The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-26
BIG BOLSHEVlk
MEETING BROKEN
UP BY SAILORS
and SOLDIERS
CIV Associated Press.l

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New York, Nov. 26.-City officials
and the police authorities gave nc
indications today of intention Il
take action regarding the soldiers
sail0ss and marines demonstration
against the display of the red flag OF
internationalism at the Socialist
meeting in Madison square garden
last night. Although. inclined last
night to blame the uniformed men
for initiating the trouble, police Of
ficials said today they realized the
strong sentiment among the military
against the display of. the red
emblem. There were no hospital
cases. today as a result of the free
for all battles.
New York Nov. 26.-Hundreds of
soldiers, sailors. and marines broke
through Gordon of police surround
ing Madison Square Garden last
night and attacked international So
cialists who had attended mass
meeting. The men and women leav-
ing the hall broke and fled as the
men in uniform charged past the
police, but were pursued into the
side streets in all directions.
Bound to Be a Riot.
The attack on the Socialists came
at the close OF a. meeting which
threatened from the moment it be-
gan TO break into a riot. 1t was
called ostensibly to protest against
the execution of Thomas j. Mooney,
but Scott Nearing, who presided, and
other speakers devoted most of their
attention to pleas for the release of
political" offenders.
Soldiers Ready For Business.
Several men and women were ar
rested for displaying red flags
smuggled into the garden in de-
fiance OF an edict by Mayor Hylan.
Large numbers Of men in uniform
entered the building before the
doors were locked with the avowed
determination Of preventing attacks
upon the government. They were
restrained with difficulty by police
and detectives from making an as
sault on the stage. Scores of fist
fights were interrupted by officers.
Opposed TO RoIshevisn1.
Madison Square Garden was the
rallying point for the military. They
quickly staged an impromptu mass
meeting at which speakers denoun-
ced the "Bolshevild." They were
cheered not only by the men in uni
form but civilian sympat thizers.
When some one called upon Loyal
Americans" to charge the garden and
attack the internationalists several
hundred responded. They were
driven back, however, by mounted
police and men on foot who had sur
rounded the building.
Realizing they had failed in the
first attack, the sailors and soldiers
resumed their meeting and awaited
the arrival of reinforcements. Prob
ably 1000 men OF both branches of
the service had assembled by the
time the meeting adjourned.
Like Eastman Meeting Here.
The opening of the doors Of the
garden was the signal for second
charge which the police were un-
able to repeI The soldiers and sail
ors fought their way past swing
ing night sticks and attacked the
Socialists who had packed the
building.
The square was cleared OF milling
men only when the Socialists, by
ones and twos and in groups. broke
and fled. The scrimmage in the
park then was transferred on a.
scale into every neighbor-
ing street.
Groups Of Socialists soon were
running madly along fifth avenue,
by shouting uniformed men.
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