New-York tribune., 1909-07-08
RIOT AT CANADA MINES
STRIKERS IN CONTROL
Many Persons Injured Mayor Re.
fuses to Take ActiOn.

Glace Bay. c. B.. July 7-Riotous scenes a. -.
cOlieries. an assault on Mr. Duggan.- the geusr.I
manager. the reading of the riot act several vor[
injured. twelve arrests and the refusal !,
Mayor Douglas of Glace Bay to call out the troc.
at the request of the company were the festurs.
which marked the second day Of the strike OF ina
United Mine Workers OF America in the er1pIov :
the Dominion Coal Company.
The strike assumed violent form at No . ana
No. mines a the first men appeared s,-
work A crowd, composed of strikers their friend,
and children, assembled No. colisrv
waiting for the men, Nearly all carried sticks
stones and eggs, and when the first appearsl
they bore down him, surrounded him. and agb,
ing began. Mr. Duggan and a posse of poles
charged the crowd TO open way for the xorkmsa
TO escape. Mr.. Duggan struck and sliyht,v
wounded the side of the head Several women
and children were knocked down and numbsr
injured.
After sharp struggle between the strikers and
the police the entrance to the eoIliery vas hnalv
cleared. and the rest of the workmen loyal to tss
company were allowed 20 go into the mine without
further interference Twelve persons were PLACED
under arrest charged with a breach Of the peace
and the riot act read
Conditions are serious at COllieFy No. J. vhsrs
the strikers are in charge of the situation tonight
There. a mob assisted by and children
attacked the who wanted 70 work, and BY ths
use OF sticks stones and eggs prevented all except
a few from entering the mine A number Of heads
were cracked and the strikers assumed such
threatening attitude that the police were forced to
draw their revOlvers TO defend themselves.
At the Caledonia cOiery about five hundred
strikers assembled in front of the main gate and
all who came through the crowd go 10 WORK
were teered. stoned and chased. Several had to
run for the gates. under the protection of the sps
ciaI constabIes. and others were turned back A
number Of men at the Caledonia mine were il
jured
Two thousand strikers surrounded the jail IN
which the prisoners are confined. and there was
talk of an attempt 10 storm the place and release
the men The police are practically pOwerless to
control the dsorderly element The saloons were
closed yesterday, but to-day they were open.
A coal train from Dominion No. mine held
up on its way from the pit to-day and thrown from
the track BY the strikers
Mr. Duggan has appealed to the towns OF Glare
Bay and Dominion and the municipality OF Cape
Breton for protection for his men and property
and each OF these towns has sworn IN special
constabIes. Mayor Douglas OF Glace Bay has
refused sign a requisition calling out troops
but accepted the suggestion OF the strikers that
five hundred men from their ranks should be
sworn in special constabes to maintain the
peace As the workers without effective pro-
lection il is likely that few will attempt 70 enter
the mine tomorrow.
Collieries Nos. :, , and and the Hub mine
idle to-day. night strike sympathizers forci-
bly, entered the dwellings OF Provincial WOrkmens
Association members and compelled them
main away from the mines