The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-09-15
BOSTON POLICE ARE ASKING TO
 BE RE|NSTATED

BOSTON, Sept 12-(P)-It is announced here tonight that the leaders of the pocemes strike here willing that the entire police force shall back work pending the out of the labor conference which is to be held at Washing ton next mont They expect it understood that the of the conference will be beneficial their interests well the interests of labor in general and for that willing to return to work the old scale of wages and for the hours.
 Whether they will be given their old positions again, however, remains to be Mayor Curtis states that he has issued orders agans their reinstatement. In this necon is stated the attorney general of the United States is be asked decide whether police employees government officers doing the kind of york; have the right to strike.
 GOMPERS MAKES APPEAL,
 NEW YORK, Sept. 12-H H9-It developed here to- night that Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of abor had considerable to do with the offer of the Boston police go back work pending settlement of their difficulties at the international labor conference month Gompers, it is stated appealed to the police to work in order that the Boston riots might be stopped sending, the time, duplicates of his appeal to Mayor Curtis and to Governor Coolidge
 COOLIDGE WON'T COMPROMISE
 BOSTON, Sept 12.-(P)-Rep1yng to public de- mand that the Boston police strike be settled and the allowed to return work Governor Coolidge tonight issued statement to the effect that there be compromise far he is concerned The governor says that the police did strike they public officials and suc do they deserted their posts of duy He continues his by saying that the officials of the State of Massa chusets cannot think of arbrating laws law of the commonwealth of compromise to either.
 GENERAL STRIKE BREWING
 BOSTON, Sept 12-( (4Tt is stated here tonight that general strike yet be the outcome of the walkout of the policemen of this city and the resultant riotng which followed. The strike is being considered by referendum of the labor unonss the central council having refused to order unless their constituents sgnified wish strike
 SITUATION QUITTING DOWN
 BOSTON, Sept. 12.-(H9--The situation here is now quieng down considerably There few disturbances last night but they quickly queed by the guardsmen and there has been trouble of any kind today This leads the belief that the rog is about over least for the present. ao in quarters the fear is expressed that it is the calm before greater storm than that just passed
 WANT JOBS BACK
 BOSTON, Mass, Sept 12.-(Ao)-Several of the police who have recently been striking reported police head quarters this morning and asked reinstatement in their former positions Their being taken under advise by the police commissioners but is believed that they will be allowed to go back to work
 COOLIDGE GIVES HIS OPINION
 BOSTON, Sept 12-QP)-When it was reported to Governor Coolidge today that of the striking police desired return work again, the governor said that he could think of condition under which the men should be allowed to back to their obs They had deserted their duty he sad and that deseers, they should at least be punished by refusal of the city authorities accede their wse there is other punishment that be meted to them.
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