Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-22
WAVE RED FLAG
IN LONDON RIOT
Fifty Injured When Unemployed
and Police Clash; Cheers
for Lenine.
MINE STRIKE BRINGS PERIL
Disorder Starts When the Paraders
Try to Break Through Heavy
Police Guard and Get into
Downing Street.

London. Oct. 20.-Disorders oc-
Cured in Whitehall during demon
stration by unemployed men who had
sent delegation TO Premier Lloyd
George In Downing street. several
persons We're injured In attempts 10
break through police Gordon aud 9th
ers were hurt when some stone work
from window on the treasury build
ing fell
The situation which developed at
the entrance 10 Downing street was
an ugly one. There were thousand
unemployed there, awaiting the return
of their delegation, and the greer
thoroughfare In the vicinity was
jalnmed.
The disorder started when the un-
employed demonstrators tried to break
through the heavy police guarI I..,d
get into Downing street. 1t was dur
ing this rush that tt,e window stones
from the treasury crashed down. Po-
lice re-enforcements were rushed up
and mounted police were called out 10
assist the regulars. Finally the crowd
began TO throw stones. The police
tinally dispersed the rioters.
The parapet on one side OF Downing
street also collapsed during the crush.
number OF persons were Injured
when n crowd headed by the red flag
of The Toftenhain district Socialist and
Labor party made determined rush
and tried TO break through the police
Eventually the red flag was captured.
The deputati0R tp the prerrier cah
sisted of Is heads of London bureaus
asking relief for the unemployed. The
disorders were still proceeding when
the deputation emerged from the pre-
mier's Official residence in Downing
street and tried 70 quiet the crowd
AT the same time small party of
demonstrators went TO the neighboring
Trafalgar square, sG: ap q red tiag
sang the 'Internationale" and ,heerpd
Lenine and Trotzky. No trouble de-
veloped here, however, the police net
interfering
In connection with the sending of
the deputation TO the premier. pa
rade Of 10000 of the unemployed mad
been planning TO march TO Downing
street as a demonstration. After ,he
disorders had subsidized the parade of
the unemployed reformed and eontin-
ued toward Trafalgar square in an or
derly manner. escorted by the police.
Fifty injured persons, including two
policemen and woman. received
treatment when the trouble ended.
Twenty of these were sent to hospit
ais
In connection with the character Of
the demonstration, il was pointed out
that the appearance of red flag does
not necessarily have particular sig
nificance.
London. Oct 1y-Whether the great
British coal strike which is on In full
in all the coal fields. win trend to-
ward the formation Of sovieC will he
indicated through the week mt the
meetings of the executives of the 9th
er trade unions TO decide their course
of action.
Until now the miners stand alone
None of the other great unions have
called out the men. 10 the meantime
the government IS preparing for the
worst Army and navy leaves Of ab-
sence have been stopped In the ah-
sence Of definite signs OF peece the
plants chiefly dependent on coai are
making plans TO close down. Within
week Il is certain that, including Il
miners. more than 2.000.0O0 Usn will
he idle. The first plants TO close will
be the metal and pottery. The defense
Of the realm act. passed for the war
emergency, is again In full operation
II is unlawful for any family to obtain
coal If It now has more than half
ton. Families without coal ace per
mitted hundred pounds a week. The
factories have been limited to the CON
sumption Of 80 per cent Of their nor
mai quantity.