Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-09-17
General Strike Still a Menace
Grave Doubt Over Vote Unions
More Steps to Safeguard City
FIRE LADIES TO STICK

FIRE LADIES TO STICK
Busfnn- Sept I6.-The outstanding
development today IN the situation re-
sufr1ng from the police strike was
that cume what might. they would
remain Al their posts of dury The
voting OF unions animated with the
former policemen on the question Of
supporting the latter continued quiet
ly and methodicaAy and there was
grave doubt OF the outcome The Of
icials realized the danger still cun-
,, fronting the normal lite Of the city
but hailed with satisfaction the Attn
rude Of the IRE fighters.
Immediately upon learning Of the
action of the fremen,s union, Gov
ernnr Coniidge addressed a lerser 10
Fire Commissinner Murphy saying:
II Is with a grsst deal of salts
tacrinn TINT 7 am informed mat the
men IN your department have taken
precisely the stand WINCH / am sure
they and an overwhelming prspnnd-
eranre of our cirizens would take.
! IN their DECISION To remain IT their
posts and perform rifrsr-nurr uf prD-
viring for the public safety.
The Inst session of the. general
| cunrr provided means Of shorten
| ing the hours Of members of the ire
! department IN rnis commonwealth.
! The aclnn CT your department viii
| materially assist IN giving the fire.
men the support Of the public in
/ Whatever requests they mRy take for
| increasing their welfare. ! wish ID Of
/ Ter Won my congratulations ann
! through you my thanks To tine men
+ is perfectly secure IN the hands OF
1 the people"
7 REINSURANCE was found also in the
I tact that the attitude of the hremen
! was IN harmony with tine wishes of
/ the American Federation Of Labor
! The decision was announced after q
4 conference between President Daniel
4 J. Louney, Secretary Frank 4 Cook
and Directors Matthew McGunRgal
and P, J. Gallagher Of the ftremen's
union with Guy Oyster. secresary 70
President Gunpers- Mr.. Oyster I'd
visfd the men u prove thai men
might he affiliated wirh organized Ia
: bor and still be faithful 70 a public
trust The statement signed by he
/ officers OF the union said that the
constitution Of the International As
snciatlnn Of Fire Fighters. 10 which
4 they belonged, declared It inadvisa bic
for fremen To strike as they were
/ guardians of life and property. Il
/ was proposed to maintain that posi-
tiun. At the same time the state
ment expressed strong sympathy fur
! the policernen,s strike, asked serious
/ consideration for those VINO are now
/ LEFT without employment. and can
dsmned Commissioner Curtis for mt
having Indicated his position in the
matter and that the police had SOUGHT
afhiaripn with the American FEEDER
( a1lon of Labor for the purpose OF
I berterlng their working conditions.
The Boston Typographical Uninn
and the Web Pressmenss Union were
votinE tonight Three Thousand mem
beTS' Of the Machinisfs' Union and
Marine Machinists VIII meet fnr a
vute on Thursday. Brewery workers.
/ Burrsers. Drivers, ana Bartenderx and
! the Cuited Hebrew Trades already
have voted ON a sympathetic strike in
support Of the former policemen
| The strike of the police has been
unusual IN thai they have avoided
demonstration. They haxe held mn
J paraies NOR public meetings 70 ex-
! cite sympathy There has been M
! attempt 10 show their strength and
numbers Except for the few meet
lngs OF the Puliremen,s Eninn the
members hHve mt besn assembled
and AZ M time have they appssred
an a body IN public.
Since their pinces were deciarsd
vacant many have sought 0Iiler ezn-
: pigymenf- Ten formsr puafcsnnrr sare
new guarding q lnrEe humber pihnh-
Eeverxi fr,rfaysd nxs sid 10 nasVe re-
s,,,-r,v,d IN .s,r 4rufias which they afAn-
duued v-brn tney eufzred the uepRzf-
n,r,,. T,,sxe incifIfie masuns. brick
I laa,.,,s I.ouEsz1nreznsn and tezlns1ers.
+ sen. az tfrem hzad retained their orig
1 frn3 trnde uuirn cards. Not q few
1 ,u~urusssd cnufideure fsant they would
n rsinsfHted in tf1e DISAGREEMENT.
Br7sndier General Z. Leroy Sweet-
~ nmmuunc1d tudnv ff1ax the s.evfxnl
gf the ola Massachusetts vuiuuferr
Mliixin N ~ raserve force uf fraiued
msn N be iuunex1inkely zva5lzhie in
case the ures1uf eznErgencv becomes
mnre ssriuuz,s Ind bean 80 sucreas-
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