The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-17
ANGRY MOBS
 HELD AT BAY Constabulary Clashes With Strikers. STEEL MEN CONTINUE RIOTS Officials Believe Situation at Grave Stage. rdls Men in Usiy l1esd ana Issercept Passase of strsks Breskers- v
 Mere Me. osit st Lyndsra.

| F Pittsburg. Pa, July 1s--while violence has been abandoned to a de- gree by the striking employees of the Pressed Steel Car Company neverthe- less. the situation confrontinx the authorities at McIxee's Docks tonight Is anything but calm. A tense under current of unrest Is apparent and with quantities of liquors hidden about the strikers headquarters and the uncer- tain temper of the strikers and their sympathizers. trouble Is apprehended before daybreak.
 Today's demonstration against the state authorities and constabulary Is an Indication of the feeling of the striking men. Events are highly coiorei today by the appearance of the wives and the | women sympathizers of the striking men. With their babes in one arm and bricks and slag in their free hand, these Amazons resisted attempts of the authorities to enter their homes in search of strike leaders.
 | Rides Through Front Door. | A trooper of the constabulary. meet ing with this resistance, in one in- stance. drove his horse through the front door of the home of striker and without dismounting, arrested the man he was looking for and practical ly galloped him to the box cars being used as police stations.
 The trooper. it is reported. was bad ly beaten by women sympathixers, while performing the arrest. l It is also reported that a woman was shot during the rioting of the past l twenty-four hours. While the rumor is credited by the strikers, the car company denies knowledge of it. Four of the strikers were selected today as committee to walt upon the company and endeayor to get an arbitration fused to treat with the men.
 There are now on the riot ground l over 200 police officers, including city, county and State authorities. This is | the ratio of one police officer to every l seventeen strikers, not Including the hundreds of sympathizers.
 The constabuiary are doing effec- tive work with the strikers, Riot imaees three feet ieng. seemed to have que1led the spirit of the more daring of the strike leaders.
 i Search For Fire Arms. However, the strikers scompIained tonight of the drastic measures em- ployed by the troopers. Tonight the constabulary was divided into squads of four each and made a house to house search for fire armR Street cars. vehicles and pedestrians were held up today by steel strikers in the vicinity of the Pressed Steel Com pany at McKee'S Rocks. where there has been much disorder and some bloodshed during the past two days. Every approach to the. big plant Is guarded by the men and all are com pelled to satisfy the strikers that they are not seeking employment. With the coming of daylight r,eting ceased. For several hours conditions were quiet and many. of .he strikers were at their homes getting sle CD. By o'clock. howevsr the streets again took on lively aspect. The 1 strikers. in even a more ngly mood, began gathering around She various entrances to the mill. Reports were in. circulation that an attempt would be made to resume operations in q portion of the plant at least. This l caused the holding up by the strikers of the street cars, wagons and per- ! sons unknown to the men in their ] search for strike breakers Squads of State constabulary rode through the town as the strikers were congrcgAting at the gates of the plant. No violence was offered and the State police took up position at the upper end of the town.
 At the first sign of rioting he troop CTS are under orders to ride Into the crowds and to shoot and shoot straight It was learned today that nifty kegs of beer and large quantity of whis- key was brought into the mill settle ment during the night by the strikers. Towards noon it was noticeable that many of the strikers were getting i'm toxicants and squads of constabulaPy | began a thorough search of the dis trict in an effort to locate the liquor and beer.
 Hold Mass Meeting. A monster mass meeting. attended by over 10000 strikers and sympathiz- CTS. was held in the morning on the historic Indian mound at McKee's Rocks.
 The authorities maintained a strict surveillance over the meeting for the purpose of preventing the deliveran.e of addresses that might further excite the strikers.
 Another strike occurred early today at the Standard Steel Car plant at Lyndora. near here. Of the 5000 enr- ployes, 260 quit work. It was said the balance would also go out. Tho men ask for higher wages.
 Fearing trouble such as Is being ex- perienced at the Pressed Steel Car Company's plant at McKee's Rocks, the saloons of Lyndora were immediately closed.
 Two wagon loads. of cots and bed- ding were taken into the plant this morning 10 De used by the congta bu- lary and deputy sheriffs. It was ad- mitted by the authorities that the sit. uation was extremely critical.
 At s:30 the groups of idle workmen had increased to such an extent that an order was given to clear the streets, The constabuiary in squads of ten scat tered the strikers in all directions. The troopers were showered with bricks and several of the police were slightly hurt.
 Many Rioters Arrested.
 Twenty-two men. charged with riot ing, were brought from McKee's Rocka to the county Jail by sherif Gumbert today.
 The number injured by bullets and bricks during disorders late last night and today will total close to fifty, Great confusion resulted during tho charges of the State police. At one time fully 10000 men. women and children gathered at a large sate of the works. Stones were thrown into the stockade and then the foreigners opened ire upon the police i,.fide. Suddenly the big gate swung hack and twenty-five troopers firing their car- pines In the air. rode into the assem- bled multitude at full speed. For q
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