Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-11-26
SOLDIERS-MARINES
RESENT. RED FLAGS
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ming along Fifth avenue, half mile
north and south of Goth street pur-
sued by shouting uniformed men, most
of them hatless ard coatleSs.
When they went to the meeting the
men, almost without exception, wore
red neckties. because red flags were
under official ban. These red ties were
the special mark of soldiers and sail
ors. After the fight they were cher
ished as souvenirs.
Hundreds of socialists were beaten,
but so far as could be learned none
was seriously hurt.
Police Control Situation
The police had the situation well in
hand half an hour after the close of
the meeting and the street was cleared
? except for stragglers.
United States Marshal Mccarthy and
/ police inspectors were inclined to blame
the uniformed men for the trouble.
/ They declared the meeting would have
proceeded peacefully enough, in spite
of the more or less explosive speeches,
had it not been for the soldiers and
sailors
The atmosphere in the garden was
tense long before Nearing opened the
meeting Pandemonium broke loose
Spangled Banner" and the "Marseil-
laise," swung into the international
and a Russian revolutionary song.
Shouts of Long live the Interna-
tionaP were followed by booing and
kissing when the police, Selling the red
flags suddenly displayed. marched their
/ owners from the auditorium. Then
minor but simultaneous conflicts broke
out in various parts of the hall.
All the speakers pleaded with the au-
dience to remain calm, Nearing stating
that there were persons present only
too eager to disrupt the meeting
These warnings, however, were disre-
garded whenever the red flag made its
appearance.
After Nearing predicted "a bitter
taste of job hunting this winter" and
assailed the "capitalistic press" and
other indications of plutocracy." he
raised dea eniQg applause when he
said:
Bolsheviki in Evidence
During the next ten days Mr.. VIII
son will go to Europe to use his eff
forts to make the world safe for de
mocracy. AT least we may ask Mr.
Wilson to grant general pardon to al
political and class war prisoners before
= he sails for Europe"
Then red flag, bearing in white let
tiers the words Withdraw Allied Troops
from Russia" was dropped from tn,
balcony and after this had been re
moved and two more displayed from
another part of the balcony. marine
j. and sailors, forming a flying wedge
rushed down the main aisle and pas
: the police up into the balcony. From
: Pthe outside their comrades hurle,
E themselves against side door an
0 nearly succeeded in bursting into tn
auditorium.
: Two resolutions We're adopted at tn
meeting. The first endorsed the pla
I of action suggested by organized labo
bodies on the Pacific coast" to proven
Tom Mooney from hanging. TIL
second extended our fraternal greet
ings to the socialists of Germany" pro
tested against armed intervention Il
the internal affairs of the German PEG
pie. demanded the return of America
I and allied troops from Russian terri
!. tory and pledged the audience to "wor
with devotion and fervor until the in
y dustrlal republic of America takes il
place among the industrially free ma
tons of the world"