Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-11-02
CHICAGO SOCIETY
WOMEN ARRESTED
IN STRIKERS RIOT
Mounted Officers Attack Crowds
and Hustle Prominent Peo-
Pile Off to Prison
SCORES TAKEN IN CUSTODY
Five Hundred Employees in Down.
Town District Oppose Re-
serves on Streets
(Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Nov. Mounted police
men charged threatening mobs of strik-
ing garment workers and made numer-
GUS arrests today in three sections of
Chicago, only to be dumfounded when
met by obdurate groups of we'll known
club and society women, who produced
engraved calling cards at police sta
tions in lieu Of bail bonds.
1t was new experience for the po-
lice, and plainly confused them. A
score of these women champions of the
garment workers who faced todays
rioting were taken into custody. They
were Immediately released, however,
when their identity became known to
the police. One Of them was injured
when struck by 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 in
Volved in today's demonstration were
garbed as working girls, and for this
reason the police could not have dis
tinguished them from strikers until af-
ter arrests had been made.
POLICE DIsPERsE CROWDS
Riotous and spectacular scenes de-
veloped in the downtown district, on
the north side and on the west side.
More than 500 men and women engaged
in a downtown demonstration which
was broken up by the police after con-
siderable trouble. AS they left their
headquarters in La Sale street the
strikers and their sympathizers changed
bells, blew whistles and footed horns.
The downtown line of march proceed
ed into the wholesale district near the
river, passing near large tailoring es-
adjustments where employees were
beckoned to join the strikers. More
than 1000 took part in one of several
demonstrations on the west side. In
each instance women headed the
crowds of strikers and their friends
'I would take oath that we were
doing absolutely nothing beyond the
iaw,'' said Miss Ellen Starr, one OF
the club women who has become a
strike picket.
1.-THE only persons who were vio-
lating the law were the policemen,
who treated us roughly and hurt
dreadfully with their clubs some of
the poor boys we were leading peace
fully past the shopsS If there had
been a real riot this morning-and it
would not have taken much to have
made one-it would have been melted
altogether by the police"
VOLUNTEER PICKETs ANGRY
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.
'I know they would not have let me
go if 1 had not presented my card"
said Miss Franklin. "rhey seemed to
think I was a particularly dangerous
character. Perhaps it would have been
a 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 well-to-do women to
open their homes to destitute striking
girls, volunteers for picket service from
among women well known as social
and club leaders, and pledges of any
assistance within their power from
many other women were received by
Mrs. Raymond Robins, president of
the Women's Trade Union league, to-
day.
Helen M. Todd, deputy factory in
spector, who addressed a meeting or
strikers today, volunteered to address
a meeting of University of Chicago
girls tomorrow night. Mrs. Robins WIN
speak on the subject of the strike Go
the members of the Chicago kinder
garten institute. In this manner it
is expected to carry the fight of the
striking garment workers into every
quarter of the city and to secure val
liable aid for the cause.
Mrs, Robins declared at least fifty
volunteer pickets from Women'S CLUBS
and other sources outside the work.
ing girls will be actively engaged to-
WOMEN'S CLUBS GIVE AID
morrow, when further demonstrations
are expected.
"We cannot give their names at this
time," said Mrs. Robins. I'VE found
it advisable in New York and 1 am
sure we will here to keep the police
guessing as to who our pickets are"
Striking girls, club women and lead
ers in the Womens Trade Union league
will meet at a breakfast at a local
restaurant tomorrow to discuss the
strike. Among those who will be spe-
cial guests is Miss Catherine Conan,
former professor of history at Welles-
ley college.
Although several tailoring establish
ments where strikebreakers are being
employed were stoned today, only
few persons were injured and there
were no fatalities.