Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-19
QUIET At CLEVELAND.
Mobs Take a Rest Because the
Railway Company Is Not
Aggressive.
new CAMPAIGN OF THE STRIKERS.
Propose to Put the Company in a Hole
Through the City Council-Big Meeting
to Influence the City Dads-Five Thou
sand People in n Riot-Poiicemen Use
Their Clubs Freely and n Meeting
Protests.

Protests
Cleveland, June 19.-There We're no
new developments in the strike of the
street railway men yesterday, prin-
cipally for the reason that the company
made no attempt to operate cars ex-
cept on the Euclid Avenue line. The po-
lice afforded ample protection there and
the cars Were run on schedule time
fIom o'clock in the morning until
o'clock in the evening. If an attempt
is made to resume operations on some
of the other lines more trouble is looked
for. The strikers are preparing for
big demonstration this evening a
meeting is to be held this afternoon, at
which representatives of all the labor
unions are expected To be present. The
meeting viii arrange for u parade to
take place in the evening. 1t is an
ticipated that between 10000 and 10000
union workingmen will be in line and
there viii be several bands in the pro-
cesSiOn.
Purpose Is to Influence the Council.
The object of the demonstration is to
influence the members of the city coun-
Gil. and 100 representatives of organized
labor will be selected to attend the
meeting of that body and request the
passage of an ordinance introduced a
week ago which requires that all motor
men shall have had at least twenty
days experience in running cars in
Cleveland before they can be employed
in this city. The present ordinance on
that subject requires ten days expert
ence. but 1t may be had anywhere.
The representatives of labor Will also
ask the council to request Mayor Farley
to withdraw police protection from the
Big Consolidated company and demand
that if the company does not operate its |
cars in compliance with the terms of |
its charter the franchise be forfeited.
Mob of 5000 People.
There was a battle on the streets of |
Cleveland Saturday between n mob OF |
5000 men, women and children and a
company of twenty policemen. The |
scene of action was on the south side |
at the corner of Clark avenue and Pearl |
street. The hght was precipitated by |
an attempt OF the Consolidated Street |
Railroad coukDahy To operate its cars
on Clark aVGsnue. \ number of the |
strikers were hurt by the police, who |
used their clubs freely. 1t was a dan
gerous crowd and the women urged the |
men to deeds OF violence against thirty |
non-union men who were being trans
ferred over Clark avenue. The cars
We're bombardeds with all sort of mis-
Siles.
Meeting to Denounce the Police.
After the riot a meeting of strikers
and sympathiZers was held at which |
the police were denounced because they |
had dubbed the rioters, and a commit |
tee was appointed to call upon Mayor |
Farley and make complaint against the |
officers. The mayor told the committee |
to prefer charges in writing if it had
any to make. and he would give the
accused officers a public hearing but il
was his purpose. he said, to enforce the
law and prevent rioting if possible.
Everett States the Difficulty.
President Henry \. Everett Of the Big
system. said: our position |
is plain. We will not yield an inch. The
point at issue is whether we shall retain
the new men we have hired. We pro-
pose to keep every one of them. The
strikers will be taken back. but some of
them Will have 70 be placed on the ex-
ira list like new men. We placed seven
ty-five new men in service this morning,
and we are getting more all the time"
Business Agent Pratt. one of the leaders
Of the strikers, said the strikers would |
rot consent to any settlement which did
not reinstate the old men in their for