The 1913 Potlatch was marred by the "Potlatch Riots": soldiers and sailors looted and burned the offices of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the Socialist Party.
The 1913 Potlatch was marred by the "Potlatch Riots". A newspaper story the next day further inflamed the situation resulting in soldiers and sailors aided by civilians looting and burning the offices of the IWW and the Socialist Party.