The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-29

26 Broadway and resumed the picket
ing" interrupted when Sinclair and
his followers were arrested. Mrs
Sinclair was among them. She wore
white suit with band Of crepe
about her left arm. Three men and
Mrs. Lucy Huffaker completed the
mourning detachment. The man
refused to give their names. All
wore bands OF crepe about their arms.
At Guilty Mans Door.
NEW YORK, April 29.-The Col
orado strike situation, with its toll OF
death among the men employed in
mines controlled by John d. Rookie
Teller and the killing Of women and
children was brought directly to the
door of John d. Rockefeller Jr. here
today.
Men and women with black bands
OF crepe about their arms "picketed"
the famous No. rs Broadway In pro-
test against the staying of human be-
ings In the labor war. Upton Sim
clair and four women who establish
ed the FIRST picket line and paced
back and forth before the entrance to
the building occupied by the Offices
OF the Standard Oil company, were
arrested. Their places were imme-
diately taken by eight others however
and with the police keeping the side
walks clear, the mourning watchers
kept up their picketing during the al
ternoon.
After Mrs. Belle Newman Zilber-
man had made an Intellectual attempt
to see Rockefeller Jr.,, in his office
and was later arrested on the stret.
G. o. Haight, secretary to the SON Of
the Standard OIL magnate told re-
porters no statement would be made.
"Mr. Rockefeller knows nothing
about the demonstration that has
been going on In front Of the build
Ing" said Haight, aand he will ignore
IT,"
At the Tombs court where he was
taken with other "pickets" Sinclair
bitterly denounced Rockefeller for his
attitude in refusing to arbitrate the
differences in the Colorado strike.
Sinclair said his wife had promised
to be arrested II he was and imme-
dia:ely after her husband was taken
into custody, she took her place with
the pickets.
George Sterling. the California
poet, escorted Mrs. Sinclair in the
march OF the 'sblack band" before the
OF the Standard OIL. Bust
ness was practically suspended in
lower Broadway when the demon
stration was started. but after the
sidewalks had once been cleared, the.
pickets were not molested. The
tramp OF the "mourners" extended
from Beaver street to No. AZ Broad
way. An enormous crowd was at
.racted by the strange procession, but
traffic policemen kept the way clear.
In her endeavor to see Rockefeller
r.. Mrs. alderman said she went d.
rect to his Offices in the Standard Oil
Secretary Haight met her,
she said, and told her Rockefeller was
90 busy to geSe her an audience She
hen sent in note, saying she want
I'd to ask only few questions but
vas refused admission.
I'VE were not making any disturb
lnce," said Sinclair, at the police sta
ion. THE invisible government Of
America should bc punished before |
ve are punished
When asked what he meant by the |
invisible government" Sinclair said !
the Standard OIL Co. and its allied |
interests. That II our invisible gov
There are murderers at |
70. 20 broadway. Rockefeller IL
ware of all that is transporting In Col
rado and is directing It.
Sinclair is now living with his Sec
nd wife at No. so Cathedral Park
ray. He said she had promised to be
rrested II he was and declared he
vanted publicly to ask her not to
ALL"
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