The sun., 1919-09-17

has II that Mr.. Gompers went to WASH
ington not only to confer with the rail-
road union heads about their own
grievances. but to sound them out along
lines Of general, nationwide strike
should not the Boston muddle be clar-
med and amicably disposed Of in Wash
fngton In October.
Labor leaders here do not arrogate
| unto themselves nor to the actual police
| strike here that measure OF importance
that would warrant a nationwide strike,
but they do say that the possibility of
such tremendous threat by labor will
| make Its appearance at the October
conference, II not in SO many words, then
| in subtle inEinuation.
Anyway. It is argued, the time and the
universal economic and political condi-
tions could be no ripper for such a show
| down.
strike Grows in Importance.
All this may sound too ultra radical
| Tor Nserious consideration, but one can
not be in Boston these days absorbing
the feeling that abounds here in labor
| circles and not be impressed with the
feeling that the Boston police strike is
the cloud mo bigger than a mans hand"
that has arisen above the horizon and
Is gathering size and weight
II is not without the pale Of possibility,
either, that some of the policemen now
on strike here will be back in harness
before long. II is a possibility that the
majority of the strikers will be taken
back. The possible solution of the situa-
ton may involve the remuneration of the
present American Federation Of Labor
charter that the police hold, the return
to work of the strikers as deunionized
men and the subsequent reorganization
OF the police under a charter which
would be recognized by the State and
the city because It would have a no.
strike clause and all negotiations would
be made while the policemen are on
duty.
One Of the greatest grievances that
organized labor fosters here lies In the
fact that Gov. Coolidge and Commits
sioner Curtis both recognize the virtue
of the demands Of the police for a living
wage and decent working conditions and
are giving to recruits assurances of more
money and better conditions, while to
the striking policemen THESE things are
denied simply because they belong to a
union
The Andrews Square Clothing Com
pany has sued the city for $2,595 as a
result Of the damage done that South
Boston shop by the mobs of last week.
The American Legion of Massachu-
sets has communicated to all its subor-
diuate posts a resolution calling upon
all veterans of the American Expedi-
tionary Force to be ready. in the event
of a general strike. to fight on the side
of law and order. The resolution bids
members to urge those who can do sc
to join the organized forces of the State
which are under the Governors con-
troll obtain the names of all who car
be relied upon in case of emergency &c
assist in the preservation of law and
order; arrange locaf~organizations fol
such men as do not join the militia &c
be available in case of emergency, an6
communicate the results of meeting:
to State headquarters as soon as pos
sible,'
Guards Enjoying Life.
In the meantime the State guards
men are enjoying life. To-day they
were entertained by stars from the loca
theatres.
Francis J. Finneran, president Of the
Democratic Club of Massachusetts,, has
decided that 1t is time for Gov. Coolidge
to resign. Mn Finneran wrote this let
ter to the Governor to-day:
"My attention has been called to the
following statements of yours in the
Boston papers to-day when you were
questioned why our city was left unpro
tected last Tuesday night: Perhaps
am culpable in this respect. II l am
then will take the blame
"Mr. Governor, II was not an over
sight on your part. this neglect to cal
out the State guard, for I informed your
secretary. Henry Long, last Tuesday
evening over the telephone from Young,
Hotel, in the~presence of several Boston
newspaper men, that the policemen were
going to strike and that crowd Of
hoodlums stood in front of the station
house making various threats agains
the peace of our city. I called upon hin
to have you call out the State GuarC
and preserve peace.
LAS the first night of this unfortunate
strike cost several lives and the destruc
, | ton Of hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth of property and the ravishing o.
several women and children. l believe
you have failed in your duty as chic
, executive and 1 call upon you. as a Law
abiding citizen of this dear common
, wealth, which has been disgraced by thu
, actions of the hoodlums on the frs
, evening of the strike. to resign your of
flee as Governor, for you failed to sa fe
guard the life and property of the citi
zens of the city of Boston. as your oatl
| of office required yon TO do"
, Gov. Coolidge Thanks Firemen.
In reply to the firemen's statemen
E Gov. Coolidge sent this letter to-nigh
, to John r. Murphy. Fire Commissioner
at is with a great deal of satisfactio
/ that I am informed that the men G
r your department have taken precisel
= the stand which I am sure they and a
e overwhelming preponderance of our cit
e zens would take in their decisions I
n remain at their posts and perform thei
duty of providing for the public safet.
s The last session of the General Coui