South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14
~ Associated Press

Is Associated Press
BOSTON. Sept 13-Police Com
missioner Curtis shut the doors %
rhD police department i'm the face OF
The striking policemen Saturday. lie
announced that he would not rcin-
state the men who had abandoned
tneh posts. At evening roll cal he
made 90 known that the 10 officers
.ad members OF the union whom nc
had suspended had been finally dis
charged and that ne would proceed
et incc 90 % ld up new force
The commissioners action follow
ed the strikers acceptance OF the
So s-cs'iOn ~ Pres Gompers o. the
An crican federation Of Labor that
tG"r retu"- 10 work without H.
T.ardius immediate union rec )eni-
tInr bu without rC!inquishing any
CO. their claims IL found supp,~t IT.
aH opinion 10y Att. Gen. Bruce
y ynan ami a statement by Gov.
coolidge. tnc attorney general he'd
tllt the Ioace officers. having de-
sti ed their posts had made tntt-
p'is,- .dCant and that the m
;aissiouer e0uId fll them.
Gov. Coolidge.
Gov Coolidge az conference
with Pres't John r. McInnis OF the
policcmen's union and other labor
leaders. said he would be guided by
The opinion OF the attorney general.
TO Pres't Gompers he sent a tele-
EFam saying that he stood behind
the commissioner declaration that
The men had vacated their places.
The police commissioner refused
to meet the labor leaders in joint
conference requested by them, but
subsequently, sent word through
Henry r. Long. secretary 10 the
governor. that ne would talk with
them "in my own behalf on Mon
day This phrase was interpreted to
mean that he wished 20 remove any
official status from the interview
Recruit New Force.
BY permission Of the civil serv-
ice commissioner backed by an op-
uion of the attorney general the
commissioner will recruit his new
force. without civil service require
meuts. from veterans Of the army
cor navy who are residents OF this
state The commissioned published
the promotion TO lieutenanCiCs OF
four sergcants who have been active
% training the volunteer policemen.
The new force probably Will be
better paid than the old. The COM
missioner said ne had submitted to
she mayor recommendation for ad-
vances in the salaries OF patrolmen
and would soon request a revision
of the salaries OF officers OF the
force. The mayor previously had
aid that ne favored increased pay
lor the police
Normal Conditions.
The city, restored 20 virtually
normal conditions OF order under
The presence OF the states military
forces. was concerned tonight over
rne imcediate future. The threat Of
60 general strike was IN the air. The
statement of Pres't Gompers in New
ork that he supposed Commission
.r Curtis was willing 20 assume the
Iesponsibility for the consequences
60 his action" directed attention 20
the next move likely 10 be made by
Size Central Labor union. That body
vuI hold a regular meeting tomor-
f1w night II its order Of Thursday
Slit has been carried out, 10 viii
havC before IL expressions OF the
attitude toward general strike
t-keu by most OF its constituent
Unions Nearly all these bodies have
eeti1Fs scheduled Tor tomorrow
Some already have declared IN fav-
or OF sympathetic strike With
others there has been disposition
20 move slowly in a situation in
volying such serious consequences.