Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-04
HUB COMMITTEE
r-rzens Report on the
Police Strike
,o-.e-- Men FOR Les~snp Their
7,s4t ane EHor. 70 Enforce BY
s.-,.s IRE a,snt % JOIN American
..+.-e-ior Of labor

s.-,.s IRE atsnt % JOIN American
..+.-s,ior Of labor
.. 1ct. The citizens COM
---se 4. Il winch James J. Stor-
-.alr-nan ana which was ap-
a,.--sr ~ MAYOR Peters when :
$3.50 I ne police appeared imw-
-.r Operate with INN in at
arr = q each an amicabie settle
MAJ united Itself IN report u
- -sro- -odzy. together with a
-es7.-..- undermining the police to-
avn. ar pnsts ana for their effn;r
Gig. .- ~. ny strike the -ignI IF 20
...-4r r. ON The American Federa-
.-- -apor
- -ssoluIlor. winch was adopted
. --za--rE his afternoon. follows:
-.se - hal the policemen If
zero InJusrified n leaving
-a IS. nat II Is vital for the
.-s-s-.a.laa II law thai officers cf
.-s ar sfuGld not be permitted. nv
-z-lr- or otherwise 20 become
4z-e.z~ xirh any outside bodies tne
-,.-= ,. -.e-esls IF WHICH miEnr CON-
-,.. ~. suun duly ana that the
...-7s--.--as FuIly supports The acts cf
..-..----les n preserving law am
me III -uWaris defeating inallt
uslveiy tie effort 20 an
.l-~s II --rIhe ne r1gn, of policemen
- american Federation u
-a-1o~
- -c2r~-. winch was signed by
re -zet.--lve committee deait
rat WIN events before he STRIKE.
Is z. o-nr1tee practically cease3
- @--z wnen The police went OF
---rxs. -t--aNse The ureponuerance
c-9- calrsf The policemen loin-
x ~ -,rt-lpan Federation II La
-- .- s1e-c.sIng the right 10 strike
vsz go Ginning.
- r.sa~- reviewed me efforts :
10 ..---.ttes ro reach IL satlsfac-
tr-- -e11 q The issues IN
wed n1uclnc ne police 10 sur
.ar-z~ -r-. american Federation ~
-arrer. IT eXplaInesa that A.
s-r- with The men md Min
-. ties ae ,eGnIni. e. posi-
.~ ne OF scrapuious. ri-Id
q. ry4=sain- adherence 70, The com
-~L..ara, ms MAYORS position that
-ner -lst give ~ heir A. z II -
...-er ..ac M 10 u1asr N,asis could
s.- r-.-L5s - policeman ne coun-
49, II me men should
-crr1nlttec would do he III
-t se.- psw,E % see that thy
s-s =.e-' ca
IN = @ all parties. the report
% "a i,e saated Thai al no
h, unIor va1e 70 SURRENDER
fiat II Ct IN a1Iy waT az,
~ liter Cxes--s-- iry vote 20 str-.k1
VIZ 90 sasTens3oTs ri the g -nsEr-
we're piaccd on trial
s ls;.cr 20 tht eor11isslor =
-r 4tcd thaI al no tiTns Old
SOP M mon ~ officers al III
.r,.r -re- nn iriaI iake any posi-
-- W.. 80 a9znrnissioTls- other thar
- 1r.n- conrir- IIng and retaining
lt- --era-'e-s-ip n ne unlor1.
AZ 1stIce ~ ne governor y
sr.-.l g 7l1}ed mat at All times he
-ss.-a. -ts -ne.rhe-s OF thr commit
s. Ia whenever allied unon fDr :
ORE he would pruvloe sun
--- thsv could re secured. %
~l.l-l w ana order.
y .v--hs- Justice 20 ali parties
sHc-.1 10 stated thai the governor.
e -, ~ anr ne com-niss,uner, n ths
III 7- III he conTuittes. acted al All
res -ar7 he highest o. motives EnA
u "a single thought: namely. the
ss-.rt ~ ne commonwealth and IL
ae--s 1-o;,er 70 say t31aI all mem
.-4 - co--rnlttee VINO came n con
t Htssrs. Taney ana FeeEie*
.--z-, or the men are ~ th-
'r.- ~ "a, ne counsel FOR he men tx
-.-. .te~-- memorable neans n theis
-Ter rs -c,eperate ~41h me COMMITTEE
-.nd 4 say oGI ~ the ap-
l-.- --uasse = wtlltn the men Hasi
s-t d. ~ counsel. they splEied me
- Fs-deraiion of LABOR
ev7rE incidents leading 10 me
'-a- - -eport SUD hat when the
7--o-e Commissioner Curtis
s---- IT o dsfe- prunolincing sen
ri. .er liz IS pa,rninen who were
@&4ii,- Of affiliatiug with lhe
-~r~,--. ~e0erauor q Labor N ths
e4- Is efforts 70 reach an ami
s-.lernerr would ne successful
7 lie more lime, counsel for me
ne Efe-:er- Parker. % whom
-e~ was delivered. refused 20 sub
nv Commissioner. ate
-r4E-n~ the matter --sAs cali
attention Of the Commissioner
--s- - !. pnsfponsTnert-
-..-~- eurtaer SAID that he cern-
80 eonrerr FOR me safety o.
wren he strike was declared
~eesr so that troops he irnrnedi-
er out that COMMISSIONS
ssCred them. me mayor anu
s.-rr: hat ne Haa The situz-
hand and that ne 5id mo-