Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-19
!, attended both learned, il

in front OF the Carnegie nan Ile Jain
plavci THE Star Spangled Banner"
but the policemen on duty ut the door
had u keep shouting 10 some OF the
Reds:
TAX" your hats Off
S;cnrry of them did not uncover.
When anyon. ShOI,rd: "Throe cheers
for rro,zky and Lcnin":" or for the
Polsi"vil.i. or for the !. W. w. or for
Socialism in general. thrr" were wild
cheers both within and without the
hail. but there was no cheering for IN"
United states that The World reporter
could hear.
On,. man in Carnegie Hall shouted
before the meeting began: Three
cheers for President Wilson" But
there was only one cheer and that WAS
very faint. and was mingled with
laughter. When a woman sang THE
Sta. Spanglcd Banner" the Reds
stood up; but they did not stand for
attention. Few OF them even put
aside, their conversation while the
hymn was being sung.
Outside. meanwhile, the soldiers and
sailors who had torn away the red
fiags had been reinforced by others
and By enthusiastic civilians un-
I'll there was u crowd OF about l,OOO
headed by uniform men. marching up
and down 57th Street behind great
American flag which they had pro-
cured in hurry.
Police Protect Meeting.
Let's break into this meeting and
stop this red flaS business altogether,
some one suggested. and the crowd
WAS for doing il. But Police lnspec-
tor Henry and his reserves stood
guard over the doors, and then the
Inspector reasoned with the leaders
of the uniformed men. y young Ensign
then jumped upon the step OF the en-
tranccway and said:
Now, boys. We want to he peace
full, though we don't want any OF these
rcd flags. The Inspector has prom
iscd that there will he none carried
when the Socialists leave the hall l
oropoSc TINT we form in line with our
band "a Scotch kiltie organization had
come along meanwhfle), and have a
par,dr of our own behind the only
dag that ought to fly i'll America TO-
day, What do YOU say"
The crowd. both lighters and civil
nns. whoopcd its approval, and after
giving three cheers for the Inspector
and the police. headed east and parah-
ed the avenue.
Reds Hide Their COlOrs.
Socialist Alderman Algernon Ice.
who presided at tho meeting. advised
the Reds. before they left the hall 10
keep their red flags and red sashcs
out of sight when they reached the
street and to disperse quietly and
without noise, lest there be further
trouble. Thsy Aid sa; Lee saiS;.,asss,.
mostly your fellow %orfmcn, misied
and prejudiced. but it is the social
system. not these men. who arc TO
blame"
Ludwig Lore, one Of the editors or
the Volks Zcitunc. was the first speak
or. He severely criticised clauses 10
and "5 Of the armiSticr terms, declar-
ing that they opened the way Tor inc
democratic countries" (this said
sneeringly, and meaning England
France and Amcrica) to "dclircT' the
German Socialistic Republic. which is
70 come. into their own hands. There
we're cries Of Never" at this.
The Allies propose TO go to the
heart of Russia" Lore continued. and
throttle that Socialistic Republic. hh'
the workers will bc prepared and VIII
protect the Soviet Government. their
own creation. We call upon our work
ar brothers. Of France. Great Britain
and Italy to stand by their fighting
brothers of the Russian and German
socialistic republics. And we mere
will do all In our power to pro-
test and work against interference and
intervention, and stand by our bro
theirs In Germany. Austria. Be'gium
until we ourselves are ready to win
our fight to emanCipate our class ana
be as free and great and happy as the
people of Europe now are"
Panken Hits Rockefeller.
Nunicipal Court Justice Jacob Pan-
ken also criticised the two clauses or
the armisticc terms that Lore had at
tucked. He referred to an address OIL
John ID. Rockefeller jr.. stating that II
would he two years before Americas
soldiers we're home. and added:
They will have TO stay over there
until Rockefeller and his friends see
established the sort OF governments
they want in Europe"
Justice Pankcn declared also: we
need some measure of dcmocacF IN
the United States"
Charles W. Erwin editor OF The
Cau. said: What Russia went
through. Germany will have to go
through. also: for we will find that tn"
forces OF reaction do not want Social
istic governments anywhere.
Abraham Cahan OF the Jewish For
ward said he did not fear any serions
trouble for Socialism in the impend-
ing European events. There arc too
many Socialists In Europe. he snid.
for the Allies TO intcrfert with the for
nation of the German Socialist Repub-
lie.