New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-05-06
Entire Street Car System of
Milwaukee involved in
the Strike.
Vice President Payne Gives It
Out That No Further Confer
ences Will Be Held
With Its Old Employees Wanted
More Wages and Arbitration
of Grievances.

MILWAUKEE, May 5.-On1y half 8
dozen street cars are running in Mil.
| Waukee, owing to the strike of street
| car employees, which was inaugurated
at o'clock. At o'clock the employees
of the power house held a meeting and
voted not to join the strike. A large
force of police is guarding the power
houses, barns and tracks, but thus far
no act Of violence has been reported.
Between 900 and 1000 men are in
volved in the strike. The men have
been organized into companies which
are stationed at the car houses and
power houses, and the captain of each
company is in constant communication
with the headquarters of the strikers.
President Mahon, of the Amalgam-
ated Association Of Street Car En-
ployes, announces that he will issue a
card to the public.
At noon notice was posted in all
barns and headquarters, warning mo-
tormen and conductors that they would
be discharged from the service if they
did not report for duty within "a hours.
Trouble is anticipated. The railway
company has served formal notice on
the mayor that it will hold the city
liable for all damages to it's property.
The strike was determined on at
midnight at mass meeting of mem
bers of the union. It had been deter
mined to request the officers Of the
electric road for another conference in
hopes that an
Understanding Would Be Reached.
When it was learned by the officers of
the union that the men from other
cities were being imported and that
the company was preparing to imme-
diately fill the places Of the old en-
ployes it was determined to ask a con-
ference at once with the officials Of the
company. The request was sent to
Vice President Henry G. Payne who
replied that the company would re-
ceive no communication from the men
and would in no manner treat with its
employees further. When this answer
was announced at the meeting of the
union a vote was taken on motion to
declare strike and it was carried
unanimously.
reply to the men Saturday morning in
which they positively refused to grant
two of the leading requests-those for
higher wages and the .
Settlement of Difficulties
by arbitration. The officials, however,
signided their willingness to discuss
the minor grievances with the men.
The strike will tie up the entire elec-
trio and street railway service of the
city. The several lines are owned by
the one company and every employe Of
the road is a member Of the union. In
addition to the street railway employees
the electric light employees are involved
and they will probably strike. They
number 300 men and operate the only
electric lighting plant in the city. Un-
less the company is prepared to man
the powerhouse the city will be with
out light except for gas.
That serious trouble is expected is
evidenced by the activity at police
headquarters and the sheriff's office.
So far 100 special policemen have been
sworn in and more will go on duty
later. The sheriff has large force of
special deputies on duty.