Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-10-14
COOLIDGE DODGED
INSTEAD Of ENDING
BIC BOSTON STRIKE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The
Democratic national committee to-
day issued statement charging
that President Coolidge, when gov
ernor of Massachusetts, did not par
ticipate in breaking the Boston po-
lice strike in 1919 or in the restora-
ton of law and order in Boston at
that time.
On the contrary, the committee de-
clared, Mr.. Coolidge remained aloof
until order had been restored.
The committees statement was
prepared by Colonel Stephen Bonsal,
writer, after an "independent, impair
tial investigation" and according TO
the committee, is based upon the
official records and correspondence
relating to the strike and events
leading thereto"
BonsaI and the committee give
to the then mayor of Boston, An
drew r. Peters, full credit for deal
ing with the strike situation and
refute contentious that Governor
Coolidge played the part that his
responsibility required him to play.
Summarizing it's statement, the
committee said
ct charges that he (Mr. Coolidge)
avoided taking any part in the con-
trOversy during the critical hours
Immediately preceding the strike
and riots, when the citizens COM
mittee Of "a leading men of Boston,
appointed by the mayor to help
solve the problem, advised him that
AN avoidable strike was impending
THE committee also charges that
Governor Coolidge was repeatedly
appealed to by mayor and citizens
committee to take congnlZance or
the critical conditions that led up
to the strike and actual rioting but
that he declined to do anything.
I'm Boston, it, is pointed out, the
police are under a commissioner APP
pointed by the governor, which fact
gave Governor Coolidge definite re-
sponsibility, not only as chief eXecu-
tive of the state, but as actual re-
sponsible head of the Boston police
department.
1T recites that it was Mayor An
drew j. Peters, and not Governor
Calvin Coolidge who actually met
the crisis, dealt with it by COura-
geous, drastic action and restored
law and order.
Governor Coolidge 1t was stated,
was urged by the mayor and the citt-
zens committee to call out the state
guard as a preventive measure when
the strike and probable rioting and
disorder were a matter Of only
few hours, but did not do so.
1.-The strike came and rioting and
disorder followed as anticipated.
Mayor Peters ordered out the state
guard located in Boston under au-
thority of an ancient statute, never
previously invoked, but only after
rioting had started (Which under the
law, must be the conditions under
which he could acO and only after
Governor Coolidge had failed to or
der out the state guard as a proven
tive measure"
WHEELER DEMANDS FACTS
ABOUT TRUST co. DEAL
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 13.-Sena-
tor Burton X. Wheeler, Independent
candidate for vice president, in an
address here last night, demanded
that President Coolidge explain his
connection with the Cosmopolitan
Trust deal" in Boston. in 1920. or
withdraw his candidacy.
The Republican senator from
Iowa, Smith w. Brookhart, very
| properly called upon the Republic
an party to withdraw candidate
Dawes from the race unless he ex-
! ulained the crooked deal with Lori.
mer," Wheeler told his audience.
NOW II iS hnit Tina
good Republican brother would
speak up and in order to protect
the constitution and the Republican