Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-05
FIRE ON WORKERS
IN STRIKE R|OT|NG
Special Deputies Send Bullets
Over Head of Crowd Near
Garfield Mill.
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the deputies changed their plans and
brought him back to the gate-house.

the deputies changed their plans and
brought him back to the gate-house.
Police and Deputies at Odds.
When the excitement had subsidized,
the ill-feeling hat exists between the
uniformed men and the deputies made
itself manifest. A group of twenty
girl strikers began walking toward the
mill. The strikers can be recognized
by the badges they wear. One reads:
Don't be a scab," and the other: I'VE
are striking for bread"
A deputy singled out two girls and
approached them. He touched them on
the shoulder, made some trivial remark,
and the girls and he began to laugh.
Chief of Police John Forss was near
by and saw the actions of the deputy.
You leave those girls alone" he said,
land stop fooling with them"
ct am not fooling with them" CAME
back the reply.
you are and you've got to stop it."
retorted the chief angrily.
Just as he had said that another
deputy approached and said to the
chief: Damn you. you leave my men
alone"
Then tho CHIEF of police and the two
deputies engaged in a warm verbal
battle.
This has been the first open clash
between the uniformed and n%on-uni-
formed men. That they had been at
odds has beer apparent for some time.
Yesterday Under-Shertff Heath told the
strikers that they are making a mis-
take by thinking that the uniformed
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told them that the deputies came first
and the police next
The police are in a peculiar position.
It is said that the Common Council is
divided on the strike question. Some
of them favor peace at any cost. while
others are openly with the strikers.
Between the divided Council and the
county officials, who are always on the
scene, the police are in q ~predicament
and do not know how to act to please
the opposing factions.
AS yet, however, the police have done
nothing to incite a riot or even a quar-
rel. whereas, 1t is alleged. the deputies
start something"
There seems to be no doubt Of the
fact. say interested persons, that the
drawing Of guns this morning by the
deputies has formally opened a war
hat will surpass any labor trouble in
the history of the State
The sentiment of the public is con-
tinuing to be with the strikers. There
has been talk of calling out the militia
to protect the strikers and property
from deputies.
Deputy Sheriff Carrot A. Dawson has
been put in charge of the situation in
Garfield. He says that he is deter
mined to dispense the strikers on every
occasion and maintain peace"
The ban on mass-meetings is still on.
Haywood cannot speak in Garfield.
There is not a hall open to him, and
the fact that public assemblies are not
permitted in the streets precludes the
possibility of holding open-air meetings.
As yet no striker has been detected
carrying weapons. 1t is predicted, how
ever. that they will take every step
possible to defend themselves.
One striker said today. Hunger and
cruelty may drive us to desperation. l
believe In keeping the peace. I think
we can win out by being peaceful. 1
find, however, that that Is not possible.
cannot educate people by address
ing them In halls or in the open. We
can hardly get together and talk over
our policy. Conditions here are as
they are pictured to obtain In Siberia.
The deputies are making a mistake by
beginning hostilities. The police have
beer fair"
Superintendent Kick, of the Garfield
mill, gave his version of the shooting
this morning. According to the super
intendent, Rothfscher refused to move
on when told to do so by a deputy.
He said that one striker threw a brick
at a deputy and knocked out several
of his teeth. Then the deputies charged
the crowd and three of them held back
a mob of $50, according to Kick. He
further says that they had to enter a
private house In which Rothf1scher was
hiding before he could be captured.
Leader Excluded From Hall.
Yesterday James 7. Thompson was
scheduled to address a meeting in Bel
mont Park Hall, Garfield. When he and
his followers reached there, however,
they were excluded. When they failed
to hold the meeting they went in a
body to Mokrai Hall, Hudson and