Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-31
MARTIAL LAW NEEDED.
Only Way to Remedy Cleve-
land Situation, Said Axline.
BOYCOTT SEVERELY CONDEMNED.
Minister Denounced II and His Cougre-
CATION Endorsed What He Said-The
Boycott Quite stringeut-Cars on Some
Lines Were Not Well Patronized.

CLEVELAND, July 31.-Notwithstand
ing the fact that big crowds were upon
the streets there We're no outbreaks OF
violence, and apparently very little at
tention was paid to the Big Console
dated cars, which ran on all lines Oh
schedule time. On the South Side and
ont Broadway to Newburg the cars
were run practically empty, but the
East Side lines, especially those run
ming TO the parks, were well patron
| lZed, though they carried fewer passen-
| gers by lar than usual.
Adjutant General AXline, speaking OF
| the fear of the people TO ride on the cars
II certGln sections of the city at night.
said:
''Thrs state of affairs is likely to con-
tinue Tor several weeks or months un-
less a settlement is reached. The only
way to pat a stop TO it is to declare mar
tial law. That will require 1000 or
300 soldiers and every street will be
patrolied. Everybody will be required
to remain III doors after a certain hour,
ar;l all who Are out after that time With
out permit will be arrested. But mar
tial law would put an end to the trouble
effectualiy."
The only exciting incident on the
South Side was the holdup of an ice
cream wagon by a crowd of soldiers. who
took from 1t Il four-gallon freezer full of
cream. They offered money for the
cream, but the driver refused to accept
u.
Business Agent Pratt of the union of
the Big Consolidated strikers issued Il
statement Ill reply to the intimation
that there was Il breach between the
strikers ana the employees of the Little
Consolidated. The latter have organized
il separate union and have decided not
to take part i'll Il Sympathy strike. He
accused certain of the Little Consoli-
dated employees of trying to head off a
strike on those lines, and he intinlates
that it is mWise to divide the funds and
energies OF the two unions.
Apparently the strikers have the
sympathy and active co cooperation of all
tue labor on organizations III the city and
not only arc merchants being punished
for riding on tine tabooed cars, but they
are warned against selling goods to
other people who do ride, on the threat
Of losing the trade of union men. H.
stances are given in which druggists
have refused 10 sell medicine to people
VINO We're accused Of patronlzing the
Big Consolidated, and physicians have
been boycotted for riding on the cars
while gomg to see their patients
The boycott Is most severe on the
small dealers who do business ON streets
that are populated largely by union men
and their sympathlzers. a number OF
these merchants have published adver-
tsemeuts offering rewards ranging
from S25 to $500 for reliable evidence
that they Or any OF their clerks or rela-
tiyeS have risden on the cars since the
strike uegln and a number of conlmu-
nications have been sent to the papers
by physicians, grocers, butchers and
others protesting their innocence of the
charge Of having patronized the railroad
COMPANY.
The boycott OF the troops aroused the
ire of Adjutant General Axline, who
declared chat there is Il state law TO
punish people who interfere with the
miiiEia. lie threatened to invoke the
aid OF the law.
\ numhec OF ministers preached ON
the strike sunday. Last night, at the
First Methodist Episcopal church, Rev.
Louis Albert Banks took occasion to de-
nounce the violence that had taken
place and condemned the proposed boy
cott as mghWaymen S tactics. He was
loudly applau led by the large congrega-
tion present, some of the people clap
ping their hands and others pounding
on the floor with canes. When the ap-
plause had subsidized an aged member of
the church went forward and delivered |
/ short address, endorsing what the
minister had said. He then called upon
Ill vino endorsed the sentiment ex-
pressed to arise, and the whole congre-
CATION stood up and remained standing
for some time.