Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-09-15
QUIET RE|GNS
AGAIN IN BOSTON
Campaign TO Regain Places for
Striking Police Started
GOVERNOR REFUSES GOMpERS
Barricades in Store Fronts Re-
moved-State's Guardsmen
Reduced in Number
BIZ The associated Press.


BOSTON, Sept ia definite cam
paign to regain for the striking po-
Icemen, the places now officially de-
clared to have been lost because of de-
sertion of duty. was expected to be
inaugurated today. The action was
expected to depend on the result of q
conference between union labor lead
ers and Police Commissioner Cur
tis. The commissioner at the request
of union heads, consented to the meet
ing, as an unofficial basis but the la
Dor men said they hoped to obtain
from 1t an exchange of views which
might be made the basis of negotia-
tions.
The extent to which the A. T. of L.,
would support the fight for reinstate
ment and recognition as a union is in
doubt. Immediate danger of strike
threatened by the Central Labor
Unions, as it's principal weapon in
support of the patrolmen, appeared
removed
Governor Coolidge, refusing the
demands of Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor, for the removal of Police
Commissioner Curtis, suggested that
the police might have recourse to the
courts If they felt that their rights
had been invaded by the commission
er's action In discharging union lead
ers and declaring vacant places of
the men who left their posts.
Restoration of the city to orderly
conditions has been followed by re-
moval of many barricades placed
as result of looting in The early days
of the fight. The number of state
guardsmen on patrol was reduced to-
day. but all the troops are still held
in the city, concentrated at centers,
for availability for peace reserve.
Preparations of federal authorities
to send regular army and navy troops
into the city stood as an emergency
precaution, but 1t was said that un-
less there was general strike there
was no likelihood of their being call
ed upon.
The developments of the new police
force around these nucleus of regu-
lars, who remained on duty, began to-
day with the appointment Of twenty
patrolmen. The appolntees, all war
veterans, and all certified by the civil
service commission as having passed
the examination, reported for instruc-
tions in their duty
The building up of the new force
will not be hurried according to
James H. Dovlin, Jr., counsel to the
zation would proceed, he said, in
conformity with the civil service laws
The Civil Service Commission sent to
Commissioner Curtis a list OF 1S9
men who have fulfilled the require
ments. OF these 122 were veterans
recently returned from service. The
commission has on file several hun
dred other applications. Commits
sioner Curtis will have Approximately
600 places to fill when the list OF
applicants qualified by civil service
examinations are exhausted. The
commissioner is authorized to COM
plete his force by proVisiona! ap-
pointment of any veterans of the
army or navy who are residents OF
the state.
The south Boston district, scenes
of some serious rioting during the
early days of the strike. was disturb
ed this morning when state guards
men were stoned from roof. The
soldiers fred shots into the air