Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-08
Cadicalism on the Rampage.


been committed in different cities
since Gov. Fuller's announcement of
his decision adverse to Sacco and Van
zetti, thus far at this writing there
has been no loss of life and the dam
age to property has been slight. 1t
IL not assured that all of the explosions
are TO be attributed to Sacco-Nan=etu
craftsmanship. II is not even certain
that every happening OF this kind has
been due to explosives. For example,
building collapsed in, this city Sat
urday night that was at first believed
to have been due TO insensate radical
ism. IL is now thought to have been
caused by the general weakness of
the structure.
Certain demonstrations. however.
ere Enthusiastically the work Of those
who think to brighten the Governor
of Massachusetts, into an act of elem.
ency for the condemned men. A
strike has been called in New York
City for tomorrow which it is esti-
mated. will be participated in by be-
tween four hundred to five hundred
thousand people. Strike orders have
. been sent out at the instance OF the
Sacco.Vanzettl emergency committee
by a number of the unions, including
the garment workers, pocketbook
workers, necktie workers, butchers
and maritime transport workers.
Other unions may join. if not in the
strike, in a monster protest meeting
that has been called for four o'clock
tomorrow afternoon in Union Square.
The police commissioner announces
that he has not refused a permit for
this meeting and that il 1t is orderly
he will not intervene. There can be
no guarantee, however, of an orderly
assemblage in the circumstances, and
out of the meeting there may arise
occasion for police Intervention pos
sibly leading to general riotinG.
Evidence that the Sacco-Vanzetti
case is being utilized to foment dis
turbance comes from several foreign
cities. where meetings are being held
under the auspices of radical organ
izations at which speakers denounce
the United States in unmeasured terms
and call for a worldwide movement Of
the ''proletariat" for vengeance upon
the "capitalistic state" which permits
such injustice as that which is
charged in the Massachusetts, case.
1t is, OF course. apparent that these
demonstrations are inspired by a de-
iiberately distorted view of the matter.
1t is altogether unlikely that any APP
preciable part of the multitude Of
protestants has read even a summary
of the proceedings. A fixed idea pre-
walls among these fanatical people
that Sacco and Vanzetti have been
condemned because Of their known
radical views and that they are as
suredly innocent OF the crime, for
which they are to die on Wednesday.
There has never been more fragrant
case OF deliberate misrepresentation
by red agitators against the good name
of an established Government nor one
more futile. The grievous misfortune
Of the matter is that some Of our own
people with ample means for under
standing the processes Of law and the
course of justice and the proceedings
in this particular case should be now
aiding In the agitation, which has for
its purpose not simply the succor of
sacco and Vanzetti, but the weakening
Of the foundations of civil adminlstra.
ton in the United States.