New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-02
Soldiers and Sailors Make
Marchers Kneel and
Kiss the Flag
Meeting on Common
Ends in a Riot
Socialist Quarters Wrecked,
Furnishings and Litera-
ture Burned

] boston OOHHlOH III al ahI4-NVh'Ni'P
| tion parade.
Within two seconds that marine and
his mates were in the middle of an
| hour and a half riot in which Social
! lists were made TO kneel and kiss the
Stars and Stripes. Socialist bands un-
willingly played "Ihe Star-Spangled
Banner" Socialist headquarters were
raided and wrecked and hundreds OF
persons were beaten and dozens more
| arrested
All the banners which the paraders
carried we're torn to ribbons. Some OF
them read:
"If this is a popular war, why con-
scription?" -,
"Who stole Panama and crushed
Hayti?"
Liberty bonds are first mortgage
on labor"
"Democratize Germany? What about
Frisco and the Danbury hatters!
Coffin Legend Started Things
D.. - was the gloomy one about the
cofins that started things. "heh '""'
oon,o along sailors, marines and sol
d;ors charged The head of the hhe'
Tbev had their way with the cro"o' M
for the police were either powerie'' VI
passive. rsons in
The police arrested many persons !"
,s.ods If fist fights which were
..aood on the Common and IN lhe ,'n'
80 80 .he narade in fremont Street. wh'ie
-, of the Federal Department "a
80 under the direction OF ASSIST
49, District Attorney GoidDerg'
res,ed in the crowd number Oh per,
ens Who were alleged TO have msue
sons r;n.;c remarks in the heat OF con-
fict. ,;,o vbo
ecrred in the disturbance was arre'''u'
Women Carried Babies
r,o ,rocession. which consisted OF
hrndreds of men and women, many u
num-" ~" ,attsr carrying babies, formed IN
MI, ~. SQUARE and, passing through
r,',a. o. c+reet marched along fremont
c.-oo. ono division going to the oase-
~ ruornd on the Common, where
..;nc D@ had been arranged, ana an
".t No. nroceeding to Scollay Square.
voet Of the marchers carrieu ,' ~
rod Gags with white centres emOie"
i.r ~; 81 the peace demonstration
a'i' - ar;oor flag was at the head OF
the procession. A.. Uniform
~anoI Peseryists, National GUARDS,
mon marines and Canadian K'i.'.a'
'nbn mad watched the formation Oh INC
do marched across the Common !"
p"'r ,-''tIo column and intercepted the pro-
coss;on at the corner Of West ana ~
o.ort Streets and again at the cor"e' -
y;n.or and fremont Streets. In oo,"
.'.aoos tho contact resulted IN hghV-
inc Blows were exchanged ana nag
,,,ero snatched from the hahoS oi nv
narchers. while women IN INC '''''
screamed in fright.
Halt Meeting on Common
A. scollay Square there was similar
ooore The American flag at the heau
- .ho line was seized by the attacking
-, and the band, which had peeh
pIav;rc ola Marseillaise," with some
interruptions, was forced to play ne
star. spangled Banner" while eneef'
were given for the flag. =.
The police had just succeeded IN
ouieting this disturbance when the re-
serves were called OUT to queli a near
20, AZ the meeting place on the Corn-
~ ~ Tbc first OF the peace speakers
LaJ bsrelv begun his remarks when tne
Ita-,'os hau arrived. They formed a circle
-, ,be crowd. with the police wagon as
centre, in front OF the speaheis
s,.nd but in spite OF tneir P,esseu
.bore were scores Of lndlvlduai hsnes
- tho big gathering. 10 restore qIie'
crncrintendent Crowley, acting roltce
Cornnoissioner, revoked the permit Ioi
The speaking and the meeting ""'
called off. r.;.,;s, boodcparters
;, park Square had been ransacKed "a ana
~. ~ oontents DESTROYED in boniire. ne
hT,cyican 40 Aag taken from the paraders
,'.a. nIaced over statue OF Llncoih'
80 "", tbc scene of the bonfire.
/ Initiate Russian Council
/ Tho neace demonstration was organ.
;zed At a conference OF Sociallst
Lncbes go labor unions and workmen 5
pnSt societies OF the metropolitan
J;s,r;c, acting under the name OF the
u5srttir Wort,,,n,s Council, in imitation OF the
CourcI of Workmen and Soldiers OF
pUss;a II was announced tnat tne
nrranization represented lo'oOo worS- ls
" ,,adn and that its programme would m
nivdc the peace terms of the Russian
','orkmen no forcible anneXauons' no
n"nitiyc indcmnities and free deVeiop-
ment Of all nations.
Among the speakers VINO were ar
rounced as on the programme TOT lne
meeting on the Common were james II.
wourer president of the Pennsyivanla
Federation Of Labor; j. Edward MOT
Gan OF San Francisco, representing the
Noonev defence movement; James
0,NeaI state secretary OF the Socisiis'
"a Joseph Murphy. OF Lowell