Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-02
SOCIALIST MARCH
STOPPED BY RIOT
Soldiers and Reservists Tear
Down Red Flags and Whip
Their Bearers.

BOSTON, July 1.--Riotous scenes
today attended Socialist parade. an
nounccd as a peace demonstration.
The ranks of the marchers were bro
ken up by self organized squads OF
uniformed soldiers and sailors, red
flags and banners bearing Socialistic
notices were trampled.
Police reserves stopped the rioting
in an hour and half
The police took into custody some
of the participants in hundreds of fist
fights that were waged on the COM
mon and in the line Of the parade on
fremont street. while agents of the
federal department of justice arrested
in the crowd a number of persons
who were alleged to have made un-
patriotic remarks in the heat of the
conflict None of the soldiers ard
sailors who figured in the disturbance
was arrested
The procession, which consisted Of
hundreds of men and women, many
Of whom carried babies, formed in
Park square, one division going to
the baseball ground on the common.
where meeting had been arranged,
and another proceeding to Scollay
square. Most of the marchers carried
small red flags with white centers,
emblematic of the peace demonstra-
tion. and there were large banners
bearing inscriptions, some of which
read:
To Initiate Russia?
Russia has a 6-hour day. Why
not America >" and Liberty loan, a
first mortgage on labor"
A large American Flag was at the
head Of the procession.
Half hundred men in the uniform
of naval reservists. national guards
men, marines and Canadian "kilties, "
who had watched the formation of
the parade, marched across the com
mon III n double column and inter
cepted the procession at West and
Fremont and again at Winter anu
fremont. In both instances the con-
tact resulted in street fights. Blows
were exchanged and flags were
snatched from the hands of the
marchers, while women in the line
screamed in fright.
At Scollay square there was simf-
lar scene. The American Flag at the
head of the line was seized by the
ulldihlllE party anu li' bbii'f "i'Nil
had been playing the "Marseillaise'
with some Interruptions, was forced
to play "The Star Spangled Banner
while cheers were given for the Flag.
The police had just succeeded In
quoting this disturbance when the
reserves were called out to quell 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 q
center IN front of the speakers stand
but in spite of their presence there
were scores of individual fights in
the big gathering. To restore quiet
the acting police commissioner re-
vokcd the permit for the speaking
and the meeting was called off.
Burn Up Literature.
Meanwhile the Socialist headquar-
ters in Park square had been ran
sacked and its contents destroyed by
bonfire. The American Flag taken
from the paraders was placed over
| n 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 benefit societies of the Metro
politan district, acting under th'
name of the workmen's council. II
imitation of the council Of workmer
and soldiers OF Russia. 1t was an
| nounced that the organization rep
resented ten thousand workinsmei
and that its program would Include
the peace terms OF the Russian work
men, no forcible annexations, no puni
! tive indcmnities and free development
of all nations.
Among the speakers who were an
nounced as on the program for thu
meeting on the common were, james
II. Maurer, president Of the Penncyl
vania federation of labor; J. Edwar'
Morgan of San Francisco, represent
ing the Mooney defense movement
James O'Neal, state secretary Of tn
Socialist party, and Joseph Murph.
Of Lowell.
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