Arizona republican., 1910-11-02
.AR|STOCRACY UNDER ARREST WOmen's Clubs Vs. Chicago
 Po|icemen's Clubs SOCIETY LEADERS RUN IN'
They Were Parading With the Striking Garment Workers and Gave Visit ing Cards In Lieu of Bail Bonds at Police Station.

Chicago, H., Nov. 1.-Mounted po- lice charged threatening mobs of
 striking garment workers and made
 numerous arrests today in three sec tions of Chicago, only to be dumb founded when met by obdurate groups men, who produced engraved calling cards at police stations in lieu of
 bail bonds.
 It was a new experience for the
 police and plainly confused them. A
 score of these women, champions of
 the garment workers who faced to-
 days riotipg, were taken into custody.
 They were immediately released, how
 ever, when their identity became
 known to the police. One of them,
 was injured when struck by a police
 mans club, but her name did not
 become known, as she was hurriedly
 placed in an automobile and taken to
 her home.
 Most of the women of prominence
 involved in today's demonstrations were garbed as working girls and for this reason the police could not dis tinguish them from strikers until af- ter the arrests had been made. Riot ous and spectacular scenes developed in the downtown districts, on the North side and on the West side
 More than 500 men and women engaged in the downtown demonstra- tion which was broken by the police after considerable trouble. As they left their headquarters on La Sale street the strikers and their sympa- thizers changed bells. blew whistles and footed horns. The downtown line of march proceeded into the wholesale district near the river pass ing near large tailoring establish ments where employees were beckoned to join the strikers. More than 2,000 took part in one of several demonstrations on the West side In each instance women headed the crowds of strikers, and their friends.
 'I would take an oath that we were doing absolutely nothing beyond the law said Miss Ellen Starr, one of the club women who has become strike picket. The only persons who were violating the law were the po- licemen who treated us roughly and hurt dreadfully with their clubs some of the poor boys we were leading peacefully past the shops If there had been real riot call this morn ing and it would not have taken much to have made one, it would have been melted altogether by the police"
 Miss S. M. Franklin, another of the volunteer pickets, was indignant be- cause of the manner in which she had been treated by the police. "I know they would not have let me go if I had not presented my card" said Miss Franklin. They seemed to think I was particularly dangerous charac- ter. Perhaps it would have been a good plan to let them take me to jail and just prove to them how little legal foundation they have to stand on''
 Promises from well-to-do women to open their homes to destitute strik- ing girls, volunteers for picket service from among women well-known as so- cial and club leaders, and pledges of any assistance within their power from many other women were received by Mrs. Raymond Robbins, president of the Women's Trade Union league to- day.
 Helen M. Todd, deputy factory in- spector, who addressed a meeting of strikers today, volunteered to address a meeting of the University of Chicago girls tomorrow night. Mrs. Robbins will speak on the subject of the strike to the members of the Chicago Kin dergarten institute. In this manner it is expected to carry the fight of the striking garment workers into every quarter of the city, and to secure valu- able aid for the cause.
 Mrs. Robbins declared that at least 90 volunteer pickets from the women's clubs and other sources, outside the girls, will be actively engaged tomorrow, when further demonstrations gre expected
 We cannot give their names at this time," said Mrs. Robbins. we found 1t advisable in New York, and I am sure we will here, to keep the police | guessing as to who the pickets are"
 The striking girls, club women and 1 leaders in the Women's Trade Union | league will meet at a breakfast at a To- gal restaurant tomorrow to discuss the l strike. Among those who will be spe- ,ial guests is Miss Catherine Conan, l professor of history at Welles- | ey college.
 Although several tailoring establish