The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-16
STRIKERS HOLD
 A MASS MEETING "Shoot to Kill" Is Order to Heavily Armed State
 Constabulary. MORE MEN QUIT WORK
Especial from United Press.)

Special from United Press.)
 Pittsburg, July 16.-All is quiet in McKeesrocks to-day. While crowds of strikers are congregating near the Indian Mound to hold a mass meeting, the streets of the borough and Schoen- vile have retained their noraml order ly appearance as a result of the cease less patrolling by the state con- stabulary and an overwhelming dis play of armed force.
 While apparently crushed into tenn porary passiveness the spirit of pro- test among the company's employees became actively apparent tr $ morning when 150 workmen employed in the for the Hudson Tunnel, New York, threw down their tools and quit work. Important results are expected from the mass meeting a number of lead CTS are scheduled to speak and much will depend upon the policy they ad wise.
 During the night fifty kegs of beer and large quantity of whiskey were smuggled into the settlement and secreted. It was brought down the river on boats but the deputies and state constables are unable to learn where it was secured. By a ruse many prisoners arrested during the night were gotten out of the plant early this as a jail was attached to an engine and the trip to the city begun. There was no demonstration on the part of the strikers.
 Shoot to kill if any man reaches for a gun; firing over mems heads does not stop these riotings; maybe few deaths will.''
 This, in cold-b1ooded effect, is the
 
 and determined members of the state constabulary are working at the plant of the Press Steel Car Company where five thousand men are on strike which has already been marked by bloody rioting and which promises to be far more bloody before the day is over. The order to kill any man who made a display of firearms was made necessary, the members of the con- stabu1ary declare, by, the gravity of element has been laughing at the state troopers whose shots in the past have been fired over their heads.
 Masked firing. the troopers declare, no longer impreSses the 1awlesS ele- ment which has taken advantage of the strike. A crisis and probably a pitched battle with revolvers and car pines may be fought some time to-day if the plant carries out its announced determination, of starting to work. The strike sympathizers announce that if the company attempts to evict the strikers families from their homes on the company's property, they will re- sist to the finish using force if neces- sary. More violence is sure to follow such a move if indeed the company seriously contemplates it.
 Two street cars carrying office em- ployes of the company were held \uo at Nichol avenue and George street this morning by strike sympathizers and their occupants forced to alight from the cars and give accounts of tn amSelves. The first car was held up at 7:50 o'clock. It had about twenty passengers on board, mostly office em- ployes of the company. After an in spection of the car to see that there were no steel workers on board, the car was allowed to proceed but the office employees were forced to alfght and were told they must not attempt to enter the plant even to do clerical work in the office. About ten minutes later another car was held up and the same proceeding gone through There was no disorder, the office men taking the order good-naturedly.
 The strike sympathizers are keeping a strict watch on the mills and are holding up all employees bound to work. While the strikers and their sym pathizers resorted to very little dis order during the daylight yesterday, last night was marked by considerable disorder. There is no doubt but scores H. a man was wounded he was dragged away and secreted. Because of this fact the number of injured in last nights rioting probably never will be known. The rioters are becoming des- perate and the troopers were fired on last night. They also were made the target for hundreds of rocks and bricks and the members of the constabulary are beginning to lose patience. Late last night wires were to1n ha cfr fn friT, Incl horses of the mounted police and at tempts were made to divide their force so that the mob could get into the works. Although up to date the mounted police have had the situation fairly well in hand. Sheriff Gumbert this morning that the situa- ton is critical and he may yet find it necessary to call for the National Guards.
 So far 25 strikers have been arrested l They are confined in the jail and box cars under a guard. During one of last nights meleeS a trooper was per- | haps fatally hurt during a charge. He received a bad scalp wound He re- taliated by shooting a man who was spirited away to prevent his arrest.
 Trooper Elmer Jetsin was injured | shortly before midnight when his horse | fell while turning corner, pinning | him to the ground. He managed to | limp into the stockade before the riot CTS could get hold of him. The con sta abulary is showing that they have | little fear or respect for the foreigners | their horses into the densest portions | of the city where the trouble is in pro- gress. "The troopers are afraid to | shoot to kill," jeer the foreigners. And so the situation stood until to-day | Now Lieutenant Smith in charge of | the constabulary has ordered his men | to shoot to kill if a man reaches for l his gun- i