Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-19
Striking Pressed Steel Car
Company Employees Resist
Entry Of ConstabuIary Into
Plant at Butler,
REVOL VERS AND CLUBS
FREELY USED IN MELEE
Three Men Shot Down and
Many Hit by Flying Slagi Of
ficiaIS Decline to Arbitrate|
Controversy,

gBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Butler, Pa, July lS.-In a riot fol-
lowing the unexpected arrival here oi
"A detachment of state constabulary
late this afternoon, a striking employt
Of the standard Steel Car company. of
I.yndora, was probably fatally injur-
ed and two bystanders We're serious
ly wounded. Thirty supposed strike
leaders were arrested
The entrance today of five hundred
employees OF the Standard Wheel com
pany. concern manufacturing press
ed steel wheels into the ranks of the
1900 striking men Of the Standard
steel Car company. has caused the
situation here to be regarded as SER
iOus.
The strikers, it is reported, had
been told that two box ears had been
taken into the plant loaded with out
side workmen. A rush was made
upon the gates but the heavy doors
refused to yield. The mob used rail
way ties in beating down part of the
fence. The ears were searched but
found to be loaded with material. The
crowd then dispersed
The approach of the constabulary
became known through strike pickets.
An alarm was sounded and within
few moments thousands of strikers
ANA their sympathizers lined the
streets. The troopers We're jcered as
they rode up the main street.
Someone then threw a beer bottle,
which struck Trooper Haas. An or
der from the commanding lieuten
ant quickly massed the constabulary
into riot form attention and with
drawn maces they charged the
crowds
In the melee Mrs Esther Pagenelll
was pushed through a plate glass
window and severely cut
Slowly the troopers cleared the
streets and the railway was apparent
ly clear as far as the car company's
plant.
Marching order was again formed
but the troopers had not ridden twen
ty yards before they We're halted
with bottles, Stag, pieces of board
and Jumps of coal, thrown from the
tops of houses along the street
The troopers We're ordered to draw
ana load their guns AS the column
of forty men advanced the crowd
again surged into the streets. Put
ting their horses to trot the con-
stabulary rode into the crowd firing
into the ground. 1t was in this clash
that three persons We're shot The
strikers used revolvers freely, it is
said
Thirty supposed strike leaders were
arrested.
Following the clash the strikers
gathered on hill and held an i'm
promptu meeting. They We're ad-
dressed by Father Becavaca, of the
Catholic church, who advised against
violence and bloodshed
Addressing Sheriff Caldwell. who
stood at the edge Of the crowd. Father
Becavaca said:
IF YOU will take these troops away
] viii guarantee there viii be no fur
ther violence The sheriff said the
car company officials had requested
the troops as an attempt would be
made tomorrow to operate the car
plant
The constAbulary established quar-
ters inside the car company's plant
The company officials said tonight
that they did not recognize the strike
u any way.
we viii not arbitrate the matter
said General Manager Altman. Those
who wish may return to work to-
morrow as we intend to resume oper-
ations at that time"