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squads of guards from their employees.
The volunteers appear in civilian
clothing, and are armed with regulation
badges clubs and revolvers, as well as
credentials giving the power to make ar
rests.
Union Comes to Stay.
In a statement made to-day. John F.
McInnes. one of the nineteen patrolmen
suspended for Joining a labor organiza-
ton outside the department. declared the
union has come to stay. The organiza-
ton, he said, plans to make the police
FREQ men and not slaves, as they have
been In the past in a social organization
controlled from police headquarters.
The Boston Central Labor Union will
call meeting at once to hear reports of
affiliated unless on the question Of sup
porting the police action by sympathetic
strikes. At this meeting plans for the
execution OF a strike programme will be
formulated and voted upon.
The C. L. U. affiliated unions include
the carmen. firemen, teamsters and tele-
phone workers.
In an informal talk Gov. Coolidge said
the Mayor, under the present law, would
first make use of the special volunteers.
and. II they proved inadequate, he could
then call on outside cities and towns for
assistance. His next move might be to
call out the State Guard companies of
Boston. and II necessary, he could an
peal to the Governor to call out outside
State Guard units.
The Bureau Of Criminal Investigation
will be materially strengthened by the
addition Of volunteers and recruits from
outside cities. for a crusade against pick
pockets and crooks, 1t was learned tor
day. Chief Inspector McGarr conferred
during the day with Commissioner Cur
tbs, Superintendent Crowley, Deputy
Superintendent Philemon Warren and
Drill Master Patrick f. King, regarding
the strengthening of the bureau.
Prof. Hall to Help out.
Prof. Edwin Hall, Harvard instructor
who was the first man to enroll as
volunteer, called at Police HEADQUARTERS
to-day. seeking a conference with Com
missioner Curtis He declared he had
number of suggestions which might be
helpful to the Commissioner. He was
accompanied by Bernard ]. Rothwell,
former president of the Chamber OF
Commerce, and Godfrey Cabot, formerly
in the United States Naval Reserves.
Both Cabot and Rothwell have enrolled
for volunteer duty.
Two .SS calibre revolvers and a billy
loaded with shot were presented to
Mayor, Peters this afternoon by an ad-
mirer. who appeared anxious the execu-
tive be properly armed In case of any
attack upon his person during the
threatened police strike. The ARTILLERY"
was left in care of the Mayors secre-
tary with explicit instructions that the
latter give the weapons to his chief at
the first opportunity.
No action will be taken by the Boston
carmen's union, which recently voted to
support the striking policemen 100 per
cent. until the return from Chicago OF
officials Of the union who are at present
attending the annual convention OF the
Brotherhood OF Amalgamated Street
Carmen In that city.
Locals 103 and 104 OF the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers will hold their regular monthly meet
ing tomorrow night at their headquar-
tiers at Wells Memorial. A sympathetic
strike vote TO back up the policemen in
their demands for official recognition is
expected to take place at this meeting
Employees of almost all the large Bos-