Police confront crowd at beginning of riot protesting Communist rally in Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas, 1939

''When Communists started singing Star Spangled Banner this is what happened. Policemen are shown attempting to prevent the mob from entering the Municipal Auditorium.''''San Antonio Saturday surveyed the havoc wrought in the greatest exhibition of mob violence and vandalism in the city's history--caused by a meeting of a handful of Communists in the Municipal Auditorium. In the wake of the mass hysteria participated in by a crowd of 10,000 Friday night, were 17 identified injured....The demonstration, brought on when veterans' and other organizations condemned action of the city in granting a permit to the Communist party for a rally in a structure dedicated as a war memorial, was led by teenage youths and a sprinkling of veterans. The scheduled meeting was halted before speaking began...[Before start of meeting] Mrs. Brooks [Emma Tenayuca] suggested the audience sing the 'Star-Spangled Banner'. As the audience started singing the yells of the mob increased. Mud, bricks, stones and bottles came smashing through glass windows, terrorizing the audience....'