The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
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camo down town. and as resul,
We have had trouble uptown.
Points Out Danger
II could spend lot OF money
and put a lot OF inexperienced men
as guards all over town-but 4
don't dare do Il. and YOU wouldn't
either II you were In my place.
You know there would be a lot OF
shooting and killing II I did-that
there would be more disorder than
there Ia now,
Instead OF cooperating the Great
Northern has imported 600 negro
strike breakers. and failed 20 keep
the agreements which would have
permitted ~ to send police escort
with them when they were permit,
ted to come down town.
Every time we've had a chance
10 protect strikebrea ers there has
'becn no disorder
Something Constructive
~ you want TO do something
constructive" said the mayor.
you will go To the dockowners and
tell them to keep their agreement
to house their strikebreakcrs on
the docks. and cooperate. until this
trouble blows over.
"No~ you gentlemen repre-
sent about sis percent Of the
people serve and the long.
shoremen represent about two
percent And there are abou,
IS pereen, in between VINO
AREN'T going TO fight the bat
ties OF either OF you. The
trouble with the ia~iess long
shoreman Is that he won, rec
oanixe the rights OF anybody
who has a dollar and the trou-
Bile with you gentlemen 10 you
won't recognize the rights Of
anybody who hasn't got q lot
OF EN-"
He said the strike guards we're
getting drunk aboard tho ships !
drinking Japanese saki. and that
the police arrested three OF them |
one Saturday night TO prevent
trouble
Asks for Suggestions
I've come here 10 learn some
thing I've come here 10 be told \
II you have anything reasonable 10
suggest I'd be glad to hear r."
Attorney J. ". Roberts. who had |
the typewritten resolutions ready. |
spoke mp.
Then do construe your re-
marks TO mean that the city au.
thorities admit they are not cap
able OF handling the situation7' he
demanded
Applause
You don't understand anything |
81 the sort" said the mayor, ''un.
less your head Is soft"
There we're Kisses from the
crowd and a few cried no per
sonalitics"
Talking PiatitUdes
Wen | know II we're I'm your
place | should issue the command
to maintain order" declared Rob
erts. And II order wasn't main.
tanned I'd demand the officers
stars"
You're talking platitudes. ans.
wered the mayor.
Is there anyone else7" asked
Judge Burke.
piles, Piles" cried some in the
crowd
Ex-senator Declines
The former senator refused to
take the floor. stating I'm not
we'll enough acquainted with the
situation"
Judge Burke took the floor
again.
There is one phase OF the
lawiessness that has not been
touched upon" he said. Men
come 70 this city en- route 20
Alaska, and are beaten TO
Jelly"
A Drunken Fight
"You got that from a morn
ina Newspaper report" replied
the mayor. THE investigation
by the police showed that the
two men got into drunken
fight"
There 10 another case" said
the Judge, "of an lceman who
was beaten TO a Jelly"
HE wasn't beaten SO bad In
that fight but what he picked
up a club and knocked one man
senseiess," interrupted the
mayor.
"A very sensible thing to do
In a city with inadequate police
protection" retorted the Judge.
The crowd whistIed and APP
plauded.
Rossts Rockingham
with n competent chief or 20
lice. who exercises his powers,
continued the Judge. I'VE would
stop this violence In ~ hours. He
would track these outlaws TO their
late and ba would know their hab.