Evening star., 1928-04-15
85 AG|TATORS FACE
P|CKET|NG CHARGE
40 Are Freed on Collateral.
45 Held After White
House Parade.

A crusade that started out valiantly
with lances aimed at the Nicaraguan
policy of the administration ended in
gloriously here yesterday when the par
ticipants, numbering nearly 100, and
ranging in age from Is years up
swooped down upon the White House
in a sudden demonstration and were
arrested.
With threat of deportation loom
ing as possibility for some. the lib
erty' they demanded for the Central
American republic brought the request
for a collateral deposit Of s25 each.
At late hour last night more thar
half Of the group had been unable Il
raise the money. despite q mass meet.
ing held at Musicians Hall, 1908 I
street, during the evening, at which q
collection was taken up for the purpose
after fiery speeches
Backed BY League.
The demonstration was backed bv
the An-American Anti-ImperialiStic
League. whose printed literature. carry-
ING names of what purports to be the
national committee" of the league,
bears such names as Socrates Sandino.
brother OF the Nicaraguan rebel chief:
Clarence Darrow, noted attorney: Alex
ander Howat, leader in the Kansas
mining troubles some years ago: Char
lotte Anita Whitney. central figure in
the celebrated California criminal
syndicallSln case OF recent months: VIII
liam z. Foster, accused in I. w. w.
activities at various times. and others.
SO far as Is known, none OF these
waS here when the demonstrators. who
CAME from as far away as New York.
picking up recruits EN- route, met their
Waterloo as they started through the
White House grounds bearing banners
descriptive OF their mission. Just about
noontime
The demonstration. while 1t had been
tipped of, almost caught the police OF
guard, but hurried call brought head
quarters detectives in charge Of IN
spector Pratt. and riot squads from the
first and third precincts. who quickly
took command Of the situation.
Approximately Is Juveniles In the
group, which was made up of men and
women. boys and girls were taken TO
the House of Detention. and the rest, SO
in number. were lodged at the precincts
A charge Of violation Of the park reGu-
lationS relating TO parading on a Gov
ernment reservation without a permit
was filed against them
Early In the day the State Depart
ment notified the Police Department
that the demonstration was in the Oh
ting, and as result details of police
and plain clothes men were assigned
both at Union Station and at the
White House Then, later adviceS were
TO the effect that the party would leave
New York on an afternoon train. ana
arrangements were made for the re
ception' in early evening.
Banners In Evidence.
Executive office for the customary noon-
day audience with President Coolidge.
there was furry on West Executive
avenue and the demonstrators, many
carving banners, started in single file
around the White House grounds. By
the time they had reached the road Ca
the north border of the ElhpSe, ths
FIRST detachment ot police reserves
under command of Capt. ThaddeuS
Bean OF the first precinct was there
10 meet them, and the parade" ended
As one member Smtlingly said after
ward 1T would have been good
parade II there had been one"
When police started questioning the
participants, il developed that IS. in-
cluding four girls In their early teens,
made up the local contingent. and that
the majority OF the Others came from
Philadelphia and Baltimore. with a
sprlnRlmg from New York and other
points In this general territory,
In general the diSoandment was
taken IN good part and this Was par
tieularly true OF the younger members.
IN the movement only In the spirit of
adventure, aud, as some frankly ad-
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