The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-10-26
PARIS REDS
KILL POLICE
WITH BOMB
Anti ti-American Dem
onstration as Pro-
test Against Execu-
ton Of Anarchists
in Boston Results in
Bloodshed

ed Press).-Seven policemen We're
injured tonight by the explosion OF
bomb thrown into crowd in
Wagram avenue during a meeting
held by the French Communist
party in protest against the con-
yiction Of murder in Massachu-
sets Of the Italians. Sacco and
VanZetti. Several of the mani
festants also We're hurt and six
persons were arrested charged
with disorderly conduct.
The meeting had been widely
advertised as "a protest against the
capitalistic American government
and the execution of Sacco and
Vanzetti. The speakers We're
2l5uter in their votuperation Of the
American government and express
cd execration Of American capital
lists.
Ten thousand persons flowed into
Wagram hall and when the capacity
Of the hall was reached there was
a large o:erfow Of bellicose dem
onstrators outside. 1t had been
announced as the intention OF the
leaders of the demonstration that
the throng would march to the
American embassy There was 70
attempt to do this, however.
After the meeting an uneXploded
bomb was found under seat on
the Boulevard near Wagram ave-
rue. 1t was Of the Mills type and
similar to the one sent to Ambas-
sador Her;ick and the one thrown
among the police tonight.
Demonstrations for next Sunday
at the American consulate through
out the French provinces con-
tinue to be planned by Commun-
lists as a form Of protest against
the conviction Of the Italians, Sac
CO and Nanzetti, in Massachusetts,
last summer.
1t was openly announced ,oday
that the Nantes Communists will
hold manifestation before the
American consulate there. SINH
lar displays We're announced for
Lille, Bordeaux, Ma oilles, St.
Nazaire. Lyons and at other places
wherever the American govern
ment is represented.
The demonstration, which, ac-
cord;ng to police information, was
set for 1 o'clock this afternoon in
front OF the American embassy
here, did not develop. There was
little apparent show of force by the
police around the embassy, but
nearly every civilian strollins
around Place de'Iena in front Of
the embassy ard in stores Of that
neighborhood, as we'll as many Wis
itors in the embassy itself, proved
to be plain clothes detectives.
a cable dispatch has been sent
to President Harding by Com
munists signed by Anatole France,
Henri Bsrbusse, Roman ROLAND
and a woman, known as "Sevrine,
who is leading the campaign for
the release Of Sacco and Vanzetti,
under conviction for murder in
Massachusetts. The caDlegram
says:
I'VE inlplcre the president Of the
United States TO realize that ln->
Vulnerable hearts Throughout the
world await With anguish the par
Don of Sacco and NanZetti and
hope passionately that great Amer
lea will do this, which all humanity
would applaud.
Boston, Oct 21.-The manner in
which the conviction of the two
men for killing factory paymas-
ter and his guard at South Brain
tree is months ago has become the
apparent cause of radical demon
stration in the capitals Of Europe
has led to a feeling Of amaZement
in legal circles here. The attempt
to Kill Ambassador Herricll at
Paris by a bomb and threats
against the lives Of American diplo-
mats elsewhere III Europe, ascrib-
ed to pro1estants against the
death penalty for the murderers,
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Van
zetti, have come at time when
the ultimate disposition of the
case is still pending. awaiting the
fling OF exceptions by counsel for
the men. y motion for new
trial also is to be heard.
Of
Italy. who have lived here for q
decade or more without being nat
uralized. Sacco was a shoe work
er; Nanzetti, Immediately before
his arrest, a peddler of fish. Both,
by their admissions during the
trial, had been actively engaged in
disseminating radical propaganda
by voice and by literature.
The part NanZetti took in radi-
cal activities was stressed at his
trial. the contentiCn being made
by his counsel that it was because
of this that he feared arrest, in
stead OF because OF any part in the
robbery and murder. II was
-lSdrca SalScdo, q radical, who
WAS Killed by Il fall from depart
ment OF justice offices in New York.
The murders for which Sacco
and Nanzctti We're convicted were
the killing Of Frederick \. Par
mcntcr and .ileSandro Bcrardelli,
respectively, the paymaster and his
guard. in {. front OF the shoe shop
Of Slater d Morrill, at South Brain
tree. There were four or i've men