The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-24
Marie Cans Pursued Through
Nassau Street by Jccring
ThrOngs.
ONE OF HAYwOOD's STARS
Police Save Fiery Frank Urban,
who Then DenOunces
His Rescuers.

but spunky redhaired girl belonging 10
Big Bill Haywood's Anti-Militarist Con- |
ference, tried TO make an anti-war speech. |
She was taking the place Of Reba Edel-
son, who had been saved the day before
from the crowd by the police. who ar
rested her on charges OF insulting the nag
and melting riot. Miss Cans had hardly
begun her speech when she was mobbed
by a crowd OF half grown boys and men.
who mingled patriotic slogans with un-
printable language.
Tho two or three policemen on hand
were unable TO protect the young woman.
who was jostled again and again from
the granite post. on which she had taken
her stand. and hurled against the sharp
spikes of the iron railing surrounding the
statue. Finally she was prevailed upon
to take refuge within the enclosure.
Refuge behind Iron Gates.
Later she tried to make her way through
the crowd at the rear of the statue, but
her retreat was cut Off by a rush and she
became the centre Of a fighting mob that
rushed her down Nassau street until she
! found refuge In the building at la. where
employees OF the place slammed the iron
night gates behind her.
| When Miss Cans began to speak there
were two other meetings in progress at
| the base OF the Franklin statue. Frank
| Urban. an International Peace Forum
speaker. who had strung a large Ameri-
can flag In the rear of his position was
combining himself largely to denunciations
of the l. W. W.. while half way around
the circle Henry Yeager OF the Socialist
Labor party was minglng patriotic
periods with an attack on the capitalists
as war makers.
They kept right on talking after Marie
Cans began She got as far as Dear
comrades" and then the hootlng and
jeerng drowned her voice. Twice she
was thrown against the spike topped
pickets. and the CROWD cheered the louder
when abe appeared to he hurt Again
she tried to make herrelf heard but a
squad Of young hoodlums pulled her down.
subjecting her to many indignites.
Then she climbed upon the railing as
sisted by two men. War Is hell 1t Is
for the rich. not for the poor!" she
shouted. A youngster climbed up. placed
his arm about her and turned to seek
the crowds approval with coarse Jest.
A moment later he was knocked sprawling
BY AN open handed blow that showed Miss
Cans TO have some fighting blood of her
own.
BY this time the crowd had grown until
| II blocked all traffic at the entrance OF
!
street
Miss Cans had been helped to compara-
tive security within the railing and climb
ing upon the pedestal OF the statue che
began her speech again.
Making War on War.
"If YOU want war why don't YOU GO
and fght@" she shouted ''Why don't
YOU go and fight those who are killing
the miners out In Colorado"
The shouts OF the crowd drowned her
voice. and when she could be heard again
She was making plea for freedom OF
speech.
II haven't attacked your flag" she SAID
II make war on war never had any
thing to do with the flag or the nag with
me"
A shower OF banana skins and paper
bags packed with refuse interrupted the
girl and with final shout of "If those
towards want war let 'em go to hell and
night for IT," she gave II up.
But the sport of hunting woman
seemed 70 appeal TO the crowd and when
Marie Cans jumped over the railing she
was caught M by rush Of bows and
men. There followed an ugly minute or
two In which women who had entered the
outskirts OF the crowd through curiosity
were hustled and insuted
Having lost Miss Cans the crowd hur-
ried back to the statue and started 10
; crushed back against the railing and
lighting To save himself when the reserves
Y from three precincts directed by Chief
Inspector SchmittberEer appeared
Harsh Words for Rcsru~r..
The policemen rushed the crowd back
. until they had cleared n space about the
statue and had freed the traffic lanes
, Then they lined up and kept order, stand
ing In ring about Urban. who de-
, nouhced them for having allowed IAN
u anarchist To epoak on city property
He also charged the police with trying tn
drive away those who wanted to listen
to his speech, announced that he would
y bring charges against them and asked for
sighers To petition to the Mayor.
} Inspector Schmttbcrpor said that he
would have enough men on hand to-day
TO protect ANYBODY who might speak and
To keep traffic open. MY orders are 10
a let them talk all they want to and Ia
4, maintain order" he said.
. One man In the crowd that rushed Miss
Cans was arrested In the Tombs police
: court whore Magistrate Simms fined hin,
4 81, he said he was Edward Rnhely. mn
:. ironworker, Of 232 West 18TH street He
> couldn't pny his fine and was sent to the
: workhouse.
:. Samuel Hartman. who was arrested
y with Reba Edelson for disorderly conduct
|, after his utternnces against war haf
q stirred mp crowd around the Franklin
g statue Wednesday. tried to deliver his tes-
l. tmony In the form Of an 7. " W. speech
: before Magistrate slmms In the Tombs
police court yesterday. but the Magstrnt,
n ordered him to sit in the witncs,
" chair. There he denied that he had eve,
mentioned the American flag once in his
speech.
A short postponement was granted Il
allow Justus Sheffield, counsel for Hart
man, to get nm important witness VIII,
q was on Jury In the Supreme Court