New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
$4,000 Guard
City and Reds
Have Quiet Day
Lack of Activity Ascribed
to Preparations Made TO
Combat Any Possible In
dependence Day Disorder

New York's celebration Of Indepen.
dence Day was bombless.
Despite the apprehension of the au
thorities hat the Reds intended t.
inaugurate a period of terrorism BY
the placing of bombs and the spread
ing of revolutionary propaganda, thu
day was freer from radical activity
than usual. The Reds made them
selves noticably incoNspicrous. Ever
the oldtime Socialist picnics, with
their red flags and portraits Of Kar
Marx, were absent.
The inactivity Of the anarchists
l. ". W., Bolshe-iki and Left Wins
Socialists was ascribcd in part to tht
wide publicity which had been giver
to the preparations to combat any dis
order. Practically the entire police
force stood on guard about public
buildings and the ho1nas of prominent
persons who had been publicly de-
nounced by the radicals. In some in
stances in the downtown sections of
the city where property was guarded
the policemen on duty paced up and
down deserted sidewalks and yawne ed
In the absence of anybody to arrest or
mysterious packages TO examine.
Enright Has Little to Do
Meantime Police Headquarters, where
Police Commissioner Enright was on
duty, ready to give personal direction
to any necessary mobilization of forces
at any given point, was deserted save
for the coming and going of police
men. William NJ. Ofhey, chief of the
local bureau Of investigation of the
Department of Justice, remained in his
office in Park Row, but heard nothing
except the buzzing of his electric fan.
Had it been necessary to e1ell any
general disorder $4,000 armed men
could have been brought into action
within a short time. Orders had been
issued By officials of the New York
Guard for 10000 guardsmen to be
moments notice. Besides these, many
Secret Service men were watching the
movements of extreme radicals.
While the streets were filled only
with good-natured holiday merry
makers, the city, Judged by the num-
Der OF policemen on guard, might have
appeared to a stranger to be under
some form Of martial law.
Upper Fifth Avenue Dotted
Blue uniforms dotted the greater
part Of upper Fifth Avenue. Three
policemen stood outside the Met
ropolitan Club, while other clubs
were closely watched. Special at
tention was given to the homes
Of Senator w. A. Clark, Henry
9. Frick, Cornelius Vanderbilt, w. K.
Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie and
Mrs. Finley J. Shepard, although the
occupants for the most part were away
from the city.
Midsummer lethargy hung about the
radical headquarters. On the door of
the Rand School Of Social Science, 7
East Fifteenth Street, was posted this
notice:
This building will be closed all day
July a.
Two reporters who gained admittance
70 the lobby were Bhooed away. Miss
bertha Mailly, the secretary, explained
mat the purpose was to prevent any
strangers from slipping into the build
ing with bomb.
She said the school had received
nihts tnat tnere might be plant
10 protect the building. she said, the
school had requested that police
man be kept on duty there. All day
long the policeman paced the sidewalk
in front of the school
Action for /. w. w.
1t was not so quiet at the I. w. w
headquarters at 27 East Fourth Street
While a half dozen l. w. WIS sat
there opining that If any bombs were
found anywhere they certainly would
have been PLANTED by the capitalist
class" tho landlady swooped in with
broom and dustpan and served
notice that the quarters must be va
Gated at once.
"Vacatcd?" repeated l.. s. Chumbley
editor Of "Thc Rebel Worker"
Eyes; get out" said tho landlady
giving her broom menacing twist
mo moro l. w. WIS here"
Mr.. Cbumbley pleaded for time tc
obtain new quarters. He pointed out
that the organization had n lease which
had not yet expired. The landlady ex.
planned that she had been advised b,
the police that other tenants Nigh,
be more desirable.
Tho projected general strike which
WAS 10 have bscn called an protes,
against tho Imprisonment Of Thomas
Mooney did not matcrializc here. The
strike headquarters ut 25 East Seven.
tesnth Street was closed. and w. n
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