The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
|. ". ". FISTS SMITE
SOCIALISTS NOSES
wild Riot in Cooper Union as
Idle Army Starts
Fight.
RESERVES CLEAR THE HALL
Lights Go Ont During Scrim.
mage-McCarroll and Nor
ris Arc Arrested.

An ]. W. w. FIST coliidsd With . Social
ist nose at the windup Of . mass meeting
Of the unemployed in Cooper Union last
night and as the lights won't out and
the police charged IN peaceaole persons
iied
The nst belonged to Joseph McCarroll.
the busiest asitator since Tannenbaurn
went to jail. and tho nose was the prop
erty OF julius Gerber. a we'll known 3d.
cialst. who il an officer Of the New York
Gail Company.
McCarroli and Jack Morris. . fol-
lower, were arrested and looked up In
the Fifth street station by Police Captain
Sweeney after 100 uniformed and plain
clothes men had driven the rioters to the
street and dispersed them.
Had not the police been expecting
trouble blood would have been ehed. be-
cause there were pistols and knives In
| tho crowd.
Half a dozen rough and tumble fghts.
q few bruised noses and black eyes and
yells OF defiance marked the fiareup OF
/ long slunbcring bitterness between the
Socialists and the Industrial Workers OF
the World.
There was trouble in the air from the
moment the meeting began. 1t was a
without invitation and interrupted the
speakers constantly Rioting started
four times before the final fight.
March 10 Meeting.
Early in the night McCarroii. Jack Nor.
ris. Harry Turner and other | w. W
captains formed their battalion In Rutgers
0 AA..~ g-lt.s
marched them to Cooper Union. Herr,
l., Slobodin. chairman OF the meeting
which was for the purpose OF advocating
un Employment insurance by the state. re-
ceived the invaders amiably and well
coined the leaders to places on the stage
Here and there inside Cooper Union
was detective. outside Inspector,
OBricn and Myers and Capt. Sweene,
had men waiting for the first shrlllinp
OF the police whistle. The police atti
tude just then was watching and waiting
Chairman slobodin called frs, OF
Laura q. Cannon. "A Colorado woman, VIII,
did her best to speak, but who was plainl,
"McCarroll' McCarroll," slohodin trie,
soothing tactics, promising that McCar
roll would get - chance to speak. but tn
W W interruptions persisted
;. Morris liillQuit a little man. but chocis
ful OF pluck. gave Il 10 the I. W. W
NlpN' TAatikhl "HAh MS tuIll II
told them in so many words that the,
> ought to be ashamed TO march to tn
. churches and make beggars OF themselves
The l. w. w. Missed. but Hillquit KEEP
talking until he was ready 70 quit. B.
. that time policemen wer. easing them
, selves gently into the hall.
no"s for Work plea.
After Hillquit stepped back Chairna
. Slobodin onete a resolution calling upo
the Mayor to provide work for the un
employed. but the !. ". W. Missed an
booed the resolution. When S.obod
called FOR n vote the ! W. w. Noes
roared above the Socialist Ayes"
y Unanimously carried by the Socialis
: party shouted Slobodin triumphan
r McCarroll started forward. intent upo
r spcechmaking. but was thrust back. Figf
. No. > started right there. but nzzled o,
o because Frank Slovenian. Il we'll know
= Socialist speaker. had lung power enoug
to drown lesser connections.
When he rctrcated McCarroli leaped
. the front. but Chairman Siobodin y.lle
= That the meeting was over. A
l. over tn. house the l. W. W iollowe,
y were on their feet, shouting curses al
d threats, and trying to swarm toward Il
l. stage. Al that moment the police phaian
d swept forward, but niinute too late
y nip lighting
q Julius Gerber tugged at McCarroll al
ordered him TO keep quiet. McCarro
= struck at him. missed and struck aga
n this time landing on Gerber's nose.
unidentified Socialist bit McCarroll
~ the right ear. and a stream OF crlmsc
N marked his collar, the only blood sh,
II in the riot.
x Jack Norris sursed to McCarroll's sid
was knocked down and found himself
a detectives grip us he struggled to h
- feet. For half minute or
, the Cooper Union stage was Uttered wi
:, pairs Of men, Socialist striking at
m w. W, |. w. w pok!ng at Socialist
is Lights Turned OF.
u Somebody turned OF the lights and Il
fighting went ON In the dark. Then q
lights jumped up again, went out. al
u. finally came on to stay until the hall VI
emptied.
,~ The 1000 spectators were falling ov
each other trying to get to the street.
few women were knocked down ~
f, tramplcd on In the first confusion, but Il
p plain clothes men got everybody out.
on the stage Sapt. Sweeney. an ey
z" witness Of the nGht between McCarr,
~ and Gerber. caught hold Of McCarroll a,
I. ran him toward "A side door The |. w.
captains started in pursuit. but WE
l., Wedged of by plain clothes men.
" Cooper Union was emptied and the di
u turbanc" was over at 10 80 r. NJ
s. At the Fifth street station the "
lc / w. w. prisoners We're charged wi
~ melting a riot. McCarroll, hatless al
coatless, collar torn and Redeemed. e
y, gashed. said that he was 20 years old Al
=" lived at II East l06th street In
" pockets were 20 cents. a novel. IS
rs Women" by Victoria Cross; a photograI
W Of Carlo Tresca, an !. W. W. leader. and
~ collection OF !. w. w literature.
y Morris gave his age as 26. said
had no home and denied that he had he
~ fighting In his pocket was IA letter fro
"" manufacturing concern In PatersC
ou n. j., offering him job whenever
or wanted to take IT, Morris was arrest
w. a few weeks ago after the !. W. W. H.
us invaded a Catholic church In West Broa
~ way.
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