New-York tribune., 1919-05-02
Red Headquarters Wreck
ed; Soldiers and Sailors
Clash With Socialists at
Several Demonstrations
Rough Treatment
Charged to Police
One Dying, Many Injured
as Result of Clubbing.
They Say; Plan Protest

Riots which sometimes reached the
proportions of street battles. marked
the observance Of May Day by radi-
Gals throughout the United States YES
terday.
In New York fights between soldiers
and sailors on leave and Socialists oc-
Cured at score OF points. These
culmnated IN an attempt by the men
IN uniform to break into Madison
Square Garden last night while meet
ing on behalf of Mooney was in pro-
gress. During it three cheers were
given for Lenine.
Police Have Hands Full.
Ihree thousand police and provost
guards were taxed to their utmost here
to hold the service men in check
Twice mounted police charged the mob
using their nightsticks freely. half
dozen soldiers and sailors were Knocked
senseless and one was so badly hurt
that he may dse.
Enraged by the rough treatment
given them by the police. the soldiers
ana sailors were arming themselves
with sticks, fence palings and other
similar weapons for a determined as.
sault upon the Gordon when rain inter
vened.
So heavy was the downpour that il
drove most of the mob to cover. Dur
ing 1t the meeting in the Garden CON
cluded, and the radicals were able to
scurry to subway and street cars with
little interference
Soldiers Form GantIct
In Boston, attempts to halt parade
IN the Roxbury district resulted in
street fighting, in which four police
men were shot, many persons hurt and
scores arrested.
In Homer City, Penn; Indiana, Penn.
and other towns of that state with
large foreign populations, state police
charged "Redp parades and broke
them up. In Wheeling, all the en-
ployes of the street car system walked
out and the town is completely tied I'M.
Other cities, from the Atlantic to tho
Pacific, were the scene of minor dis
turbances.
All through the day in New York
skirmishes between uniformed men
and the radicals occurred. At times
these reached serious proportions.
Soldiers and sailors stormed the office
of the "New York Call" 112 Fourth
Avenue, and forced every man found
there to run the gantlet. Persons
attending meeting at the Rand
School of Social Science were also
badly beaten, and mobs surrounded
the office Of "Novy Mir" the Russian
radical newspaper. and the Daily
Forward" building, IT'S East Broad
way.
While attempting to address a street
meeting at 10th Street and Brook
Avenue. The Bronx. Walter Cook, state
secretary of the Socialist party, was
knocked senseless by a sailor. ri
Attempts were made to break up the
afternoon meeting in Madison Square
Garden, but these were frustrated by
the police and provost guard. As the
time for the evening meeting drew
near, 1T was easy to see that the worst
trouble of the day was due to occur
there.
Soldiers Mass at Garden
Rain was bringing in the early twi-
light when soldiers, sailors and
marines began to gather about the
Garden and press against the lines Of
police that guarded the building. For
a time the 500 patrolmen of the Gordon
were able to mold, 5u. the attacks Of
the service men became continually
more determined and call was sent
for help
This was answered promptly. and
detachments of police from almost
every precinct in the city began to-
pour INTO the streets about the Gar
den. Through their aid radicals were
enabled to enter the building up 10 s
?; m.' "nen Il was announced that the
place was filed. The doors were then
closed
At $50 there were close to 5000
police about the building. Inspector
Bolan, who had been in charge of the
500 guards. was superseded
by Chief Inspector Daily. who was as
sisted by Captains Ward and Post in
holding back the ever-increasing mob
oil men IN olive drab and navy blue.
Mounted Police Help
A squadron Of mounted police clat-
tered down Fourth Avenue and swung
INTO the side streets, driving the crow,
pack TO Lexington Avenue on the east.
fii'h Avenue on the west and allow