New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Riots
Due to .Jubilant
Red Inaugural
Bourgeoisie Angered at Boil
shevik Mayor Clarifying
Lenine and Haunting
of Crimson Banners
Try to Pull Down Flag
Mobs Enter Town Hall; Men
Leaping from Balconies
Crush and Kill Others
SpecIaz Cable to Tho tribune

Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc.
MILAN, Italy, Nov. 23. - Sundays
disorders in Bologna, in which eight
persons were killed and more than 1Ot
wounded in free-for-all pistol ano
bomb ARRAY, grew out of bourgeois
dislike of the way the new Bolshevil
city government was being inauguratec
that day.
The day passed off quietly enough
until the new Red aldermen, headed BY
their ex-railway conductor Mayor elect
went into session in the town hall and
began making speeches glorifying the
achievements OF Trotzky and Lenine
The recent elections had given the
bolsheviki a majority in the city ad-
ministration, and they were having
things all their own way until Ma
tionalists began to assemble in the
public square outside the hall.
Atop the hall was big red flag
The Nationalists had promised not tc
distvrb the meeting of the aldermen
provided the red flag was not flown
anywhere except on the city hall. But
when another crimson banner was
raised over the historic tower OF
Bologna, known AS the Tore dell
Asinelli, the Nationalists got ready to
accept this invitation to trouble.
The Nationalists sent to their club
for reinforcements and arms, and thus
provided, they rushed the tower to
pull down the second flag. They were
scrambling for it when shots were fired
at them from below. They returned
the fire and the skirmishing became
general.
Crowds Scatter IN Panic
AS the battle settled down over the
public square the mass meeting and
the crowds of spectators began scat
tering in panic. Many of the National
lists, pursuing some Bolsheviki, ran
into the Town Hall, carrying their
warfare with them, although they were
interrupting reply by one of the
minority councillors to some state
ments that the Red railway conductors
mayor had just made. The mobs broke
into the council room, where the Boil
sheviki in the lead opend fire on the
minority councillors. Bullets went
kissing wildly about the hall while the
public reporters ducked under the
benches to escape being hit.
"Cowards! Murderers." shouted the
minority councillors at their assail-
ants. By way of reply, one wild Boil
shevik bounded over the benches and
leveling his revolver at Lawyer
Giodani, one of the minority members
fired five shots at him point blank
killing him instantly. Another Red
aimed at Lawyer Colliva, killing hin,
and wounding another alderman
Lawyer De Piagi. Several Bolsheviki
leaped from the balcony into the melee
below. killing five persons who had
taken refuge under the archways and
against pillars, seeking to shield them
selves from the bullets.
Outside the hall the pandemoniun,
continued. Bombs were dropped from
the top of the hall into the crowds in
the square, killing and wounding many
The pitched battle between the Reds
and the Nationalists continued about
! half an hour until the police and cara
binieri arrived in full force and drove
the two sides apart. After the battle.
field had finally been cleared about
/ sixty wounded persons stretched out on
the square were picked up and taken
to HOSPITALS