Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-19
thousands Engage in An
cry Demonstration in
Streets of London.
|ARADE OF UNEMPLOYED
EACHES CLIMAX IN BATTLE
While Premier Confers With
Borough Mayors Disor-
derby Break Bounds.
rRnKE SITUATION UNCHANGED
midtown OF British Coal Mines
Complete. With No Attempt
to Operate Pits.
ny A. L. JOHNSON.

NY A. l.. JOHNSON.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-London's great
trade Of unemployed. intended to be
quiet and peaceful demonstration
Parliament. broke bounds suddenly
onday afternoon and developed into
c worst stick-and-stonc battle be-
Yeen metropolitan boobies and civil
M since the modern labor move
ent began.
when the boobies. mounted and
OF. had finally cleared Whitehall
I'd Downing street OF the rioters
I'd curious. to the number Of about
200. II was found that ft,y persons
I'd been injured. There were NOR
'suai,!es. in all ohabil!ty. but they
I'd removed themselves or had been
'pported away b. sympa;hizers.
Unemployed In Demonstration.
The riot was divided into two
ages.
First came the demonstrants. thou
nds Of them from each quarter OF
,ndon. and each group led through
C streets by its respective borough
ayor. These masses of unemployed.
,thcring hundreds OF recruits every
ock Of tho march, finally convcrgcd
the Victoria Embankment, along
G River Thames. about 4 mile from
g Houses of Parliament. in West
instcr.
TO far. aside from some jecring and
,rseplay. everything was neaceablc.
eltcd together on tho cmbankmcnt.
o unemployed were expected to wait
ere. mile from Parliament. while
cir Mayors. fifteen in number. went
Westminster 10 confer with Pre-
icr Lloyd George regarding amclio-
lion OF the Industrial situation.
The Mayors departed. And when
cir leaders were out OF sight tho
,mons,ran;s began 10 feel their ir-
sponsihility. Instead OF keeping a
N o. one mile between themselves
id Wcstm!nstcr. as parades are sup
Is.d TO do. individuals by the thou
nds began 10 drift; toward the
line Minister'S residence. at No. 10
swn:ns Street.
Before they realized what had hap
med. the police on post in White
al to regulate ordinary traffic
,und themselves cnsulfed In trc-
endous tide OF men. women and
.ys. Feeling their numbers. the ir-
.pressiblcs In the crowd became un-
lily and surly. The police ordered
rat they be cleared out OF White
all. which is wide street, banked
ith gray stone buildings, in which
| the important departments arc
,uscd.
stones nrEin to Fly.
Then the riot began. stones few
ON out of the crowd and the police
rev their riot sticks and swung at
,e front ranks. But the pressure
oncomlng mobs was now so great
rat those in front could no, go back.
rom Downing Street TO TrafalSa:
luare, a half mile, Whitehall was
bid with humanity. The moTnted
o!icc appeared and hurled their
orses into the front ranks. swing
y their clubs. Men went down and
,c van OF the mob managed 10 crowd
ack n short distance.
Then began the second stage. Mad
ened by the beatings from the police,
I,e crowds reformed and attack ed.
he horsemen were hurled back BY
he weight OF the mob. stones pelteo
bout them and this ammunition was
scarce in that well-kept district
,at the attackers even dived under
,e hoofs Of the horses to recover
,issiles to hurl again.
On tho outskirts OF the surge. red
ags were waving and hoarsc voices
,ok up the chant OF the Inter
ationa!e," with it's refrain Of wen
eep the red flag flying here"
saw gray-haired men and women
.ruggling in tho mob and was close
one bobby when he smashed a
nc-legged soldier in the face, as the
,ldier, carried along by pressure
ON behind, was thrown against
le policeman. This was at the en-
.ai,ce to Downing Street, narrow,
,ort thoroushfare leading into the
oreign Onice. The unfortunatcs
,erc were there against their will,
r Downing Street was the neck of
,e bottle and these people were be-
g siphoncd into the forbidden area.
saw gray-haired women thrown
,wn and trampled to be dragged
1T unconscious, and / saw q dozen
.ople injured when the weight OF
crowd broke away q stone rail-
e, letting people down into a de-
'esscd areaway. ten fect deep. The
oxen masonry provided more am
unition for the brick throwers, and
fight became more vigorous.
Inside the quadrangular courtyard
the Foreign Office number OF
nbulancc trucks drew up to receive
wounded and the prisoners.
Many Wear the Red.
It was very noticeable that the ma
rity of the demonstrants were very
orly clothed. A great many men
ere to be seen, wearing the red
ueonniere of socialism on. the same
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