The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-02
Crowds of Striking Garment
Workers Led by Danes Of
Wealth and Fashion in Tai
lOring District of Chicago.
some ARRESTED AND
CLUBBED BY POLICE
Engraved Calling Cards Pro-
duced at the Station Houses
in Lieu of Bail Bonds and
Fair Ones Quickly Released
CONFUSION OF OFFICERS

Ihit AdO. Nov. Mounted police
~ men charged threatening mobs Of
striking garment workers and
in"ne numerous arrests in three see
tiOas or Chicago fodaE. only a. be dunn
founded when met h. obdurafe groups
or "eli-known club and society women,
nhD pf"aueed calling cards az police
AtAatohs Ia lieu OF hail bonds. IL was
a new experience for she police, and
plainly confused them. 4 score Of these
women champions OF the garment
workers who faced t0day's rgotIng were
taken into custody. They were fmnie-
atafely released however, when fheir
identity became known 10 the police
one Of them was injured when struck
DE policeman club. but her name ala
not become known. as she was hur-
riedly placed in an automobile ana
taken 10 her home
Most Of the women OF promlnenoe
involved In today-s demonstrations
were CARRIED as working girls and for
ms reason the police could not dis
llnguish them from strikers until after
arrests had been made
hlotous and spectacular scenes de-
Z ktlOped IN The downtown district On
NE north side and on the west side.
more tnan five hundred men and women
/ engaged ia a downtown demonstration.
Whicn was broken up bV the police
after considerable trouble As rnev
/ l-LL Iheir headquarters in Ia sale
l
footed hurus.
Led BY Women.
I me downtown lime Of march ur.,-
ceeded into The wholesale district near
the river. passing before large fafIor-
I ing establishments where er1ulo1-es
were beckoned 10 join the strfkers.
/ More than 600 took part in one OF sew
Sral eemonstratlons on the west side.
! In each instance women healed IRE
: Groves Of strikers and their frien6r
would % ke oath that We were do
MS absolutely nothtnE beyond size
iaN said Miss Ellen Starr one of the
Gun Women who has become a strike
/ p5chei fIne Only persons who wers
violating the Jaw were the policemau.
mo treated us roughly and hurt dread-
. IuilH with their clubs some of the uool-
! boys "a no were leading peaeefuTIv nasr
] tHe SHOPS. II there had been a real
] Ilot lhls morning and il would not
I nave taken much 10 have made one-ir
would have been melted altogether by
/ the police"
Miss $. NJ. Franklin. another of Tie
Z NOiuhleer plekets, was indignant be-
cause OF the manner in which she had
! been treated by the police
[ Il know they would n0t have let me
go II I had not presented my card +"
/ said Miss Franklin. -Tney seemed 10
/ think that / was a particularly danger
Gus character Perhaps IL would have
/ been a good plan 10 let Them take me
Z 70 Jan and just prove 10 them how
/ stand on
Homes Thrown Open.
: Promises from well-tO-do women TO
] open their homes 10 destitute striking
I girls, volunteers for picket serrica
I from among women well known as So
/ elal and club leaders, and pledges Of
I any assistance within their Dover from
many other women were received bv
MIS- Raymond Robins president OF tina
I " omen's Trade Union league, TODAY.
I Heien n Todd. a deputy factory in
I spectOr, VINO addressed a meeting Of
strikers TODAY. volunteered 10 address a
meeting OF University or Chicago girls
/ tomorrow night. Mrs. Robins viii
speak on the subject Of the strike 10
the members OF The Chicago kindar-
garten institute. In This manner IN is
/ expected 20 carry the fight Of the strik-
ing garment workers into every quar-
ter OF the city. and 10 secure FaIuabls
aid Tor the cause
Mrs Robins declared that AT least
fifty volunteer pickefs from wOmen's
clubs and other sources outside the
working girls viii be- actively engaged
tomorrow. when further demonstrations
are expected.
I've cannot give their names al this
time said Mrs Robins. Eve found IT.
I advisable in New York. and ] am sure
we VIII here, 10 keep the police guess
I ing as 10 who our pickets are"
Meeting Thfs AIorniaE.
Striking girls, club womea and Iead-
eFs IN the N 0mens Trade Union league
! viii meet at a breakfast at a local Fes-
| taurant tomorrow 10 discuss the strike
Among those who viii be special
| guests is Miss Catherine Conan for
meF professor OF history az Wellesley
] college.
Although several tailoring establish
ments where strike brea kers are being
/ employed were stoned TODAY only i
few persons We're injured. and there