The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-15
Result May Depend Upon
Conference With Com
missioner Curtis
GENERAL STRIKE NOT
IMMEDIATE THREAT
Boston Has Been Restored
in Part Measure to
Normal Conditions

Boston, Sept l5,--A definite campaign
TO regain for the striking policemen the
places now officially declared to have
been lost because of desertion of duty,
was expected to be inaugurated to-day.
The action was expected to depend upon
The result of a conference between union
labor leaders and Police Commissioner
Curtis. The commissioner, at the re-
quest of the union heads, consented to
the meeting on an unofficial basis, but
the labor men said they hoped to obtain
from it an exchange of views which
might be made the basis of negotiations.
Those included in the proposal to meet
with the commissioner were Frank II.
Mccarthy, New England organizer of
the American Federation Of Labor, Pres
ident John +, Mclnnes of the Polcemen's
union, and President 0'Donnell of the
Central Labor union.
The extent to which the American
Federation of Labor would support the
fight for reinstatement and recognition
as union was in doubt to-day. Imme.
date danger OF a general strike, threat
ened by the Central Labor union as its
principal weapon in support of the pa.
trolmen, appeared removed by the dispo.
sition of the labor leaders to move
slowly
Restoration OF the city to orderly CON
ditions has been followed by removal of
many of the barricades placed over store
fronts and other property as result Of
the looting in the early days Of the
strike, The number of state glardsmen
on patrol was reduced to-day. but all the
troops were still held in the city, con-
eentrated at eenters for availability as
emergency reserves. On the streets in
some sections rifles with bayonets were
displaced by riot sticks to reduce the
possibilities of serious consequences in
minor collisions between citizens and
guards.
Preparations Of the federal authori-
ties TO send regular army and navy
troops into the city stood as an emer-
gency precaution, but il was said that
unless there were a general strike, there
was no likelihood of their being called
upon The state troops, however, are
likely 70 be on dutysfor some time, as
Commissioner Curtis said he could not
hope to build up a new police force in a
day, and any letting down in protective
measures would invite a recurrence of
lawlessness
The development of the new police
force around the nucleus of regulars who
remained on duty began to-day with
the appointment of 20 patrolmen. The
appointees, all war veterans and all GER
titled by the civil service commission
as having passed its examinations, re-
ported for instruction in their duties and
it was said at police headquarters that
they probably would be placed on patrol
within day or two.
The civil service commission sent to
Commissioner Curtis to-day list of l39
names Of men who have fulfilled its re.
quirements. OF these, l22 were veterans
recently returned from service. The com
mission has on file applications from
several hundred additional men who
have not yet been called up for exam
nation
The South Boston district, scene OF
some serious rioting during the early
days of the strike, was disturbed again
this morning, when, after state guards
men were stoned from roof top, the sol
diers fired several shots into the air. The
investigation failed TO disclose the per-
sons responsible.