ALL APPEALS FAIL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 214, 24 August 1927, Page 5

ALL APPEALS FAIL

SACCO AND VANZETTI ELECTROCUTED LITTLE VIOLENCE REPORTED. PROTEST MEETINGS AND DEATH WATCHES. IBy Cable —Press Assn. — Copyright.! New York, Aug. 23. A Boston message states that Madeiros, Sacco and Vanzetti were electrocuted in that order at the Charlestown prison this morning, soon after midnight. Madeiros was the first to be electrocuted at 12.09 this morning, then Sacco at 12.19, and Vanzetti at 12.26, The latter two declined to receive a priest, dying avowed atheists. Mrs. Sacco and Miss Vanzetti bade the prisoners farewell early in the evening. One of the counsel for the condemned, who brought word of Governor Fuller’s decision to Sacco and Vanzetti, wept as the men were led to the electric chair. Vanzetti protested his innocence before he died Two hours before the time set for the execution, counsel for the condemned declared that there was nothing more they could do. The warden of the Charlestown prison called upon the men and informed them they were to die that night. DELEGATIONS TO GOVERNOR FULLER. Governor Fuller, from noon until late last evening, received an unending line ot delegations. All, with the exception of one, pleaded for clemency, either a reprieve or the commutation to life imprisonment. The delegations included churchmen, society women, professional men, representatives of other walks of life, thirteen officials of the,Federal Council of Churches, and President Green, of the American Federation of Labour. Representative men informed Governor Fuller that they stood four square with him upon ids decision. Governor Fuller was irritated by some of his visitors and declared then that he had no doubt of the guilt of the condemned men.

Protest meetings and death watches were held all over the country. Hundreds of picketers were arrested in Boston and the police clubbed a man and a woman in New York, Otherwise little violence is reported. At Pittsburg, John Downey, a member of the State Constabulary, was shot dead while assisting to break up a Sacco-Vanzetti protest meeting. An hour before the time at which the execution had been set, Mrs. Sacco and Miss Vanzetti left State House, following an hour’s interview with Governor Fuller. They made a last plea for a reprieve, to which Governor Fuller replied: “I am sorry; my duties are outlined by the law.” The Governor then informed the defence counsel that he would not interfere in any way.—(A. and N.Z.) DEMONSTRATIONS AT GENEVA. Geneva, Aug. 22. Strongly worded speeches denouncing the “atrocious martyrdom” of Sacco and Vanzetti were made at a meeting attended by several thousand people. Speakers, amid applause, demanded the immediate release of the condemned men and urged a boycott of everything American, after which crowds poured from the meeting and marched to the American Consulate, booing and hooting and shouting “Assassins.” The entire police force was mobilised and guarded the consulate. They arrested several demonstrators. The booing continued until the police forced the crowds behind barricades in neighbouring streets, where further speeches were delivered, until rain dispersed the demonstrators. During the demonstration hotels and shops were attacked. The League Council’s room was serious damaged. One person was killed and 25 injured. —(Sydney “Sun” cable.) CROWD ATHYDE PARK. London, Aug. 23. A big Sacco-Vanzetti demonstration was held in Hyde Park. A double cordon of police was in attendance. There were no disorders. The Scotland Yard courtyard was used as a parking ground for 20 fast motor vans, with drivers standing by in readiness. A large force of police was guarding the American Embassy in London at midnight. A crowd of 300, waving Red flags, were diverted after a march from Hyde Park.—(Sydney “Sun” cable.) SYDNEY PROCESSION. Sydney, Aug. 23. Over 3000 marched in a Sacco-Van-zetti procession, including workers on the harbour bridge, miners from Balmain colliery and seamen. The demonstration was very orderly and made no attempt to enter the American Consulate, but halted in front and observed two minutes’ silence. The building was guarded by a large number of uniformed and plain clothes police. When the demonstrators reached the Domain they adopted a resolution that all American goods he boycotted and that an American vessel expected here shortly with cargo should not be unloaded by Australian labour. As a result of the demonstration four steamers, including the Kokiri apd the Kiwitea. were held up, and a number of mines in the northern fields were rendered idle to enable miners to participate in a local protest against the executions. ANGRY CROWDS. ALSATIAN DOG KEEPS THEM BACK. (Received 24. 10.20 a.m.) Geneva. August 23 Sacco and Vanzetti demonstrators marched through the streets, stoning cinemas, shops, and hotels, and sacked a boot-shop selling American goods, much stock being thrown into a lake. Then, after smashing the windows of the League of Nations Council headquarters the mob tried to penetrate the building, but were kept back by an Alsatian dog until the police arrived and dispersed l the rioters. A revolver shot from the crowd killed a civilian, and others were injured. including a number of police.

At the height of the disturbance children were seen supplying stones to the demonstrators. A public meeting decided to form a civic guard for the protection of the inhabitants.

In Zurich, the police, with drawn swords charged a crowd of Sacco and Vanzetti demonstrators, who fled in all directions. —(A. and N.Z.)

APPEALS IGNORED BY JAPANESE LABOUR LEADERS

(Received 24, 9,30 a.m.) T i Tokyo. August 23. Newspapers are featuring the “silly season” escapades if a few youths claiming to represent an important clement in the Japanese protestors against the execution of the Communists in America The facts show that postcards, mostly unintelligible, were received at the American Embassy which contained threats. The police were notified and the guard at the Embassy quarters immediately strengthened. Two delegates saw one of the Embassy junior secretaries and a lew precautionary arrests were made, all being released later. The police authorities state that the more important Labour organisations received letters and telegrams from America and Moscow’ urging cooperation in a world-wide movement, but the appeals were ignored bv the responsible leaders.—(A. and’ N.Z ) SYMPATHISERS IN S. AMERICA. (Received 24, 9.45 a.mA Buenos Ayres, Aug. 23. Demonstrations bv Sacco ami Vanzetti sympathisers were held before and after the executions in many South American cities. The crowd before a newspaper office here commenced to stone the United States commercial houses immediately the announcement was made and the disturbance was duelled by the nolice only with the aid of reinforcements. Labourers stopped worn at Montevideo and Asuncion and paraded >n an orderly manner (A. and N.Z.) THIRD INTERNATION MANIFESTO. MASS MEETINGS ORGANISED. (Received 24, 1.45 p.m.) London, Aug. 23. “The Times” Riga correspondent reports that the Third International has issued a manifesto on the occasion of the execution of Sacco and Vanz etti urging the proletariat throughout the world to ‘‘reply to this sacrifice on the altar of the American bourgeoisie, with the resolve to organise a decisive battle with the accursed bourgeois Governments.” The authorities are organising mass meetings during work hours in all industrial centres, and recording vows of vengeance for the innocent revolutionaries, —(‘‘Times” cable.)