The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-15
BOSTON STARTS
BUILDING OF new
POLICE FORCE
Returned Veterans to Form
Nucleus of Successors to
Striking Policemen.
(By Associated Press)

BOSTON,. Sept 15.-The develop
ment of a new police force around the
nucleus Of regulars which remained
on duty during the recent strike, be-
gan today with the appointment of 20
patrolmen.
The appointees, all war veterans
and certified by the civil service COM
mission as having passed its exam
ination, reported for instruction in
their duties, and it was said at police
headquarters that they probably would
be placed on patrol within a day or
two
The civil service commission sent
to Commissioner Curtis list of 139
names of men who have fulfilled its
requirements. OF these 122 were vet
Grams recently returned from service.
Begin Campaign.
Commissioner Curtis will have ap-
proximately 1000 places to fill when
the list of applicants qualified by civil
service examinations is exhausted
A definite campaign to regain for
the striking policemen the places now
officially declared to have been lost
because of desertion of duty, was ex-
pected to be inaugurated to day.
The action was expected to depend
cPoii SiiC 1SoOlC VI IL SOlIICl UC-
tween union labor leaders and Police
Commissioner Curtis.
The commissioner, at the request Of
the union heads. consented to the
meeting on an unofficial basis, but
the labor men said they hoped to OBJ
tain from it an exchange of views
| which might be made the basis OF
| negotiations.
No General Strike.
From New York where President
Gompers has been directing the feder-
atoms interests in the Boston situa-
ton, came word from one of his asso-
| c1ateS that there would be no general
strike action. Officers of the Central
union here, said they knew of no de-
cision to warrant such a statement;
that the proposal for a general strike
was still before the union, and that a
decision would come with the compile
ton of a poll of the several craft or
ganizations.
This poll is being taken secretly
It is not complete, several Of the prin,
cipal unions having yet to declare
| themselves. 1t is known that some OF
| them voted to take sympathetic &C
ton; that others frowned upon it, and
that more cautious unions postponed
action until they saw how sentimen,
laX
The fact that the Central Labor Un
| ion adjourned last night without call
ing meeting in advance Of its reg
ular session next Sunday was accepted
as an indication that union leaders
looked upon the fight as a long one, in
which they would take action only
after mature consideration.
This consideration, it is understood
will include the advance Of Presider,
Gompers and other leaders of the fed
Grafton, who regard the fight in this
city as centering the national ques
ton Of police unions, which we're ap
proved by the American Federation o.
Labor at its last convention.
Won't Remove Commissioner.
Governor Coolidge. refusing Pres
ident Gompers demand for the remov
a. of Police Commissioner Curtis, sug
gested that the police might have re
course to the courts if they felt theil
rights had been invaded by the com
missioners action in discharging the
union leaders and declaring vacant the
places of the men who left their posts
1t is known that counsel for tn,
policemen's union had considered anc
dismissed for the time being the mat
er the governors suggestion will re
vive the proposal is uncertain.
Restoration Of the city to orderl!
conditions has been followed by re
moval of many Of the barricade:
placed over store fronts and othe
property as a result of the looting il
the early days Of the strike.
The number Of state guardsmen OF
patrol was reduced today but all th'
troops were still held in the city con
centrated at centers for availability al
emergency reserves. On the streets il
, some sections rifles with bayonet
. were displaced by riot sticks to reduce
the possibilities of serious conse
, quences in minor collisions betweel
citizens and guards.
Preparations of the federal authori
ties to send regular army and nav.
troops into the city stood as an emer
gency precaution but it was said tha
Unless there were a general strik
there was no likelihood of their bein
called upon.
FRENCH STRIKE SETTLED