The Washington herald., 1914-04-19
PEACE OF PENNSYLVANIA GUARDED BY 228 MEN

troubles. II has nothing to do with the
matters in dispute between the strikers
ard their employers. Nor has II any
prejudices. The men ride into the scene
looking straight ahead. turning neither
to the right nor to the left to nod to ar
acquaintance or a friend.
'On the front edges Of a mob OF riot
ers there may be comrades or relatives
OF the members of the National Guard
sent to iron out a mob. That is one OBJ
lection to the National Guard Again,
militiamen are not trained In the hand
ling of disorderly crowds. Our men are
that Is one Of their specialties, though
for two years past. fortunately, such
service Of US has not been required.
I'VE ride into a town. as ! have said.
We know nobody while on duty. The
manufacturer or the mine owner Is nc
more to US than are the striking work
men assembled in the streets. Now II is
difficult matter to break up a mob OF
5000 angry men. The city police use
their clubs Milltiamen press forward
with leveled bayonets. Often blood
flows. We prevent the mob from gath
ering in the first place. Three men stop.
Soon there are a dozen. then a hundred
and then a thousand. We keep each
human unit in motion. The currents
flow and there is no stagnation.
"They Didn't Eat Us Up.''
six thousand conductors and motor
men Of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
Company struck in February. 1910 The
$500 city policemen could not deal with
the situation. call on Gov Stuart was
made for the National Guard. I will
send the State police. the governor said.
After they are eaten up. Ill give you the
National Guard.
But we were not eaten up. We rode
to Kensington. in the center of the fac
tory district. and took command Of a
territory composed Of sixteen city blocks.
I had eight officers and 10 privates. We
reached the scene early in the morning
Violence had stopped by noon. Although
we made a number Of arrests. street
cars were run in the district regularly
and safely in the afternoon. After three
days l sent two OF my troops away on
other duty. The remaining two troops
left the city in six days and returned to
their barracks Order had been restored
in the KensingtOn district.
No mystery brought about the result.
The State police are trained in special
lines Of service We read with some as
tonishment Of two members Of the Can
adian mounted police rounding up a
whole tribe OF Indians and marching
them off TO Winnipeg. Prince Albert. or
Fort Graham IL was not so once. 4
half a dozen police would attempt to ar
rest bunch Of Indians and would be
shot up. More police would then come
and shoot up the Indians. Thus the In
dians learned in time TO respect the pO-
lice and TO move along when told TO
do so.
Coming to the main point, let me say
that the control OF a bad situation de-
pends on the men who are assigned TO
the job. was appointed superintendent
in July. 1905. BY the middle Of August
had received 100 applications for places
on the force. Only 30 men passed the
physical examination. or the 80 only
30 qualified mentally The sitting. you
see. was very thorough. From the 200
chose eight officers and 1S privates.
20 per cent Of whom had seen service
in the regular army They came from
nineteen States. east and west of the
Miss issippi River
Where He stationed the Troops.
The force vas cut up into four troops.
fifty privates TO troop. commanded by
captain. a lieutenant. and Ave ser
Geants. / studiel the criminal records Of
the State and stationed the troops at
GreenburG. PunNsutawney. Wyoming and