Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-01
BAYONETS QUELL
GLASGOW RIOTERS
Thousands of Tro ops
Poured Into Scottish City,
Lawless With Strikers
BELFAST STILL SOVIET"
Committee Keeps Control.
Workers Say Strikes Will
Spread Through Ireland
By the Associated Press

oN tHt HsSOttuttu fftoN
Glasgow, Feb. Thousands of troops
have arrived here and sentres with
fixed bayonets are stationed at stra-
tcgic points about the city. Every
thing is quiet this forenoon.
Councillor Shipwell. one OF the strike
leaders in the Clyde district was
arrested this morning.
Belfast, Feb. L. (By A. P)-The
strike committee announced last night
that it contemplated trying to extend the
strike to the whole of Ireland.
London. Feb. 1.--(By a. P)--Troops
arrived during the night at Glasgow,
where there were serious strike disor-
ders yesterday, according to the Daily
Mirror.
There was serious rioting yesterday
in the mining districts of Lanarkshire,
particularly at Bells Hin, where much
damage to property resulted The po-
lice dubbed the rioters.
SteamfitterS at Lisburn, six miles
southwest Of Belfast, struck yesterday.
II is asserted that a majority of the
rioters in Glasgow are very young men
and that many of the older workers in
both Glasgow and Belfast are opposed
10 the movement, but that their idleness
has become compulsory owing TO the
action of the others.
An incident Of the riotiug in Glas-
gov was when a saloon was raided for
bottles, The raiders found only beer
and mineral waters. They drank all
the beer before throwing the bottles, but
disdained to empty the mineral waters
nd I,, f,,1l lntt ,,,ta arf1
Workmen stin Run Belfast
The administration Of Belfast from
Artisans Hall by self-constituted rulers
continues. the organization of a police
force of 800 special constables by the
strike committee having been effected
This force Is cooperating in perfect
harmony with the city police and win
dow smashing and other disorders virtu-
ally have ceased.
The entire city has accepted the rule
of the committee which prohibits ex-
treme agitators and Sim Feners from
speaking Anybody with a grievance
must obtain permission from the COM
mittee before airing it publicly.
The strikers newspaper did not ap-
pear yesterday, but it has been an
nounced that an eight-page paper will
day to take the place of the usual after
noon papers, which have been stopped
Many advertisements already have been
received and the editorial staff has been
appointed.
strikers Wives stay at work
Football matches. dances and con-
certs, at which strike leaders will DO
star performers, have been arranged
for the Weekend.
There is one trouble, however which
comes from the wives ot some of the
workers. They grumble because they
are obliged to continue working in the
| textile facotries while their husbands
/ are idling.
/ In the conflicts between the police and
strikers yesterday in Glasgow, at least
| forty persons were more or less badly in
| jured, among them Sheriff Mackenzie,
4 Chief Constable Stevenson, Deputy
Constable Rennie and number of
policemen. These We're all injured by
bottles thrown by strikers when the
police were clearing the streets in baton
charges. Two of the strike leaders
william Gallagher and David Kirkwood
were arrested and later were charged
with melting TO riot. Both are still in
custody.
During tn height of the disorders the
riot act was read. Gallagher and Kirk.
wood were permitted by the authorities
to address the strikers and exhort then
to march off in orderly procession.
Shops Pillaged In Night
Despite this advice, however, ther,
were wild scenes of disorder and II
various parts of the city ooting wa
INDUCED in. Goods TO the value o
jewelry shop: while other shops wer
, pillaged during the course of the rio,
, About twenty-four tram cars were 8
badly damaged that they had to b
withdrawn from the service.
' As an instance OF the novel plas
Of the strike movement, 1000 strikers g
Edinburgh demanded that the Edr
/ burgh corporation should grant f20O
r for a strike fund and the Leigh corpora
Y tiOn $500 and threatened unconstitl
/. tiOnal acts II their demands are refuse,
n Branches of the Society of Engineer
resolved last night TO strike February
and to continue the strike until a worl
/ ing wnel Of forty hours was grapta,