Evening star., 1928-04-15

suggestion was not followed.
Six boys from Baltimore. most OF
them still in their early teens, were
among the delegation taken to the
they had no radical 1eanings and just
came because they were offered a free
ride to the Capital.
They had been In the House Of De-
tention but short time when the large
bus In which they came was brought to
the door. They were then released
after posting collateral and immedi-
atelv started their homeward journey.
II just came over here to see what
the city looked like" was the eXplana-
ton also of Morris Shapiro Is. of Balti-
more
Wanted to See City.
II don't know what IT'S all about"
Morris admitted. II vas told there was
going to be something like a parade
over hefe and so thought I'd come
along
II didn't see how there could be any
harm in a parade" he added, "and so
1 volunteered to come over"
Morris said he came here in truck
with about two dozen men and boys and
two ladies.
unteered, visit friends and return
home.
but" he added, T don't know
what's going to happen now"
Some Of his companions, he stated,
also were deeply interested in the city,
and some bought souvenirs to take
home.
Asked IL he had any money, the dis
appointed boy said he had exactly 25
cents, adding that he had brought his
lunch with him and did not realize
he would find himself in need of $25 TO
leave as collateral. not having given
any thought to the possibility Of arrest.
why did they arrest me?" he asked.
Il had nothing to do with the parade
and was not even carrying banner" I"
One woman marcher said that they
Travelled for blocks in search Of po-
liceman when they arrived in the city
early yesterday morning.
saw Plenty Policemen.
I'VE wanted the cop to direct US"
he said, but never a policeman did
we see until we had located the gather
ing place and were prepared - march.
Then we saw more policemen than we
thought we're in the entire city. We
we're under the impression that law
abiding people of Washington required
but four policemen to keep them
straight. I'll bet that Coolidge was
shrinking in his chair for fear that this
motley crowd would throw a bomb
under his chair"
But that there was a much stronger
feeling underlying the activities of
others was brought out at the mass
meeting last night, IN which aapproxi-
mately 200 persons participated.
THE rnnatin0 hOwAvar urar aYliiynnaa
when one OF the audience, who said he
was a newspaperman and gave his
name as Williams, challenged the state
ments Of Mauel Gomez. secretary of the
league. and Max Shockman. editor Of
the Labor Defender, who spoke. He
also branded photographs In a circu-
lar of the league purporting to show
atrocities of American Marines In Mica
ragua as being fraudulently labeled.
The challenger said he had recently
returned from Nicaragua and had frst-
hand information on the situation. He
said the sending of Marines there was
justified, and denied that there was
q state of warfare in the country.
Several Of those In the audience flung
questions at him. and after he had
spent some time answering, Mr.. Gomez.
who presided. decided to end the dis
cuSSion
Benjamin c. Marsh. a local SYM
pathizer with the league, made short
speech in which he attacked President
Coolidge, and declared the President
had asurped the authority Of Congress.
Gomezs Address.
Gomez, in his address, which took
more than an hour, charged that the
Marines were in Nicaragua mot TO in
sure q fair election. but to insure an
unfair election" The government. he
said was striving to protect American
interests. He said the Nicaraguan situ-
alton had great significance. because
Nicaragua Is the point of focus for q
much greater clash of forces"
Shockman declared that the sending
Of Marines 70 Nicaragua would have q
parallel II the Polish government had
sent warshipS and marines to Chicago
during the recent election TO insure a
fair election and protect the Polish resi-
dents.
At the close OF the meeting visitors
were asked to become members Of the
league Several signed cards. giving
from 81 to IS for the work of the league.
which includes. IL was said. sending
financial aid to Sandino's men for the
purchase Of medical supplies and BAN
cages. III ttllS TIE 200 WAS COlcCec0-
II IL Give d. c. Addresses.
The prisoners claiming Washington
as home identified themselves, as fol-
lows-they, with all the others. eRing
required also to give their place Of birth:
Sarah Deskin, is. Russia, zoo Sec
ond street southwest.
Sophie Minkin, Ia. United States.
1916 Belmont street.
Annette Rich. Is. United states, SS4o
Fourteenth street,
Ella Mendleson. IL. United States,
407 Rhode Island avenue northeast.
Esther Brooks. 10, Poland. 226S
Twelfth street.
Irving Peitz II. Russia, 44ls Georgia
avenue.
William Rosen. -. Austria, Si4s
Mount Pleasant street.
Rose Zelmanoff. 3S, Russia, $50
Adams street northeast
Tillie MalakofY, 81, United States. 6SS
Allison street.
TeSsie Cologny. 50, United states,
S400 Warder street.
QusSie Gurwitx. IL. Poland. Sae
Shepherd street
Rebecca Fcinstein. 81, Russia. S2eT
NJ street
Joseph Arthur RIMS. 81. Poland. 800
Warder street.
Gertrude RIMS. 80. Russia. Sloo
Warder street