The Archive · 1930

Procession Charged by Police

New York, Mar. 6, Twenty thousand unemployed under the leadership of William Foster, former Communist candidate residency, held a peaceble meeting in Union Square today and decided to conduct a Parade, This was forbidden by poli Despite the potice ban, the parade under way, whereupon the Police charged upon the throng. Detectives used black-jacks liberal-Wy, patrol wagons were driven in amongst the crowd, and several were beaten and arrested, The parade broke up quietly. Several sporadic disturbances oe.

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