Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-05-12
TO BE A DEBS IIE-UP.
MILWAUkEE TRADES COUNCIL
WILL ORDER OUT ALL MEN.
Gig Strike of tho Car Men Is On and
Serious Trouble Is Feared-Police Re-
spond to . Riot Cali-Over 10000 to
strike-Mobs Jeer Two Omciais.

Milwaukee, Wis, May 6.-The strike
threatens to assume gigantic proper
tons. The Federated Trades Council,
which includes every labor organization
in the city, at meeting Monday night
after a long discussion decided that II
it is necessary in order to bring about
settlement of the trouble to call out
every member Of all the labor organiza-
tons
There are nearly 10000 members in
the trade organizations and labor
unions of the city.
1t is to be sympathetic strike.
The electrical workers at midnight
passed the following resolution:
Resolved, That we. the members OF
the Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Local Union No. 2. go out in body in
sympathy with the association of street
railway employees"
The plants which will be affected by
this resolution are the plants of the
street railway company, the Milwaukee
Electric Light company, the Badger
Illuminating company, and the Pabst
and Edison power-houses.
Besides these it is probable that near
ly every industry in the city will be tied
up.
The Debs sympathetic plan is to be
elaborated on. and instead of one bust
ness being involved it is proposed to
involve everything and tie up the whole
city if necessary.
Not street car was moving in the
city Monday.
Over 900 motormen, conductors, re-
pairmen and linemen of the Milwaukee
Street railway company struck Monday.
The company attempted to Gil the
places, but failed.
Cars which were taken out were in
charge of the officials and inspectors
of the company. Not more than
twenty men were secured. At o'clock
Monday evening the company aban-
doned all lines. 1t has advertised for
men, and posted notice that all Of the
old men who do not report for duty be-
fore noon today will be discharged.
1t announces that it will begin hiring
new men, and will run its cars as usual
today.
The first sign of trouble in the strike
manifested themselves Monday night.
Outside of little jeering at the in
spectors who ran the cars there was nc
demonstration during the day, but
Monday night when the streets became
congested with people the trouble be-
gan.
Alexander Semo, j. Archibald. and
John Kelly, inspectors who are in tho
employ of the street railway company,
were followed by jeering mob of 5000
20 LadG & Jansen's drug store at Wis
consin and Milwaukee streets.
The crowd continued to grow and
surrounded the building.
The inspectors telephoned the police
and a patrol wagon and squad OF
patrolmen were sent to their rescue.
The police cleared passage without
much difficulty and the inspectors were
taken to the police station, where they
remained for time before they would
venture to walk to the Offices of the
company.
At the corner of Third and Chambers
streets, where one of the company's
barns is located, a large crowd gathered
shortly after o'clock, and when one
of the inspectors appeared running a
car there were cries OF "scab," and
some in the crowd threw stones.
A few windows in the barn were
broken, but no arrests were made, and
the crowd dispersed quickly.
The executive committee of the union
has been in session all day, and sent
hourly reports to the committees of the
men who were around the barns. The
last of these was for the men to stand
firm, as the company was weakening.
1t is said the company had asked the
men to come to its Office, but reply had
been sent to the effect that the company
should now come to the men.
At special meeting of the Council
Monday night an attempt was made to
pass resolution asking the city at
torney to use every endeavor to bring
about settlement, but it failed of pass
age.
Another special meeting of the
Council has been called for Tuesday to
consider matters pertaining to the
strike.
Fifteen motormen arrived from
Chicago at 1890 o'clock to take the
places of some. Of the strikers.