The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-11-16
Police Charge Workers Who Hail Marie
With Cries of "Down With All Royalty"I

Blvd and south on the broad thoro-
'are to the depot.
Daily Worker Sells Heavily.
On the march, there was no inter-
ference. DAILY WORKER containing
The story OF Cotzofanesti were sold by
hundreds as the parades moved along.
great deal of interest was manifest
d in the crowded loop district. 1t was
lot until the demonstration had reach
the depot and began to parade over
ear the entrance that the first bat
alton of police under Lieutenant Free
IAN moved to attack the parade that
ad come down the boulevard. The
anners were seized and kept in custo.
in front of building north of 18th
treet.
other Section Pulls Up.
George Maurer complained to the
eutenant about the confscation Of
he banners. The lieutenant said he
vas holding them "for while on his
)wn responsibility" After the Queens
ear passed by the workers grabbed the
banners again and started for the City
Hall.
In the meantime, however, the
parade that had gone directly South
to Roosevelt Road and then east pull
ed up while the police were busy TAX
ing the banners from their comrades
Of the other contingent. It was TOO
much for the cops and Her Majesty
had the privilege of reading great
streamer which spoke i'll no uncertain
terms about the white terror in Rou.
mania and the connection with it of
the fur-coated lady in the Lincoln car
Queens Aids Alarmed.
In the Queens car on the drizzling
way to City Hall were Ira Nelson
Morris, Roumanian Consul General
and Charles Vopicka. wartime min
lister to Roumania from the United
States.
They seemed every bit as alarmed
as the queen over the shouts Of "Cotzo-
fanesti' that penetrated the windows
of the limousine and Morris was seen
to shout heated but unheeded instruc-
tons to mounted escort.
AldermensMlssrng.
The welcome to the city" at the
county building was a fiat failure.
Here too the arrangements were hope.
lessly tangled. There was noticeable
lack of alderman to great her majesty.
There were only seven. Forty-three
stayed away. The reasons were
various Many of the alderman had
issued defiant statements saying they
would have no share in the "kow
towing" Others feared that if they
took part in the royal business, it
would hurt them at the polls next
November.
The business was gotten over with
quickly Mayor Dever mumbled a few
more or less meaningless compliment
airy terms in which he showed a mark
ed lack of knowledge about Roumania,
and the Queen thanked him in the
same stereotyped way that she has
thanked dozens of other mayors.
Wine Served at Dinner.
At a private dinner sponsored by
Arthur Meeker, Chicago millionaire,
at the Drake Hotel, at nine o'clock
wine was served to the guests to
wash down innumerabIe viands with
fancy French names. The excuse for
the wine was that diplomatic immuni-
ty has followed the official journey of
the queen and cheated the rum snatch
ers who can do nothing but gnash
their teeth.
1t was a very select crowd that sat
1t the table. Only the most exclusive
antilles of the Gold Coast were ad-
nitted. Mrs. Rockefeller Mccormick
called upon the former Minister Vopi-
cka for a speech. He spoke of the
Queens "heroism" during the war. He
was careful not to mention "Cotzo-
fanesti" about which he certainly
knows. When he had finished the
queen leaned over to him and said
gravely, "Those were the most solemn
days of our lives"
"Where were you" asked Mr..
Meeker.
1--WE were nearest the BoIshevlks,
Alas" answered her majesty, lighting
a cigarette.