Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-08-24


noon as precautionary measure
when Hugh r. Wilson, American min.
lister to Switzerland, who is here fol
the international transit conference,
and S. Pinkney Tuck, American con
sui, agreed that it would be unfaiI'
to ask employees to enter and leave
the building.
The palace of the league of nations
as well as the American consulate
was surrounded with a heavy police
contingent and military forces which
stood ready for a call.
The federal government at Berne,
greatly agitated by last nights rioting
when one man was killed and wind
oWs in the league of nations palace
were smashed, urged the Geneva gov"
ernment to call out the militia services
to protect life and property at the
same time limiting that it might send
regular federal troops otherwise.
However, the Geneva government,
ON the promise Of socialist members
of the local legislative. body that the
socialist party would not join any
anarchist demonstrations, decided TO
content itself by ordering the militia
to hold themselves in readiness at
their homes for instant service, the
mob call to be sounded by fire bells.
Consul Tuck was walking among
tho manifestants last night when one
of the women rioters approached him
and shouted: I'VE wish to kill this
American consul pig Mr.. Tuck.
without losing countenance, answered
quickly, Eyes, he is rascal" but
then decided that prudence suggested
he had better go home.
Two Americans, driving an Ameri-
can made automobile, on leaving their
hotel last night, found their car
badly damaged with the windows
demolished and with a mob surround
ing it. They paused an instant,
looked at each other, and then walk
ed slowly to the automobile, turned
en- the lights and started the motor.
The crowd, taken by surprise by the
calmness with which the Americans
acted, made way for the automobile
without even a murnlur and the car
was driven off slowly.
Among the alleged rioters arrested
tonight were four Italians, the rest
being Swiss, some of whom came
from points outside of Geneva.
Tonight the following proclamation
waS issued by the Geneva state
council:
"Citizens: Our city last evening
was the theater of regrettable and
nainfl1l scenes. Excesses were COM
mitted by hotheads The council,
which is determined to re-establisE4
order, will act with the greatest
energy against disturbers of the peace.
"a lot fn 1oi1
calm, gatherings and professions are
forbidden and citizens nusE not stand
about in, the streets and public places.
We rely upon the enlightened patriot
ism of all to assist us in our task
in these painful circumstances"
In connection with the smashing
of all the windows in the league
of 11S tons library, the league secre-
tariat learned this evening that about
two weeks ago a stranger spoke to
the night watchman as the laS--r
went on duty asking him if any
Americans were employed in the
library.
The watchman told him that he
was unable to give The information
and advised inquiry upon the follow
ing day, whereupon the stranger de-
parted.
The incident has caused questions
as to whether last nights events
were premeditated, since it is a fact
that an American, Miss Florence Will
sen, was in charge of the library
her place being temporarily taken
by Miss Alice A. Bartlett, of New
York.
The league officials today denied
a report that the Woodrow Wilson
memorial was demolished by the
rioters last night The officials said
that the marble commemorative tab
let which IS on garden wall over
looking the Quai Wilson, honoring
the late president as the founder of
the league, was intact and unGam
aged.
After unfavorably commenting upon
the execution of Sacco and Vanzetti,
the conservative journal De GeneYe
This evening says that the Massachu-
sets jury unknoWingly has placed a