1916.05.14: Mayor Mitchel Guarded from "Reds"' Edison Trudges with Flag

May 14, 1916

Mayor Mitchel Guarded from "Reds"' Edison Trudges with Flag

Preparedness Patriots March; 137,000 in Line


Reds Demonstration Failed

Becky Edelson, Emma Goldman, et al, had planned another counter demonstration, but their plans went amiss. The two, with a dozen other "reds," had stationed themselves in the building at 208 Fifth Avenue, on which they had fixed a "War Against War" banner.






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