The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-12
Unions Have Taken Vote, But
Result is Not Made Known
by Executive Com
mittee.
CITY Is ORDERLY TODAY
Seven Thousand Troops Patrollin9
Streets Apparently Have Ser.
ious Situation In
Hand.

/ limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 12-Boston
was orderly today-tne third since
the police strike began The seven
thousand troops patrolling the streets
of the city apparently had the situa-
tion in hand.
There was no rioting during the
night. In Jamaica Plains. Henry
Grote, IS, was shot and killed by SOL
diers in a raid on dice game
/ Whether a general strike OF all
labor will be called in sympathy with
the striking police was still uncer-
i tain early today. Delegates repre-
tsenting all TRACES unions vo'.d on
( the general strike question at meet
I ing of the Central Labor union jast
might, but the result of the vote was
not made public.
| The matter of calling general
/ strike, if such was voted today, re-
NAMED in the hands of the executive
committee of the Central Labor
union, which would have the power
| to set a date for a general walkout
! In the meantime all unions
affiliated with the Central union who
{ have not taken a final vote on tIs
general strike question has been
/ ordered to make known their incen-
! tions within few days.
/ Labor delegates to the meeting
! last night blamed off1cialdom for the
police strike.
I Following conference with Mayor
! Peters yesterday in which he made
! it plain that the striking police NAV
/ expect no compromise as far as he
! is concerned, the executive commit
| tee of the Central Labor union was
! expected to call upon Governor Cool
lidge today.
! The governor is IN full control CT
z! the situation, in his capacity as COM
/ mander in chief Of the state militia.
! The city officials and the striking
policemen apparently were no nearer
an agreement today than when the
strike started. No concerted move
I to end the strike has been made by
Mayor Peters or Police Commission
er Curtis, pending the complete res
toration of order throughout the city.
/! Leaders Of policemen reiterated their
statements that they will hold out
for recognition of their union.
! A meeting of all members Of the
Boston telephone operators union will
! be held tonight to discuss a referen-
! dunn vote of the union as to whether
they will join sympathetic strike 10
aid the striking police.
| A machine gun and full crew were
! stationed in Scolly square today, the
! scene of most of the rioting.
! Street cars in the South Boston sec
| ton ran with double crews last night
I and early today, on half time schedule.
/ The city hall today presented the ap.
pearance of a military barracks. The
| old council chamber was filled with
I army cots on which state troopers
were sleeping with full equipment be-
! side them. These men are part of the
! forces that are patrolling the business
! section of the city.
! During the night, pedestrians are
required to keep three PAGES out from
! buildings and any one who stops TO
/ look in shop windows is ordered away.
Practically all of the large shops have
armed guards pacing back and forth in
I front of the buildings, while many
owners have taken the precaution of
placing powerful searchlights In al
/ leys behind the buildings.
! PoIicemen's Strike Not Endorsed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Organized
labor must find means of redressing
wrongs other than by strikes of state,
city or national employees, according
to Matthew VOL, vice president of
the American Federation of Labor.
Speaking at a meeting OF the Ma
tional Civic federation, Woll assert
ed. the labor federation granted
charters to unions of policemen and
firemen with the understanding that
they would not resort to strike.
! Referring to the Boston police
strike, Woll said "a method Of re-
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