The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-26

New ! ork, Nov 2o.-llundredo ol soldiers. sailors and marines 0rokc throGsh a cordcn Of police surround- ing Madison Square Garden tonight and attacked international socialists who had attended a mass meeting at which Bolshcs;6i doctrines were eN- pounded The men and women lcav- ing the hall broke and fled a. the men in uniform charged past the police. but were pursued into tho siGe streets in all directions
 The attaclz on the socialists came at The close of a meeting which threay- ened from the moment it began to break into a riot It Was callcd osten- si,yly to protest against the execution Of Thcmas ]. Mooney. but Scott Near ing. who presided and tho other speaT- CTS devoted most Of their attention to pleas for the release of 'politcaP' offenders.
 Several mon and women were ar rested for displaying red tlass snug gled into the Garden in defiance Of an edic' Of Mayor lIylan.
 Large aambcrs of men iii uniform 2 ent red the Dni,ding before the doors were locked with the ayowed determ- ination Of preventing attacAs upon the government.
 They we're restrained with ditf culty by police and detectives from making an assault upon the stage Scores of fist fights were interrupted by officers
 Soldiers and sailors who were un- able to ge. into the meeting sent out patrols 10 round mp men in uniform who would gid in the charge on tho socialists which has been planned to take place when the oratory was end- ed and the intcrnationahsis started for their homes.
 Madison Square was the rallyirs point for the military They quickly staged an imrromptn mass meeting a. which speakera denounced the "Bol- sheyiki" They were c1eered not oniy by the men in uniform but 5y the civilian sympathizcrs.
 When someone called upon "lOs al Americans" to charge the Garden and attack the internationaiisus several hundred responded. They were driv en back. however. by mounted police and men on foot who had surrOunded the building Realizing that they had failed in the first attack tue soldiers and sailors resumed their meeting and awaited the arrival or rcinforcsments.
 Prc0ablv one thousand men Of both branches of t,.c service had assembled by the time the meeting adjourned.
 re cpcniuq Of the doors of the Garden was the signal lor q second charge which the police were unable to repel
 The soldiers and sailors fouglt their way past swinging night sticks and attacked the socialists. who had pack ed the big building.
 Almost instantly the square was filled with yelling, running. fighting men
 The screams of women, most of them wearing red roses or carnations in lieu of the forbidden flags, rose a5eve the Gin as they clawed and scratched the soldiers and sailors who were pummeling tae male socialists.
 Mounted rolice reinforced by au- tomolile loads or reserves ruYled from every station house within 8 radius of miles, struggled yalianqy to clear the square out made little progress.
 Soldiers and sailors thoroughly anecred 1y what they considered an insidious attack on the flag they had sworn 10 defend raid little attention to blows from night sticks. They weie bent on getting revenge from the in teraationalists aud many of them sue ceeGeJ
 1he square was cleared of milling iuen only when socialists in groups Of one and twos broke and fled. The scrimmage in the park then was transferred on smaller scale into every neigAboring street
 Groups of socialists soon were rHn- ming madly along Fifth avenue. d half mile north and south of 2Gth street pursued by shouting uniformed men.
 Most cf them were hatless and eoatless. having lost the maio~ rau Of tkeir garmep:s in the scuflle
 When tho, went to tho meeting filc