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Show STRUCK OUT. The lluMon firemen have decided against going on strike in order to show tlo-ir sympathy for the police officers uho do.-.'rted their posts and turned the city over to tin! lender mercies of the criminal classes. The firm altitude assumed by the governor of Massachusetts Massachu-setts and tho police commissioner acted as a warning to tie firemen that if they deserted their posts they would not. be allowed to return. The fighting spirit is up in tho old Hay state and unless all signs fail there will be no weakening' upon thu part, of tho authorities. author-ities. While it is possible that, some of the local unions will engage, in sympathy sym-pathy strikes, order will be maintained. The stale guards are patrolling tho streets while a new police force is being be-ing organized. Meantime, a call has lueii sent out to members of the American Ameri-can Legion to sign up for duty in ease Iho guards are unable to cope with the situation. Evidently it is tho intention in-tention of ;tho patriotic and law-abiding citieus of Massachusetts to settle the issue for all time to come. The policemen, and firemen of other cities have been drawn into labor unions un-ions instead of adhering to organizations organiza-tions of their own and there are signs eif (rouble in some of these places. At Macon, Ga., iho city commission has ordered tho policemen and firemen to drop ;thcir federation affiliation. The peaeo officers and fire fighters have refused to obey, the result being a rather tense situation in the southern town. Unless tho commissioners were bluffing the policemen and firemen will either obey orders or loso their positions. posi-tions. Thero is trouble brewing in the police po-lice department at the national capital. capi-tal. Not long ago tho men demanded more money for their services and con-gness con-gness was inclined to give it to them if they . remained tit their posts. Since tho outbreak at Boston, however, tho senators and representatives have decided de-cided that as u condition precedent to an increase of "wages tho policemen must withdraw from the labor union to which they belong. Soviet rule may continue to exist in Petrograd for some time to come, but it is not within the realm of possibility that Washington will be allowed to fall into tho hands of men who are endeavoring to bring on chaotic conditions in this country. Only three or at most four per cent of tho people of the United States arc affiliated af-filiated with labor unions and 'while the agitators make considerable noise at times they will never be able to overawv the great mass of citizens let alone tho great majority of patriotic and unionized workmen who are ever ready to defend their country, their flag, their homes and their little ones. Minority rule will never be tolerated on this side of the Atlantic and those who desire to live under a soviet regime re-gime should take passage to Russia. That is where they belong. |