RIOTOUS SOLDIERS

Dominion, 14 March 1919, Page 5

RIOTOUS SOLDIERS

THE LONDON MELEE AMERICAN COMMISSION OF INQUIRY By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (Rec. March 13, 11.45 p.m.) London, March 10. ji>a An American Commission- is inquiring'<! iuto the circumstances connected Sunday's ' riot. The soldiers protect fJ against the action of the Y.M.C.A. h«ft/:, officials in summoning tho civil police t& ro disperse the ilico players; iilslead of American military police.. ~ They ||flj complained that innocent onlookers woralt arrested, the actual players escaping.'' :,jl,|,J | Tho Scotland Yard authorities the action of the police. They deny iftftlrvr the policemen lost their heads, and uijgfoj their truncheons violently, knockjpg>t down civilians like ninepins. .oiriO • American officers regret that the newest paper versions attribute the blame solswfur to tho American soldiers, whereas phflfcw.d graphs show that the ringlead.ers. TW'-i either English or colonials. It is ; dsir.r nied that the Amedcan military pollcm men brandished revolvers. One English and three Canadian Wv} diers at Bow Street were charged wi.th $ obstructing tho police -outside lie polite'to station when the .eroird attempted to-'f rescue the Americans. Two were finedm JE2 and two were remanded.—Aus.-N.Zjcl Cable Asen. ' Wl ============