The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-22

sworn in as special deputies. This
measure was taken, according to an
official of one of the most important
companies, purely as a measure OF pro-
lection for the men themselves and for
the plants. II is taken in accord with
the declared policy of fighting. out the
strike on the lines as they are drawn
on the ground.
In addition to these men the COM
panies have thousands of their own spe-
cial officers regularly on duty at the
plants. Every community has increased
it's police force in every possible way
These Increases and additions OF hun
dreds OF special officers are for tho
most part in the hands OF the local
chambers of commerce.
Despite the protestations on both sides
violence is an ever present possibility
The companies and the local officials
for the most part friendly to the COM
panies, insist that they are but taking
reasonable precautions. The strike
leaders assert that all this show OF
force only incites to violence.
II the occurrences of to-day are any
criterion the strikers seem to be justi-
fed in their contentious. Certainly the
violence occurred only where the local
authorities denied the right of peace
assemblage could be peaceable in these
times, and where they broke up the
meetings by their own show of force.
Where the meetings were permitted they
were admirably conducted.
Point Used by Strikers.
This denial of the right of assemblage
is proving one of the most valuable
cards in the hands of the strike leaders.
Their wrath centres on Sheriff Haddock
lof Allegheny county and on Mayor Lysle
of McKeesport The Sheriff and the
Mayor have proclaimed that no meet
ings can be held within their turisdic-
| ton.
They say these boys fought for
democracy" sneered Foster. the leader
of the strikers.
/ Upon what grounds have you for
| hidden these meetings." the reporter for
THE SUN asked Mayor Lysle this after
| noon.
ION the grounds that no meetings
can be held without a permit" he re-
piled, ''and we are not giving any per-
mits I'm determined that law and
order shall be maintained"
The Mayor had boarded up all the halls
| in his town early. last night. At the
time scheduled for the meeting this af'
tennoon 5000 strikers gathered at tnt
edge of the city in an open field. The
chief OF police, with a big force Of spe'
cial officers, uniformed and ununiformed
| descended upon the meeting.
The crowd moved across the town line
! Into the borough of Glassport. The
| Giassport authorities refused to tolerate
the move and started to chase the meet
ing back into, McKeesport. The LATTER
wouldn't have 1t, and then into the mid
die of the 5000 rode eleven State troop
ers and the meeting broke up. A Stat,
trooper and a McKesport policeman
each made an arrest.
At Clarion more of a struggle oc
CURED. When the police rode up the!
were greeted with a shower of stones
Shots were also fred It Is not clear b.
whom. 1t was there that the larges
number of arrests were made.
big meeting was held tonight on tn
South Side in Pittsburg without inter
ference from the police.
Foster and Democracy.
Foster told of the arrests this after
noon, the fact that the men were ben
held without bail and incommunicadt
and cried:
'If that's democracy. I want non
of itr'
The situation, as well as it can b
stated impartially, is Both sides ar
making extravagant assertions. Bot