Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-07-28
NATIONAL GUARDS
RESTING ON ARMS
New Jersey Authorities Hope
to Be Able to Control Ba-
yonne Strike Without
Calling Troops.

New York. July 24.-Comparative
quiet. in marked contrast to the three
previous days of the week. prevailed
in the Constable Hook section of Bay
onne N. j., today. around the plants of
the Standard Oil company and h
Tide Water Oil company, which have
been closed because of a strike of L.
900 men in the Standard Oil works and
the resultant disorder. whereby three
men were killed and scores injured. The
state troops are resting on their arms.
ready for an emergency. bu 1T Is hoped
1t will not be necessary to call them.
Crowds gathered as usual but no
threatening move was made. Desultory
firing occurred during the night, but
the police said this was chiefly due to
false alarms. Sheriff Kinkead and
Commissioner of Public Safety Henry
Wilson said today they believed the sit
uation 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. The
authorities forbade a public funeral
with music and ovation. A church SER
vice. conducted by the regular clergy
men of the vicinity and a procession,
1t was declared. would be permitted,
but speeches were banned.
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 n disorders. Sheriff Eugene Kin
kead asked the strikers committee to
defer their pay day for a week and said
that If any of the men were in distress
and needed their wages he would per-
sonally try to collect the money. The
committeeman said they would present
the sheriff's view to the men.
Sheriff Kinkead invited the strikers
committee, which Is headed by Jere-
miah j.. DAILY. to police headquarters
asked them to strongly counsel the
men to avoid further disorders. He
appealed to them to keep the men off
strike could be settled without further
b~loodshed. and he asked for their
hearty cooperation which was prom
Used.
II want to warn the strikers through
you. as their committee" he concluded.
I have instructed my deputies to
arrest the first man who fires a shot,
and l have force enough to do 1t. !
a v also instructed my deputies, II
any shots are fired from inside the
plant, to go In there and get the man
or men who did it."
Sheriff Kinkead announced that he
had asked authority from Governor
Fielder to gather an additional force
of 100 picked police officers from the
cities in Hudson county under his
jurisdiction. These policemen, he said,
will come to Bayonne in uniform and
will be sworn in as special deputy
sheriffs. They will remain on strike
duty until further orders.
Commissioner of Public Safety Will
son, in q statement, said he believed the
situation was well in hand. and that 1t
should not be necessary to COLL out
troops.
Federal Conciliators John A. Moffitt
and James A. Smyth arrived in Bay
onne today. Mr.. Moffitt conferred with
the strikers committee and Mr.. Smyth
went to the Standard Oil works to COR
suit with officials in charge
The funeral Of the riot victim, John
Strachik. it was later, has
been postponed until tomorrow. or
Sunday. II was thought best to defer
burial of victims until the feeling
among the people in the strike district
had subsidized further.
Fourteen of the injured in Bayonne
hospitals. it was said. today, were suf-
fering from severe wounds. OF these,
it was thought by the doctors. John
: would not be necessary to call out
live.