The sun., 1919-07-03

use OF the hall for the Loyal All Russian
meeting on the evening OF the Fourth OF
July az a patriotic demonstration and
intended as an evidence that the real
Russians are not Bolsheviki, have re-
ceived threats that there will be riot
in the hall II they permit the meeting
to take place and have expressed the
fear in 10 many words that bombs will
be thrown in the hall while the audience
Is there. They have therefore stated
that they will cancel the reservation and
that the hall will be kept dark that
night.
"They stated that the police had ad-
vised them to keep the hall dark and
not rent II to any one. We have COM
municated with the police and those In
charge OF matters OF this kind at Police
Headquarters state that threats have
been made and that they fear that on
the Fourth of July they will not have
available enough police protection to
take care of the public on that day. and
that they do not advise any further
provocation OF the unruly element which
might lead to public disorder. The po-
lice, however. disclaim having given any
official orders to the owners OF Carne-
gle Hail.
THE effect on the managers of the
hall OF the position taken by the police
has been 30 terrorize them, and they
state that at the last meeting of So
cialists held at the hall damage done to
the property was such that they refuse
to take any further chances,
1.-THE American Russian Committee for
the Relief and Salvation of Russia have
been compelled to cancel the meeting
for Independence Day, since they are
denied sufficient police protection in ex-
ercising the right to public meeting guar
anteed by the Constitution and laws Of
the State
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn in her state
ment said that after two months investi-
CATION the agents OF the Department Of
Justice and the police have been unable
to produce a scintila Of evidence to sub
stantiate their charges that the bombs
were the work Of labor or radical work.
ers.
THE radicals, the idealistic vanguard -
she rays, do not countenance violence"
Miss Flynn cites the confessed frame
up activities OF persons connected with
the Haymarket riots in Chicago In 1889
and calls on Chief Flynn and the Ameri-
can Defence Society to substantiate its
present charge.
Calls for Pfotters' Arrest.
az they know about plots for July T."
she says. why don't they arrest the
plotters?"
In this connection Chief Flynn and
agents OF the Department OF Justice
in discussing the plot rumors have al
| ways made It clear that they have moth
ing except the vague rumors OF some
thing doing soon." which come to them
from all sorts of radical circles They
admit that they place little credence
in this talk and gay that II any real
plots are brewing they are within the
innermost circles of the violent Reds
who are talking to no one OF their
plans
Krevitz. however, is recognized as the
perfect type which these insiders would
use when the time comes to carry out
| their designs.
Chief OF Police John Tracey Of Pat
erson gave a short talk yesterday to
each Of the squads OF policemen. detec.
tives and citizen volunteers who have
been put on watch for anarchist!c &c.
| tivity In that city. He cautioned them
to report everything and to act promptly
II occasion arose. Chief Tracey still in.
sists that the Amalgamated Textile
Workers OF America cannot hold meet.
ings in Paterson any more than car
any other radical organization until the
resolutions indorsing the Soviet Gov
eminent In Russia are withdrawn.