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Show 1 ST. LOU13 RIOTS. j Governor 8t-ihenH I sm l'.lame fur Thenl to ( h.-ap I'oitti.-iatl i. I Kluts of striking street car men stil continue at St. Louis, and are bevond 1 control of the police. Since the trouble trou-ble began three persons have been fchot and killed, sixteen wounded by bullets, and thirty-one otherwise injured. in-jured. Governor Stephens, in a published pub-lished interview, blames politicians for the lawlessness. Htf says: "I am satisfied the trouble along the Street ear lines and tin; w hole spirit of anarchy which 1 iind prevails so large- : ly in the city of st. Louis at present is I being fomented and expended by a cer- ; taiu coterie of Democratic politicians, who hope by their course loin some! man ner make g-asn iu the approaching approach-ing party pri ma ri.. s. This element is tending .speakers to meetings held to express sympathy for the strikers all over the city, and if not counseling dis- I order, it is at least, m a t e ri a 1 ,,,,,.- I 1 aging it. I "These persons are responsible for the many efligies of myself and the police po-lice authorities which I find dangling from poles and trolly lines. It is as a result of their movements that I have received many letters threatening my life should I continue to do my duty j and provide officers to keep the peace. "I desire you to say further that if, j as governor of Missouri, with all the power vested in that ollicer for the purpose, I can put an end to the disgraceful dis-graceful I maj say abominable condition con-dition that prevails in St. Louis, I shall employ every iota of that power. The first step would naturally be to call on the sheriff for assistance; the second to call on the military of the state. I shall not hesitate to perform per-form either duty, if, after further conference con-ference with the duly delega ted authorities au-thorities in the city, I shall come to the conclusion that other and lesser means cauuot restore the city to or- "The cars are not running at night; they should be. The cars are not running run-ning on a number of the lines, and are not running iu full complement on any of them; this cannot be allowed to continue. con-tinue. The shooting down of innocent citizens, the stoning of cars, the cutting cut-ting of wires, the loading of lines with efligies, riot and disorder of every unlawful un-lawful kind must cease." |
