The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-13
STRIKERS RIOT ALL DAY.
ATTEMPTS TO RUN CARS IN CLETE-
LAND MET WITH VIOLENCE
The Company Refuses to Arbitrate and tho
Labor Unions Propose to Boycott Every
body Who Rides on One OF the Cars
support for the Strikers from ElaeMhere.

The Company Refuses to Arbitrate and tho
Labor Unions Propose to Boycott Every
body who Rides on One OF the Cars
support for the Strikers from Elsewhere.
CLEVELAND, o.. June 12.-Both parties to the
big strcet-c car strike are more determined to-
day than at any time since It began. Aside
from the rioting. which was continu-
Gus throughout the day. the most i'm
portant development was the conference
OF delegates from all the labor unions in
Cleveland. Three hundred we're present and
a resolution was introduced binding every
union in the city to boycott every man. woman
or child who rides on big consolidated street
car. This resolution will have to be submitted
to the various unions but It was unanimously
Endorsed by their representatives. The effect
OF II will be that business man who rides in q
big consolidated motor will be boycotted.
The strikers are abundantly supplied with
money International Treasurer Resin Orr
OF the Amalgamated Association OF Street
Railway Employees said to-day that tho Cleve-
land men had the conn lete support. tinan-
cially and morally. OF the International Assoc
citation. which IL we'll pleased with the Glove
land divisions course
Secretary Joseph Bishop and John Little Of
tho State Board of Arbitration. who are here
trying to settle the strike to-day. received an
This refusal was contained in resolution
unanimously adopted by the Board OF Direc-
tors. which says:
-" Resolyei, That the differences between. the
Cleveland Electric Railway Company and its
former employees have substantial y narrowed
ny must stand. that II must hire and discharge
men without the, dictation Of anybody As al.
really stated j. does not attempt, nor vii II
attempt. to dictate to its employees whether
they shall belong TO union or not
The company began its attempt 70 reopcn its
barns at AS 4. Il. and from that tine on at
frequent intervals cars were started. Their
passage through the city was one series Of
At one time 5000 persons Of both sexes and
all ages were crowded into one block on Euclid
strikers among them. but - per cent. were
sympathizers. who did all in their power to
prevent tho passage Of the cars.
Troeys were pulled off and switches turned.
Heavily laden trucks were hauled across this
tracks in manyin stances, and the crowd packed
themselves in so tightly that repeated charges
by the police were necessary in order to get the
cars to move only few feet.
While tho cars were thus held stalled delega
tions Of strikers and also women sympathi2crs
got on hoard and argued with the non-union
men in. the cndcavor to get them to quit their
work. In nearly every case the women were
successful. In all twenty-five non union men
were won over by the strikers. This leaves the
company with about forty men.
Late tonight Mayor Farley issued an order
to the police. He criticises them severely, &c,
cuSlng thCm Of helnE altogether too Ienient
with the. enemies OF the street ear com
pany, and orders that in the future they
desis; from such practice They are COM
manded to use the utmost severity in
handling rioters. This order Is looked upon
by the strikers leaders with anxiety. and the
fear was openly expressed 10y one Of the EXccu-
tive Board to- might thar the order would be apt
to bring on bOOdshcd and deadly encounters.
President W. y. Malone of the international
Association of Street Car Employees arrived
here tonight He said he fully approved the
course OF the Cleveland electric street railway
employees in striking.
An application was made to Judge T. X.
Dssettc to-day for n blanket injunction
against the strikers. but Judge Dssette re-
flushed to grant it, saying. Blanket inlun"
tions are unjust and this branch of the
Common Pleas Court will not issue any. II
Is all right to come in here with a
list Of names and say that the men are
about TO commit some act of Violence
TIL" company may think that it is so. but
tn" assertion is far fetched. and would
for an Injunction against the strikers
is made to me. proof will have to he
furni~h that the strikers have committed or
are about to commit some act of violence. The
strikers will get hearing In this court before
they are anJuincd.'
The strikers notified the State Board OF Ar
bitratiOn to-day OF their Willingness to arbi-
trate their differences with the company.
In the assaults made on the cars day sew
Jurcd by stones thrown by rioters.
Forty-two men from Toledo. Detroit and
Cincinnati arrived here early to-day and were
taken out to the cOnpany'S barns.
No attempt was made to run cars after 4
o'clock Tonight.