Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-02
NAY 1 IS QUIETLY l CELEBRATED THRU | LENGTH OF NATION plans of Radical Leaders Fall Flat, Says U. s. De- partment No DISORDERS, BOMBS |BLOODSHED ANYWHERE Not Since War Has New York Been Under Such Heavy Guards. Many Workers Take Day Off

l Washington, May 1.--Plans of rad- al leaders for nation wide May day demonstrations involving strikes and estruction of more than a score of ederal and state officials fell flat eports to the department of justice bright indicatetd
 1 Extra precautions taken by fede- Al and state authorities to block he radicals widely disseminated ap- eal for May day show of power" Here described at the department as ecidedly successful. Publicity giv- by the department to the radicals Hans in advance also was held to ave had a large part in thwarting fsturbances.
 i Reports to the department men Toned number of strikes insti- bted during the day but in nearly very case the reporting agent em- hasizes that the walkotus were local nature and due to the regular May by expiration of wage contracts. 1 The appeal of the radicals for a demonstration to the government in khalf of soviet Russia also was with ht avail, the reports indicatetd. h. |ndiary speeches and demands that Ae United States resume relations fth Russia were made at meetings several cities, Assistant Attorney eneral Garvan declared but the net suit was negligible,
 Despite the fact that there were reports of attempted assassina- bn of the public officials marked by e radicals, it was said tonight that e government intended to maintain guard over the persons threaten for some time.
 Mr. Garvan pointed out that foiled the government agents, the de- knated assassinations might be stponed until later..
 New York Armed
 New York, May May day came Id passed without disorder, bombs bl0odshed in New York or the rest the east.
 Not since the war, however, has the y been under such heavy guard. ith the warning from Attorney neral Palmer that anarchist dem strations might be expected here police force of eleven thousand Is held ready for any emergency federal agents kept extremist ders under surveillance. Ammuni- n was issued to trops at Govern
 Island and preparations were do @o {N, %o, tees if needed. Public buildings, railroad proper B, churches and the homes of pub officials and leading cities were der constant guard.
 While thousands of boys were rching down 9th avenue in "loy- y parade" thirty May day meetings re being held throughout the city, "covered" by radical agents.
 he open air gathering of social was dispersed in Rutgers square fye clash with the police occur esast year. At the labor temple
 \e east side the New York de- se council of the Industrial Work of the World was allowed to hold meeting.
 eumors that a demonstration had n planned to mark the departure Mollie Steiner, twenty, who left ay for Jefferson City, Mo, to be- fifteen year sentence for vio- on of the espionage act, failed to Pterialize. She went under heavy I'd.
 Duel In West,
 hicago, May May day passed etly in the central states and the west, virtually no disorder being orted, although federal, state and
 forces had made elaborate prepa- ons to deal with threatened disor- nber of cities and mass meetings fe held in Chicago and elsewhere
 all were conducted peacefully. neal literature was distributed in ne places and few arrests were de but the perdicted widespread turbance failed to materialize. While the federal building in Chi 2 was heavily guarded today and ce mad federal agents watched a i dozen gatherings for signs of order, chief attention was paid to
 black belt" where race riots e feared when negro families Ved into white neigAborhoods. Re- ve, militiamen guarded rifles. munition and other government perty at an armory in the heart the negro quarter and 200 police and detectives patroled the area,
 no disturbance occurred.
 strike of cooks and walters in nner of Chicago hotels and res- rants and the general confusion dent to the annual spring moving
 when scores of tenants refused vacate their apartments, largely rsnadowed May day developments. ne police continued their roundup crlmlnal suspects but Chief of Po-
 Garrity said the arrests had no nection with expected May day rder. More than one thousand Tn custody to day.
 storekeeper who had built out
 ms shop replica of prison
 With photograph of Eugene Dens behind the bars was ordered
 lsmantle the display and crowd
 nad gatahered was dispersed by wo- thirds of Kansas miners were Prted idle today. At Tulsa, Okla, ai piolce guarde the city and rby oil refineries.
 rikes were reported at Cincin-
 Hock Island, Illinois, and at
 raI points in western Canada. No
 +uer was reported on the Pacific