Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-13
Following Suggestion Of Sam
ueI Gompers Union Men Vote
to Return, to Work Pend
ina Labor Conference.
COMMISSIONER WILL
NOT TAKE THEM BACK
Interpretation Of Law Left to
Attorney General - Guards
men Patrol Streets an6
Disorder Is Suppressed.

Boston, Sept. 12.-Frank McCar-
thy, New England organizer of the
American Federation of Labor, an
nounced tonight the policemen's
union had accepted the suggestion
of Samuel Gompers that they return
to work and await the outcome OF
the labor conference at the White
House on October 6.
Mr.. Mccarthy read Mr.. Gompers'
kilograms. sent to him and to Mayor
Peters, at a meeting of the police
mems union tonight. After the
meeting he issued the following
statement:
Accept Gompers' Plan.
The members of the Boston Po-
licemen's union have accepted the
suggestion of Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation OF
Labor. and instructed their commit
tee to act in accordance"
Whether the strike could be set
tied in this manner was problemat-
ical tonight. Mr.. Gompers' sugges-
ton was that the men return to their
posts upon information that the
enforcement of the order (forbidding
them to affiliate with outside organ
,zations has been postponed.) In his
telegram to the mayor, of which he
sent a. duplicate to Georges Coolidge
tonight, he asked that the enforce
ment of this order be deferred until
after the White House conference.
1t is expected that the matter will
be discussed tomorrow when the
governor has consented to meet Mr..
Mccarthy and officers of the Boston
Central Labor union.
Disorders Suppressed.
There was no disorder today. The
streets were strongly guarded by
infantry of the state guard with
fixed bayonets and cavalry contin-
ued to patrol thoroughfares in the
center Of the city.
When Police Commissioner Curtis
was informed of the action Of the
union he said that he had issued
orders this afternoon that no strik-
ers applying for reinstatement
should be taken back. He said
that he could not change his order
before hearing from the attorney
general. This statement was inter-
preted to mean that the attorney
general would be asked to decide
whether the patrolmen were "em-
ployes" who had right to strike
or "officers" of the government who
had no such right.
Cannot Be Arbitrated.
The government and laws OF
the commonwealth of Massachu-
setts cannot be arbitrated. This
declaration from the state house
today was in response to an inces-
SAINT public demand to know the
attitude of the state toward the
striking policemen and suggestions
of compromise.
The men are deserters," said
Governor Coolidge. This is not a
strike. These men were public Of
hcials, We cannot think of arbi-
trating the government or the form
of law. There can be no opportu-
nifty for any compromise in respect
to either. My personal opinion is
that they would not be taken back
if they yielded to my view"
In the last "a hours there have
been suggestions of compromise,
beginning with the statement that if
allowed to affiliate with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor. the police
men would never be called out on
strike in sympathy with other union
organizations. Labor leaders have
not admitted that they would make
| further concessions