COUNTING THE COST

Hokitika Guardian, 10 March 1932, Page 5

COUNTING THE COST

DEATHS IN KIOTS FORD DISCLAIMS LIABILITY. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) DETROIT, March 8. There was a counting of the cost to-day, in connection with the Red Labour disturbance yesterday, which was the u fist acute since the Haymarket riots. The National Guard at -Michigan has been mobilised. Twenty-miio of the alleged mob leaders, including one girl, were arrested. Foster and four other we]l known Communist leaders . are being hunted. The Ford -Organisation di«oiaiined all responsibility and added : ‘The Ford Company lias employed more men continuouMy at higher wages than any other industrial plant or aggregation of plants of the same size in th e Detroit area. During the recent months it has replaced more of its former employees names on the payroll than any other firm, and if Detroit wants an explanation of such demonstrations, Detroit 'should look to the leaders Who recruited the rioters, and the sources from which their nK'ii were drawn.”

(The City Prosecutor said: ‘‘No mercy will be shown to any person proven to have participated in the riot. Wo understand those who inspired it are planning another demonstration in the industrial area. I have ordered the police to place all demonstrators behind bars.” The Dearborn Chief of Police, defended the firing by his men yesterday. “They did so for their own protection, ■after everything else had failed," he ■said. j One of the most remarkable figures ■among the arrested was • a girl, who when examined by the police, still wore a shabby blue dress stained with the blood of her slain sweetheart, who died in her arms during the fighting. She shouted defiantly to question : l -A>s I was there. I am not sorry. I did it for the starving millions. Blame capitalism, which is the cause of all the suffering.” ilt is revealed that she urged the rioters on when faced with a troop of fiftv policemen at the Dearborn City limits. “Come on yffn dashed cowards, she screamed, leading the way. Upon the mob's third surge, her sweetheart fell with a bullet wound. Ai motorist picked up the lifeless vrmng man and :the girl, and proceeded t-o the hospital, where .she was arrested . It is announced to-night that among the various charges of homicide assault, etc.,, to be pressed against the irioters, will include violations of the Michigan Criminal Syndicalism Law.