Democratic messenger., 1910-02-26
STATE POLICE
IN PHILADELPHIA
ConstabuIaTy VIII Attempt TO
Crush Out RIOtlng.
CITY POLICE USE BULLETS
Mob Of 10000 Driven Into Baldwin
Locomotive Works at Point Of Re-
.olvers-Ministers start First Move
For Peace.


For Peace.
Philadelphia. Feb. -. - Over 200
members OF the Pennsylvania state
constabulary are doing strike duty in
this city They were called for by
Mayor Reyburn because the city police
are worthless In face OF the murder.
irg burning and clubbing that have
caused in four days the death Of four
persons. millions OF dollars OF loss to
the Rapid Transit company and the
general business OF the city. injuries
TO hundreds OF peaceful citizens and
brought about a condition little short
OF anarchy.
The constabularies are depended
upon to break the backbone OF the
strike. and they will be projected onto
the firing line They don't know the
meaning OF the word politics and their
spear knows no brother. When they
are ordered to shoot they shoot to
kill. habit of theirs that strikers In
this state realize to deadly GER
tainty.
Backed by the carbines OF these
rough riders. the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit company will attempt to run
1900 cars. reinstating service In the
districts where violence has been most
prevalent. and where loyal employees
have been injured by the score. The
city police will be assigned to work on
board these cars. two men TO car.
and the men OF Jack Groome's COM
mand will be posted where they can
rip up trouble the minute the first
brick goes whiEzing through the air.
The rout and humiliation OF the State
Ftncibles was an affair that Philadel-
pkia does not care to stand for more
than once.
A crisis is approaching rapidly. De.
syite his constant assurance to the
strikers that the Rapid Transit com.
pany is whipped and that II will have
20 give In. G. o. Pratt realizes that the
company does not intend to give way
an inch.
The authorities are saying nothing.
but the best information Is that II the
state constabulary find the job too
much for their nerve and experience.
Governor Stuart will be requested to
sepd 10000 militiamen into Philadel.
phia. and that. II necessary a soldier
with loaded rife will stand behind
the motorman OF every car.
Fierce Fight at 6aidwin's.
The worst OF Wednesdays riots was
az the Baldwin Locomotive works.
That plant has been the retreat for
fcur days OF hundreds OF men who
fought the police from cover and
bombarded the ears passing with
bolts and scrap iron. A girl was so
badly hurt there the other day that
Director Clay ordered the Baldwin su.
peiintendent to find bolt thrower and
deliver him up to the police Superin-
tendent Vauclain did. but his action
did not stop the trouble.
lust after the lunch hour crowd OF
4c0 employees OF the Baldwin plant
marched to Thirteenth and Spring
Garden streets and blocked a north.
bound car The motormaD saw he was
In for IT, but he stuck to his con.
crashed into the car. knocking the mo.
tcrman down and iniuring the police
guards. A dozen men sprang on the
front platform. grabbed the motor
man and the policemen. dragged them
10 the street and roughed them
through the crowd. The policemen
were pounded and kicked and their
In ~lun -R
the policemen managed to get his pis.
tol free and he let a shot ny into the
thick OF the crowd. The bullet downed
. man named William McIntee. going
into his right leg. McIntee was ar.
rested and taken to a hospital
A policeman who had clawed his
way through lane OF attackers sent in
a riot call. Up came an automobile
track with twenty coppers. and they
had their revoivers ont ready for bus
iness. They pointed the guns straight
at the Baldwin crowd and threatened
To shoot II the mob didn't retreat IRE
Baldwin workmen backed away and
took refuge In the locomotive works.
eombarded Police With Bolts.
Hardly had the streets been cleared
wien bolts and pig iron began 10 drop
from the windows OF the plant. A
chunk Of iron smashed a policeman
"a the street stones. Police Captain
Austin. In charge OF the reserves. de-
plo.ed his men along the Broad street
front Of the building and ordered them
TO fire at the windows from which the
workmen had been throwing. Several
thousand people lined up behind the
policemen broke and ran. Bullets
crashed through the windows OF the
Baldwin plant and spattered ON the
brick walls Occasionally YOU could
see an arm fash out Of one Of the
windows and a heavy bolt or wrench
would come spinning earthward. some.
times narrowly missing a policeman.
The fusillade kept up for ten minutes.
when the whistle blew and the loco.
motive builders were forced TO give up
theig private pleasures.
There were eight or ten minor en-.