Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-26
POLICE BREAK UP PARADE
OF NEW YORK RADICALS
Scores OF Persistent Marchers Arc
4 Injured i'm Clashes With
Officers.
r f. DIS INVADE RCHE S
Disturb Christmas Services in Mctrop-
oils, Entering Edificcs With Cries
OF Freedom" in Protest Against
Dcportations of Anarchists.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-Scores were
hurt late this afternoon when fully
1000 Reds" marching UP Fifth Ave-
nue. as "a protest against the activities
OF the United states in dcporting cx-
treme radicals. were scattered again
and again as squads OF mounted no
lice charged the paraders. who scat
tered only TO reform their line and
march on.
Shouting threats against the gov
eminent and the police. singing the
started Their march from Washington
Square. and it was not until they
had reached Thirtyseventh street that
a battalion Of patrolmen managed to
rout the marchers by the vigorous use
of night sticks. \ dozen arrests were
made.
One young woman, screaming and
hgnting. was dragged by half a dozen
policemen from the Brick Presbyterian
church. at Thirty-sevcnth street when
she ..n tried to lead about twenty other
Seds into the church and Haunted
banner calling upon the government
20 Tree political prisoners. Her dem
onstrat!on broke up the evening scrv-
ices in the cdiicc.
Claims Maryland rs Her Home.
She gave her name as G.adys
!Shriner. of Clifford, Md. and when
two policemen dragged the girl into
a. police station, in the neig ghborhood
dehed the police, the whole state and
the nation even TO prevent her from
hs1n,ting for political amnesty;
marchers left Rev. DR.. Percy Grant
stieknsy,s Eisi, chureh ,.Sm OF the Ascension
Sc rt'h The near Wsdhngtgn
file to legally claim they were not
holding parade. But at Fourteenth
Street they began marching abreast:
police dashed from across the street.
SCATTERING the mob like a dance of
Blows oaths, screams and yells en-
s sued s1.s{l as nse. some of the radicals tought
and S,a many ng,,a.n1s rRsd" dr. dr1ppsd. Sppss 40,
Rev. c. V. HoweII. who fed. Three rec
Sonps e ses upon fnt the and
regain the flag. The police cap
tured It.
Spectators Cheer and Jeer.
In the meantime. half the radicals
spectators banking both sides of Fifth
Avenue. some of whom shouted en-
couragement to the police. while
other Others jeersd and hooted The rad
Fifth Avenue, and then another bat
tie began as they persisted in their
march
Don't stop" shrieked the shriner
girl. Keep on, comrades, freedom!
The Rev. Mr.. Howell. who is an un-
attached Methodist minister. had crept
hag--this time banner proclaiming:
Down with autocracy!" and ran along
side Miss shriner, The two headed the
march. Behind the marchers trotted a
cavalcade of police.
Final ScrimmnGc Comes.
The final scrimmage came at the
Brick Presbyterian Church. The Shriner
girl grabbed flag. broke through
the church steps.
Freedom. Freedom!" was her battle
Behind her pelted a score Of Reds"
They broke through the heavy church
portals. The organ stopped suddenly.
The frightened compensation half arose.
had burst in also and we're SHOWING
out the radicals. Miss Shriner scream.
ing as the police almost picked her up
and rushed her out
cred about Washington Square and Dr.
against the police. Their leaders de,
will be made in the courts.
One woman. carrying a placard. who
was richly gowned argued with the
disturbance 1T the Presbyterian church.
y civilian of soldiery bearing who
limped along with the aid of a cane.
told her and some of her comrades the
police were simply doing their duty.
Gave Aid to Enemy.
She began demonstrating and he fair
ly shouted:
These people you are pleading for
gave help and comfort to the enemy
They tried to obstruct the draft, and
tried to Keep ammunition away from
side"
Later it was learned the civilian
was former Major Lorillard Spencer.
of the Fifteenth Infantry, American
eXpeditionary force He is chairman of
the American Legion's committee Of
anti-American activities
FORMER GERMAN PRINCE