The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-01-17
PARADE IS
BROKEN UP
BY POLICE
BlackiaCks and Rifle Butts
Said to Have Been Used
by Officers
MASS MEETING ORDERLY

Several persons are alleged to
have been hit with black lacks
and rifle butts when mounted
police and others piowed down
Ne>ier way and dispersed
crowd which had gathered in the
vicinity Of the Frye hotel. fellow
ing the labor mass meeting at
Fourth ave. and Stewart II.
Thursday evening.
The meeting had ended In an
orderly manner. There were
5000 persons present. Tn.
streets I'm the neighborhood were
thick with people n they left the
meeting.
Some 500 men moved all the way
down TO Yesler way. and they con
tlnued singing revolutionary songs.
which had been begun by a larger
. crowd at the conclusion OF the meet
ing. II Is alleged that "a they ap-
preached Yesler way one OF their
body cried out; Let's march up 20
the Jail" Some 5000 oniookers had
/ gathered by this time,
However. II mounted police. four
auto trucks containing 90 police
armed with earbines. followed by
five squads OF police ~flat-feet' with
shiny new nighf.sticks. moving
down Yesler Hill from the police
station. put the 500 90 flight
In less than an hour. the police
J had cleared the streets OF both crowd
and rioters.
y. Glenn. member Of the Calk-
ers' union. Is displaying Injuries FRI
day which he received when police.
with drawn clubs. rushed the Third
ave. and Yesler way crowds Thurs
day evening
II saw the crowd fall back when
the police advanced" says Glenn.
.and. TO avoid the jam. I stepped
back into drug store entrance. I
had been standing there but min
ute when a police officer ordered me
out of the doorway. As / turned
to obey his command he struck me
violently in the back with the butt
end Of his carbine."
Glenn's injuries consist Of painful
sweIlings and bruises between the
shoulder blades.
1t is alleged several men were
struck by police when caught In al
leys between Yesier way and Wash
tngton ~.
Want Soldier Council
Formation Of a soldiers, sailors
and workmen's council. for protec-
tive Industrial unity. will begin with
a mass meeting OF workers and sery-
ice men Sunday, at p. m. at an
open-aIr meeting at Fourth ave. and
Stewart st.
This was the principal decision ar
rived at at Thursday nights police
outrage" protest meeting at Fourth
and Stewart
Resolutions. scathing In text,
against the Seattle police depart
rnent, were made by speakers, who
urged workers to take over industry
entirely and get their rights by the
bullet route II unable TO do 80 by the
ballot.
Fred Nelson. vice president OF the
Metal Trades council. a. j. Wieland.
acting chairman Of the meeting. r..
Clifford, labor leader; Jack Dunstan,
reporter: Elmer Rumbaugh, Team
sters union. and j. Walker Smith,
l. W. w, were the speakers.
The speakers slammed the police
department for all they were worth
the crowd, especially the |. W. W. el-
ement, cheered wildly and hoarsely--
and a few private detectives. Chief
Warren and Mayor HansOn, stood by
and gritted their teeth.
Approximately 300 citizens had
been sworn in hs private police
10 deal with the case II the emer-
gency arose. according TO chief
Soldiers with carbines, mounted
police. dubbed and carbined details,
were organized and ready