The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-12
NO COMPROMISE
WITH POLICE
Massachusetts Governor De-
cIares Boston Police "De-
serters, Not Strikers"
LEADERS WANT TO TALK
Quieter Night for Boston.
Only One Killed-Troops
Are on Job.
LEADERS WANT TO TALK

Only One Killed-Troops
Are on Job.
Boston, Sept. 12.-Thers will be no
compromise, no arbitration in tho
police strike and no reinstatement OF
mon who have deserted their posts
Gov. Calvin Coolidge announced to-
day when he learne that union Off
ciaIs had planned to confer with him
and that some of tho strikers had
been asked to be taken back.
The governor, now in full charge of
the situation. said he would rely on
the state guard to maintain law and
order now and would call on federal
troops If necessary. He refused to
consider the policemen as on strike,
but classed them as deserters.
The conference with union leaders
we're sought by the latter today to
| take steps towards settling the walk
' out.
Try to See Governor.
John F. Innes, of the policemen's
union, and the committee of Central
Labor union, appointed to handle the
general strike plans, announced that
they would call on the governor this
afternoon. Mayor Peters also stated
thai he would see the governor In
connection with the plans for settling
! the strike,
superintendent of Police Michael
H. Crowley said today that several of
the striking policemen have applied
for their Jobs back
The applications are being consid-
cred. he said.
| The governor made known his atti -
tude In an interview with newspaper
men.
Can't Arbitrate Government.
"You can't arbitrate government OF
tho forms of law" he said. Don,
refer to the policemen as striking; call
it 'dessrtion from duty Tho police
are not public employees, but public
officers.
II don't think now of any conditions
under which these mon might be re
lnstated. | have no authority over
them. have appointed Mr. Curtis
as police commissioner and he is re-
sponsible according to law"
When asked what his objections
were to the police joining the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, Gov. Cool
idge said:
my chief objection is that the con-
troll of government and maintenance
Of law and order must remain in the
hands Of the properly constituted au'
thorities. President Wilson made
that plain in his Helena, Montana
speech"
Official union figures show that
there are Lila Boston policemen or
strike and 426 who remained on duty
out of a total of / $40 members of the
department.
Thank God the blood guilt fol
these murders during the riots doe;
not lie at the door of the policemen'i
union"
This was the statement made today
,, by President John F. McInnes of Tho
union when he called at the office o
,, City Treasurer Thomas w. Murray
for his pay,
, The menace OF a general strike ha!
, been postponed, temporarily at least
Six thousand state troops are patrol
! ing the streets. Boston today il
> nearer normal than since the riotint
| began Tuesday night.
| Considerable time would be re
e quired to arrange for general strike
even if such a move were the wis
of a majority of Boston labor unions
l hach union must sNote sepala'ely "
the question OF StrlKe' each h's.,l ,,
per peing enllled 10 Fote, II
: strike must receive the sailclloh
a cach unions lhteInatIohal counc
r before 1t becomes eilectlNe'
: Inc central ldpol Union cd'hot uo
{ clare general strike untIl II I'd
been authorlIed 10 90 SO ny the mem
/, bers OF each union. II WOMB tlu
be week or possibly longer peior
the machinery 1or general s'rlN
o could be set IN operatioh' -..,.
q Last nlght was coihparatlEeIy qule
y except for Insurance IN 1alila,c
: ram When aHoIieF hdHle was auue
" tne ,i;7I, ~ " ~ u at,ii,o go a,
r Henry Grote youth, was shot dca
? bv a state r1ardsman when he re
n fused TO halt after crap game ha
s heen broken I'm Three other youn
@ men were wounded bv the volley fire
T AZ them ss tbev fed
w.. =, c4riL.
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