The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-03-15
POLICE FAIL TO
STOP HORTHY
PROTEST HERE
Hungarian Terrorists
Here for Cash i
Confined from Page Omel

Mass Meeting Called.
The Anti-Horthy League has called
mass meeting for today from A to
S p. m. at the Central Opera House
to demand the immediate departure
of the delegation and freedom for the
workers and peasants in Hungary,
where many have been killed or i'm
prisoned. English-language as well
as foreign-language speakers will adj
dress the meeting.
The Workers (Communistl Party,
the international Labor Defense and
the Anti-Horthy League are partici-
pating in the demonstrations, which
the organized workers in other cities
to be visited by the delegation ex-
pect to carry on, according to dis
patches received in New York.
In addition to Mayor Walker the
other speakers at the reception that
was held in the city hall were Baron
Sigmund Perenyi, chairman of the
delegation; Mayor Sipoc of Budapest
and Morris Zuker, chairman of the
Kossuth Memorial Committee. Will
lam H. Wooden of the mayors recep-
ton committee presided.
When the delegation was leaving
the city hall pickets started to dis
play banners. Mounted police drove
into their ranks and dispersed them.
Several thousand leaflets were dis
tributed.
Ceremony Today.
The delegation will attend the un-
yelling of the statue of Louis Kos
suth, Hungarian patriot at 18th st.
and Riverside Drive this afternoon.
The delegation claims that it came to
America for the purpose Of partici-
pating in the ceremony. Liberal Hun
garians in America charge the dele
gates are here to secure loan for
the fascist government of Hungary
and to promote fascist propaganda.
More than dozen shots were fired
into the line of workers demonstrat-
ing in front of the White Star Line
pier at 18th St. and West St. at 1920
o'clock Tuesday night. In addition
more than score of workers were
severely beaten up.
Police Brutality.
No police action against demon
strating workers in recent years has
equalled in brutality this action of
the police and detectives, who num-
bered several hundred.
When the Hungarian fascists
reached the KnickerBocker Hotel at
45th st. and Broadway at 1880 p. m.
additional pickets with banners greet
ed the white terrorists. Police here
also broke up the picket line, beating
up many workers
When the 572 fascists started to
enter the buses at the pier, the line
of pickets, banners high, started to
march along West St. from 18th st.
towards 18th st. Mounted police !
blocked the progress of the workers
and compelled them to march into |
18th St. in the direction of 18th Ave.
The pickets quickly reformed their
lines and once again appeared on 18th |
Ave, suddenly coming from 18th st. /
Detectives and patrolmen started |
beating up the workers driving them
in 18th St. once again. After half |
of the pickets had been driven to 18th I
Ave., the police circled the tail end of /
the line which consisted of about 20 i
workers. One policeman entered
the circle and compelled one worker
at time to leave, the policemen hit
ting them with their nightsticks when
they were driven out of the line.
Women as well as men were the VIC
Tins of the police terror.
Reform Line.
While this was going on the other
pickets were again reforming their
lines on 18th, Ave. They again ap-
peared on West st. and once more
and foot police drove into
them. Clubs We're used freely, the
crack Of the clubs on the heads of
scores of workers sounding above the
cheers of defiance by the demonstra-
tors. The line was then driven into
18th st. again. When they were half
way down the block with mounted po-
lice on their heels, the camera Of a
newspaper photographer exploded on
West st. more than a half block
away from any Of the demonstrating
The police started shooting at the
workers. Other patrol
men nearer the workers also drew out
heir revolvers and also started shoot
ng point blank at the workers, some
If whom were only few feet away
rom them. Due to the intense dark
ness on 18th Ave. no one was hit,
lltho several workers were beaten in
% semi-consciousness. In several
.ases four or five police attacked one
worker and beat him for five or six
The police under the inn
PRESTON that the exploding camera
vas bomb, became ruthless. Work
RS were chased in some cases for
several blocks and then beaten. No
attempts at arrest were made. Mem
,ers of the industrial and bomb squad
crtsa Ia,