Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1902-06-21
Broken Up

Paterson, N. j., June 20-Mayor
Hinchcliffe took personal command Of
the police of this city during the day.
He was much displeased that the meet
ing of strikers Tuesday night was not
broken up. 1t was at this meeting tha'
speeches were made, which, it is be-
1ieved, led to the disorders of Wednes-
day. The mayor went to police head
quarters during the morning and had
all the men of the reserves lined up in
front of him. Then he said to them:
Men, if your clubs prove useless,
you know what to do. Be aggressive
from the start"
The reserves, who looked as if they
fully approved the command as to the
aggressiveness, we're then dismissed
to await the call to action. In addi-
tion to the regular police force Of 104
men there were sworn in % cOnstables,
Is deputies and Is firemen who are to
do duty as policemen. All these men
were Immediately armed with revolv-
ers and have night sticks.
Ten silk manufacturing firms opened
for work during the morning. These
firms have their plants in the Hope,
Harmony and Todd mills. Each en-
ploys about twenty-five men. In each
of these plants every employe was
armed with revolver. The weapons
were supplied by the mems employers
with the approval of Mayor Hinch-
cliffe. Before taking this step the
mayor had been consulted by the man
ufacturers and he expressed the opin-
ion that the employers were fully JUS
titled in arming their men and that it
was necessary precaution in view of
Wednesdays riot. When the employees
of the Pelgram and Meyer mills, on
Matlock street, reported for work, ev
cry fourth man was provided by the
management with gun. During the
night shotguns, Winchesters and dTevolv-
ers, comprising a small but formida-
BILE arsenal, were carried into the mill.
Accompanying the weapons were thir
ty rounds of ammunition for each
piece. With the arrival of the men
workers the firearms were distributed
and the employees went armed to their
looms. Not one dyeshop started up,
although several were opened.
Men Afraid to Go to Work.
The dyehouse owners were willing
to start operations, but the men re-
fused to go to work as they feared vio-
lence at the hands of the strikers.
The police had a slight encounter
with a body of strikers and their SYM
pathizers during the day. About 400
Italian strikers and others mustered
in the quarter of the city where the
larger part Of the Italian colony lives
and, forming in procession, started to
march to Turn hall The hall is only
block from police headquarters. The
police had been keeping sharp watch
on the NOV oments of the strikers and
the procession had barely got under
way when the reserves charged the
paraderS. There was a quick scatter
ing in all directions by the men in line
and in a remarkably short time there
was not a parader to be seen in the
neighborhood.
At the hospitals and the county Jail
the condition of those who were
wounded in Wednesdays disturbances
was reported to be about unchanged.
Harry Harris, the reporter who was
knocked down, beaten and finally shot
with his own revolver by the mob, is
very low but hope of his recovery is
entertained.
Mayor Hinchcliffe has onounced that
only the executive committee of the
Dyers Helpers union would be per-
mitted to hold meetings for the pres
ent and that if at any of the sessions
one word was uttered that tended to
incite violence the speaker would in
stantly be arrested. The mayor in
sisted that representatives of the city
government be present at all meetings
of the strikers executive committee.
He says that if the proceedings are in
any way ob-oxious all the members Of
the committee will be liable to arrest.