Evening star., 1934-07-06
VIOLENCE SPREADS
IN STRIKE AREAS
Troops Battle San Fran
cisco Maritime Workers,
With 81 Wounded.
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erty."
Howard Sperry, 49. a striking long
shoreman, and an unidentified man,
believed to have been a strike SYM
pathizer, died from bullet wounds.
Mrs. Josephine Fuentes was struck
In the head by a bullet while riding
through the strike zone in a street
car. A number OF other non-com-
batants we're among the injured.
From Rincon Hill, where the whine
of bullets gave the first war note, the
fighting swept down the waterfront
streets to the International Long
shoremens Association headquarters
and to Steuart and Market streets. 1t
was at this street intersection that a
bomb exploded during Preparedness
day parade in 1916. killing 10 per-
sons and wounding 40 others.
Acting Gov. Merriam's formal order
calling out the State troops came
while the rioting was at its height
and the casualty toll steadily mount
ing before withering volleys from
police guns. Strikers and their SYM
pathizers hurled bricks and stones and
Cul SCS 40 liiC laSCA
from the Ferry Building south and
spread into the adjoining industrial
section.
Thousands Imperilled.
Thousands OF curious spectators
were imperilled by bullets and gas.
Street cars making loop at the
Ferry Building rumbled for a time
through clouds of acid fumes.
Police gas bombs detonated In pool
halls, shops and even hotels as the
officers drove strikers TO cover and
then started to mop up.
The most savage battle of the day
was fought around the l. L. A. head
quarters 1t was in this night that
the two. men were killed and most Of
the injuries were suffered.
With police firing pistols, Shotguns.
tear and nausea gasses, and pickets
replying with cobblestones as they re-
treated. A gutter flowed with the
blood OF wounded strikers. Bullets
thudded into the walls OF hotels and
industrial buildings and whined
through several street cars.
From longshore headquarters. TO
which strikers retreated in the fght-
ing which began across the embarca-
dero from the piers. man staggered
carrying a wounded companion. blood
spattered and stripped to the waist.
Other wounded men inside, the man
reported, could not be reached be-
cause OF tear gas bombs. which police
had tossed through the windows.
Other less seriously wounded were
carried away by companions.
Rincon Hill Charged.
Earlier in the day police repeatedly
charged Rincon Hill, one time exclu-
sive residential section Of San Fran
cisco which overlooks the scene of the
industrial association5s efforts to open
the port. Police charged workers, who
at first fed at the opening shot, but
later replied with rocks and. occa-
sionany bullets.
Possession Of the top OF the hill
see-sawed among police. pickets and
onlookers until police inspectors
cleared it peacefully, except for brush
fires started by pickets, so they could
search shacks On the summit for
Snipers.
The movement OF the troops to re-
place the 700 policemen who waged
the battle for law and order" yes
terday. marks the first time National
Guardsmen have been called to duty
IN San Francisco since the earth
quake-fire disaster in 1906.
The Guardsmen presented youth
ful contrast to the weary and harrased
police whose places they were taking.
With bayonets glinting and gas
masks swung from their shoulders,
the troops moved to their stations as
scattered crowds of strikers and SYM
pathiZers watched the military occu-
patton in sullen silence.
Advances With Bayonets.
Outside of a pier a group OF about
100 strike pickets drifted away be-
fore q column Of soldiers advancing
with leveled bsyonets.
In addition to the Guardsmen al
ready on duty. another 1000 troops
were notified to hold themselves in
readiness for mobilization.
Law and order will be maintained
at any cost" declared Col. r. p.
Mittelstaedt, commanding the troops
on the water front we are equipped
with rifles, bayonets, automatic rifles
and machine gunS-all high-powered
weapons. The water front will not be
a safe place for persons whose reasons
for being there are not sufficient to
run the risk Of serious injury"
Threats of a general strike of some
25, 900 union workers at Portland were
made after increasing tenseness there
caused police to resort to gas and gun
fire in breaking up a strike demon
stration against railway tank-car
movements at piers Five shots were
fired over the heads of the strikers
after a wild melee in which police
swung night clubs and were showered
with stones. Several participants on
both sides were injured.
Appeal Made TO President.
Protesting q reign Of terror" REM
iniscent Of medieval days the Joint
Marine Strike Committee asked Presi-
dent Roosevelt to intervene.
"Pickets on San Francisco water
front being attacked by police" they
telegraphed the President. Vomiting
gas, revolvers, projectiles and hand
grenades being used freely"
A reign of terror inaugurated at the
request of the Industrial Association.
which Is attempting to open the port.
The undersigned committee pro-
tests most vigorously against this un-
called for action by the police. As
American citizens we urge you to take
necessary action to eliminate this ter
rorism and bring pressure to bear on
the ship owners, who are attempting
to crush our unions and are fighting
us with money borrowed from the
Government 9
MINERS ARE ATTACKED.
Crowds Storm Men ON Way to Work
Near Scranton.
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