The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-08
NAY YET BIZ A STRIKE.
More Union Street Car Men Dis
charged at Chicago.
MAVEN THROWS DOWN GAUNTLET.

. General Manager of the Chicago City
railway system Seems as III He Was
ANXIOUS TO Prccipitate Strike-The Men
Nav Secure an Injunction Against the
company Restraining 1t from Discharg-
ing the Union Men,
chicago. oct. S.-Thursday the ex-
ooutive committee of the Chicago City
pathway Employees union, the men who
wore discharged and several prominent
leaders held a conference TO decide upon
What action should be taken in reference
% the company's move in dismissing
men,
The company discharged eight men
because they belonged to the union"
said member of the executive commit
,ee MIR. Bowen seems to be deter
mined to precipitate strike and / think
no will succeed. The committee held a
meeting Wednesday night and l found
that the sentiment among the members
had changed greatly. The conductors
who were discharged some time ago
were willing TO sacrifice their positions
IN order to prevent strike. We were
IN homes that the company would not
nersist in antagonizing the union, but
now Mr.. Bowen has come out squarely
in his determination to fight the organ
ization.
President Mahon Sent For.
president Mahon Of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Car Employees of
America has been sent for and he will
come back to Chicago to help us out.
A mass-meeting of the men will be held
soon to decide what action shall be ia
ken. The executive committee has the
mower even now to declare a strike, but
II Is desired to know what the men
want to do The union is growing in
strength. and if we once start an open
fight we will go in to win"
During the conference of the commit
Tee and the labor leaders a report came
in to the effect that Superintendent
Bowen was not through using Lis AK
on the employees Of the company who
had dared to identify themselves with
the union. 1t was said the superinten-
dent of the street car company had q
long list Of names Of those who have
been active in forming the organization
The union officials took this to mean
that many other employees Of the COM
pany would lose their positions in the
near future. The report that the COM
pany intended to make further dis
charges increased the talk about strike.
The union officials seemed to think that
during their last series Of meetings,
which were held at Sixty-third and Hal
sted streets, the headquarters were too
far south.
Preparing To Raise Money.
An effort will be made to secure a
meeting hall somewhere in the neighbor-
hood Of Thirty-first and State streets.
1t is thought that meeting held in
that vicinity will be likely to be largely
attended by the men. The union COM
mittee is making preparations to raise
money for the benefit of the organiza-
ticn through ball which will be given
On the 2Sth Of the month. Several Of the
street car employees have expressed
themselves as willing to contribute as
literally as they can to the expenses Of
the union In case strike is declared
Some Of the employees of the company
nave property. In many instances the
union men declare even the property
Of the men will be sacrificed in order to
win the fight against the company. The
men have not given up the idea of a le-
gal night and during the day they visited
helr attorneys to discuss the advisable
Hy OF trying to secure an Injunction
against the company to restrain II from
discharging men because they belonged
10 the union