New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-09
SOCIALISTS WAR
AT PEACE MEETING
Pull Anti" from Stand
and Pelt Him with
Fruit and Papers.
1000 HEAR SPEECHES
IN MANY LANGUAGES
Germans and Russians Side BY
Side-Anarchists Deciaim
Against Conflict.

Four thousand socialists and four
anti-socialists attended an "anti-war"
meeting in Union Square yesterday af-
ternoon, and the anti-socialists so en-
ragged the socialists by their attacks
that Frank Urban. leader Of the "antis,'
was finally arrested on a charge of in
citing to riot
Prior to his arrest Urban was pulled
from his stand by the angry socialists
and pelted with fruit and tightly rolled
newspapers. AT the police station he
asserted that some one had thrown an
open knife at him and that the police
had refused to arrest those he had
singled out as chief disturbers.
The socialists, with a fife and drum
corps, countless banners and speakers
in many languages, started their meet
ing little after three. The purpose of
the meeting was TO protest against the
European war, and permit had been
obtained giving them the use of the
park house as a speaking forum.
Urban, who appears at nearly all So
cialist and anarchistic gatherings as q
dissenting element. arrived about an
hour ahead Of the socialist speakers and
started TO harangue the crowd near
Fourth avenue. He was hooted and
i Kissed, and when an attempt was made
TO drag him from his .tand, he de,
parted and telephoned TO Police Head
quarters that he wanted protection"
Calls Police Tin Soldiers"
He came back after the Socialist
meeting had opened, and this time re-
ceived even worse treatment. He
abused the police for failing to protect
him, saying they were "tin soldiers IN
league with the anarchists and /. w. W.
"The police allow themselves to be
hit and they allow me TO be hit" ne
howled. at is time you people VIII
pay your tax money get real men on
the police force, instead of imitation
tin soldiers!"
Urban also undertook to "show up
socialism, averring that the Socialists
miSrepresented themselves when they
declare for international peace. When
e e police started to clear a space
around the speakers stand Urban &C
cused them of trying to break up the
meeting and called on the crowd to re-
sist. After repeatedly urging the
crowd to stand its ground he was ar
rested by Acting Captain Won Diezei-
ski.
A jecring crowd Of several hundred
followed Urban to the East 22d st.
station, where charges OF melting to
riot and resisting an officer were
lodged. Urban said he lived at IS As
tor Place, Jersey City, and replied 81
don't know" VIXEN asked whether he
was married or single. He represents
the international Peace Forum, and
was once a Socialist. He served 4
prison term in Massachusetts.
All Denounce Rulers.
The socialist meeting afforded the
spectacle of Germans standing side by
side with Russians, applauding the
speakers who attacked the European
powers for bringing on the war. One
enthusiast carried French flag in one
hand and a German flag in the other.
! The German delegation exhibited a
plscard asserting that "The Seryians
are our brothers"
The speakers we're Americans, Eng
I lsh, Irish. Russian, French, German,
/ Polish, Italian, Hungarian, Yiddish and
/ Lettisb. All denounced capital and the
rulers of Europe. Edward +. Cassidy,
/ who presided, said that, had the war
not been brought on so suddenly, the
socialists would have stopped it by a
/ general strike The real purpose Of
I the war, he said, was 10 suppress the
growing labor movement in Europe.
George X. Lunn, ex-Msyor of Sche-
/ nectady, discussed the rumor that one
/ hundred socialists had been executed
/ in Berlin.
"If this is true" he said, then a
mad dog is at the head of Germany
and not a man, and either the Kaiser
must sbdicate. or his government must
be abolished!'
Andrew Carnegie, said Lunn. should
offer the peace palace at The Hague TO
the socialists for an international So
cialist peace conference.
Resolutions Are Passed.
Among other speakers were Anna
Maley, onetime Socialist candidate for
Governor of the State of Washington;
Dr. Max Goldfarb, Ludwig Lore and
August -Classens. Practically every
branch of industry was represented,
and resolutions were passed calling on
the United States government to pro
hibit the industrial and money masters
of this country from furnishing to the
belligerent powers any moneys, food
supplies, munitions of war or any other
commodity that will in any way assist
70 proleng this butchery'