The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-16
IT LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE
TROOPS CALLED OUT IN NEW
YORK FOR THE CROTON
LANDING STRIKE
ITALIANS ARE DETERMINED
Refuse to Return to Work or Allow
Others to Take Their Places
Situation In Other
Strikes.

CROTON LANDING, N. Y, April 15.-
While everything is quiet and peaceful
in the neighborhood of the Croton dam
tonight. nearly 300 armed deputies are
guarding the works and each one of
them is guessing as to what tomorrow
may bring forth. The striking Italian
laborers whose homes are in the vicin-
ity of the works are behaving them
selves excellently. But underneath their
assumed quiet there is stubborn resolve
not to go back to work nor let any out
siders take their places until the con-
tractors agree to pay the increase of
wages demanded.
Strenuous efforts are being made by
Italian Consul Branchi and State Arbi-
traitor Delhanty to bring about a settle
ment of the difficulty. Much depends on
the outcome of the conference which is to
be held in New York between the two con-
tractors and Gen. Roe and Sheriff NAL
10y this evening. A great deal Of
weight will be brought to bear on the
contractors to give in in part, If not en-
tirely, to the demand of the striking la
borers, and If the contractors do not
may turn out within the next forty-eight
hours. The strikers are very deter
mined in their demands and swear If out
side labor Is brought here they will fight
tooth and nail to prevent it. Angelo
Rotella, who is the recognized leader Of
these strikers, said today:
NOT PAID ENOUGH.
"This iS hCbt dD;cL
more money than we are receiving and
the contractors must pay for our work
The state should protect US and instead
of sending deputies and soldiers to help
the bosses they should compel them to
treat US rightfully. Ours is just cause
We only ask for fair play. If the
bosses attempt to bring the other la
borerS here we shall fprevent any work
being done and if the military comes
to help them then we will fight the SOL
diers. The bosses will have to give US
our rights, and until they do not an
other stone will be put in its place on the
big dam -
Rotella spoke sarcastically and earn
estly and his remarks were listened to
by crowd of his countrymen, who
voiced the same sentiments in a man
ner which showed undoubted determine
ton.
The strikers are aid we'll armed with
guns and pistols and in this regard they
have decided advantage over the sher-
IFS deputies, who have only long night
sticks and thirty two-caliber revolvers
The deputies are In a valley while the
strikers command the adjoining hill
With the guns the Italians could riddle
the sheriff's men, who, in turn, could
not send bullet from their revolvers
half way up the hillside in case a fight
should take place.
DEPUTIES DISSATISFIED.
There were several additions to the
ranks of the deputies today and there
are now nearly 300 of them at the works
Most of them are being fed at a nearby
boarding house and many of them COM
planned today of being insufficiently sup
piled with food. In addition to this they
claim that they are made to work over
time and threats of a strike among them
are current today.
The feature of the day was the ming
ling of the strikers and the deputies at
the Easter service in the little Roman
Catholic chapel in the valley, which was
built by the contractors. The majority
of the congregation is made up of the
strikers and their families, and it was
feared that when they would come in
contact with the minionS of the law there
would be trouble. The very opposite
occurred, as the men greeted each other
amicably
Rev. Father Owens, the parish priest,
celebrated the Easter Sunday mass, and
in addition to the regular choir there
was a mandolin and guitar quintette, the
leader of which was the leader of the
strikers, Angelo Rotelia. Father Owens
counseled the strikers to obey the law
and shun the saloons.