Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-09-11

Boston, Sept. 10.-Two men and a boy
were killed in riots growing out of the
police strike. There were numerous in
Juries of minor nature to members of
inobs, police officers and State guards
men. Property damage was slight COM
pared to that inflicted by the wild RAM
page of hoodlums last night.
Although guardsmen were supplement-
ing the volunteer police in all parts of
the city and new units were steadily
coming into the city. the situation late
tonight could not be said to be under
the control of the authorities. Mayor
Peters, who had taken charge of the
police department during the day and
had obtained the services of the State
guard, declared that he would not attempt
to do anything toward settling the strike
until order was restored.
One of the most serious elements in
the complicated outlook was the posi-
bility of sympathetic strikes by labor
unions which have declared their support
Of the policemen's union. Like the
patrolmen's organization, most of these
unions are affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor. The State branch
of the federation at its annual conven-
tion in Greenfield to-day instructed all
Boston unions to vote tomorrow night
on the question of action to back up the
policemen.
Members of the fire department have
openly expressed sympathy with the po-
lice. Brigadier General Samuel d. Parker,
In command of the State guard units on
police duty. conferred with Fire Commits
sioner John r. Murphy tonight as to
what measures could be taken in the
event Of a sympathetic strike Of firemer
The most serious disturbance tonight
were in Scolley square, the cheap en-
tertainment center of the city. and in the
South Boston district Scolley square was
thronged all day and we'll into the night
The crowd became riotous In the eve
ming and cavalry men were sent to dis
perse IT.
The mob surged in and out of the
square. Shots were fired and an uniden-
tilted man was killed. A woman was
wunded in the arm, a middle-aged vol
unteer policeman was so badly beaten up
that he was removed to hospital, and
three cavalry men were hit over the head
by bottles and other missiles and also
were given hospital treatment After in
fantry reinforcements arrived the square
was finally cleared.
Inc Soutn Boston district, WnlCn was
so turbulent last night was considered
one of the worst danger spots and a
large force of troops was thrown in there
early in the night. For some time they
held in check the mobs of polyglot resi-
dents of the peninsula section but late
at night conditions were so menacing that
a machine gun crew was rushed over to
aid them.
So fierce was the resistance of the
angry crowd to the efforts of the guards
men to preserve some sort of order that
guns were leveled and the machine gun
was put in position. All sorts of missiles
were hurled at the guardsmen. A shower
of stones so endangered the soldiers that
teh machine gun crew was ordered to
fire. One man and a boy were killed and
nine persons. including two girls, We're
wounded. At a late hour the mob was
still uncontrolled.
Windows were broken in different parts
Of the city, but there was little looting.
The guardsmen kept the crowds moving
too fast for that.
Boston, Sept. 1O.-Governor Coolidge
early tonight ordered the 14th and