Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-09-12
R|OT|NG RENE: WE'D
IN BOSTON; DEATH
TOLL NOW IS FIVE
Governor Coolidge Asks War
and Navy Departments to
Be Prepared to Render As
sistance in Emergency

BOSTON, Sept. 11.-Following a
renewal Of rioting here today re
sulting from the police strike, Gov
ernor Coolidge asked the war and
navy departments to be prepared to
render assistance, in case an appeal
to President Wilson were necessary
The governor, in his telegram, said
there were "rumors of a very gen.
eral strike" Union officials, it was
known, were preparing to take votes
among the various workers on the
question of sympathetic walkout.
The rioting, which broke out on
Boston Common, resulted in the death
of a sailor, who was shot by state
troops. This was the fifth death OF
the strike, which began Tuesday eve
ming. The trouble started when
guardsmen arrested number of men
who were shooting craps. Sympa-
thizers sought to release the pris-
oners and the shooting followed.
State troops, called out by Mayor
Peters and Governor Coolidge, pa
trolled the sections of the city where
rioting and disorders had been most
frequent. Neither the authorities nor
union officials held out any hope for
an early settlement of the strike.
State and city officials said no effort
would be made to negotiate with any
of the striking policemen until order
had been restored. Union leaders de-
cIared recognition Of their organl-
cation must be the first step in a
settlement. Meetings Of locals of the
Eastern Massachusetts Street Car
Mems union will be held tonight.
when the question Of setting the
time for a general walkout of all
union carmen of the eastern Massa-
chusetts railway lines will be voted
on.
No intimation as to what time will
be set by the carmen for the walkout
was forthcoming, but 1t will be
either tomorrow or Saturday.
A "vigilantes committee" COM
posed of ex-service men, has been
formed in the West Roxbury district
ALI have been sworn in as special
policemen.
About fifty members of the Boston
Automobile Dealers association went
on duty today to handle traffic
throughout the downtown districts.
The Cooks and Walters union,
with q membership Of $500, voted
to strike in sympathy with the po-
Iicemen. The strike will not be put
into effect until thine central labor
union votes on the question Of
general strike.
Fifty-three Metropolitan police,
members Of the force in charge OF
the park system of Greater Boston,
refused to do police duty in the
place of the striking policemen.
They were suspended.
Ran, which fell internationally
throughout the night, failed to keep
the crowds indoors and riots in
which thousands of men and women
and boys clashed with the military,
hurting stones and using clubs, were
frequent.
There was no Indication Of an early
settlement of the strike today. Mayor
Peters, in a statement, declared the
restoration of order was the first OBJ
ject to be obtained, and that the
strike would be taken up when the
city was under control. Leaders of
the striking policemen declared the
men were as determined as ever to
hold out for recognition of the union.
In South Boston, where the mill
tary fired on men and boys 1ooting a
store, Anthony Carr, "a, and Robert
Sheehan, 16, were instantly killed,
while four girls who were watching
the looting and refused to move away
when ordered to do so, were serious
ly injured. One man was killed in
a street braWl.