New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-20
STRIKE REVIVERS RIOT.
PEPPER HOUSES ANGER.
" Anarchistsi" He Cries at Meeting-
Police Reserves Called.

Only the timely arrival of Police Captain
Burns and the reserves of the East 126th-st
station prevented a general fight at meeting
of Interborough strikers in Marion Hall, NO.
100 East 125th-st., yesterday afternoon AS IL
was small riot developed. tables and chairs
were overturned and the leaders narrowly es-
capped rough treatment. big crowd gathered
in the street to watch the performance. The
meeting was broken up for time but resumed
after quiet restored
The men were called together by the Socialist
Trade and Labor Alliance, the object being to
form the PETERBOROUGH employees who are still
technically on Strike into branch of the
Labor Alliance George E. Pepper, the strike
leader appeared with many followers, and the
man at the door refused at first TO admit MIN.
stand aside." shouted Pepper. I'm a
striker and l have a perfect right to enter this
meeting"
The man at the door stood aside, and Pepper
and his party went in. The trouble started
when Mr.. Pepper. angered by the infiammatory
talk of some of the speakers, forced his way to
the platform and denounced the men who had
advised resort to dynamite and bombs to cripple
the elevated and subway lines
Pepper shouted out that they were "a lot of
anarchists, and shouldn't be tolerated by self
RESPECTING AID law ,,5idina Americans
The Socialists were in frenzy at once Cries
of Throw him out!" Down with Pepper"
arose score of men advanced to the platform
and tried to pull Pepper from it, Some of
Peppers followers jumped to the stage and sur
rounded him. While the riot was proceeding in
the front part of the hall, some of the strikers
ran around to the East 126th-st- station and
summoned Captain Burns. The captain and
his reserves went to the hall on the double
quick.
They forced their way through the mob of
yelling. lighting men and quickly restored order
z. T. Rozelle, the chairman of the meeting told
Captain Burns that the hall had been hired by
himself, w. E. Patrick and others, and that
Pepper had no right to disturb the meeting.
He wanted Pepper elected or made to keep the
peace.
| Mr.. Pepper climbed from the platform, and
shaking his fist said .'I've had my say and now
| I'll go; come on. boys
About one-half of the men in the hall followed
him out Outside the hall Pepper said:
I felt it my duty as law abiding American &c
protest against the violent talk of the speakers
at the meeting. They dared to speak Of resort
| ing TO the Of dynamite and l denounced
| them. If any serious damage was done to the
property OF the Interborough Rapid Transit
| Company, or passengers were hurt or killed, The
members of the Amalgamated Association would
| be blamed. would rather go down In honor
| able defeat than gain advantage by sanctionine
| an act of violence.
William l. Jencks spoke briefly IN support OF
what Mr.. Pepper had said. Then the severa
hundred men gathered about Mr.. Jencks ant
| Mr.. Pepper in the street, gave the latter a rous
ing cheer. and Captain Burns had to send hi:
policemen among the strikers to get the stree
clear.