Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1899-08-03
STAMP A. a OUT RIoTINe.
MAYOR Of CLEVELAND DETER
MINED TO STOP LAwLEssNEss.
He Will Not Tolerate Any Interior.
ence and Through His influence
the Attempt to Institute an In
estisation of the Strike by a sne.
cial Committee of the Coupc,,
Was Defeated-The Presence of
the Troops Has Depressing Ef-
feet ON the Rfoter..

cleveland, July 20. - Mayor Farley
purposes to finish the campaign
against iawlessness in Cleveland on
the lines he has laid down and no will
not tolerate any interference That
was made clear at the special meeting
OF the city council last evening when
the attempt to institute an investiga
ton OF the strike on the Big Consoli-
dated Street railway lines by a spe
clal committee Of that body was de-
feated. When the previous strike was
settled month ago an agreement be-
tween the company and the strikers
was brought about by Il special COM
mlttee of the council. The agreement
provided for the taking back of GER
tain percentage Of the old men. for
tne retention of a certain number Of
new men and for the loyal treatment
OF the company and the new men by
the old men who We're taken back. On
the part of the men it is charged the
agreement had been broken by the
company, while on the other hand, it
Is charged by the company that the
men have not been loyal to it or the
non-union men in it's employ 1t was
the purpose of the motion to investi-
gate the strike by subpoenaing wit
nesses and sending for books and pa
pers to ascertain whether the agree
ments had been lived up to and in
form the public where the blame for
the strike belonged. Mayor Farley OPP
posed the proposed action in a vigor-
GUS speech in which he declared that
the appointment Of the special commit
tee would interfere with the plans of
the executive for the crushing out of
disorder. He said the only result
would be to keep alive the agitation
and that no good purpose would be
served.
''1n time of peace,' he declared,
prepare for war, but when you have
war. the best thing to do it to bring
about peace, but that cannot be done
by keeping up the agitation which
caused the war. This seems to be a
good time" the mayor declared, "for
everybody to mind his own business"
Several Of the councilmen favored the
appointment of the committee, but
when the resolution came to vote it
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
had led him to provide guard for his
residence on Euclid avenue, and de-
tectives watch the house day and
night.
The presence of the troops has a de-
pressing effect upon the rioters and
up to 10 o'clock last night there had
not been single outbreak of violence.
The cars were operating on nearly all
lines and on nearly the usual schedule,
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. he does not believe the boy
colt is effective. He thinks people are
deferred from riding by fear of per-
sonal injury, and he says that as soon
as the safety of it's passengers are as
sured the cars will be filled.
The boycott has extended to the SOL
diers. Merchants are refusing to sell
them any supplies and representatives
of organized labor have refused to
patronize anybody who takes SOL
diers money for anything or supplies
any Of his wants.