Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-06
GROVE OUTBREAK IN
HE.AIIT OF TIL lIIN-

The worst outbreak occurred III inc
heart af the city where the police
mobiliacd IN force 10 make mn impress
sion on the crowd.
No previous disturbance Of the
strike compared with this IN magni-
tude or intensity Men aud women.
fciled IN the onslaught of the police.
lay all about the street and sidewalk
ana scores were cut and bruised.
Subsequent to the street disturbance
there waA another In Washington
square. IN which the crowd turned on
"a small force Of policemen. knocking
one of them down and breaking the
club Of another over It's owners head.
IN the mfxup that followed, the men
IN the throng helped themselves 20
eggs, produce. canned goods. every
thing they could get their hands on
from nearby stores and ielted the pn-
lice. A mounted squad dispersed tho
mob.
All during the march Of the strike
sympathixerH, doxens Of cars were at
tachcd. their windows smashed and
the passengers and crews forced to
take refuge from flying missiles by
Iying PROSTATE on the floors
The police seized fonr prisoners ia
the ranks Of the disturbers. one man
who was placed IN a patrol wagon
made q spectacular leap 10 freedom.
one Of those In custody, a young
woman. Miss Ada Myersou. said TO hc
secretary Of the Union OF Women
shirt Waist Workers, and prominent
IN the recent shirt waist strike, Is still
held.
Driven away from Independence
square,. several thousand canrregnted
IN Washington squire, nearby. a man
mounted on the shoulders OF several
others started TO h%arangue the crowd
a detail Of mounted police dashed
through the archwass Of lndcpen-
dcnce hall intn the thranE. The
crowds scattered right ana teri before
the horses, the orator Ia tumblcd Oft
the shoulders Of the othor men ana
was swallowed up IN the crush.
With several minutes sharp work
with the horses and Clubs, the crowd
was dispersed. A number Of colored
police aroused the ire OF The crowd
and Superintendent OF Police TAYLOR
Fearing further trouble ordered them
a detail % mounted police sent to
break up another disturbance. was
mel by scvernl women who NhoWcred
h %blueeoats with confetti and defled !
III KensinRton a hiE crowd was
charged by mounted officers. Two
were injured by blows from
the clubs Of the police and three mr.
rests made.
Director Of Public safety Clay de-
clared ne had no reports OF serious
disorders as "A result Of the gathering
the crowds Mt Independence square
and the subsequent march up the
There were no large process
sions. he said, and the police kept the
tetnlsnty vfI4. HtuF llt-t1l 944aD la. /
added, were ~ a minor character.
u am convinced TINT the iawivss
element IN the community Is IN the
minority he declared,
~ do not propose to have the law
abiding citizens molcstcd in any man
Three thousand strikers met IA Cen
trail Labor union han. j Burr Wood
1SIly, counsel for The strike leaders
told the strikers they had this das
sanction Of law. been deprived
Of the right OF peaceful assembling /
He advised them to remain orderly,
matter how great their provoca-
declaring that the canse OF labor
throughout the country was nj Issue
In this struggle.
John Murphy attacked The city Hd-
minlstratihn. eharacterizing il as the
most damnable that had ever been
sect
The mayor ia sltd could haNe pre-.
the STRIKE ind he cared to-
Every rufetance tn the MAYOR was
greeted with hpo's and iecrs
outside the hail 1000 men, unable
TO gain cnistuco. lined the sidewalk
ana began TO stone rtfs police ou
oai found themselves unable 40 cope
With the ,iond and "a can Tor reserves
Nna soltg as AtlfdQtartcrs. INNp patrol
saauns unlntdsd tlirN ~hluecnats into
he crowd which speedily scattered
arrests being made