Princeton helped the militia to defend the church and disperse the rioters. Order finally was restored. but casualties in the two sets of riots amounted to 30 killed and 150 wounded (p. 482). Over the last century there have been numerous riots involving labor. organized and unorganized. and against laborers of a particular nationality such as those against Chinese and Japanese immigrants: The year 1877 was very rough. When the four Eastern trunk lines (the through railroads) jauntily announced a wage cut of 10 percent. second since the panic of 1873. the unorganized railroad employees struck and were supported by a huge army of hungry and desperate unemployed. During one week in July. traffic was suspended on the trunk lines. and every industrial center was in a turmoil.
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