The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-16
al1ON LANDING STRIKE.
.rvrrL on THE SURFACE, But
SERIOUS UNDERNEATH.
- 400 Armed Deputies ON Hand
- Military Sent For-ftaIfan
,.hev Leader Says Demands Must
u Met or No Work Can Be Done.

~,oroN LANDING, n r.. April
u,ssie everything is quiet and peace
i The neighborhood Of the Cornell
y :" .orirht. nearly 800 armed deputies
Y" ,,ardinr the works and each one OF
- 3 guessing as TO what tomorrow
- ming forth. The striking Italian
.~s.rs-s whose homes are in the vicinity
80 works. are behaving themselves
-.sl,sntly. But underneath their as
$50 auie. there is stubborn resolve not
Z = hack 70 work nor let any outsider
- ,hs,r places until the contractors
- 10 pay the increase OF wages de-
.srded Strenuous efforts are being
s.ss bv Italian Consul Bianchi TO bring
49,, 4 settlement Of the difficulty.
~ strikers are very determined In
~ demands. and swear that II outside
- 4 brought here they will fight tooth
~ nail to prevent Il. Angelo Roteli,
~ 4 he recognized leader OF the strik-
n. said today
-. money than we are receiving. and
= contractors must pay US for our
-. The state should protect us. and
.ss.sA Of sending deputies and soldiers
!. help the bosses they should compel
~, - treat us rightfuliy. II the bosses
s...rrut 10 bring other laborers here we
~ prevent any work being done, and
! ~ military comes to help them. then
: WI fight the soldiers"
sssIIa spoke earnestly and his re-
~.,ts we're listened to by a crowd OF his
s.srsrvmen who voiced the same In a
~.r.sr which showed undoubted deter
s1raf,on. The strikers are all well arm
2 mn runs and pistols, and In this re-
- hey have decided advantage over
Z. 1epufv sheriffs, who have only long
~ sticks and s2-caliber rsvolvers.
fhsys were several additions 10 the
..hu of the deputies today. and there
Y, sow nearly 300 OF them at the works
| NV 81 them complain of the food fur
| saIned and Of overwork, and threats of
7 ms among the deputies were rife to-
| ~ strikers and the deputies mingled at
/ = Easter service in the little Roman
fsthoiic chapel in the valley, Then men
r,<,sd each other amicably and there
" no show OF trouble.
yssher owens counseled the strikers to
| ~ the law and shun saloons.
/ report reached here at 10 o'clock to-
| ~ thar . conference In New York be-
/ 80 two contractors whose men are
Il oherr Malloy and Gen. Roe. wns a
MMf4 - far HF bftnSlnF hDput the SGT
ssmax Of the strike. and that troops had
- ordered TO come here tomorrow. The
~ vas quickly passed TO the strikers.
No hastily gathered on the Rowery TO
Kuns tho situation.
~ str!ksrs we're much excited Angelo
AedA, shs leader. was much perturbed
~ 1pwncast. He said; only some of
~ Men Are armed. but they will all be
wnei In the morning. | will resist every
asmps By the contractors 10 renew the
mi Tomorrow with strange men, and
y vi fight II necessary"
sAeri9 Demands military.
VIEW YORK. April 1s.-eien. Roe re-
Nssd formal written demand from
Am13 Malloy OF westchester county
u norning to call out 500 troops TO 20
nptilateiy to the scene OF the Italian
lhafprsf strike at the Croton dam. and
y decided TO order out early tomorrow
fourth separate company of Yonkers.
Eleventh separate company OF Mount
#aon. squadron A OF New York and
Mcr OF Brooklyn. The troops will
Iassr 10 infantry and $50 cavalry. Gen.
- thinks that these men will be sui
III 10 Qusl the strike