Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-23
Bayonne Strikers Commit
tee Promises Aid Sheriff
in Keeping Order.
HOPE FOR SETTLEMENT
First Victim Of Riots Is Bur
led, but Officials For
bid Parade.

New York, July 23.-Comparative
quiet, in marked contrast to the prev
/ ious days of the week. prevailed in the
Constable hook section of Bayonne.
N. J., today, around the plants Of the
Standard Oil company and the Tide
water Oil company, which have been
closed because of q strike of 900 men
in the Standard works and the result
ant disorder whereby three men were
killed and scores injured.
Crowds gathered as usual in the
streets leading to the works to discuss
the situation, but no threatening move
was made. DesuItory firing occurred
during the night, but the police said
this was chiefly due to some false
alarm among the watchful guards.
Sheriff Kinkead and Commissioner of
Public Safety Henry Wilson said today
he believed the situation was we'll in
hand and that there would be no need
Of troops.
Two events set for today caused the
authorities some uneasiness, however,
and they kept a strong force of police
and deputy sheriffs on duty. One Of
these was the funeral Of the first vic
tim of the riots, John Stranchik set for
today. Some of the leaders wanted a
public funeral with music and oratory,
but the authorities forbade this A
church service conducted by the reg1s
lar clergymen Of the vicinity and a
procession, It was declared, would not
be interfered with, but speeches were
banned.
Ask Delay OF Pay.
The other matter to cause uneasiness
is the fact that this is pay day at the
works and it was thought some Of the
men might go there TO collect wages
and their approach might incite shoot
ing and disorder. Sheriff Eugene Kink-
cad, in order to avoid possibility Of
trouble, asked the strikers committee
to defer their pay day for a week and
said that if any of the men were in dis
tress and needed their wages he would
personally tryi to collect the money.
The committeeman said they would
present the sheriff's views to the men.
Sheriff Kinkead invited the strikers
committee, which is headed by J. J.
Daily, to police headquarters and be-
sides discussing the pay proposition,
asked them TO strongly counsel the
men to avoid further disorder. He ap-
pealed to them, for the sake Of home
and families. to keep the men off the
streets. He said he believed the strike
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shed and he asked for their hearty CO.
operation. which was promised.
John A. Moffitt and James A. Smyth,
conciliators, who were detailed to try
to end the strike by Secretary of La
Dor William Wilson. arrived in Bay
onne today and Immediately set to
work. Mr.. Mofitt conferred with the
strikers committee and MIR. Smyth
went to the Standard Oil works to
consult with the officials in charge
Fourteen of the injured in Bayonne
hospitals, it was said today, were suf-
ferfng with severe wounds. OF these,
it was thought by the doctors, John
Surgen and Michael Seizecz would
soon be added 10 the list of dead.
No Need of Troops.
Trenton, n. j., July Ex-Governor
Fielder came to the state house today
and in an interview said he is con
vinced there is now no need for state
troops at Bayonne. Adjutant General
Sadler of the New Jersey national
guard and Sheriff Kinkead today told
the governor that the situation was
within control of the local authorities.
Sheriff Kinkead will swear in addition
al deputies today and also call on the
different cities Of Hudson county in
which Bayonne is located, TO lend their
extra policemen to Bayonne to main
tain order
Governor Fielder was caustic in his
criticism of the Bayonne city authori-
ties for the way in which the strike
had been handled, There were very
few arrests by the local police and
none by the sheriff. he declared. There |
was no attempt to get at the ring lead
ers and arrest them.