Evening star., 1928-11-11
PARADERS QU|zzED
AS TO CITIZENSHIP
immigration Officials Check
Up on Protesters at Ma.
rineS in Nicaragua.

immigration officials last night began
a thorough check-up of the papers of
participants in yesterdays protest pa
rade around the State War and Navy
Building. Fifteen of the men and
youths at the first precinct who could
not produce the 800 realty bonds de-
manded by police we're still at the first
precinct when the Baltimore immigra-
ton agents arrived ana they were given
o long grilling.
The agents planned to stay over
here today and complete the ques.
tioning of the nine girls and young
women held ct the Detention House
for participating in the protest parade.
The three officials arrived ct the
police station about 0 o'clock last night
and were closeted until a late hour
with the paraders. The delegation
earlier announced they were members
Of the International Labor Defense.
They carried banners demanding the
withdrawal Of the Marines from Mica
ragua and the release from Fort
LeavenwoTth prison of John Porter.
vice president of the New Bedford
Mass. Textile Us@on. who Is serving
q sentence for desertion from the Army
Three Children Released.
Three children whD were in the
parade line when 1t was halted. placed
under arrest and marched to police
headquarters. were released in custody
Of their parents early last night. Three
of the principals in the turnout were
able to make bond.
In O similar demonstration last April
the participants had peen released on
a2b collateral. and later fined S6 each,
the maximum. Since that time, how.
ever, the penalty for an unauthorized
parade Of the sort has been advanced
to 800, so Immediately upon learning
of the arrests yesterday Supt. OF Po-
lice Hesse and Miss M Pearl Mccall,
Assistant United states Attorney, held
conference, ana the upshot was the
order for the tl00 realty bond.
The three children With the march.
ers-Philip shinbers, IA years old, of
1903 Seventh street; Abraham Brooks,
IA, Of e44 Florida avenue, and Flor.
enee Plotnick, IL, Of 407 Rhode Island
avenue, were turned over to their par
ents, who promised TO have them IN
court when wanted. The three who
obtained bond we're Carl Reeve. 20. OF
New York City, an editor: Paul Crouch,
New York. q clerk, and Karl Jones,
also of New York.
Marched ASound Building.
The paraders arrived in front of the
State, War and Navy Building shortly
after noon and, forming into line,
marched without outcry or interference
Of any sort around the square. As they
reached the entrance to the building
ana prepared to 90 Ia to present their
demand for the release of Porter to
Secretary Of war Dwight r. Davis, De.
tectives II. 3. Brodie and H. @. ogle
arrived on the scene and asked for
their parade permit They had no
permit. the leaders told The detectives,
The detectives gathered the banners
ana then ordered the whole parade to.
march to police headquarters, where
they were booked for violation of the
parade regulations and their photo.
graphs and f1ngerprints taken.
The banners they carried read: 1--WE
Demand the Immediate Withdrawal of
the Marines From Nicaragua" Free
John porter-Ee Refused to Become
the Tool Of Capitalism and Militarisrn,"
Down With Preparations for New
Imperialiet war" "Our Fight Is for
John porter--a Fight Against Capital
ism and Mihtarisml. %:
The leaders Of the parade passed out
to newspaper men on the march copies
of resolution from the International
Labor Defense, 30 East Eleventh street,
New York, demanding the release of
Porter from Leavenworth prison. They
also gave out copies of O communica-
ton purporting to be from the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union, the ALI
American nti-fmperiAlist League, the
American Negro Labor Congress, In
ternational Labor Defense, Workers
tComrnunist) party, Young Workers
Communist League and the Young
Pioneers Of America, demanding the
release OF Porter.
Persecution Is Charged.
The resolution. charges the Govern
ment with persecution Of Porter. Porter
was arrested IN June when he was one
OF the pickets during q strike Of the
NeW 6SulOEQ AeAVHe ODIOH, anu the
resolution states, the first charge
placed against him was that of sing
ing In the picket line. The resolution
says 1t was the fifth time Porter had
been arrested for strike activity.
Those held at the house Of detention
last night were Jennie Cooper, 26, Phil
adelphia: Fannie Rosenber, 23, Phil
adelphia: Ruth Heitoo, II, Philadelphia; /;
Helen Lloyd, l6, Brooklyn; Clara Hccl.
lar, 81, Philadelphia: Freda Fina, 35,
Philadelphia; Frances Goldberg, Phil
adelphia; Diane Sander, "a, Philadei-
phia, and Helen Bennett, 81, Phila-
delphia
At the first precinct were Clarence
Miller, %; Benjamin Thomas, 80, of
Philadelphia, said by police to be among
the leaders Of the parade; David Sand
Ter, 81; William B. Morgan, 20; Saul
Langdon, 10; Morris J. Sugar, 26;
Thomas A. Dunn, IS; william Duke, ,25 /;
Morris 8. Singer and Samuel Miron of
Philadelphia; Harry Newman, IS, and
Joseph Krs, AZ, Of Baltimore; Arthur
Bernardint, 80, Of Wilmington, DEL,
and Charles Metzdorf. 81. Of Chester.