Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-05-07
President Of Pennsylvania
Federation Of Labor -Ex-
presses Radical Views to
Industrial Commission,
BITTERLY ARRAIGNS
STATE C0NSTABUlARY
History Of Industrial Struggles
of Recent Years Is Recount
ed and Grave Charges Are
Made Against Officials.

ray MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LGAseo wlsEi
Washington, May 6.-Charges that
the PENNSYLVANIA state constabulary
is used to break strikes and TO create
reigns of terror in times OF INDUSTRIAL
disputes were made TO the Unitec
States commission on Industrial rela-
tions today by James n. Maurer, presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania State FEEDER
alton of Labor and member of the
state legislature.
After detailing instances In which
he said the state police acted against
union strikers, Mr. Maurer asserted
that he would advise the union men
OF Pennsylvania to learn military tac-
tics and how to shoot in order to pro-
tect themselves.
II have, ON a previous OCCASION,
urged that trade union men learn now
to shoot and to protect themselves,
he told the commission, 'and next
week, at the convention OF the state
Federation of Labor | am again going
to advocate against these agents OF
the commonwealth who are used
against them. We are tired of having
our defenseless people shot down anu
beaten by these officers of the state
and IL II is going to continue II is nee
essary that labor men be prepared to
protect themselves"
The American Cossack.
Maurer submitted to the commis-
sion pamphlet he had prepared
on the Pennsylvania state police which
he entitled "The American Cossack."
The police were recruited, he declared,
from United States soldiers and de-
sons of the middle class, who
never were worth anything at home.
The witness stated that during the
Weslmoreland coal strike in Peilnsyl
vania the state police precipitated
trouble between pickets and strike |
breakers and arrested only strikers.
"In no instance" he said, were !
strike breakers arrested and several |
appeals from us to these police to |
protect strikers, or men who wished !
a guard when they desired to so home !
were unanswered. The state police
protect the employers and never the I
striker. They are strictly partial in
their conduct"
Official charges, Maurer said, were /
submitted to former Governor Tener,
cf Pennsylvania. At the Hazleton
trolley strike, he declared, the state
police were sent In without uniform
10 rail at strike breakers in order to
stance state police officers acted as
attorneys for strike breaker who
had been arrested. An investigation
was ordered by Governor Tener, he
added, and a report made, but no ac-
ion was taken except TO discharge
me trooper who had been proved
guilty of drunkenness.
Constabulary Not Needed.
AT the recent Bethlehem Steel
itrike," Maurer said. there was abb
iolutely no need for the constabulary
The governor and the president had
been appealed to, but the government
,ould no nothing. But when Schwab
,alled for the eonstabulary the gov
'rnment had power to help break the
trike, There had been absolutely no
rouble until the state police reached
Then, within an hour af-
er their arrival there was bloodshed."
Further inquiry into the constabu
ary VIII be made by the commission
ater Officials of the police force
lready have been summoned to tes-
ify.
Inquiry into Pennsylvania railroad
abor conditions continued today. !
mong the witnesses being Samuel II. ,
ioyer, former mayor of Altoona. Pa. !
Who told of the strike in the Pennsyl- /,
ania shops there In 1911. The strik
ng snopmen were peaceful, Hoyer
aid, but G. w. Creighton. general SUI
of the Pennsylvania rail-
Dad at Altoona, constantly urged him :
D arrest strikers and labor organiz- :
RS when he had no right to do so and !,
efuscd to do so.
Wanted Somebody Arrested.
superintendent Creighton wanted
ne to order the arrest of strikers and
rganizers on general principles" the .
fitness said, Just SO that some one :
'as arrested. ] told him that organ I
.ers and strikers had as much right
I Altoona as he and | had as long as g
ley conducted themselves properly. v
Creighton didn't seem to want to y
ettle the strike. | told him he could
.op the trouble if he would let the g
zen go back TO work but he said he II
ouldnt take them back because the G
me limit for them TO go back by a
rder had expired" y
Hoyer said he finally told Superin- Il
,ndent Creighton IL he did not take II
le men back he would lead the strike q
imself This, he said, led to an or n
or to take the men back and an but
few returned. The witness also told Il
an assault upon a labor organizer u
Y constable named Luther in the n
resence of state detective who ar "
'sted Luther and went on his bond Il
tier which Luther was permitted by
re authorities to go free. le
Defends City of Altoona. G
Regarding the charge made by the "
rder of Railroad Telegraphers that 81
le Pennsylvania dominated the CITY m
Altoona.aMr. Hoyer said he did not al
siieve such a general charge could Il
} supported re
General superintendent Creighton II
sgan a sta4ment and will continue ei
He said he wished to an nj
yer Hoyer as soon as possible, but G.
as asked TO step aside in order to n,
'cOnlmodate another witness who II