The Detroit times., 1912-01-30
SOLDIERS BAYONET
PIERCES BOY ON STRIKE
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al through the night additional armed
nen arrived, until today a formidable
army was on duty.
The soldiers were ordered to pre-
vent rioting at any cost. Last nights
demonstration. which resulted In the
accidental killing Of one woman-a
striker-hit by a stray bullet, and In
which police and strikers fought hand
to.hand, was responsible for this or
der. For the present, II was stated,
martial law will not be declared, but
the manner in which pedestrians were
compelled to move on" and the
streets and avenues kept clear, was
an evidence OF what may be expected
II the authorities decide TO suspend
the civil law In order that the big
rlill owners may import strikebreak-
ers here to run their mills.
The strike leaders ordered their
people to obey the law carefully. A
binding snow storm kept many off
the street and there was no trouble
OF any kind during the early hours.
Tho snow storm aided in keeping the
workers in their homes but also added
greatly to the suffering of the unem-
lloyed.
There were twenty one companies
of infantry and two troops OF cavalry
IN the ground today. In addition the
police force had been increased to
100 men and the mill men had 1000
armed detectives"
BY order of Col. Leroy Swetser, in
command OF the troops. all of the ap-
proaches leading to the mill property
we're guarded by double line OF sol
diers. The order OF the officers was
tina. no persons were to be permitted
to congregate near the mill property,
that no more parades or mass meet
ings were to be permitted and upon
Lny utterance by the strike leaders,
which could be construed as incen-
diary. TO Jail them.
The efforts OF Gov. Foss TO end the
strike, II was said, will probably prove
futile. The strikers are suspicious OF
his good faith in the matter. because
of his action in sending the most
powerful force of militia used on
strike duty in Massachusetts, in re-
cent years to operate against them,
simultaneously with the issuing or an
open letter TO the mill owners, say
ing they should at once restore the
old wage scale paying Sc hours pay
for the 54 hours work.
Strike Leader Ettor said today that
the offer of the governor, meant moth
inc. He asserted that the only way
the strike can be settled will be for
the mill owners 10 deal directly with
fhe officers OF the union. Ettor com
rented bitterly on the arrest OF John
Breen, member OF the school board
aud son OF former Mayor Breen for
2 planting" the dynamite, the finding
Of which was responsible for the send
ing into the city OF the first reinforce
ments OF militia. Breen was TO be
arraigned in court today, when he
was expected TO plead not guilty and
rive bail for examination later.
"Breen planted that dynamite to
discredit our cause" said Ettor. "and
The authorities have left nothing un-
done TO give the impression outside
that the strikers were all foreign born
Anarchists who despised law and or
der and would prefer violence TO
methods We will win our strike, as
every mi4r here which is not entirely
shut down, is operating at a loss"
Early today militiaman on guard
who said he saw % men trying TO
cross the ice on the Merfimac river
from Lawrence TO the Uswoco mills
fred a shot The entire guard al
that point rushed to the scene. II
there were actually any strikers there
they fed.
son prt,tf,r nons Utrht. Tfne.