Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
CAR LINES TIED UP.
Employees Demand Recognition eff
Union and Change in Run
ming Schedule.

Cleveland, O., June 1O.-At 4 o'clock
this morning the motormen and conduc-
tors of the Cleveland Electric Railway
company, known locally as the Big
Consolidated, declared a strike, tying
up the entire system, including the Eu-
cid, Wade Park, Cedar, Central, Scovin,
Wilson. Broadway, Jennings and Brook
lyn lines. Word was sent at once to
committees at each barn to not let the
day cars start out.
President Bryan announced that no
more conferences would be held with the
company unless the officers seek out ana
treat with the union. Not Il car will run
on any of the lines of the Big Consoli-
dated today if the men can help it. Men
on the way here to take the places Of the
strikers have been headed off the men
say.
What the Men Demand.
The Big Consolidated employees want.
first, the recognition by the company of
their union, which is Il part of the Anal
gamated Association Of Street Railway
Employees of America; secondly, they
want Il board of arbitration to pass upon
alleged violations of company rules when
a man is charged with violating these
rules, and the unions officers and the
companyS management disagree upon
the disposition Of his case.
They want summary dismissals for
causes not clearly apparent to them
stopped. The men charge that there
have been numerous discharges for trif-
ling reasons. The men want, thirdly. an
abatement of Swing" runs In a
swing run a man gets pay for only I'll :.
hours he works. but the working hears;
are scattered all through the day and
night.
One of the mems demands that the old
and slower schedule be readoDted. has
been conceded by the company. The real
night Is over the recognition of the union.
About 500 men are now out. but the
Enemen are expected to follow the CON
ductorS and mOtOrmcn.
No attempt will be made to run cars to-
day Strikers have started Il bus sery-
ice.
At 9 o'clock this morning, lust five
hours after the big strike was declared
the Big Consolidated made its first at
tempt to run car over its line, starting
from the LakevieW barns The car had
proceeded but few hundred feet When
1t was surrounded by strikers and sym
pathlZers, yelling and hooting Then eggs
began to fly. The men on the car nliI
little attention to the demonstration
The crowd surged about the car and
ordered the men i'll charge TO leave and
join the strikers.
President Bryan of the AmalgamatcG
Association of Street Railway Men drove
UP ut furious pace and urged the strik-
ers TO refrain from violence and do moth
ing TO dlScredit their cause. The men
yielded and the car went on.
At 9:4O another car loaded with dcpu-
ties was started from the Lakevipv
barns. This lso was hooted but no vio-
lence was attempted. Both cars made
the round trip unmOlested.
As the first car was entering the harm
on Its return a stone struck Jacob Nratz.
new man, in the head He is in q scri-
Gus condition.
Let Mail Cars Run.
At noon seven ears had left the Lake
View barns. After the fourth car had
left there was no further trouble. The
motOrmen and conductors were left Sc
verely alone. After that cars continued
to run at infreQuent intervals The sub
urban cars carrying United States mails
wer not interfered with. An attempt
was made to get an injunction in the
United States court to prevent the strik-
ers from interfering with mail cars but
it failed. The company has imported
about thirty men from Buffalo.