The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-10-02
Strike RIOT N AUGUSTA,
STRIKE sYMPATHIZERs ATTACK
NON-UNION MEN.
several Employees Of Street Car Conn
pany Beaten and Others Told To
Leave the Town-Police are Called
on Early In the Night.

Augusta Ca. Sept. 26.-After night
marked some rather exciting events,
including attacks on strike breakers
employed by the Augusta-Aiken Eiec-
trio Railway. Light and Power COM
pany and threat OF a general strike.
Augusta tonight Is reasonably quiet,
with miliuamen assembling In ac-
cordance with an order Of the COVER
nor.I The militiamen are to be held
but are to be employed only at the
orders OF Mayor Barrett.
Augusta. Ga. Sept 26.--Following
the adoption Of resolution providing
for a sympathetic strike at a monster
labor meeting held by Augusta Fed
Grafton OF Trades at the court house.
attended by quite 1000 laboring men.
crowd Of union sympathizers at
tackled the non-union men at the
power house at 11.30 o'clock tonight.
man named Cason has been badly
beaten. and hye mon. who have been
operating cars since the strike went
into effect. have been taken away In
an automobile to be put on the next
train and driven from town.
5. 1. Furrow and G.. w. Peger OF
New York. strikebreakers. were less
seriously beaten. They are now at
police barracks and say they are
willing to leave the city. The names
OF the others could not be ascertain
ed.
At is minutes to 2 the mayor or
dered the IRE department to the
power plant with instructions to dis
perse the mob with water. AT the
same time report was made to po-
lice headquarters that a mob was
moving to the Third street car barn.
where IL Is understood 20-odd strike
breakers are quartered. A squad OF
policemen have been ordered out and
are on their way to that barn now.
The resolution adopted at the labor
meeting at the court house pledged
the 16 affiliated organizations of the
federation OF trades to a sympathetic
strike upon the call OF the leader OF
the striking car men. Lea Cornelius
a national organizer OF the Garments
association. after the meeting mad
the statement to newspaper NJ "a.
that he would call for q general SYM
pathetic strike ''if he felt 1t neecs-
sary." but. he said. I'VE intend to
maintain the organization"
Al 1880 Mayor Thomas Barrett
ca'.ed Gov. Brown by long distance
phone and asked for an immediate
order for State troops. with the pur-
pose OF declaring Augusta under mar
tiai law.
Just before o'clock this afternoon
one of the cars on the belt line was
attacked by mob on Fifteenth street
and the conductor. man by the
name OF Kelly-one OF the men
brought here by the company In the
past few days-was seriously beaten.
Twenty men were arrested and taken
To police barracks.
Prior 10 that a conductor was be-
labored on May avenIe ny crowd
OF women.
Upon instructions of the governor
the adjutant general has issued an or
der To Major Levy OF Augusfa In or
der out foLr companies OF the Nation
al Guard To be held subject TO direct
orders from Mayor Barrett.
Capt Thad Jowltt has taken the
call and Is now assembling the men
OF the four companies at the armory
where they will be held on duty. Any
use OF the troops on the streets or
on cars will be only upon order Of
Mayor Barrett
The mob failed TO show up at the
Third street car barn. though "a
squad OF policemen from the special
detail were there waiting for them
and are still on duty at the barn. The
crowd at the power plant began to
disperse. and only small portion OF
them II floating around i'm the vicln-
ity.
strong police guard Is on duty
around the power house and will re-
main there unless removed and re-
placed with militia by tho mayor.