The San Francisco call., 1899-07-28
Assumes Responsibility for
Settlement of Cleveland
Strike.
ARE BOYCOTTED
Most of the Lines Running on
Schedule Time - Merchants
VIII Not Serve Soldiers.
Special Dispatch to III. Call.

CLEVELAND. July 27.-Mayor Far
ley purposes to conduct the campaign
against IawIessness in Cleveland on the
lines he has laid down and he will not
tolerate any interference. That was
made clear at the special meeting OF
the City Council this evening, when the
attempt 10 institute an investigation OF
the strike on the big Consolidated
Street Railways lines by special com
Inittee Of that body, was defeated.
When the previous strike was settled
q month ago an agreement between
-he company and the strikers was
brought about by a special committee
# the Council. The agreement prOVld-
ID for the taking back Of a certain per
centage Of the old men. for the Re ten
tion Of a certain number Of new men
and fer the loyal treatment Of the com
pany and the new men by the old men
who were taken back.
When the present strike was lnaugu-
rated, il was charged that the agree
meat had been violated by the COM
parv. and on The other hand. the COM
pany charged that the men had not
been loyal u il or the uOn-uuiOnlsts. 1t
was the purpose Of the special commit
mi-tee Of the Council tonight 10 au-
IhorlZe that committee 10 institute
semi judicial investigation OF the pres
euL strike by subpenaing witnesses and
sending for books and papers to aScer-
tan whether the agreement had been
lived UP To- and 10 inform the pubic
where the blame for the strike lay.
Mayor Farley opposed the proposed
action in vigorous speech. in which
he declared that the appointment OF che
special committee would interfere with
the plans OF the executive for the
crushing OUt Of the disorder. He said
the only result would be 10 keep alive
the agitation and that no good pur-
pose would be served.
IN time of peace he declared, pre-
pare for war, but when you nave war
the best thing to do is 10 bring about
peace, but that cannot be done by keep
ing up the agitation which caused the
war. This seems TO be good time
the Mayor declared. FOR everybody 10
mind his own business
Several Of the COuuCllmen favored
the appointment Of the committee, out
when the resolution came to vote
il was lost.
Many Of the strike sympathizers have
been very bitter toward Mayor Farley
IN public meetings they have charged
him with responsibility for the present
troubles and threats against his life
have been made. This has led him 10
euclid avenue and detectives watch
the house very night.
The presence of the troops has had
depressing effect upon the rioters and
up 70 10 o'clock tonight there had not
been q single outbreak Of violence. The
cars were operated on most Of the lines
on nearly the usual schedules. but in
some parts Of the city they ran almost
empty. the boycott Of the lines by the
working people being almost universal
President Everett says, however. that
he does not believe the boycott is ef-
fective. He thinks people are deferred
from riding by the fear Of personal in
jury and he says that as soon as the
safety Of passengers is assured, the cars
viii be filed as usual
The boycott has extended TO the SOL
diers Merchants are refusing to sell
them any supplies and representatives
OF organized labor have refused TO pat
r0nize anybody who takes a soldiers
money for anything or supplies any Of
his wants.
The Mayors Of the suburban villages
had a meeting to-day, at which the
South Brooklyn We're discussed. The
Mayors Of both these hamlets said
troops were not needed.
Mayor Phelps of South Brooklyn said
he did not particularly object TO the
presence Of the soldiers but said the
union men who fired revolvers in the
air recklessly. Tonight the troops
were Withdrawn from CollinwOod. on
the promise Of the Mayor to preserve
order there.
There was grave apprehension Of
trouble tonight. 1t had been announc-
I'd that there would be q meeting OF
strike sympathizers in the public square
and the police had been instructed 70
prevent il. 1t appears, however. that
the announcement was unauthorized.
for while a small crowd assembled
there was no attempt to hold a meeting
and consequently no trouble occurred.
The Coroner's inquest into the killing
Of Henry Cornzweit last Monday by a
nou-uniOn conductor named Ralph
HawIey has been in progress for Two
davs All the witnesses @hO have tes-
tilted thus far have told practically the
same story which is to the effect that
the shooting was unjustifiable. the boy
having done nothing which would have
warranted a resort to violence on the
part Of the conductor.