Evening star., 1926-11-14
800 "REDS" STORM
CHICAGO CITY HALL
AS MARIE DEPARTS
Police Beat Off Communists
and Arrest SeveraI-Ban-
ners ASSaiI Queen.
SQUAD HALTS ADVANCE
ON STATION AT ARRIVAL
Royal Guest Gives No Sign of See
ing Workers-Busy Through
| Evening in Metropolis.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 13.--Three
hundred Communists, carrying in
rendiary banners derogating Queen
Marie and the Rumanian government.
,nJected into Chicago's welcome to the
Queen tonight a feature not included
I'm the plans which she approved for
sler reception.
Greeted with social and military
pomp, Marie swept through the
packed concourse OF the Illinois Cen
Jral station and into the royal car to
find In the background Of the welcom-
ing throng members of the Interna-
tional Workers Defense League,
Haunting legends, papers and hand
bills assailnG her and the government
She represents.
Down with Eumauian Terrorism.
"Down with Queen Marie, Oppressor
OF Bukovina and Bessarabia, and
"2.500 political prisoners Rot in Ru-
snanian JailS' were among the in
scriptions which the Communists
waved aloft.
Queen Gives NO Sign.
The Queen. sheltered from u dismal
rain by her inclosed car, gave no in
dication if she was aware of the de-
nunciation, and proceeded to the city
hall. where she was presented 10
Mayor Dever and the city council, who
gave her the keys to the city.
AS she left the city hall by one exit
the bedraggled battalion of Commu-
nists, which had marched in disarray
up side streets to the building.
stormed another door and carried
their banners into the Municipal
Building. only to find that the target
OF their barbs had gone.
The police beat them back and eX-
PEELED them from the building, arrest
ing several who resisted.
The royal party and the welcoming
committee saw less Of the demonstra-
ton than spectators who stood in the
rain along Michigan avenue to get a
iieeting glimpse Of the guests.
Torches Light Path.
Darkness beset the city before
Marie's train arrived at $50, but the
glare OF torches lit her path as she
left the train. AS she followed a mill
tary escort through the station, she
caught a chrySanthemum tossed by
red-haired girl and turned to smile
acknowledgment. Countless times
she halted to pose for photographers.
Her stay at the city hall occupied
less than IS minutes, when she was
Whirled away to the Lake Shore
Drive Hotel, where the 27 rooms of
the top floor are to be her home until
next Wednesday.
Within another hour she was
dressed for a small dnrer given in
her honor at the Drake Hotel by the
welcoming committee and at 10 o'clock
she was escorted to the hotel dining
room, where a thousand reception
guests greeted her. An hour and
half was allotted to her % meet her
welcomers, and it was after midnight
when the buffet supper was served
and the Queen closed Il day which
began 16 hours before with the de-
parture from st. Louis.
Demonstration Follows Rally.
The Communist demonstration cli-
NAKED a rally OF the Labor Defense
Council, which began two hours be-
fore the Queens arrival. William F.
Dunno, editor Of the Daily Worker
was the. principal speaker. He re-
viewed alleged wrongs Of the Ruman-
ing that America is tna only country
In the world where royalty gets any
support"
The workers marched down wide
street toward the station, but when
they neared 1t they ran into a police
squad which made an effort to dis
perse the ranks. The sticks OF sew
eral banners were broken in the en-
counter. but the Communists rallied
and most Of their number grouped at
q point of vantage across Michigan
avenue from the station.
As soon as the royal party passed,
they hastened TO the city hall Their
two largest banners. IS feet wide,
said: Down with oppression, murder
and torture" and queen Marie, re-
member Cotzofanesti"'
Alleged Orgies Cited.
The Daily Worker and handbNls
distributed by members OF the party
enlightened spectators as to the mean
ing Of Cotzofanesti. reprintinx from
the Vienna Rote Fahn an account Of
alleged orgies by Rumania royalty in
4 city Of that name in 1917.
Another banner asserted. "Ruman-
ian peasants and workers are paupers
but Queen Marie spends thousands on
q useless trip" and another demanded
stop oppression and murder Of
Tkrainian workers and peasants"
The crowd which welcomed the
Queen was neck k-craning multitude
There were no cheers. The spectacle
was the magnet Rumanians many
IN native costume. We're among the
throng. and they surrounded the royal
cars as the party drew away from the
station, eager for glimpses not only
Of the Queen. but of Princess Ileana
and Prince Nicolas. only the latter
appeared self-Consciuus. Wearing
derby and evening clothes he tried
10 smile at those who scrutinized him
through the glass windows OF his car.
but Quailed under the vigorous inspec-
ton.
Places Wreath at Monument.
Tomorrow the Queen commences
three days Of sightseeing with a trip
through Lincoln Park. stopping to
place q wreath at the Lincoln monu.
ment. Receptions are generously
interspersed with the tours, and sew
eral public and semi public appear
ances, but the Queen will have to-
morrow night to do what she pleases,
for the Loie Fuller ballet which she
was to have attended will not be held
here.
Announcement was made today that
the Queen will vary her itinerary to
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