The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-02
Club Leaders Take Part
Of Strikin 6 Garment
Workers.
VISITING CARDS
AS BAIL BONDS
Those Involved CARRIED as Work
ing Girls, and Identity Is Not
Revealed Until Arrests Are
Made-W ealthy Persons
to Open Homes to
Strikers.

Chicago, ILL. November Mounted
police to-day charged threatening mob:
Icf striking garment workers, and made
numerous arrests in three quarters OF
Chicago. only to be dumfounded when
met BY obdurate groups OF club women
and society leaders, who, when taken
into custody. produced engraved calling
ca rds at police stations, in lieu OF bail
bonds.
It was new experience for the po-
lice. and 1t plainly confused them "A
score OF these women champions OF the
garment workers were taken into GUS
lstody, but thsy were Immediately re-
leased when their Identities became
known.
One woman was struck by police
mans club, but her name did not be.
fcome known. as she was hurrtedly
placed in an automobile and taken
home.
Most OF the club women involved In
to-day's demonstrations were garbed
az working girls, and the police could
not distinguish them FROM strikers,
untfl after arrests were made.
Rtotous and spectacular scenes de-
sveloped downtown, on the North SHE
and on the West Side. More than five
hundred men and women engaged in
the downtown demonstration which
was broken up by the police after con-
siderable trouble. AS they left their
headquarters in LaSalle Street, the
strikers and their sympathizers clang-
ed bells. blew whistles aud footed
horns. b
h. Inc Saf orfp n
wholesale quarter, near the Chicago
River. passing large tailoring estab-
lishments, where employees were BECK
oned to Join the strikers. More than
1000 took part In more than one In
cipient riot on the East Side.
Charge Against Police.
II would take oath that they werc,
doing absolutely nothing beyond the
law" said Miss Ellen Starr, a club
woman. The only. persons who We're
violating the law were the policemen
sdreadfully with their clubs some Of the
poor boys who were going peacefully
past the shops -
Miss S. NJ. Franklin, another volun-'
lteer picket was indignant because Of
the manner sn which she had been
treated by the police.
II know they wouldn't havo let me
go II hadn't presented my card. said
Miss Franklin. ST hey seemed to think
that i was a particularly dangerous.
character. Perhaps it would have been
9 good plan to let them take me to
Jail, and lust prove to them how little
legal foundation they have, to stand
on
Promises from wealthy women 20
open their homes to destitute striking
girls. offers of picket service from
Women social and club leaders, and
pledges of assistance from many ott1ers
women were received to-day 81 Mrs.
Raymond Ro bins, president OF the syVo-8
mems Trade Union SLeag gue, Az
Among those tosvolun teer were Mrs
w. E. Hopkins and Mrs. General Si1np-.
son. Deputy Factory Inspector Helen
N. = odd, who to-day addressed a meet
Ing sof strikers, volunteered to ddresas
a mass-meeting Of the University Of
Chicago girls on the South Side to-.
morrow night. Mrs. Robins will speak
on the strike to the members aof The
Chicago Kindergarten Institute. In this
manner&itsis expected to carry the fight
OF the striking garment workers into
every part Of the city. Mrs. Robins 1o.
night declared that there would ID
at least fifty volunteer pickets from
Women's clubs and other sources, OUT
Side the working girls. actively en-
Gagged tomorrow. 4! 3S,s; qss
B Str Striking girls. club women and Lead
ers In the Women's r. Trade Union
League will meet to- morrow to discuss
the strike. e .ss,..
Though several 1 tailoring esta blfsh-B
ments where strike breakers are 4, M
ployed were IS toned to- ~ only a few
persons We're Injured. and there were
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