Evening journal., 1909-07-16
TROOPS WATCH
THE STRIKERS
State C0nstdbieS Prevent Out.
breaks Around Pressed
Steel Car Works
HAVE BEEN GIVEN ORDERS
TO SHOOT TO KILL

~ SNVOh ~ MILL
BY United Press Leased Special wire.
PITTsBURG, Pa. July 16-All is quiet
in McKees Rocks to-day
While crowds OF strikers are congre-
eating near the Indian Mound to hold a
mass meeting the streets OF the borough
and schoenvile have regained their nor
NAL orderly appearance. as result Of the
ceaseless patrolling by the State constahu.
larry and an overwhelming display OF arm-
ed forces.
While apparently crushed into temporary
passveness, the spirit OF protest among
the Press steel Car Company's employees
became actively apparent this morning
when $50 workmen employed In the plant
putting the finishing touches to cars for
the Hudson tunnei. New York, threw
down their tools and quit work
Important results are expected from the
mass meeting as a number Of leaders are.
scheduled to speak and much will depend
upon the policy they advise
During the night fifty kegs OF beer and
large quantity OF whlskey were snug
gled into the settlement and secreted. IL
was brought down the river on boats but
the deputies and state constahulary have
been unable TO learn where II is secreted.
Some Of the men bear the signs OF drink
this morning
BY ruse p prisoners arrested during
the night we're gotten out OF tho plant
early this morning. a box car which was
used as a iail was hitched to an enigma
about four o'clock and the trip to tho
city began. There was no demonstration
on the part OF the strikers
Shoot to Kill, the Order
Shoot 10 kill II any man reaches for
a gun; firing over mems heads does
not stop these riotlngs; maybe few
deaths will"
This. in cold blooded effect. Is the
order under which the heavily armed
and determined members OF the State
lConstabulary were working this MORN
ing at the plant Of the Pressed Steel
/, Car Company where 5000 men are on
Ia strike
The order TO kill any man who made
= a display Of FIRE arms was made aeccs-
1 sary. the members OF the constabulary
declared by the gravity OF the situation
and because the foreign element has
I been laughing at the state troopers.
whose .ahots in aso srtt have been fred
over their heads. ''s. -...~
Masked firing, the troopers declara.
7 no longer impresses the lawless element
{, which has taken advantage OF the
y strike.
3 The company declares there are 500
! OF tho old employees who wish to re-
d turn 10 work II they are guaranteed
3 protection. The strikers deny the
4 statement
J. Two street cars carrying Office EN-
e ployes OF the company were held up
a az Nichol avenue and George street
l. this morning by strike sympathizers
j. and their occupants forced to allght
K from the cars and give accounts Of
themselves and their contemplated ac-
tions.
While the strikers and their sympa-
: thizers resorted TO very little disorder
during the daylight yesterday. last
night was marked by rioting Of a vio-
lent nature. The most serious melee
occurred shortly after o'clock. when
the State Constabulary driven 10 pro-
n tect themselves by an attack Of a mob
OF 1900 charged into the crowd. firing
right and left with revolvers and car
bines. There Is no doubt but scores
= were seriously injured. but as soon
d as a man was wounded he was dragged
y away and secretcd. Because Of this
y nights rioting probably never win oe
5 known.
Rioters Desperate.
d The rioters are becoming desperate
:, and the troopers were fred on re j
o peatedly last night They also wers
e made the target for hundreds Of rocks
3 and bricks and the members OF the
l. constabulary are beginning to lose pa q
2. tience. Late last night wires we ,
le stertched across the streets to trip tho
horses Of he mounted men and at
n tempts were made o divide their force
l. so that the mob could get into
II works
ie Although up to date the miunted po-
lice have had the situation fairly we'll
in hand, Sheriff Gumbert announced
this morning that the situation is ,fit-
e ical and he may yet find Il necessary
,e 20 call for the national guard.
r. So far 50 strikers have been arr
l. rested. They are conhed in tho
= jail and box cars under guard. During
ID one of last nights melees a trooper
n was painfully hurt during a charge
receiving a bad scalp wound. He re-
taliated by shooting a man. who WAS
spirited away to prevent his arrest.
Trooper Elmer Jetsain was injured
shortly before midnight when his
horse fell I'm turning a corner. pinning
:. him TO the ground. He managed to
J. limp into the stockade before the riot
arc coftld toaf hold Of him