El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-07-31
CRISIS OVER
IN CHICAGO
BELT
Comparatively G a | m;
Only One Negro on
Casualty List


NyAAeN VyAye tq New WpNlcnu.l
calm marked tkis mornings situation
\ the Chicago race war. No serious
cutbreake had been reported, the
sporadic fights We're few and mostly
between indiyiduais and 10 only one
Instance were police compelled TO
sheet. IN that case . negro was killed
while resisting search BY two patrol
men.
Governor r Frank o. Lowden and
other state and city officials wers
plainly encouraged BY the Diminishing
evidences Of mob spirit. Although
practically every military man IN the
3tate was elther In the city or en-
route hers, II was Indicated that they
probably will not be called 10 aetlve
duty IN the streets.
y believe that We have passed the
criels,n said Governor Lcwden. "Of
course the troops Will remain az long
ae thero ID poselbllfty Of danger and
their nervices are at the command OF
the city authorities.
Il believe. however. that the mayor
and chief OF police are right In re-
training from asking for soldiers.
Sending the troops into the trouble
districts might arouse some antagon-
tsma and then when the regiments
Fere withdrawn fresh trouble might
break out"
With the lull In rioting the police
took stock They checked the cor
npaFss official death iiet OF 20 and
setd that It Was complete. They also
found that the list OF injuries report
ed to them had Increased to 1876. Ono
policeman, John II. Simpson, q negro.
was Killed and upwards OF 80 were
hurt IN the three nights Of fighting.
The official death list OF rs In
clnded ~ whites and IL negroes. OF
these all had been identified except
one white man and three negroes.
No women or children were dead,
but scores Of them have been hurt.
some in tbs. actual fighting
Few negroes went to work today.
The riots and the street car .atrfke
gave them Gdoubie' reason for remain
ing at hof1e5 The most seriously af-
fected district was the s~t0ckyards.
WHARF only half the working forces
reported, despite heavy police guards
along the chief thproughfares lead.
Ing to the yards, The negroes eTi-
dently kept under cover, as almost
none appeared on fhe streets and the
railroads reported that there had
been NO notably exodus sDf blacks from
city. Reports that the 1900
oqsns neAsQea wno came g q
70 gsgEtne ~. war wage a
skuR y nfiH egeth again were
sPVusea py falirone men
n1mbiMH STARTED VI.
conference Of 90 negro minister's
pr0lessiohai men, social WORKERS q
mep AFTER inyestBNting the
w of the Chicago race riots. ie-
'ueu 2 report to-day calling upon Gov
'rnor LQWuen TO detail state troops
o 2 the disturbances
race rioks are the i~nexitabla
.esult Of the friction and bad feeling
70 the lnoiLkerence OF the public
'tllcisAg % pompinB o. houses oc-
'apiea D negroes ~ certain sections
y SOUTH side, tne report reaoP,
I'm ponce nave rallied 10 arrest
..na prosecute nose Responsible for
nese Violations OF law and 80 9 re.
2 Keeling has been engendered
'nu clashes nave been numerous be-
Weenl the white men and the
IeEroes."
10 conclusion b report also rec
.mmends the appointment By Mayor
Of 2 race council Of 30
Ive white men and ab negroes to de-
re plans Tor bringing about better
es,,ns tWe tna Ewo RACES,
ac~noa $1,000 1nax vfal.x ~ $1,000