South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-02
BREAK UP BOSTON
PEACE MEETING
Soldiers Nab Socialists With
Aid Of GuardSmen and Ma
rineS-HaIt Parade.

BOSTON. July 2-Riotous scenes
attended a socialist parade Sunday
which was announced as a peace
demonstration. The ranks Of the
marchers were broken up by self
organized squads of uniformed sol
diers and sailors. red flags and ban
ners bearing socialistic notices
were trampled on, and literature
and furnishings in the socialist
headquarters in Park square were
thrown into the street and burned.
Police reserves stopped the rioting
after il had been in progress an
hour and half Many arrests were
made.
Hundreds Of Fist Fights.
The police took into custody
some OF the participants in hum
dreds OF fist fights that were waged
on the common and n the line Of
the parade on fremont ST.. while
agents Of the federal department Of
Justice. under the direction of Dist.
Atty. Goldberg. arrested i'm the
crowd a number Of persons who
were alleged 10 have made unpa-
triotc remarks in the heat Of con-
hict. None OF the soldiers and sail
ors who figured in the disturbance
was arrested.
The procession consisted of hun
dreds OF men and women. many Of
whom carried babies Most OF the
marchers carried small red flags
with white centers. emblematic of
the peace demonstration. and there
were large banners bearing inscrip-
tiOns. some Of which read. Russia
has a six-hour day; why not Amer
lea ," and Liberty loan. a first
mortgage on labor" A large Amer
lean flag was az the head Of the
procession
Soldiers and Sailors Battle.
Half a hundred men I'm the uni
form of naval reservists, national
Euardsmen, marines and Canadian
"klltes' who had watched the for
nation Of the parade, marched
across the common in a double col
1mn and intercepted the procession
at West and fremont SITS and again
at Winter and fremont sts. In both
instances the contact resulted i'm a
street fight
1T Scollay square there was
similar scene. The American flag
at the head OF the line was seized
10y the attacking party and the
band, which had been playing The
Narseillaise' with some Interrupt
tions. was forced 10 play The Star
Spangled Banner" while cheers
were given for the flag
The police had just succeeded i'm
quieting this disturbance when the
reserves were called out TO queI an
incipient riot at the meeting place
on the common. The first OF the
peace" speakers had barely begun
his remarks when the reserves ar
rived They formed circle in the
crowd. with the police wagon as
center in front Of the speakers
stand. but in spite OF their pres
ence there were scores Of individ-
ual fights in the big gathering. To
restore quiet, Supt. Crowley. as act
ing police commissioner. revoked the
permit for the speaking and the
meeting was called off
Meanwhile the socialist headquar-
tiers in Park square had been rack
ed and its contents destroyed by
bonfire. The American flag taken
from the paraders was placed over
statue Of Lincoln the Emancipa-
tor" near the scene Of the bonfire.
The peace demonstration was or
ganized at a conference Of socialist
branches. labor unions and work
mems beneft societies of the met
ropolitan district. acting under the
name OF the workmen's council. IN
imitation OF the council of work
men and soldiers Of Russia II was
announced that the organization
represented 10000 workingmen and
that its program would include the
peace terms OF the Russian work
men, no forcible annexations. no
punitive indemnities. and free deveI-
Opment OF all nations