The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-02
SOCIETY
WOMEN
PULLED.
WERE CENTRAL FIGURES
IN CHICAGO STRIKE
DEMONSTRATION gsn
DRESS IN WORK GIRLS
GARB, FOOLED THE POLICE
UncsremOnIausIy Hustled TO
Police Station Where They
Disclosed Identity
tBy Associated Press,

Chicago, Ill., NOV. 2.--MOunted DO.
lieemen charged threatening mobs of
striking garnet workers and made
numerous arrests in three section OF
Chicago Tuesday afternoon, only to be
dumfonnded when met by obdurate
groups of well known club women and
society women who produced engrav-
ed calling cards at police stations in
lieu of bail bonds. It was a new ex-
perience for the police aud plainly
confused them.
A score OF these women champions
Of the garment workers who faced
the riotng, were taken into custody.
They were Immediately released, how
ever, when their identity became
known to the police. One of them was
injured when struck by a policeman's
club. but her name did not become
known as she was hurriedly placed in
an automobile and taken TO her home
Most OF the women OF prominence
involved in Tuesdays demonstrations
were gar6ed as working girls and for
this reason the police could not dis
tinguish them from strikers until al
ter arrests had been made
iotous and spectacular scenes de-
veloped in the downtown district on
the North Side and on the West Side.
More than five hundred men and wo-
men engaged in the downtown demon
stration, which was broken up by the
police, after considerable trouble. AS
they left headquarters in La Sale
street, the strikers and their sympa-
thiers changed bells, blew Whistles
and footed horns.
The line OF march proceeded into
the wholesale district near the river,
passing various large tailoring eslab-
lishments where employees were beck
oned to join the strikers. More than
1000 took part in one of the several
demonstrations on the West Side. In
each instance women headed the
crowds of strikers and their friends.
Il want to take oath that we were
doing absolutely nothing beyond the
law" said Miss Ellen Starr, one Of the
club women who has become a strike
picket. "The only persons who were
violating the law were the policemen,
who treated us roughly and hurt us
dreadfuly with their clubs and some
of the poor boys who were leading
peacefully past the shops. If there
had been real riot and 1t would not
have taken much to have made one
1t would have been melted altogether
by the police"
Miss s. M. Franklin another of the
volunteer pickets, was indignant be-
cause of the manner in which she had
been treated by the police.
II know they would not have let
me go if had not presented my card.
said Miss Franklin. They seemed to
think that was particularly danger
Gus character Perhaps II would have
been good plan to let them take me
10 jail and just prove to them how
little legal foundation they have to
stand on"
Promises from well-to-do women to
open their homes to destitute strik.
Ing girls. volunteers for picket service
from among whom are well known as
social and club leaders, and pledges
of any assistance within their power
from many other women. were reeeiy-
ed by Mrs. Raymond Robins, presi-
dent of the Womans Trade Union
league. Among those to thus yolun.
teer were Mrs. w +. Hopkins and
Mrs. General Simpson.
Deputy Factory Inspector Helen NJ.
Todd, who addressed a meeting of strik
crs. volunteered to address a mass
meeting of University of Chicago girls
on the South Side. Mrs. Robins will
speak on the subject of the strike
TO The members Of the Chicago Kin
dergartan institute In this manner
IL is expected TO carry the fight of
the striking garment workers into
every quarter of the city and arouse
interest and secure valuable aid for
the cause.
Although several tailoring establish.
ments where strike-breakers are be-
ing employed, we're stoned only a few
persons we're injured and there we're
no fatalities.