The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-18
CROWD STORMS
PREMIER'S HOME
Buildings on Either Side Lloyd
Georges Residence Collapse
Under Pressure.
lDLERS WAVE RED FLAG

London, Oct, Isl. n. SD-A great
army of unemployed, marching be-
meath the reg flag Of holsheyism
stormed the official residence OF Pre-
mer LLOYD George at No 10 Downing
street this afternoon,
The demonstrators did not enter the
premiors official residence, but in the
struggle outside the walls of the build
lngS ON both sides of No, 10 collapsed
under the pressure of the crowd.
Many policemen and civilians were
wounded in fighting
The movement started as a demon
stratiun by unemployed. Thousands OF
,iL, idle men made up great procession
which moved toward Whitehall and
the Downing street, the seat Of the
government buildings.
Premier Lloyd George. at the time,
was comforting with fourteen mayors
of London district upon the problem Of
the unemployment.
When it was seen that the dom-
onstrators were going To break through
the police Gordon at the entrance Of
Downing street. heavy reinforccments
of policemen We're sent to protect No.
10 Downing street 4 furious struggle
developed outside the premier's resi-
dence. The leader of the demonstra-
tors was pulled from his horse and ar
rested. The red flag was torn to strips
and seized by the police.
The marchers attacked the police
with stones and the police retaliated
with their hattons, Many windows
were smashed
The demonstration OF unemployed
was planned over the week end and
the authorities knew it was coming
1t was held to be part of the general
agitation of labor against the policy
of the government in tile national
strike.
In Whitehall the police finally dis
persed the rioters.
In connection with the sending of the
deputation to the premier, a parade of
10000 of the unemployed had been
planning to march to Downing street
as demonstration. After the disor-
ders had subsidized, the parade of the
unemployed reformed and continued
toward Trafalgar square in an orderly
manner escorted by the police.
FIFTY injured persons were given
treatment when the trouble ended.
Twenty OF these were sent to hospitals.
$mbuiances Called.
A score of ambuanCes were rushed to
the scene OF the battle. The most seri-
ously injured were given first aid and
then rushed off to hospitals. So great
was the press Of people that the in
ternes accompanying the ambulances
mad difficulty In giving treatment to the
injured in the streets.
Streets were being repaired in the
neighborhood and piles of paving stones
afforded the crowd an unlimited supply
of missiles.
During the fight pedestrians were
thrown into panic They took refuge
in nearby buildings and ran into side
streets. Many who thought themselves
safe In side streets We're caught by
hurrying reinforccments of police and
forced into the heart of the turmoil
Gallop Into Throng.
At O'Clock the police had repeatedly
charged the crowd and finally mounted
police galloped into the ranks of the
demonstrators with their horses.
Finally the crowd was driven
tom Whitehall towards Trafalgar
square. The demonatrators fought stub
bornly anu sang "The fed Flag ms
they rallied. The air was filed with
smashed
The mayors who had been comforting
living missiles. Many windows were
with Premier Lloyd George attempted
to calm the crowd, II was announced
that the premier would propose AT once
Il scheme TO cope with unemployment