The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-09
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the bullets were nearly spent and none
penetrated the wire. She Witnessed the
death of the Hungarian striker who fell
on the hummock barely a hundred feet
from her doorstep.
Police will attempt to control the stu
alton for the present with aid from the
sheriff's office and troops viii not he
called back 10 Hammond unless the situ-
ton becomes worse than IS now expect.
cd Since the militia were withdrawn
the city and plant police forces have
been handling tn strike alone and tilGs
far had had little trouble Mayor Brown.
Sheriff Barnes and Chief of Police
Austgen held a conference al noon 20
day and decided not 70 call in the troops
at present. Sheriff Barnes is swearing
in additional deputies and it is hoped
, that the combined forces will be able to
handle the matter.
1t is argued by many that there viii
be no REPETITION Of this mornings dis
orders. They say that as soon A. The
strikers have had sufficient time %
think over the situation they will realize
the gravity OF their acts and VIII re-
main quiet. Others declare that the
situation will never clear UP until The
. asitators known to be working among
marily dealt with If any means can be
, devised TO reach them. 1t is pointed out
that these agitators will at once pro
| coed to make capital of the horror of this
morning and aided by relatives of the
killed or wounded men will stir he
strikers UP TO an even higher pitch.
Only a few of the recognized leaders
amongrhe strikers were In the mob this
I morning. Joe Kolodzig IS a recognized
leader. One of them. Steve Evans. IS
| now lowering near death in the hospital
with two ugly gun-shot wounds in the
| back. "Hegewisch" Joe Lasch was NOT
seen in the crowd and could not be
| found during the morning
Some Improvement was shown At the
! Standard plant this morning where str
| more men reported for work The
| shooting had ended and the mob had
! been dispersed when the body or return
l ing workmen whom the strikers had
hoped to stop. appeared on Highland
! street Unhindered these men marched
! into the plant. Had they arrived fifteen
minutes earlier they would undoubtedly
| have been mixed in the lighting. Nearly
! 200 marched in yesterday morning while
this morning the number had been IN
creased by at least fifty. Many who had
/ heard threats made yesterday morning
/ and evening did not try to go to work
as they had planned.
4 Even with 200 men in addition to the
! foremen in the plant yesterday the car
company was in no position to resume
| production This number could Scarce
! ~ be noticed in a plant which had hith-
erto been employing from 1900 70 2,0o0
men.
The clash today is the elimination OF
/ intermittent disturbances at the plant
for the past six weeks during which
! many disturbances have troubled the
I police.
More than 1900 workmen have been
! on strike at the plant for the past SIX
weeks They demanded shorter hours,
! increased wages and better working con-
| ditions Following several minor dis
turbances. officials of the Standard Steel
/ Car works appealed 70 Gov. Goodrich TO
send troops to the city 10 prevent "seri-
, Gus bloodshed." Several companies were
/ hurried TO the city and remained on duty
for several days. Under the protection
/ Of the militia several hundred returned
to work The troops we're Withdrawn
/ about a week ago.
t At the time the troops were with
( drawn a number Of citizens protested
4 against their withdrawal. calling the at
tention to the authorities that 8 mum
Der OF foreign agitators had been acfivc