Show SOLDIERS DEFEND FLAG AC FROM INSULTS CAST BY SOCIALISTS AttacK SpeaKer in Second South Street Meeting Police Police Po Po- lice to End Ead Such Affairs Those SOl must stop insulting insulting insult insult- ing the Amer American jean rean flag I shall attend atten tho the street mi ml toni tonight ht and if any aDY in are arc hurled burled or any inflammatory tory speeches made I sh shall ll cause arrests ar rests to bo ho m made de at once City City Attorney At At- torney H. H J. J Dininny I have taken the matter up with wit City Attorney Dininny and expect some som definite advice before ni night ht No moro more street disturbances like liko that of or last las night m will bo be permitted The police will bo on hand in strength h toni tonight Chief of Police S. S M. M Barlow Insults a against the tho American fia flag the national government the soldiers soldier of cf the nation and kindred other sub sub- mado made by Socialist street speakers speaker at ot Second South and State streets n at 10 0 o'clock clock last laRt night were bitterly reseated re- re seated by soldiers from Fort Port Dou Douglas las who were were still incensed at aspersions aspersion made n against them in a n Socialistic Socialist meeting at Liberty park Sunday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon and resulted in a 0 for free clash in which Socialists soldiers policemen po detectives and bystanders par par- G. G Walker a bystander struck Police Police Po Po- Po lice Sergeant J. J H. H Johnson on th the back of the head and was severely pummeled by Patrolman n Cassidy who wh used his ni night ht stick with tellin telling ef of- feet Walker was arrested as was also als John Whyte The Tho latter was released release later as it lt was shown ho took no par parin part partin partin in tho the fracas Walker was was char charged ed in police cour court this morning with battery but as as i it L was wag evident ho he had no grudge a against tho the officer and th the further urther fact that tha he f the time of Ih the assault he was dichar discharged d with a warn warn- in big ing W. W J J. Kearns a Socialist was ad ad crowd crowd crowd-at at Second South am and State streets when s several veral soldiers appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap on the acone Many insinuations insinuations insinuations a against the tho soldiery were wore hurled hurlet out by bv tho the speaker r. r and there were re re- insults against the stars am and stripes Finally the soldiers soldiers' became incensed and in quick order a near riot rio was precipitated It required a n squad 8 squat of patrolmen and detectives some Bome little time to disperse tho the crowd In the tho face of last ost nights night's clash tho the Socialists have havo planned for a street siree mooting meeting toni tonight at which tho speakers will include William Thurston Brown J. J A. A Smith and Geor George e Watts Tho The subject for discussion will be bo The Tho Ri Right ht of f Free Speech and aDd Free Assem Assem- bla blage e. e Chief of Police Barlow and City At At- torney Dininny are determined to pu pun put puta a n stop to insults against tho the flag am and they will see that no disturbances oc cc- cur |