New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-25
Crowd Starts Row When
Refused Place for Anti
MiIitariSt Meeting.
POLICE QUELL MOB
AND MAKE ARRESTS
Berkman and Becky EdeIson Lead
Disturbers-Attempt at
Rescue Fails.

Alexander Berkman. Becky Edelson
Arthur Caron and several hundred OF
their followers among the ]. W. W. and
anarchists came back into their owr
yesterday afternoon. after a period OF
! idlencss extending over three weeks. As
a result there was a riot in front Of a
East 9Th St. rocks were hurled. lives
J threatened, fifty police reserves were
called out and TWO OF the more violent
disturbers were arrested.
The trouble arose when Nathan Hirsch,
proprietor of the Floral Gardens, a East
4th st. defaulted on his proposition to
rent the dining room OF his establishment
/ for meeting OF the Anu-Militarist
Society.
I Vncenzo Fabbrocini. representing the
society, on May I, bargaincd for the ROOM
and deposited s. as a guarantee OF good
faith. The rental of tho room was hXed
AZ s..
Early in the afternoon Hirsch learned
that it was the l. w. w. who were com
ing. and he cmphatically stated that ne
t
claimed that matters had been misrepre-
sented. and stationed Sol kessler'
special policeman, at the door 10 zee
that no one entered
The first arrivals we're Maurice
Rudome and Isidor Wissotsky, both OF
I the 7. ". ". They demanded that ilrscn
not only return tho deposit, but REIN
burse them 30 the extent OF So TO-
printed matter. More people arrived, ana
when tho crowd in front Of the building
numbered about one hundred there was
a hurry call for the reserves.
About twenty-five policemen arrINeu'
and they quickly cleared the street Iheh
! half a dozen of the leaders toured inc
neichborhood in an effort 10 ma announcer
hall. returning to No. "a with tho news
/ that the police had given orders tnat ho
halls should be rented TO them.
nv this time the crowd. three hundred
strong. had reasscmbled, and was listen
ing TO an address by Jose Rubio. Becky
Edclson, Dcrkman and Caron arrived III
/ the middle of this discourse. and at ono,
/ forced the issue by marching into the
/ hall and demanding that Hrsch tell them
/ why he would not rent his hall to them.
Then some ono in the crowd outside
cried: LET US have the hall or We
break down the doors.
Berkman tried to get Commissioner
Woods on the telephone. Failing In this
no spoke TO the captain OF the precinct
who asserted that nc had issued no
orders that the hall should be refused.
tn lot
Berkman announced 10 fIrsch on his re-
turn.
} After short parlcy the crowd surged
B forward. Inside the hall Becky Edel-
son was calling an A. +. of L" man
names. Meanwhile one OF the rioters had
b been arrested
J The tumult was suddenly stilled by the
cry Of "Gunmen." This seemed TO be
founded on the fact that the police were
/ chasing some men on the outskirts OF the
crowd. As the crowd subsidized the mem
bers Of wedding party arrived ana
we're escorted through the crowd 10y
police. The bride and her follower-
/ entered the dining room, and there were
immediate cries Of They've rented the
! hall to another party.
Ultimately another detachment o. ponce
reserves arrived, and then the throng al
iourned 70 Second sv. and 4th St, wher'
vivid anti-police Trades were delivered.
Meanwhile Frank Mallatzo. OF 2@ tas'
nth St. intent on rescuing Frank Gazzola
who had been arrested. had hurled three
rocks at Patrolman O'Rourke, VINO hat
Gazzola. in custody. The result was th'
arrest Of Mallatzo.