Evening star., 1951-07-14
Cicero Rioters Quiet
As Barbed Wire and
Bayonets Keep Peace
BY the Associated Press


CICERO, ILL.,, July 14.-Soldiers'
bayonets, barbed wire barricades
and rowing police squads formed
a strong defense line today to
maintain peace and order in
Cicero's riot front.
No attempts were made to
crash the line in the area of the
embattled apartment building
where a Negro family had rented
a fiat. touching of the disorders.
No Negroes live in Cicero, al
community Of 10000 west of
Chicago.
Police last night broke up small
groups within four blocks of the
building which had
been stormed by a riotous mob
Thursday night. There also were
disorders at the building Tuesday
and Wednesday, before arrival OF
the soldiers.
10 Persons Picked Up.
Persons disobeying orders toI
keep moving" were picked up and
taken to the Cicero police station.
About 70 were nabbed during the
night. Thirty-nin were charged
with unlawful assembly. The
others, including IS youths, were
released.
The police station was jammed
to overflowing as friends OF the
arrested persons milled in the
small building waiting to put up
bond. The lookup room was
crowded beyond capacity with
prisoners at one time. Sixty OF
the 70 nabbed Thursday were
booked on various charges, In
cluding unlawful assembly, assault
and melting to riot.
Although comparative peace
settled over the trouble zone,
about 200 of the $50 National
Guardsmen and police details re-
manned on duty throughout the
night.
Guardsmen May Stay on Duty.
There was no indication that
the guardsmen were to be recalled
until at least over the week end.
Police arrested 70 persons after
Thursday nights rioting in which
Iguardsmen and police had battled
Ia frenzied mob for more than
two hours. Twenty-three persons,
Including soldiers and policemen.
were injured. A crowd OF more
than 5000 was at the scene.
It was different last night. Only
ia few hundred persons ventured
outside the defense perimeter.
Soldiers and policemen patrolled
both inner and outer defense
areas and kept persons from con-
igregating.
Triple strand barbed wire was
strung in an inner defense area
with a radius of one block around
the three story. 20 apartment
building, which is looted at 6l39
West Ninteenth street.
Soldiers Armed With Tear Gas.
| Soldiers inside the fenced in
mo mans land" were armed with
tear gas charges to be used in
case of violence. Two fire engines
were on the scene with hoses con-
nected to hydrantS In case OF a
repetition of Thursday nights
attempts to set fire to the apart
rnent building.
Harvey E. Clark, jr., 29-year-
old Negro bus driver and the CEN
Itral figure in the trouble said he
believes investigators will find
the Communist element behind
it," Mr.. Clark and his attorney.
George C. Adams. said they had
discussed the case with the FB1.
The FBI said it had no comment.
The Chicago chapter of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People said
mass meeting will be held Mon
day to raise funds to replace Mr..
Clark's furniture and for neces-
sary legal expenses.
Speakers will include Walter
White, executive secretary, who
came to Chicago from New York
last night. He planned to make
an investigation of the riots.
Mr.. White said in a statement
in New York that from the in
vestigation made to date, it is
clear that the Cicero rioting has
been planned for a long time and
there is evidence of expert agi-
ltation in the leadership of the
riot"