The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-06
TWO ATTACKS ARE
MADE ON CITY HALL
ANDMANY ARE HURT
rs Arrested as Police Mount
Machine Guns in Effort to
Preserve Order
RED ARM BANDS DISPLAYED
Bottles, Stones and Tear Gas
Bombs Used as Officers
Battle With Crowd
RED ARM BANDS DISPLAYED

Minneapolis, April 6.-(R-Three
thousand unemployed milled about
blood-spattered sidewalks Friday af-
ter authorities had twice repulsed on
slaughts against the city hall and
courthouse at the cost Of injuries to
Is persons. Twenty five others were
in jail.
Machine guns, mounted on one side
of the building, were not brought into
play as the throng launched its second
rush for the building about 1:l0 p. m.
It grew out Of the arrest Of q delega-
ton Of their number which had been
admitted to the city hall to present
demands for continuation Of the CWA
and for cash relief.
The first brush with the law, In
which an old woman on clutches and
hundreds Of persons displaying red
arm bands were leading figures. start.
ed about 10 .. m, and only was
quelled after bottles, stones, and tear
gas bombs were flung back and forth
between the police and the throng.
Policemen Badly Beaten
OF those injured, 10 were police
men. badly beaten by the mob which
seized paving blocks, scrap iron, and
even coal from passing trucks, for
missiles. Many other persons were
hurt but not badly enough to need
hospital attention.
Chief Of Police Michael Johannes
did not immediately indicate whether
he would ask aid Of the National
Guard In putting down the disorders
as the second rush Of the mob was re-
pulsed. An hour previous he had said
he would ask for troops II there was
any further violence.
In the first brush with the crowd.
police attempted to dispense the
by flinging tear gas bombs. The
mob, however, seized the bombs and
hurled them back, the gas seeping
into the building and necessitating
the closing Of three courts and many
offices.
The demonstration, planned for
several days. leaders later disclosed,
was preceded by parade dotted with
marcherS wearing red armbands and
shouting, I'VE want bread. We want
work" The chief grievance Of the
demonstrators was q demand for
restoration Of CWA projects.
Debate Socialistic Move
The city council. simultaneously
was engaged In 4 bitter debate over
the Farmer-Labor party's state plat
form calling for q sweeping public
ownership program and ultimately
defeated q motion to grant the de-
mands Of the unemployed for In
creased poor relief allowance and
continuance Of the CWA on = cash
basis.
The disorder broke out when the
mob reached the courthouse and
many marchers climbed atop auto
mobiles parked nearby. Ordered off
by police. they defied authorities to
disperse them and the police were
ordered to 60 into action with tear
gas.
Amid the confusion Of howls,
threats and orders, tho mob jeered
the relief work administrat alton. Chief
of Police Michael Johannes, In the
chambers Of . Judge 1T the court
house, was told as the disorder grew
that 1T was about time for the police
to get out their machine guns"
This was not done. but the chief
summoned 100 firemen. Meanwhile,
the mob had stopped al traffic and
street cars were rerouted to avoid de-
lay. A passing coal truck was stop
ped and its contents seized for mis-
siles.
Fire Chief Hestitates
Fire Chief Earl Traeger 1t first re-
fused to attempt to scatter the mob
b. turning water on them. They
might wreck the fire equipment" he
said.
"They might wreck civilization II
you let them continue" Municipal
Judge Paul 8. Carroll replied.
When firenlen ultimately tried 70
connect hose lines to hydrants, sew
eral were roughly treated By the
crowd. No water was turned on the
throng.
Juvenile, district and municipal
courts closed soon after the rioting
started. Windows were slnaShed Ia
the mayors office and In several
courtroonns and other quarters IN the
building.
None Of those injured were badly
hurt. The outbreak started about 70
q. m. and ct 1890 p. m. most Of the
throng still milled about.