The sun., 1919-09-20

BOSTON POLICE SAY
CURTIS BROKE LAW
Charge Commissioner With
Illegally Advertising for
Strikebreakers.
CARMEN CONSIDER ACTION
Many Overseas Service Men
Are Recruited for Uni
formed Force.
CARMEN CONSIDER ACTION

BOSTON, Sept ia statement
signed by Frank II. Mccarthy. general
organizer of the American Federation OF
Labor, and N. ]. O'Donnell, president Of
the Boston Central Labor Union, criti-
cising as illegal the advertising used
In connection with the effort to recruit
men for the new police force, was issued
to-day. The statement said
I'VE notice that the Police Commits
sioner, who has been loudly asserting
that all his actions in connection with
the police controversy have been strictly
in accordance with the law of our State,
deliberately ignores the law OF Massa-
chueetts in advertising for men to take
the place of strikers without informing
such men that labor trouble exists as is
required by the law of Massachusetts
I'VE also wish to inform the ex-ser-
vice men whom Commissioner Curtis
invites to become strikebreakers that
among the Boston policemen now on
strike are some 400 ex-service men, who
responded to the call OF our country and
barred their breasts to the German bull
let's in order that our country and the
world might be saved to democracy, and
who, because they sought to have estab-
lisbed in their department little Of the
democracy for which they risked their
HIVES, they find themselves deprived Of
their means OF livelihood and their com
rades in service are appealed to take
their places.
1--WE believe that Police Commissioner
Curtis will learn that the ex-service men
OF Massachusetts are made Of better stuff
than he>seems to think they are"
The Boston Social Club. an organiza-
ton of Boston policemen which has been
In existence for thirteen years, voted
tonight to contribute $4,000 from its
treasury to the poiicemen's union. Both
striking union patrolmen and non-union
members Of the force who have not gone
on strike are members of the club.
The committee of the Central Labor
Union charged with the duty OF count
ing the\ ballots cast by the individual
unions on, the question of general SYM
pathetic strike met tonight. Plans were
made for a meeting on Sunday, when
the result of the voting will be made
known.
Superintendent OF Police Crowley to-
night ordered all restaurants closed be-
tween midnight and 4 p. NJ, for the
duration of the strike. The supermten-
dent said the many loafers driven from
the streets had been congregating in the
all night srestaurants.
OInceTS OF Ile BOsIOu SarfnenS Union
to-day called a special meeting for to-
morrow night to consider what action
should be taken with reference to the
present situation in the policemens
union"
Members of the Brookline Fire De-
partment, who are members of the Inter
national Association of Firefghters,
affiliated with the American Federation
Of Labor, are considering the surrender
ing Of their charter. It was announced
to-day.
The uniformed police force now num-
hers Gal patrolmen. Superintendent OF
Police Crowley said to-day. The nor
mai force is bbout 1900 men. The pres
ent membership includes 406 patrolmen
OF experience, he said, the remainder be-
ing recent recruits.
The Superintendent said the length OF
the State guards tour OF duty here was
still uncertain. but It would be shortened
considerably II sufficient number OF
recruits was obtained. The department,
he said, had been in receipt of many APP
plications for places from men who
served overseas.