New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
WOMEN HELP STRIKERS.
Chicago Police Accept Calling
Cards Instead of Bail.
AID FOR GARMENT WORKERS
Score OF Wealthy Sympathizers
Arrested-One Clubbed by a
Policeman.

Chicago. Nov. 1-Mounted police TODAY
charged threatening mobs of striking gar
ment 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 en-
graved calling cards at police stations in
lieu of bail bonds.
1t was a new experience for the police
and 1t plainly confused them A score of
these women champions of the garment
workers were taken into custody. but were
Immediately released when their identity
became known.
One woman was struck by a policemans
club, but her name did not become known,
as she was hurriedly placed In an automo-
bile and taken home. Most of the club
women involved in to-day's demonstrations
were garbed as working girls. and the po-
lice could not distinguish them from strik-
ers until after arrests were made.
Riotous ard spectacular scenes devel-
oped downtown, on the north side and on
the west side. More than FIVE hundred
men and women ngaged In the down
town demonstration, which was broken up
by the police after considerable trouble.
AS they left their headquarters in La Sale
street the strikers and their sympathizers
changed bells, blew whistles and footed
horns
The line of marcI proceeded into the
wholesale quarter. nea' the Chicago River,
passing large tailoring establishments,
whose employees were Deckoned to join the
strikers. More than two thousand took
part In one of several incpient riots on
the west side. In each instance women led
the strikers and their frien ;.
'T would take oath that we were doing
absolutely nothing beyond the law said
Miss Ellen Starr, we'll known woman
The only persons who were violating the
law were the policemen, who treated us
roughly and hurt dreadfully with their
clubs some of the poor boys we were lead
ing peacefully past the shops. If there had
been a real riot this morning-and II
would not have taken much to have made
one-it would have been melted altogether
by the police"
Miss S NJ. Franklin, another volunteer
picket, was indignant because of the man
ner in which she had been treated by the
police.
81 know they would not have let me &c
If had not presented my card said Miss
Franklin. They seemed to think that
was a particularly dangerous character
Perhaps it would have been 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 wealthy women to open
their homes to destitute striking girls offers
Of picket service from women who are
social and club leaders and pledges of as
sistance from many other women were re-
ceived to-day by Mrs. Raymond Robins,
president of the Woman's Trade Union
League. Among those to volunteer were
Mrs W. z. Hopkins.
Deputy Factory Inspector Helen NJ. Todd
who to-day addressed meeting of strik-
ers, volunteered to address a mass meet
ing of the University of Chicago girls on
the South Side tomorrow night Mrs. Rob
inS will speak on the strike to members OF
the Chicago kindergarten Institute. III
this manner 1t Is expected TO carry the
fight OF the striking garment workers into
every part of the city.
Mrs Robins declared tonight that there
would be at least fifty volunteer pickets
from women's clubs and other sources, out
side the working girls, actively engaged to-
morrow.
I'VE cannot give their names at this
time said Mrs Robins I'VE found 1t ad-
visable in New York, and am sure we will
here, to keep the police guessing as to who
our pickets are"
Striking girls. club women and leaders in
the Womens Trade Union League will meet
Tomorrow to discuss tho strike. Among
those who will be special guests will be
Miss Katherine Conan, for many years pro-
fessor of history at Wellesley College; Mrs.
Samuel Dorschy, Mrs. Anna Wilmarth
Thompson, Miss Caroline Hunt and Miss
Mary Peck
Although several tailoring establishments
where strikebreakers are employed We're
stoned to-day, only few persons were in
Jured, and there were no fatalities