The Washington times., 1916-03-05
POLICE Modified
FOR STRIKE DUTY
Major Pullman Prepares for
Any Emergency That May
Come of Strike.

Disorder will not be tolerated. Peace
full assemblies will not be disturbed"
Such Is the gist of the orders issued
early today by chief OF Police Pullman
in respect to the street car strike sit
uation.
Meantime. the entire police force has
been mobilized and is being held in in
stant readiness at the precincts OF
Washington.
Should any disorder occur in any part
OF the city at least 300 men In addition
to those on beat duty. will be available
for service at the scene OF any
trouble.
With elaborate preparations COM
plete to meet any trouble which may
arise the officials OF the Police De-
partment do not believe 1t will be neces-
sary to dcputize any special officers.
Duties Are Outlined.
From the office OF Major Pullman
today there emanated an order definite
ly fixing the part the police are to
play I'm the present labor trouble.
Reports received from the various
car barns throughout the city at the
precincts wherein they are located today
however hold no indications OF pending
trouble or disorder.
Uniformly the reports have been that
the pickets at the barns protest their
desire to accomplish walk-out of the
remaining employees only by peaceful
means.
Yet realizing that under conditions of
strike such as exist in Washington to-
day. that trouble may be started BY
some outsider. or by some man either
In the ranks of the strikers or the loyaI
employees. at a moments notice. the DO
llcc are Keeping up their policy OF
watchful waiting.
Gets Early Start.
Early last night. when it first became
apparent that a strike might be in full
swing before many days, Major Pull
man began his preparations.
His first action was the issuance OF
verbal orders, requiring all men TO re-
port back to the station houses as soon
as they finished their street duty. All
leaves OF absence were also refused.
Inese orders were made officially in
writing today, with the effect of bring
ing back all OF the 12-to-S morning men.
Ihcy were permitted two hours for
| breakfast. N'
| The majority OF the car barns being
| IN the Ninth and Seventh precincts,
| these sections have been made the scens
OF the most rigorous police preparation.
Police At Barns.
captain Schneider. OF the Ninth pre-
cinot said today that he has placed
three men at the Fifteenth and II
street northeast barn; three men at
Fourteenth and East Capitol street:
| two men at Thirteenth and ID streets,
| one to patrol that portion of the sub
| urban line which runs out Rhode Is
| land avenue northeast. and another in
| the III street viaduct. In addition TO
this Captain Schneider. his lieutenants.
and his sergeants are themselves "on
! the street" today. making rounds OF
the car barns, while twenty-seven men
| arc held In reserve at the station.
In the Seventh precinct. Captain Fal-
vey has fifteen men distributed todny
\ among the barns in his territory. These
are located at Thirty-siXth and w
| streets, Tenleytown. Thirty-sixth street
and Prospect avenue. and the = street
| barns. as well as the station of the
Great Falls line.
He also reports that so far as the
pickets and strikers are concerned they
arc peaceably inclined, and no trouble
| Is expected.