The evening world., 1914-04-10
Police WILL TAKE
!. NO CHANCES WITH
/. THEL. v. v. CROWD
Union Square Meeting To-Mor-
row Causes Unusual Activ-
ity at Headquarters.

Police Commissioner Woods is ready
to meet any emergency that may
arise rs the result OF the proposed
Anarchist-I. w. W. meeting in Union
Square tomorrow. After a careful
study Of the situation and talks with
the policemen assigned TO mob duty
before he took charge Of tho force, the
Commit oner declared that he ex-
pected TO handle the Union Square
crowd witt little difficulty.
II am not anticipating trouble to-
morrow" he said to an Evening World
reporter, but the department will he
prepared for any emergency. II is
our duty to be prepared. The policy
Of the department Ia TO enforce the
law. and the law permits free assem-
6lage and free speech. II is necessary
10 have a permit to hold a meeting In
the open. We will respect the law
and protect all citizens who meet as
long az they observe the law. We
will see that the meeting Is not inter
fered with. feel sure that the con-
10 provoke disorder"
Commissioner Woods has been fol-
lowing closely the Anarchist and I.
W. W. demonstrations and has talked
with some OF the Anarchist leaders
Lincoln Steffens. n writer, represent
Ing the Ferrer schools, visited the
commissioner yesterday and the i'm
preston was given the head OF the
department that the speeches to be
launched in Union Square will not
. mob Of lawbreakers.
After making his pacificatory state
mont as to the endeavor Of the de-
partment to protect everybody at the
meeting. Commissioner Woods got
busy with practical police work. Ten
police captains were summoned from
precincts in upper Manhattan. Fifty
uniformed men also were called to
headquarters and the Commissioner
Instructed the latter to get into plain
clothes tomorrow TO work in the
crowd that Is expected to assemble
to hear Anarc histic doctrine.
Tho Commissioner and Chief In
opector Schmittberger talked with
jihe fifty men directly and told them
tust how the department wanted this
particular piece Of work done. II was
an unusual proceeding and stamped
with gravity the situation as far as
the police and Anarchists are con-
cerned. The fifty men are to work
with the regular detective force.
With them will be department stem
ographers, who will take down the
speeches. The police will be In readi-
ness to arrest the first man who
starts trouble.
Captains OF the east side police
precincts also were called to Head
quarters and given instructions as
to the way in which the new commits
Gioner wants the /. w. W. meetings
handled. Mr.. Woods made It plain
by his orders and directions that ne
was going to have peace at the
Union Square meeting tomorrow II
he had to arrest everybody present.
with or without violence. But to
carry out his attitude OF giving the
Anarchists no chance to complain
Of tho lack Of a square deal, he is
sued an order to all policemen off
duty tomorrow afternoon to stay
away from Union Square.
Chief Inspector Schmittbergcr will
have direct charge of all the police
operations tomorrow and will have
Inspector Cahalane at the Square to
report from a signal box. The re-
serves OF every station within a mile
of the Square will be held ready, a
policeman will be stationed at every
signal box in the neighborhood and
: mounted police will be near in side
streets.