Strikers Bolt Mass Meeting In Uproar
Strikers, led by Gruau absent and without counsel, disrupt a mass meeting causing an uproar as tensions flare and men lose restraint, the group roams and chaos erupts.
22 Apr 1920
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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
1
Strikers, led by Gruau absent and without counsel, disrupt a mass meeting causing an uproar as tensions flare and men lose restraint, the group roams and chaos erupts.
Chicago April 21 John Grunau leader of the outlaw Chicago Wardmen association was released on bond after Joliet jail arrival and a mass meeting erupted into uproar over the walkout. Grunau had refused bond earlier on Lever Act charges and was again jailed for allegedly violating his no more strike pledge. Thousands of strikers booed and yelled as the meeting broke up with no violence or arrests.
Philip Kinslay reports in Social Dispatch that Bryan appears to lead the Nebraska primary amid a chaotic mix of references to social and political factions. With 400 precincts reporting from 1.86T, Bryan seems to be in the running as results trickle in, page 2 column.
Sheriff John K. O Rourke says officers faced a 15 injured clash with T W W pickets on Anaconda road. He warns it is a revolution, claims mobs and threats targeted miners, boarding streetcars, and terrorized townsfolk after a Tuesday meeting led by Embree and a TW W committee.
Mrs Elias E Cundy of 842 North Montana Street, a 60 year old woman, challenged a group of IWW pickets who were beating a boy headed to a mine job near the Centerville car crossing B A & CP tracks in Butte. She warned them to stop or she would draw a gun, and the mob paused as the boy escaped. Her husband and son remained employed, undeterred by threats.
A long casualty list from the city reports multiple gunshot wounds and injuries. Names include Roko Lavas, James Sullivan, John McCarthy, Donald De Long, Peter Marovich, Thomas Manning, Samuel Hartuen, Peter Balls, George Dropulic, Jim Regan, Frank Foley, Ostoich, Ed Dyes, Gus Kundas, Mike Miller and others. Hospitals noted include Columbia and St James' with varied outcomes from dangerous to not serious unless infection.
Roy S Alley objects to statements in an extra edition of a local newspaper last night saying they are absolutely false. He asserts the publication follows a pattern of similar misstatements by that paper, including one about him published on Tuesday.
In Bisbee Arizona on April 21 two men were shot and killed during deportations. Nestor Sjofeld, a Bisbee miner, testified at the trial of Harry Wootton charged with kidnapping in connection with the Bisbee deportations. Sjofeld said he was among those deported to Columbus New Mexico. He testified attackers entered his home to force him to join the deportees, injuring his wife and child.
The Associated Press reports stock exchanges were closed today following a ten day price decline. Losses to speculators were estimated at 2.0 billion yen as markets paused and trading halted across depressed cotton and tree exchanges.
A clash on Anaconda road left fifteen IWW pickets wounded and one officer lightly hurt as Sheriff O Rourke and deputies attempted to clear 4000 miners, many Jews, from the hill. The riot halted mining in Butte with thousands prevented from working amid a reign of terror claimed by the IWW organization.
Motorcycle officer Samuel Haltunen wearing khaki was struck on the head by a picket wielding a revolver. He bled heavily and was treated at an emergency hospital before being sent home. Haltunen recalled turning back the crowd when the blow from behind nearly knocked him out, the assailant apologizing after.
The IWW strike leaders at Finlander Hall call for W D Haywood to be invited to Butte. They fault late picket duty avoidance by some organizers and press for sharper action at Pittsmont and Bowne chaired session.
James Huirt, alleged bigamist, will demand the state show cause for detaining him as he recovers from wounds at Los Angeles County Hospital. His condition was reported improving. statement issued by his counsel.
At a Metal Mine Workers hall on South Idaho Street last night a large crowd heard A Embree of the 1 W. W. organization and W F Dunn speak. Embree said he did not know who fired the first shot and offered his version based on what he learned initially. The Associated Press report notes broader world tensions as the supreme council plans actions toward Germany and reports a Japanese victory over Bolshevists near Chita in eastern Siberia.
Report from yesterday's clash between I W pickets and officers in Butte reveals several wounded foreigners lacking U S citizenship. Of six men involved, two claim citizen status while all have foreign birth and long U S residence. Individuals named include Austrian and Irish-born workers from mining camps, with dates and addresses listed, though no one has begun naturalization. Further details continue on page 2.
Washington reports from official and private sources highlight the rising power of Sonora led rebels. Hidalgo and Tlaxcala join with state troops, Arnulfo Gomez and Amaro Murano factions advance, with Gomez said to hold Tuxpan and threaten key centers while Zacatecas joins support. General Hill wounded at Contreas as Obregon faction fights. Senate panel to hear Gen Salvador Alvarado in Washington Tuesday.
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