The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-14
RADICALS MAY DAY
PLANS FALL FLAT
PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY FED.
ERAL AND STATE AuTHoRl.
TIES ARE SUCCESSFUL
SERIES OF RIOTS IN PARIS
Day in Canada Is Marked by Strike
Of $1,000 Coal Miners in the Nova
Scotia District as Protest Of
Holding Strike Leaders

Washington. May :-plan~ Of radi-
cal leaders for nation wide May day
demonstrations. involving strikes and
destruction of more than Il score nt
federal and state officials. fell flat.
reports ~ the department OF justice
Saturday night Indicated
Extra precautions taken by federal
and state authorities To block the rad
ical> widely disseminated appeal for II
May day show of power" We're decid
eddy unsuccessful Publicity given by
the department to the radieal> plans
in advance also was held to have had
Il large part in 1hwarling disturbances.
Reports to the department mention
ed a number Of strikes instituted dur
ing the day. but in nearly every case
the reporting agent emphasized that
the walkoutS We're local in nature and
due to the regular May day expiration
IF wage contracts.
The appeal Of the radicals for a
demonstration tn the government in
behalf of soviet Russia also was with
out avail. the reports indicated. In
cendiary speeches and demands that
the United States resume relations
with Russia We're made at meetings
in several cities. Assistant Attorney
General Garvin declared. hut the net
result was negligible.
Despite the fact that there We're no
reports of attempted assassination Of
the public officials marked by the rad
icalS. it was said last night thar the
government intended to maintain its
guard over the persons threatened
for some time.
Mr.. Garvin pointed out that. f"iled
by the government agents, the hr>ig-
mated aSSaS>in> might postpone their
work until later
New York. May 3--NIay day passed
however. has the city been under such
heavy guard. The police force of H..
COO was held ready for amy emergency.
while federal agents kept extremist
leaders under surveillance.
While thousands OF boys We're march
paarIe." 81 May day meetings We're he
ing held throughout the city. all "cov-
cred" by federal agents.
Chicago. May 3-Nlay day passed
quietly in the central states and the
far west. virtually no disorder being
reported. although federal. state and
city forces made elaborate prepal-
,ions 10 deal with threatened disturb
anceS. Strikes We're called in num-
Der of cities and mass meetings We're
held in Chicago and elsewhere. but all
were conducted peacefully.
Toronto. Ont. May 3.-May day ac-
Iiyi,ieS in Cuna';i We're marked by Il
strike of 10000 coal miners in the
Nova Scotia district. the men quit
ting work a> a protest against the re-
fusnl of the authorities. IN release the
Winnipeg strike leaders on bail. pend
ing the hearing Of their appeal TO the
higher courts.
In Winnipeg Il great labor demon
stratiou MAS held as Il protest against
the imprisonment of the strike lead
er>. hut throughout the day the
crowds were orderly in all paris If
the city.
Paris. May 3-NHy day passed with
a series Of small riots and disturb
anceS in which three persons We're Kill
ed and many wounded. IAl1 without the
declaration of Il natinuWile -"Ier~l
strike. which the union workers tN-
1ected from the general federation Of
labor.
The federation issued n 1.Nh word
statement urging naturalization 111
not referring either IL II ""n'IAuu'.uI
Of the strike ur II return to work attel