The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1910-11-10
STRIFE IN CHICAGO
RloIIng Garment Workers Defy 20
lice and IS Are Injured.
One Officer Stabbed and Strikers
Trampled and Beatan-I4 Year
Old Girl Is Leader.

Chicago, Nov. 3.-Grim specters of
the days of the Hsymarket riots
haunted Chicago's streets for a brief
time late this afternoon, when In
spector Healy and a squad Of so police
men with drawn revolvers charged
several thousand striking garment
workers who were rioting on the West
Side.
One policeman was stabbed, Is riot
ers were seriously injured and 20 strik-
ers and sympathizers were arrested
during the fight, which threatened to
get beyond police control.
This, the most serious outbreak
since the inception Of the strike, &C.
CURED at the plant Of A. Lott & Co.
Before the police arrived, the strikers
had broken all the windows in the
large building occupied by the clothing
manufactures, had driven strikebreak-
ers out and had carried large number
of sewing machines into the streets.
where they were destroyed.
The strikers and their followers put
up desperate fight. Many of them
we're knocked down by the clubs and
revolvers Of the police and not a few
were trampled upon. Some of the en-
ployes Of the company Joined the strik-
ers and are said to have assisted in
pulling machines from the floors.
Men and women were hurting stones
and bricks through the windows of the
plant when Inspector Healy and his
band of reserves arrived. The in
spector found difficulty in getting to-
gether the disorganized force of police
men which had borne the brunt of the
earlier fighting. When he had done
so, however, the policemen charged
through the center Of the mob, knock
ing down all in their way.
Many Of the rioters fled when thew
saw the policemen draw their revolt
vers. Those who remained firm hurled
clubs and stones at the approaching
officers.
The attitude of the police indicates
that much more serious trouble is an
ticipated within the next "a hours.
All preparations are being made for
hastily calling in the reserves from
outlying stations and modifying a
large force in the down town district.
Strikers tonight held a dozen largely
attended meetings on the west and
north sides and also down town. The
feeling at these meetings was intense
and agitators urged the strikers to fur
Their disorder. Meanwhile. various
clubwomen who have interested them
selves in the cause of the girl garment
workers were urging their followers to
refrain from any action which might
injure their cause.
The strike is not for an increase of
wages, but for the principle of "collec-
tive bargaining" as the strikers term
their demand for recognition of the
union.
Josie Mielewski, Ia years old, led one
of the most serious riots when an at
tack was made on the shops of Kuh,
Nathan & Fisher. She and a number
of others were arrested.
The strikers, numbering about 200.
had broken several windows and had
conquered the guard around the place
when the police arrived. At the word
charge from the police the girl is said
to have shouted: "Get together. men.
charge the police. Get the jump on
EN-"
The strikers responded to her call
and attacked the bluecoats. The latter
used their clubs and scattered the mob.
Josie and youth named Frank Brex
fought to the last, continuing their re-
sistance even in the patrol wagon.