and Fort Flagler were at
A number of soldiers and sail
ors got into a fight with men attend
ing an Industrial Workers meeting.
last hight. and three soldiers were
teaten, two of them so severely as to
require dressing of their injuries.
Shortly before last midnight, Secre-
tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, adj
dressing a banquet given at the Rain
Ter Club, in his honor. spoke in trib-
ute of the American flag and took oc-
casion to praise the attitude of the
Mayor of Boston. who stopped d red
flag parade.
1.-THE red flag has no place in this coun-
try" he said, land believers in 1t have
no place in this country. mayor who
does not enforce the law against the red
flag is not fit to hold office, and people