New-York tribune., 1918-11-27
Ordinance Passed
To Bar Red Flag
Government to Send
1000 Troops Here
To Stop Further
Rioting

fresh rioting last night when 1000 SOL
disrs and sailors stormed meeting of
he Women's international League at
Palm Garden, on Fifty eighth Street,
near Lexington Avenue. Men were
beaten by the charging mob, women's
hats were torn off ano police reserves
we're forced to use night sticks in an
effort to quell disturbance which
duplicated on a smaller scale the
scenes outside Madison Square Garden
on Monday night.
At II o'clock Inspector Morris, of the
Fifth District, called out all the East
Side reserves between 126th Street and
Brooklyn Bridge. 1t was reported later
that 1000 sailors from the Brooklyn
Navy Yard had started across the
bridge, and the West Side reserves
we're held in readiness for serious
trouble.
Police Are Kept Busy
A mob Of several hundred men in
Uniform gathered in the street early in
the evening. Their number was con-
tinually augmented, and by the time
the audience commenced to stream
from the hall after the meeting the
line Of police had all they could man
3 sga So@ prevent a general attack.
A dozen or more people who moved
beyond the protecting cordons Of Of
aeers were surrounded by groups of
service men and badly handled. One
nan was knocked down and kicked.
Any bit OF red showing on the cos
tunes OF women was a signal for a
concerted rush.
Appeals made by Inspector Morris
and an un' Identified array officer were
inhecded by The "booing" crowd The
Department Of Justice had number of
stenographors in the hall to report the
proceedings. The speeches, although
sccialistlc. were moderate in tone A
admitted to the hall at the beginning
of the session. They wcre later re-
quested to ask their friends TO disband,
but refused.
Protest B0lshevik Stuff"
"We're not satisfied with the stuff
going on here" said one of the men.
Were the boys that wear the uni
forms, and we're not going to stand for
sackers and pacifsts. This Bolsheviki
thing doesn't go with as"
The original cause of the trouble,
some of the men said, was a circular
distributed at the door Of the hall. It
carried a so-called platform of the In
ternatlonal League, and demanded that
American troops be Withdrawn i'm
Gediateiy from Russia and as soon as
pcsslbie from france. Insistence also
vas made Cnat there should be no in
Nrference with the social movements
N Germany and Austria.
Until this circular fell into the
Eands OF the service men they ap-
parently were satisfied to line the
streets and moot. When they gathered
It's import they started in body
Tor the entrance of the hall. The
police threw them back. but they re-
formed IN 7ir lines and continued to
Wy TO force their way inside.
Police Lines Pierced
;. When the audience left the hall po-
nee reserves were lined along both
ades of the street between Lexington
ana Third avenues. The majority of
vac people passed unmolested through
.ae yeAlng gantlet pressing in from
senind the officers, but in several in
Stances soldiers and sailors broke
nrough and seized their victims.
:. Waiter Wright, curb broker, walk
iag with young woman VINO gave her
name as Miss A. B. Brown, was thrown
aowa and kicked in the ribs by hnlf
seozen assailants. He was seriously
bruised.
Another man, escorting two women.
@s nailed by soldier near the en-
rance Of the hall. Get into the uni
!.orm, shouted the soldier. you're a
o'rty dog"
Inc civilian made some retort, and
se ae man in khaki struck out with his
sss knocking his victim down.
me soldier was arrested by a mem
80 ol small detachment of the mill
az, provost guard, which arrived early
* ~ lhe scene. In the fight that followed
''ss guard used mis- club.
Officer Stands Near BY
You're no man to strike fellow in
ss.ssllaIofm, yelled the soldier. He caught
sshl OF an army officer standing
Se ean ny; And you're no man TO let him
20 IT, he said.
h.he ohe man With a rcd flag concealed
.M.eath rsa. his coat was discovered by the
Ell, yp. ne ran for several. blocks and
ssnapsed In the arms of policeman.
ARA men we're chased TO the Third
nvnue nne u" station and escaped their
80 sdSuefs py ascending to the platform
"a jumping on train.
,s.. aurnber Of the rioters were ar
Ana dsa ny provost guards and police,
~"T T4e are held on civil charges.
a me mob's ringleader was said to be
L.arn maI'ne a with one leg. He was over
liz inviting his comrades to meet
1yn..o- Az ..o-niEht at 10th Stree. and Third
s.tsenus, where he said another Social
meeting ~ scheduled 10 be held.
$40 hundred and fifty Of the sol
Es,s, when game became scarce about
ss.,n @ 1arden, strayed westward In
1919 oi excitement. and, forming An
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