Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-04
TEXTILE WORKERS
ARE AGAIN CLUBBED
Two Men and One Woman Bad
w Hurt in Disorder at
Passaic Mill.
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(G0nt1nneu from flEHt Eh8Gsf
-
.tnous assembly" l am directed to charge
and command all persons being here as
senbled Immediately TO disperse them
habitations or their lawful business upon
the nain and penalty contained In the
said act. God save the SLATE;
(Signed) ROBBERY CONh1lN,
Sheriff Bergen county.
After the clubbing of the strikers an
informal meeting was held in the Office
of the Garfield plant at which Heath
set himself up as the supreme autnor-
ity and laid down the law to the
strikers. He old them that they are
making a mistake by not respecting
the authority of the plainclothesmen
and special deputies, and by recognize
ing the authority Of only the uniformed
men.
He said that the special deputies
came first, the uniformed police next
and the detectives last. He also said
that Mayor F~innegan is about ready
to appeal to the county for aid be-
: cause the local police force Is inade-
quate to handle the situation, which
is growing worse daily.
When the husband of the Negri
woman asked Heath to let his wife go,
the under-sheFif teld the man that ac-
cording to the law it was a misde-
meanor for people to gather in the
streets and that such gatherings can be
construed as melting to riot. He read
them part of a law, in the presence OF
a number of newspapermen. which, ac-
cording to Heath, sanctioned the KILL
ing of persons engaged in such riots.
Tie said that a murder committed in a
riot case would not be considered by
courts of law.
lie emphatically stated thai an Off
Ger was justified in pulling a gun"
when conditions such as now exist in
Passaic and Garfield confront him.
Heath said that superintendent Kick,
of the Garfield plant. was saving the
county a lot of money by employing
private detectives, and for that reason
ia deserving Of a lot of consideration
He also made it plain h a he sane
tons violence by his men. He said
that he believed in hitting rather h a
being hit. Heath said that he had not
told his men to use guns, but that ne
knew il was difficult for them TO keep
cool.
While Heath was delivering his adj
dress a committee of wool weavers
came into the office and said that they
had been tllr~ atened by strikers. You
go to Recorder Whitehead" said
n th. "He wiz undertake to see that
these men keep the peace. Do not be
i~ntfmidated by bomb-throwers or
anarchists
Trouble is expected this afternoon
and tonight. when h strikers dis
cover that they cannot assemble in
halls.
: Chief of Police Force is said to be
determined to carry out the wishes of
the mayor and prevent such gather
ing from taking place. 1t is certain.
the strikers say, that Leader William
d, Haywood will insist upon the right
of free speech and peaceable assembly.
sympathy for the strikers Is spread
ing. The allegation that 1t is the depv-
ties who are starting trouble Is making
public sentiment in favor Of he strik-
ing forces.
Not once during the strike has one
Of the strikers been charged with vio-
lence. Despite the fact that direct
action is counseled by the leaders,
violence has not been advocated.
1t is feared that the deputies VIII
provoke the strikers TO become hos
tile. and that the result win be the in
vasion of the militia.
There are thousands Of strikers
against a mere handful of uniformed
and non-uniformed police. Should the
strikers become violent, it would be
impossible to keep the peace without
the aid Of the militia.
The first attempt at q settlement be-
tween the mill owners and the strikers
as a union in Passaic and vicinity was
made yesterday. and failed. The man
agement of the Forstmann & Huff
mann plant sent to the strike commit
tee, of which William d. Haywood is
the head, a request for a conference.
The committee. composed of thirty
two men and women. in response, went
TO the Garfield plant, where their de-
rnands We're presented. The mill own
ers offered an increase Of from 5 to 10
per cent. in wages, but IT was refused
by the committee unanimously at a
meeting this afternoon. !