The sun., 1919-09-15

horsemen established a picket line in
front of the Boston Her0ld offices.
For two days the ruInor has been go
ing about that the hooters had taken
professional exception to the HeTdld's
editorial suggestion that they should be
put into the nearest Jail and otherwise
made cognizant OF their unhtness for
social intercourse with honest folk. For
this reason, 1t was said, the lawless ones
were to foregather in o body In front
OF the Herald and let that organization
know--from George Ryan and Charlie
Drury down to the lad who used to
cover South Roston-that the Journey
men hoodlums OF America had feelings.
The presence of all the cavalry in the
street limited of the coNing of the pro-
test, and Charlie Drury became peevish.
That's It," lamented Charlie. that's
1t. They have to pull II the day that
I'm city editor. Short stan to-day, too.
Chances are that they'll come hanging
around and won't have a man available
to cover It."
Charlie went down into the street, in
spected the cavalry whistle6 a few bars
of "Madelon'' and retired TO his desk
YEARLY. The mob did not descend upon
the Herald and the evening fell upon
Boston as peaceful as the afternoon.
But 1t looked bad for a while.
State G. o. r. Denounces Strike.
The Essex county Republicans have
let the public know just where they
stand In this situation There is but
one Democratic county in Massachu-
sets and that is Suffolk--Boston. In
size of population Essex is the third
county in the State and she is solidly
Republican.
But depsite the fact that the Dem
ocrats are planning TO make their op-
ponents fight for every vote at the State
elections in November the Essex County
Republican Club has come out fatty OPP
posing the police strike, the police union
and false labor leaders. Republicans all
over the State are taking the same
stand. Democrats are remaining silent.
The Essex County Republican Club
met last evening at Swarnpscott and was
addressed by Lieut. Gov. Claiming Cox
and Frank b. Hall, chairman of the
Republican State Committee. Repre-
sentative Frank Murphy of Ohio was a
third speaker.
False labor leaders who are stalking
the country" declared the Lieutenant
Governor. "are responsible for the strike
But over night the great public con-
science has been reawakened, Courage
the frame OF every good citizen. The
people of Massachusetts now, as ever,
believe in law and order and they will
have them. No matter from what
source the seductive suggestion may
come, they will not compromise right
with wrong. Their government is bigger
than any group Of individuals that COM
pose It,"
"PoIice Licked" Says Meyer.
George Won L. Meyer, president OF the
club, declared that 'the police. we're
licked and that they knew It,"
"They look like sick cats" he con-
tinued, referring to the former police
men. ''rhe police and guards who are
on duty are in wonderful shape to pre-
serve law and order. 1t looked serious
for time, but we should be thankful
that the men who instigated the strike
did not measure up TO the standard or
the calibre of Gov. Coolidge. Through
the efforts of the Governor the leaders
of evil have been overcome and the
striking policemen of Boston have been
told a few things that should make them
think seriously II they are anywhere
near Americans"
Representative Murphy denounced
also false labor leaders" and took oc-
casion, incidentally, to declare his oppo-
sition to the covenant of the League OF
Nations.
Mayor Peters made a tour of Boston
to-day and declared himself quite salts
fed that peace, IL not good will, had
been restored to his people.
Boston's great trouble does not lie In
recruiting State Guardsmen to patrol her
streets. But there is much difficulty in
arming them with modern rifles. The
great majority of the soldiers in Bos-
tons streets are carrying the old fash
Toned, single shot Springfelds OF the VIM
tage OF 1898. A few magazine Spring
fields are to be seen--the regulation
United States Army rifie-but the new
est recruits. including tho A. ID r. vet
Grams have been turned locse with old