The sun., 1918-11-27

understood woman came trooping
along toward the garden carrying
what some said wss a red flag, but
which others said they were certain
was nothing more than a red flower.
Between fifty and seventy-five soldiers
and sailors surrounded her and de-
manded that she give up whatever Il
was she carried. Some said she re-
fused and defied the crowd and that
she shouted Il love IL"
Just what happened then IS not
clear. Some say the soldiers grasped
her arm and twisted II until she cried
in pain. Others said she was knocked
down and that the soldiers and sailors
Jumped on her. Still others said the
men in uniform did nothing more than
take the flag away from her without
causing her any pain at all.
Policemen jumped into the mixup
quickly. fought the soldiers back and
rushed the young woman toward Third
avenue and thence through that thor
oughfare to the stairs leading TO the
station at F1fty-ninth street There
they told her TO 60 home. and priest
succeeded in getting her TO say she
would. She said she was Rachel Katz,
%. OF IS Second avenue.
Hardly had the police got back 10
their posts IN front Of the garden
with the cry arose that the came
girl had been found inside the hall.
That caused q wild outburst OF cheer
ing. and q girl. this time accompanied
by man. was elected by some one in
side the han. As soon as the crowd
saw them coming from the hail a
start was made for them Police sur
'ounded them and they succeeded in
letting into n motion picture place
near the garden.
Police Bar Soldiers.
The police barred the soldiers from
pleaded for a chance at the man who
was the woman's escort, promising
he would be given a square chance
with a guy his own weight" But the
couple stayed inside and the cops
shooed the men in uniform away.
just before the meeting was ad-
journed the provost guard was called
to supplement the police reserves A
strong force OF the guard. commanded
by Lieut.. Nolan. responded, and the
er-policemen were posted around
the building.
They had barely arrived before a
service man told one OF the street
throrg that he was a BolsLevist The
man resented the statement and a
-ai'or knocked him down. Members OF
the provost guard tried to arrest the
sailor. but other sailors and soldiers
formed a human barrier and held on
the guard until offending sailors could
escape.
In the mixup some one threw a stone
or other missile and one OF the win
dows in the garden was shattered. The
glass fell with a crash and persons
living In houses near the place be-
came frightened and tried to get out
OF their homes. The police, however.
told them theIe was no danger OF real
trouble and sent them back.
Inside the hall as the meeting was
nearing an end the manager OF the
place looked every one over and
warned those In the place II would be
better that they remove every trace
Of red before leaving. One woman
went out with a red band on her hat
and was instantly surrounded She
shouted to the crowd. however, that
she wasn't a Bolshevist and she was
cheered instead of beaten. Several
men in the hall took of red neckties
before they ventured out OF the place
and women hid every article of that
color they could possibly get out OF
sight.
Chrystal Eastman. sister Of Max.
one OF the leaders OF the local interna-
tional Socialists. opened the meeting
and said the time had arrived for
the United States TO take a definite
stand on important questions. She re-
cited seven questions that needed an
sweFing. One was when the censor
ship was to be removed.
The others called for the repeal OF
the espionage act, the selective' SER
vice law and release OF all conscIen-
tious directors and political prisoners:
that no part OF the American army
remaining In Europe during the peace
negotiations be used to suppress So
c!alist revolutionary movements in any
country; that there should be women
delegates on the United States peace
delegation; that Socialists or labor ad-
vocates should not be denied passports