The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-03
MODERN JOAN D'ARC
ENCOURAGED RESISTANCE
fourtesn-Y Year-OId Girl DeiIes
Clubs and Pistols
Of Police
lBy Associated Press.l

Chicago, Nov 3--Grlm spectres OF
the days of the Iiaymarkct riot
haunted Chicagos streets for brief
time late Wednesday afternoon when
inspector s. X, Healy and a squad Of
sixty policemen with drawn revolyers
charged several thousand striking
garment workers, who were rioting
on the West Side. One policeman
was stabbed, fifteen rioters were ser
iously injured, and twenty-five strik-
ers and sympathizers were arrested
during the brisk fglt which threat
ened TO go beyond police control
This, the most serious outbreak
since the inception @ the strike oc-
cured at the plant of A. Lott & Co.
Before the police arrived the strik-
ers had broken all the windows in
the large building occupied by the
clothing mAnufaeturers, had driven
strike breakers out and had carried
a large number OF sewing machines
INTO the streets. where the machines
were destroyed.
The strikers and their followers put
up desperate fight for time. Many
of them were Knocked down by the
dubbed reyolvers of the police and
not few were trampled upon in tie
nght which followed. Bleeding heads
and faces were numerous and a num-
Der of persons suffered more serious
injuries. Some of the employees Of
the company Joined the strikers and
are said to have assisted in pulling
machines from the floors and also in
other destruction
Men and women were hurting
stones and bricks througl the win
dows Of the plant when Inspector
Healy and his squad of reserves ar
rived. The inspector experienced dill
f.culty in getting together the disor-
ganized force of policemen whiol had
borne the brunt of the early ighting,
When he had done so, however the
policemen charged throught the cen
ter of the mob, knocking down all in
their way
Many of them fled when they saw
the police draw their revoIyers. The
others remained firm and hurled clubs
and stones at the approaching body
OF officers. A number of women were
arrested, but most of these we're re.
leased after they bad been taken to
the police stations.
Much more serious trouble is antic-
ipated by the police. All preparations
are being made for hastily calling in
reserves from outlying stations and
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and detectives in the downtown dis.
trict at short notice.
Strikers last night held dozen
largely attended meetings on the
West and North side and also down
town The feeling at these meet
ings was intense at times and agi-
tators we're active in urging the strik-
ers TO further disorder Meanwhile va
rious clubwOmen who have interested
themselves in the cause of the girl
garment workers, were urging their
followers to refrain from any action
which might injure their cause or
their opportunity for securing fav
orable settlement of the strike.
Josie Mielewzk, If years old. led
one OF the most serious riots, when
an attack was made on the shops
OF Kuh. Nathan 4 Fischer She and
a number of others were arrested
The strikers numbering about 200,
had broken several windows and had
conquered the guard around tlel
place when the police arrived. at the
word charge from the police, the
girl shouted Get together nFn.
Charge to police. Get the jump on
EN-"
The strikers responded to her call
and attacked the bluecoats. The lat
ter used their clubs and scattered the
mob Josie and youth named Frank
Brex fought TO the last, continuins
their resistance even In the patrol
wagon.
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