The Connecticut labor press., 1920-06-05

in the American Federation of Labor. others 1n the New England Workers and still many others not enrolled at all but simply joining the strike to se- cure justice for themseTves
 The week opened with the explosion of bomb at the residence of Secre- tary Goss of one of the brass companies. No one was injured although the fam fly was much frightened and some dam age done to the veranda Immediately the outrage was put down to the strikers but the strikers themselves have an opinion that the bomb might just as likely have been placed by some of the thugs that have been brought on here as private detectives, spies and trouble makers, as they have been known to do in other places to discredif the strikers. The town is filled with these fellows and they are continually endeavoring to start trouble and unless curbed may yet be successful among the foreign-speak- ing and excitab1e clement
 Following the arrests of last week when parade was attempted the strikers have sought by every means to secure a permit for an orderly parade. This is wanted not for demonstration. as certainly every one for miles about knows that there is a strike on here, but solely as means to keep the crowd together and orderly. In every case 1t has been turned down. Tuesday a num- Der of the New England Workers assembled out in the Oalville district and general alarm was immediately sent, in of riots, etc, although not a demonstration of any kind had taken place. The guardsmen and corps of police were immediately rushed out there and then trouble did almost start.
 When they sought to drive the strikers before them, some stones were thrown
 from the outskirts Then the soldiers
 with bayonets drawn, drove the crowd before them while the police carefully tiptoed about where they were safe and picked up what few promised not to offer resistance and lugged them of to the lookup, and in court next day they were jailed.
 Meantime the hundreds of ex-service men also on strike asked right to par ade and show that they were trained were refused by Police Dictator Beach
 He bluntly told them there would be no parade by them or any one else The parade request was made for today and during the morning the several hundred former soldiers assembled on Library Park and sent a committee to Mayor Sandland to protest against the police chiefs action and to ask his per- mission to parade They weren't thrown out of the office but were told they couldn't parade.
 Back to the park the committee went and in the meantime crowd of several thousand strikers had assembled and were loudly cheering the former sol- diers, for their stand The companies of Home Guard and about 150 police men had been rushed to the park to prevent any sort of demonstration but they didn't get chance to start any thing as even the most loud in the crowd simply contented themselves with cheering.
 E When the committee reported the mayors refusal of a permit, the service men took 1t in silence and without any unnecessary moves or excitement quiet ly formed into platoon formation, and with officers and lines in true military style, proceeded to leave the park in body and return to their hall If 1t wasn't parade 1t was carnival, for the thousands of strikers on the side lines shouted with glee and appreciation as the companies of Home Guard and the 150 or so cops, also silently formed in line and fell in behind the ex-sol- diers and acted as an escort of honor for the men back to their diggings
 The crowd, thousands strong though 1t was, appreciated the joke on the officials and didn't even show a sign of isordder so there wasn't any excuse for the cops and guardsmen to get busy with clubs or guns. After marching the numerous city blocks between park and hall the former soldiers entered, the crowd dispersed, and labor held a parade of a sort anyhow, even if they didn't have a permit.
 Although the Labor leaders are doing everything in mans power to preserve order, they are having hard time of it,. due to the endless goadings of the men, and especially the uneducated and un- skilled fellows, are suffering from the paid hirelings of the manufacturers and from the city police ana officials them selves. The temper of the strikers is constantly growing keener and unless there IS some speedy change in attitude it may soon be impossible for the lead CTS to keep the men in control The support Organized Labor everywhere is now giving to the cause is doing much fo keep things quiet This will be con- tinued as long as necessary or until some overt act on the part of the op- position causes break that will send things into turmoil and probably re-