The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06

the police had their hands full control
ling the crowds and keeping a sem
blance Of order.
THE FIRST TROUBLE
1t was in Walnut street that the
first trouble took place. The sight Of
trolley cars proceeding leisurely along
thar thoroughfare angered the van
guard Of the labor parade near Inde-
pendence hau and a stone was sent
through the window Of one Of the cars.
Every car that came along ran the
gsntleJ and there was a running fire
Of stones. pieces of wood and other
missiles. which terrified the passenger
and crews. To escape the missiles
motormen threw on full power and
sent their cars flying out of the way,
the occupants lying on the floors.
The worst outbreak occurred in the
heart Of the city. where the police mob
ilized i'm force to make an impression
on the crowd. No previous disturbance
compared with this in magnitude or
intensity Men and women. felled in
the onslaught Of the police. lay all
about the streets and sidewalks and
scores were cut and bruised.
MOB ATTACKS POLICE
Subsequent TO the Walnut street dis
turbance there was another in Wash
ington square. in which the crowd
termed on a small force of policemen.
knocking one Of them down and break
ing the club Of another over its owners
head. In the mixup that followed the
men in the throng helped themselves to
eggs, produce. canned goods. everything
thcy could get their hands on. from
nearby stores and pelted the policemen.
A mounted squad dispersed the mob.
All during the march of the strike
sympathizers dozens of cars were at
lacked, their windows smashed and
the passengers and crews forced to
take refuge from flying missiles by
lying PROSTATE on the floors
The police seized four prisoners in
the ranks Of the disturbers. One man
who was placed in a patrol wagon
made a spectacular leap to freedom.
AOUNG WOMAN ARRESTED
one Of those in custody is a young
woman. Miss Ada Myerson. said to be
the secretary Of the union of women
shirtwsist makers and prominent in
the recent shirtwaist strike.
Driven away from Independence
square. several thousand persons con-
gregated in Washington square nearby.
a man mounted on the shoulders OF
several others started to harangue the
crowd. a detail of mounted policemen
dashed through the archways of In
dependence han and into the throng.
The crowd scattered right and left be-
fore the horses, the orator was tum-
bled off the shoulders of the other men
and was swallowed up in the crush.
Several minutes sharp work with the
horses and clubs served to break up
and disperse the mass. A number OF
colored policemen asoused the ire of
the crowd, and Superintendent Of Po-
lice Taylor. fearing further trouble, or
dered them away.
WOMEN DEFY MOUNTED POLICE
A. detail Of mounted police sent to
:break up another disturbance were met
. by several women, who showered the
p. .bluecoats with confetti and defied ar
be- rest.
In Kensington big crowd was
charged by mounted officers Two per-
sons were injured by blows from the
officers clubs and three arrests were
made.
Three thousand strikers met in Cen
trail Labor Union hall. J. Burr Wood
Daily. counsel for the strike leaders
told the strikers that they had this day
without sanction of law, been deprived
of the right Of peaceful assemblage. H,
T. - dvised them TO remain orderly, ne
matter how great their prOvocation, de.
:clarinE that the cause Of labor through.
"out the country was at issue in thi.
struggle
-. John Murphy attacked the city ad.
ministratiOn. characterizing ii as tn,
most damnsble that had ever beer
seen
The mayor. he said, could have pre-.
vented the strike had he cared to
Every reference to the mayor was
greeted with boots and jeers.
CALL OUT THE RESERVES
Outside the hall GOO men, unable tc
gain an entrance, lined the sidewalk.
alU DeSan 10 stone cars. The police
men on post found themselves unabl.
10 cope with the crowd and a call fo-
reserves was sent to headquarters. Tw,
patrol wagons unlosded 80 bluecoat.
p into the crowd. which speedily scat
tered
Two arrests were made.
COMMITTEE OF TEN
The committee OF 10 tonight issues
statement in which they submit
new form Of arbitration. The proposi
tiOn follows:
Let the Philadelphia rapid tran
sit company reinstate all employees
now on strike to their old position.
and let the company then appoint
one arbitrator and we one. These
two TO be disinterested parties
Let the two thus selected choose a
third person and both parties to the
dispute submit all questions to the
board The decision of the ma
jority to be final and binding
This proposition includes recognition
OF the union, one of the issues betweel
the transit company and its strikinI
employees.
LITTLE DISORDER AT NIGHT
The evening passed with little dis
order. In several sections cars wer
attacked but no one was badly hurr
The crew OF one car was rescued b
the police. IN this melee men, wome
and children we're charged by the po