Arizona republican., 1915-05-07
Charges Are Made That the Mounted State Police Was ased to Break the Strikers and to Create Reigns of Terror
TO TEACH UNION
 MEN TO SHOOT
President Maurer Says the Men Should Learn Mili- tary Tactics and How to Shoot in Order to Protect Themselves in Future
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WASHINGTON, May 6.-Charges that the Pennsylvania state consta bulary was used to break strikes and create reigrs of terror in times of industrial disputes were made before the United States Commission of in
 dustrial relations by James H. Maurer
 president of the Pennsylvania state
 federation of labor, and member of
 ;he state legislature. He stated he will advise the union men of Pennsyl-
 vania to learn military tactics, and
 how to shoot, in order to protect themselves
 Naurer said that during the West
 noreland coal strike the state po- lice precipitated the trouble between the pickets and strike breakers; but arrested only strikers. At the re- cent Bethlehem Steel Strike. he said there was no need of the consta- bulary.
 .The governor and president had been appealed to. but the government could do nothing. But when Schwab called for the constabulary the gov e,nment had the power to help break the strike There was no trouble un- til the state police came. then within an hour there was bloodshd"
 There will be further inquiry into the constabulary by the commission later
 T have on a previous occasion urged the trade union men to learn how to shoot. and to protect them selves" Maurer told the commission. next week. at the convention Of the state federation of labor l am going to advocate union men to learn the military arts in order to pro tect themselves against these agents of the commonwealth who are used against them We are tired of haV- ing our deferseless people shot down and beaten by these officers of the state. if it is going to continue It will be necessary for labor men to be prepared to protect themselves.
 Maurer submitted to the commits sion a pamphlet he had prepared on the Pennsylvania state police which he entitled "The American Cossack- Police recruited he declared, from the United states soldier, degenerate sons of the middle class who are never worth anything at home"
 The inquiry into the Pennsylvania Railroad labor conditions was con tinued. among the witnesses being Samuel Hover. former mayor of Al toona Pa. who told of the strike | of the Pennsylvania shops there in 1911 The striking shopmen were peaceful, Hover said. but G. W. Creighton. general superintendent of l the Pennsylvania Railroad at Altoona constantly urged him to arrest the l strikers. and labor organizations al though he had no right to do so | and refused to do so.
 Superintendent Creighton wanted l me to order the arrest of the strik CTS. and organizers on general prin- | r;ples" the witness said ''just so | some one was arrested" I told him the organizers and strikers had as much right in Altoona as he and had, as long as they conducted them selves properly.
 "Creighton don't seem to want to i settle the strike I told him he could 1 stop the trouble if he would let the men go back to work, but he said he wouldn't take them back because the | time limit for them to go back by | order had expired
 Hover said he finally told Superin lendent Creighton if he did not take the men back he would lead a strike himself. This, he said led to an order to take the men back, and all | but a few returned. The witness l also told of an assault upon labor | organizer by constable named Lu- ther in the presence of a state de | tective who arrested Luther and | went on his bond. after which Luther | was promised by authorities he could | go free.
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