Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-01
POLICEMEN TAKE
TEN IN NEAR riot
Youths in Communist Dem
onStration at Seventh
and P Streets.

Members of the Communist party
here engaged in a demonstration al
Seventh and p streets last night which
ended in a near riot when 10 of the
number were arrested by second pre-
cinct police.
All were released before midnight
after posting collateral. Three were
charged with speaking publicly with
out permit and the others were booked
on disorderly conduct charges. Police
said that six of the number were under
20 years of age.
When the police interviewed a youth
who appeared less than 10 years old
was standing on a soap box in the
center of the pavement, denouncing
the bosses" of the country, who, he
said, were living life of luxury while
countless thousands go unemployed"
Shouting dramatically, he told his
audience of several hundred persons,
I'VE must band together and fight these
bosses unless we starve." He referred
at length to a recent editorial published
in a local paper, which cited unemploy-
ment conditions in the country.
The youth climaxed his speech by
stating that the contents of the edi-
torial proved the Communist cause was
right.
A colored speaker took his place on
the soap box, uttered sounds which re-
sembled, ''Uh-ah" and suddenly found
himself being escorted to a waiting pa
troll wagon across the street.
Crowd Broken Up.
The police arrived quietly and, work.
ing Systematically, arrested both the
speakers and sought to disperse the
crowd, which by this time had grown
to major proportions.
AS the two speakers, objecting vainly,
made their way to the patrol wagon, an
enthusiastic and youthful comrade
leaped to the soap box and shouted,
try to get work for you folks'-and the
crowd picked up his cry.
The enthusiastic one was given a
seat in the patrol wagon with his COM
rades and the police, brandishing night
sticks threateningly, sent the crowd
milling into the night. The more I'M
ruly ones were arrested. Others dis
appeared.
Girl Is Rearrested.
Miss Edith Briscoe, 10 years old, ar
rested several weeks ago along with
Miss Helen Colodny, 20-year-old Gen.
trail High School student, whose charges
that 800 pupils we're taking active part
in the Communist party stirred educa-
tional circles, was arrested again last
night.
The Briscoe girl was passing COM
munistic literature to those in the
crowd. She was charged with dis
orderly conduct and released after
posting collateral.
Harold Briscoe, Is, the younger
brother of Edith Briscoe, who gave an
address in the $500 block of Fourteenth
street; Solomon Harper, colored, "a, of
Winston-Salem, N. C., and Albert
Mallin, II, of the 1900 block of Seventh
street, were charged with speaking
publicly without permit.
Ph1lllp Sh1nberg, Is, of the 1900
block of Seventh street; John Worland,
%, OF the 1900 block of Howard street;
William Snowden, %, colored, of the
1400 block of New York avenue; Harry
FuraSh, is, of the 500 block of Lamont
street; Arthur Walker, IS, of the 200
block of Bryant street, and William
Phillips, II, of the 3400 block of Dent
place were charged with disorderly con-
duct. All Will appear in Police Court
Literature given out at the demon
stratlon announced that a mass protest
meeting against the lynching of colored
persons in the South viii be held at.
Odd Fellows Hall, 1906 M street
Friday night, beginning at BIS o'clock
Charles Alexander, billed as director of
the International Labor Defense, is
scheduled to talk.
Three Fined $40 Each.
Judge Gus A SchuIdt in Police Court
fined Mallin, Snowden and Worland $40
each for diSorderly conduct. Police
said that the Communists had spoken
loudly and boisterously in an attempt
10 prevent the arrest of other members
OF the organization. Phillips was re-
unruly.
Edith Briscoe was charged with as
Sault for attacking Policeman Clarence
P. Wood, and held under 500 bond for
jury trial by Judge John P. Mcmahon
In the United States branch.
Phillips hilarity after his release led
TO his dismissal from the court room.
Ohere members of the group were
warned by the court.
The charges of speaking without a
permit, against Mallin, Harold Brown
and Solomon Harper, colored, were
continued until March Is, when charges
made out against members of the band
after demonstration on Pennsylvania
avenue several weeks ago, will be re-
viewed
Judge Schuldt discussing the young
communists OF the bench today, de-
clared he was not in favor of making
martyrs of them by sending them to
jan They are publicity seekers and
oniy wish to be made martyrs" Judge
Schuldt said.
Harold Briscoe, Phillip Shinberg and
Harry Furash were held for Juvenile
Court action as they are only Is years
old.