New-York tribune., 1919-01-29
Aldermen Gust
W oman After
Revolt Threat
Socialist Member Pred;o,.
Tactics" of Board VIII
Cause SERIOUS Outcome
Two Protesters Silenced
Stormy Meeting Is Marked
by Signs of BoIshevism.
Police Guard CITY Hall
Two Protesters Silenced


chamber after having voiced her Oh.
lection to the abuses TO which n,
Socialist aldermen "a the board wc,.
subjected by other members.
Alderman Bcckerman. ono Of II,
Socialists. declaring for the right .,
free speech, told the aldermen II.
tactics they were using in suppressinr
him and his colleagues would lead 70
a serious outcome.
You are going 70 start sometime.
tie it." 'e'
Beckerman's outburst drew roar q,
dlsapproval. There were cries Of 81.
down Put him out" and "f sny
thlngs going to be started. star !,
now 50 we can finish ii now,7 Alder
man Beckerman, however. refused n
sat down, and remained on his feet
while his supporters in ihe visi,or.'
gallery cheered him. Ii was necessary
ior Alderman kenncally. who was oc.
cupylng the chair in the absence az
President Moran. to cali upon the SER
geants- alarms to sec that "thc alder
man takes his seat or remove him from
the room"
Second Protcstor Seated
Later, Alderman Wolf. another So.
cialst, protested against the suppres.
sion of his colleague He also was
compelled to seat himself. with the
cholce of being removed from the room
This action led TO another outburst in
the gallery
One woman. who refused TO give her
name, cried out in protest She was
led from the room by one of the
sergeants-at arms. She created such a
disturbance and was so loud in her
protests that she was turned over to
a policeman. who escorted her from
the building with the injunction not
tc return. On her way out she shouted
over her shoulders
We'll have an American revolution
soon. Wen get YOU aldermen and
others like you
Ralph Tropp, uniformed soldier III
the gallery, was summoned to the door
and taken to the corridor by q ser
geant-at- arms There he was searched
by policemen. but nothing was found
cn him except his discharge from the
army. Tropp. formerly with the 305th
Artillery, and wounded at Fsmes,
France. had presented Il letter 20 the
board embodving resolutions adopted
at the meeting of service men held on
Monday evening.
The reason for the search Of Troppi
person was not divulged by the police
The uprising. although not entirely
unexpected, came at ,ime when 1t
might be least expected. There had
been several petty measures before the
board. Then came a commune ton
from District Attorney Swami asking
permission TO draw on contingent
funds for sundry expenses.
Socialists Protest Action
A motion was made that the matter
be placed on the general order calen-
dar Of next week, 50 that II would moi
have to go to committee and could be
voted on at that time. A vote was
taken resulting in an affirmative
victory. The result was seemingly not
satisfying to the Socialist contingent
who protested they had asked for
rol. call.
After much heated discussion. Act
ing Chairman kcnncallv ordered a roll
call The rules Of the board provide
that on roll cali every member IS
allowed fvc minutes TO explain his
vote. if be so desires. proeicng he
confines himself TO the ques ion before
the house
The Socialists took advantage Of this
bat did not contnc them
selves to the question They used the }
time to dcnouncc the Democrats and Re-
publicans in the board, particularly the
acting President
Time and again Alderman Beckermau
was called to order by Alderman Ken
neatly. Beckcrman would only shout
the louder, amid cheers from The bal
cony.
Police Placed Outside Hall
Earlier in the day Gordon Of twelve
pla'nclothes men Of the Second In
spection istrict with Police inspector
Joseph A. Conboy in charge. was thrown
around the City Hall 20 guard agains..
the rumored appearance Of tnousan1
soldiers and sailors
The report had i that these men,
members OF the Soldiers Sailors and
Marines Protective Association.
meeting of which WAS dispersed at me
Rand Socialist School on Monday
night by members Of the naval patrol
were going to march on the City Hall
Their proposed demonstration. r vas
said. would be one Of protest 10 the
Board Of Aldermen against an ap.
for the welcoming o.
homecoming troops and AN appeal 70
The city lawmakers to find employment
for them instead.
The uniformed men did not appear. :.
Shortly after o'c ock. fifty or sky
men and women, some OF whom
greeted one another as "comrade,' sp-
peared at the City Hall and went to
he aldermanic chamber
Included IN the party were three
men in khaki. One man in the parry
VAS asked who the people were. he
replied with a shrug of his shoulders
on, Just people from uptown sna
loWntoWn.'
Those OF the delegation that could
made their way into the already partly
filled visitors gallery in the Alder
manic Chamber. The gallery was sooA
oVercrowded and those who could no.
gain admission remained in the corr
doris, seeking points OF vantage froD
where they might see or hear syme o.
the doings IN the board room.
lh~ police maintained their vlgh
about the City Hall until long afte'
the Aldermen had convened. The dels-
cation at the meeting departed u
much the same manner in which iae'
had arrived. There was little noise
although they talked more excitedN
among themselves than on their a'
rival Several of the Socialist alder,
men departed with the visitors, caea
he centre of an admiring group.
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