New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-07
POLICE ASSAILED
BY MOTHER JONES
Strike Leader Says She
Fears Neither Woods
Nor God.
az am not afraid Of Commissioner of

81 am not afraid Of Commissioner Of
Police Woods or Of God Almighty"
Six thousand striking car men yes
terday threw their hats into the air and
cheered Mother Jones as she said 1t,
shaking her fist almost in the faces of
the big force Of pstrolmen stationed
around the Harlem River CAS- inc to
prevent repetition Of Thursdays riot:
The question whether Mother Jones had
melted that riot was under considera-
tion al Police Headquarters, but the
white-haired strike leader haughtily
refused to discuss the matter.
"They say ! started the riot" she re-
marked. well, Pm not going 70 say
whether I did or not. Anyway, | have
no apology 10 make.
She denounced the police as "uni-
formed murderers," and threatened to
bring an army Of women from other
states against them 10 prevent them
from clubbing strikers.
Tell your Mayor, your Councilmen
and Police Commissioner that II they
want TO hang me, let them hang me! ."
she cried out, and 70 facilitate mat
tiers, added that they would find her
at the Union Square Hotel: When l
am on the scaffold, I'll cry freedom for
the working classes.
There were yells Of approval and vol
levs OF cheers at her furious tlrade
against the city administration and her
defence Of the strikers.
Were not going TO surrender! she
cried. "They will tell you 100 men
went back yesterday, but there was not
a damn one. This is strike that will
20 down in history"
Don't YOU dare hurt my boys" she
said to Captain ONeill, Of the East
l26th Street station, who commanded
the police that dispersed the strikers as
thew left the hall. Captain ONeill
smiled and held out his hand. Mother
Jones took II
"Organized labor has not yet learned
the lesson of lining up its women" she
said TO reporters later. LET the work
ing women realize what they can do
and they will join in with the men, and
industrial troubles will soon be over
This is not a Sunday school picnic.
This is something more fearful than
civil war-it is a war for bread"
She declared that il the women who
helped demolish the car on Thursday
were sentenced TO jail when their eases
came up next Tuesday it would not
hurt them.
Ihey can raise htlI lHtte az "t4i az
anywhere else. ! always did," she SAID.
Mother Jones was glad 70 see some
of them were waking up to the neees-
sity of fighting with their men, she
went on. The trouble with women was
that they were all taken up with fuss
and feathers and passed up the real
business of life for silly sentiment
They were either parasites who wore
the blood Of little children for jewels
OF parasite worshippers. They must
get out Of themselves, for II was up 70
women TO be the real heroes OF the
world
Commissioner Woods said Police
Matron Smith had been present at
THURSDAYS meeting at Mozart Hall,
when the women rushed forth from
hearing Mother Jones speak TO attack
a streetear. The mstron had report
ed 10 him that Mother Jones said
nothing Of an infammatory nature.
Her report will be placed before
magistrate. and further action will
rest with him.
Groceries at cost for the striking car
men will be provided from store the
Amalgamated officials are arranging to
open at 1913 Madison Avenue not later
than the middle Of next week.
The committee Of the federated labor
bodies which is charged with aiding
the strikers yesterday instructed Ern-
est Bohm 20 ask for a permit for the
women's parade. Tuesday, Wednes-
dsy or Thursday will be acceptable,
and the route chosen is Union Square
10 the City Hall. William Z. Fitzger-
aid said no difficulty in obtaining the
permit was anticipated.