THE UNION JACK

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 192, 10 May 1921, Page 5

THE UNION JACK

GREAT LOYALTY DEMONSTRATION IN SYDNEY

REPLY TO FLAG-BURNERS

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

Sydney, May 9.

The loyalty demonstration in tho Domain yesterday in reply to the flag-burn-ing incident ,was unprecedented for size and tho display of loyalty. It is estimated that from 100,000 to 150,000 participated. At times serious trouble threatened, the militants’ meetings being rushed and broken up, and a red flag captured acid burned amid an uproarious scene. The police, who were present in a large force, made several arrests. A number of Socialist speakers were pulled off a platform and received a rough handling. . . Mr. E. Judd, addressing a meeting of the Socialist Labour' Party, became incensed at the constant interruptions, and drew a revolver. A wild rush followed, and with the greatest difficulty the police managed to rescue Judd from the angry crowd. They took him to the police station, where he was charged with ing in possession of a revolver without a license, and behaving in an offensive manner. Four others were arrested for riotous behaviour. Judd and about a dozen others, including a superintendent of police, were treated at tho hospital for injuries mostly minor ones, caused by the crushing. The following resolutions were adopted- “That the*Union Jack is the flag ot Australia, and that the red or my other emblem of revolution, shall never be. exhibited in this State.- , lhat . ] " view of the dangers threatening the Commonwealth and the State we com-, bine for the purpose of eradicat f Australia all enemy agents and lympa tb.isers who are out to disrupt the teerrity of tho Empire. _ The speeches wore fervidly loyal, and hotly indignant against the insult to the Whoso previous utterances- had leaders, whose Setings were> broken up, had to receive police protection. At night a demonstrative crowd gath cred outside the Communist HdL **. the police were in strong force and pie vented the breaking up of the meeting was organised by the Australian Labour Partv section of the Returned Sailors and 'Soldiers’ League, who d’ 8 ? 1 their banner, but no Union Jack. Ih incensed the crowd, who demanded rhe living of the Union Jack. Finally they rushed tho platform and hoisted tho Union Jack, and dispersed the The whole demonstration was a mem orable display against anti-loyalty.—Press Assn.