St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-19
nURING SATURDAY
IN BAY CITY.
The City Council Protesting Against
Alien Policemen.

Alien Policemen.
AT Bay City on Monday squad of Pink
ertOn's detectives dropped INTO town and
created great commotion as they appeared
upon the streets. They marched to the
county Jail, where they were sworn in as
deputy sheriffs. The mill men protested
to believe that there was imminent danger
of all sorts of evils at the hands of the
striking lumbermen and at their instance
the detectives were Sentfor. NOtwithstand-
ing the arrival of the Pinkerton men the
strikers paraded the streets on Tuesday.
The common council of the city passed the
following resolution, which shows the SEN
timent of the people:
Resolved, That this council views with re-
gret and Indignation the introduction into
our city Of an armed force of alien mercen-
aries Us an insult to the honesty, loyalty and
sense of duty of our law-abiding citizens,
and that we hereby request the county au-
thorities and the board of police commission
ers to take immediate steps TO remove this
standing menace from our midst, and we re-
quest all good citizens, If necessary, to assist
the authorities in such action.
Three of the salt blocks had started mp OH
Tuesday, but the strikers banked the fires.
At noon Gov. AlgeT, with some members
of his staff, reached the city and met with
Tile HiSU anu ClllLellS 10
DISCUSS THE SITUATION,
and to inform himself as to the necessities
of the case. \ crowd of strikers called for
the governor, who spoke to them, telling
them they had a right to protection and
they must respect this right in others.
Judge MarstOn was called on for speech
and was given a careful hearing. The mill
owners met and passed resolutions calling
on the governor for help, desiring to have
the militia to aid the sheriff. They claim
to be ready to settle any grievance that may
exist, but believed that the highest possible
wages were being paid. The governor,
yielding to the solicitations of the mill OWL
ers, and under their representations believ-
ing there was occasion for the action, ordered
the militia from Alpena, Flint and Port
Huron to report for duty at Bay City, and
he also ordered four companies from De-
troit to East Saginaw. Local Organiza-
tiOnS were also called upon. The efforts of
the mill men TO Overawe and bulldOZe,
under pretenSe of believing that there was
crisis impending and that the situation
looked serious, were successful III all re-
spects. PrOcIamatiOnS were issued by the
mayor and council prohibiting all persons
from interfering or preventing any person
I from pursuing his lawful occupation OF
the streets or congregating elsewhere. 1t
stated that shops, mills or other manufac-
turing establishments would be protected if
they desired to resume business. Next day
following the prOclamatiOns
THE TROOPS ARRIVED
and were quartered in the city. The strikers,
however, pursued the even tenor of their
way. and maintained the same order which
characterized their movements prior to the
arrival of the forces of the state. The
action of the authorities did not have the
| effect anticipated i'll turning public opinion
against the strikers. Subscriptions were
taken by the strikers, and considerable
money and provisions were raised to assist
them to stand the siege in case of pro-
tracted strike. Both sides seemed to be
| settling down for a contest of endurance,
and there is no predicting when the end
will be reached. Money and provisions OF
| all kinds being literally donated, the
strikers will no doubt be enabled to hold
out long time for ten hours labor day
and no reduction in pay.