The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-25
BLOOD FLOWS In HAVANA
TWO STRIKERS KILLED, SO
OTHER PERSONS WOUNDED.

Mine Policemen Among the Injured
One Has a Cut Throat-An Trades
Called Out in Sympathy With the
Cigar Makers-GeneraI Response to
the Order With the Exception of
MotOrmen and Conductors Traffic,
However, is snspended-Gen. Gomez
Threatens STRIKERS TO Offer the Services
of the Central Veterans' Union to
Preserve Order.
Havana, Nov. 24.-As the result of
conflicts of a serious character between
the police and the men on strike here
to-day two strikers are dead and eigh-
ty-two other persons are wounded. Five
of the latter, one lieutenant of police,
whose throat was cut by a striker, have
injuries Of a serious nature. Eight
other policemen are wounded The po-
lice had the rioters we'll under control
this evening, but every precaution is
being taken to prevent further out
break of disorder tonight and all the
police and rural guards in the suburbs
have been summoned to concentrate in
Havana.
The strike, which at first only con-
cerned the cigar workers, became gen.
eral this morning by the calling out of
all trades in sympathy with the cigar
makers. All the trades people closed
their doors this morning, clerks, cooks
and every class of workmen having
obeyed the command of the union ex-
cept the motormen and conductors of
the electric cars, who refused to join in
the general strike.
Trouble began early in the morning
by the holding up of the electric cars by
the strikers, whose wrath was natural
ly directed against the street railroad
employees. Several cars were held up
and stoned in the outskirts of the city
and the passengers were compelled to
walk into Havana, among these being
the British and German ministers. Sew
eral cars were wrecked and some motor
men and conductors were injured dur
however, continued running their cars
until 10 o'clock when Superintendent
Greenwood ordered a suspension Of traf-
fic The employees were willing to re-
main at work, but the officers of the
company, in order to protect the prop
erty, deemed 1t wise to suspend the
service. Mr.. Greenwood had asked for
protection from the civil governor, but
the authorities were unable to protect
the public vehicles. A mob of strikers
drove the men on the Western railroad
from the trains during the morning.
The mayor of Havana and the secre-
tary Of government, Diego Tamayo, had
during the past week openly sympathiz-
ed with the strikers and had given or
ders to the police not to use force. in dis
persing the crowds and under these con-
ditions the police were unable to cope
with the strikers.
The situation was approaching a crit
ical point at noon, serious disorders
having taken place in front Of the pal
ace itself, in which police officer nam
ed Maso and number Of policemen and
strikers received injuries when Presi
dent Palma sent word to the mayor
preserve order and protect the railroad
company the state would intervene. The
mayor then took drastic measures and
issued an edict prohibiting crowds from
gathering in the streets and authoriz-
ing the chief of police to kill, If such
action should be necessary, to preserve
order A similar show of force early In
the morning would undoubtedly have
prevented the trouble, but now the
strikers had become emboldened and
frequent clashes between them and the
police occurred in all parts of the city.
The police were obliged to charge mob
of rioters at the slaughter house and
several among the latter were injured.
The vigorous attitude of the police now
made itself felt and traffic on the car
lines which had only been suspended
for brief period was resumed and was
continued from this time forth with only
occasional Interruptions. Most of the
injuries sustained by the strikers were
caused by the policemen's clubs.
The Central Veterans union, headed
by General Gomez, held meeting this
afternoon and sent word to the labor
unions that If the disorders continued
the veterans would offer their services
to President Palma to preserve order.
No bread or meat was on sale to-day
and continuance of the strike will
cause much suffering to the poor The
police fear that trouble may occur in
the city tonight and a detachment Of
rural guards is expected to reach Ha-
vana at 2:30 a. m. tomorrow.
Senior Tamayo has resigned his Of
flee of secretary of government, but
President Palma will not accept his
resignation until the strike has been
settled. The public blames Tamayo for
his active participation in the strike and
says that he and the mayor are respon-
sible for to-days riots as he had openly
expressed sympathy with the strikers.
At political meeting on Wednesday
at which Senor Tamayo was chairman,
he endorsed the action of the strikers.
GOULD-HAR ARRIMAN FIGHT.