The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-09
ALIENS CLASH
WITH POLICE
1000 Striking Foreigners
Refuse to Give Way for
American Workers, r
FIVE DEAD; IS WOUNDED

Hammond, Ind, Sept. 9.-Five men,
all foreigners, were instantly killed
and fifteen seriously wounded, Sew
eral probably fatally, when private
guards at the Standard Steel Car
works and police fired into a mob of
1,0O0 striking foreigners which had
attacked 200 American workmen
when they attempted to return to
work at the plant today.
According to the police the strik-
ing foreigners attacked the workmen
when they attempted to walk through
line of strike pickets stationed
about the plant. The Americans were
being roughly har died when several
private guards on duty at the plant
rushed to their assistance.
Unable to cope with the situation,
the guards sent in a riot call. A
squad of police responded. The strik-
ers were appealed to to permit the
men to return to work. Instead Of
complying with the request of tho
police and guards, the mob defied
them While the guards and police
were attempting to disperse. the mob
some one in the crowd hurled a brick
which struck one of the Americans.
The mob then surged about the off,
GERS, threatening to kill the Ameris
cans.
A general fight followed durfng
which tho police and guards fired
more than 100 shots. Several mems
bers of the mob were armed and res
turned the fire.
The clash today Is the elimination
of intermittent disturbances at the
plant for the past three weeks.
More than 1000 workmen have
been on strike at the plant for the
past six weeks. They demanded
shorter hours, increased wages and
better working conditions. Following
several minor disturbances. officials
of the Standard Steel Car works ap-
poaled to Gov. Goodrich to send
troops to the city to prevent Serious
bloodshed.' Several. companies were
hurried to the city and remained on
duty for severa, days. Under the
protection of the militia several hun-
dred returned to work. The troops
were withdrawn about a week ago.
AT the time the troops were with.
drawn number of citizens protested
against their withdrawal, calling the
attention of the authorities to the
fact that a number of foreign agita-
tors had been active among the
strikers.
At the time it was reported that
the federal agents had been in Hams
mond for several weeks and had un-
covered radical activities that prom-
ised tho deportation Of a score or
more of nen and women radicals.
May Send Troops Again.
Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 9.-Official
circles here this morning were with
out information regarding today's
outburst Of rioting at Hammond In
which five were killed and a number
injured.
Gov. Goodrich had gone to Wabash
and Frank Litschert, his secretary.
stated that no message had come to
the governors office from the Calu-
met city. Adjt.-Gen. Harry 3. Smith
said that 'all was quiet in Ham
mond," according to latest advices he
had received. He had not been in-
formed o. any recent clash OF strik.
ers and police, he said.
Whether or not the eleven compas
MES OF state militia just withdrawn
from the strike zone would again be
sent to Hammond was matter of
speculation here.
Seven strike leaders, all radicals,
were arrested by police in the STAN
card riots.
Sheriff Bartee swore in 100 depu-
ties this afternoon. Mayor Brown
will not call for troops at this time.
Strikers are to hold mass meetings at
CoYs park this afternoon to decide
on what Ict;On thew will taire