Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-07-19
STRIKE PARADE
AT ROOSEVELT
Bosses and Clerks of Ameri-
can Agricultural Company's
Plants Compelled to March
CAUGHT LEAVING WORKS
Strikebreakers Imported Yes
day Afternoon Cause of Lat
test TreubIe--Sh0ts Fired.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS
Roosevelt, July 19:-Oflcials and
clerks of the Williams & Clark
Works here, numbering fourteen,
were held up to ridicule by being
paraded through the streets Of the
borough during a wild demonstra-
tion of strikers late yesterday after
noon. Strike breakers were brought
in by the American Agricultural
Company yesterday afternoon and
several hundred shots were ex-
changed between strikers and guards
the Williams & Clark plant last
light.
Wait for the Office Force.
Strikers from both of the plants
and a number of boys between the
ages of ten and fourteen years
awaited the homegoing of the Office
force of the Williams & Clark plant.
Their wish was gratif1ed about $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon, when
the bosses and clerks were given a
huge surprise. AS they were leav-
ing the plant under the escort OF
three officers they we're snatched up
and hustled into wild mob Of peo-
pie who began to parade with them
in Railway avenue. Some of the
strikers carried banners inscribed,
"scabs," "strikebreakers," "bum
bosses,' etc. The office workers
were ridiculed but were not injured.
Ihirty-eight strikebreakers were
brought to the American Agricultur-
al plant at 2:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. 1t is declared that four
teen of them returned on the same
train, stating they did not wish to
work as strikebreakers. Forty others
arrived at the works on the 4:26
o'clock train. They had contracts
insuring pay at the rate of S1.80 a
day for ten hours and declared they
we're brought here under the prom
ise that they were to be put to work
In new plant. They state that they
did not know they were being en-
gagged for strike-breaking. The men
on strike say they want 81 day.
Several Hundred Shots Fired.
Shooting started at the Williams
& Clark works about 1890 o'clock
last night. Several hundred shots
were fred, but from all accounts no
one was hurt. Strikers received a
report today that e. U. Holton, gen
eral superintendent Of the Williams
, 8, Clark plant, kicked man and
rendered him unconscious when he
found him picking wood near a
\ fence at the American Agricultural
I,tN orks.
Mayor Resents Statement.
~ Mayor Hermann resents the state
fment made by e. U. Holton, general
manager of the American Agricul-
tural & Chemical plant, that the
mayor was playing politics and had
refused to act against strikers be-
cause be wants their votes for re-
election this fall. The mayor sees
In this statement a trick to draw
him out in statement that might
be used against him In the future
Tho mayor says the only politics be-
ing played in the whole affair Is by
the officials of the plant themselves
whose main object Is to accomplish
his overthrow. Mayor Hermann
says he is performing his duty and
Is doing all he can to bring about
satisfactory settlement of the strike
The mayor was asked today by
Mr.. Holton to stop the children pa
rading the streets. 1t seems the
bosses have notified the company
that they will not handle Italian
strikc-breakers. Manager Holton
contends that this action on the part
of the bosses is due to the demon
stration last night. He feels that
If the children could be prevented
from parading the bosses would
consent to handle the new men
brought to take the place OF the
strikers. Mayor Hermann has re-
fused to interfere with the paraders
as long as they are peaceful and or
derly. He holds that the children
have a perfect right to show their
sympathy with their fathers who
are on strike, If they want to, es-
pecially as they are now feeling the
effects of the strike in their homes.