The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-28
Strike Now Expected to Continue In
al the Street-Car Workers Are
starved Into Submission.
BOYCOTT AGAINST TROOPS
MERCHANTS REFUSE To SELL SOL
DIERs NECESSARY SUPPLIES.
The Strike Fever shows Signs of Dy.
Ing Out mt Cleveland as Well
as other Places.
CLEVELAND. O.. July 1.-Mayor Farley

CLEVELAND, o., July 27.-Mayor Farley
proposes to finish the campaign against
lawlessness In Cleveland on the lines he has
laid down, and he will not tolerate any IN
reference. This was made clear at the
special meeting of the City Council this
evening, when the attempt to institute an
investigation of the strike on the Big Con-
solidated Railway lines by special COM
mittee of that. body was defeated.
When the previous strike was settled. a
month ago. an agreement between the COM
pany and the strikers was brought about by
a special committee of the Council. Inc
agreement provided for the taking back of
some of the old men. for the retention of
number of the new men and for the loyal
treatment OF the company and the new men
by the old men who were taken back. When
the present strike was inaugurated II was
charged that the agreement had been vio-
lated by the company, and, on the other
hand. the company charged that the men
had not been loyal to IL or TO the nonunion-
lists. 1t was the purpose or the special COM
mittee OF the Council tonight to authorize
that committee to institute semi-judicial
Investigation of the present strike by
subpoenaeing witnesses and sending for
books and papers to ascertain whether the
agreement had been lived up to and to In
form the public where the blame for the
strike rested.
Mayor Farley opposed the proposed ac-
ton In a vigorous speech, In which he de-
clared that the appointment Of committee
would interfere with the plans OF the ex-
ecutive for the crushing out of disorder. He
said the only result could be to keep alive
the agitation, and that no good purpose
20 o nd
time" the mayor declared, for everybody
to mind his own business.
Several Of the councilmen favored the APP
pointment OF the committee. but when the
resolution came to a vote il was lost. Many
OF the strike sympathizers have been very
bitter towards Mayor Farley. In public
meetings they have charged him with re-
sponsibility for the present troubles and
threats against his life have been made.
This has led him to provide guard for his
residence on Euclid avenue and detectives
watch the house every night.
The presence of the troops has had de-
pressing effect on the rioters and up to 10
o'clock tonight there had not been a single
outbreak of violence. The cars were oper-
ated on nearly all 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. The boycott has extended to the
soldiers. Merchants are refusing to sell
them any supplies and representatives OF
organized labor have refused to patronize
anybody who takes soldiers money for
anything. The mayors of the suburban viii
lagos had a meeting to-day at which the
presence of troops In Collinwood and South
Brooklyn was discussed. The mayors Of
both hamets said the troops were not
needed. Mayor Phelps, of South Brooklyn.
said he did not particularly object to the
presence of the soldiers, but said the whole
trouble was caused by the nonunion 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 announced that there
would be meeting OF strike sympathizers
in the public square and the police had been
instructed TO prevent IL. 1t appears, how
ever. that the announcement was unauthor-
ized, for, while a small crowd assembled.
there was no attempt 10 hold a meeting.
and. consequently. no trouble occurred.
The coroner's inquest into the killing of
Henry cornzweit, last Monday. by nom
union conductor named Ralph Hawley. has
been in progress for two days. All the wit
nesses who have testified thus far have tod
practically the same story. 1t is to the eff
feet that the shooting was unjustihable, the
boy having done nothing which would have
warranted a resort 10 violence on the part
OF the conductor.
The following communication. signed by
the leaders Of all the more important labor
unions in the city. was issued to-day: ITO
the sympathizers of the striking street-rail
way employees in Cleveland: We. the men,
bers and representatives of organized labor
unions. appeal TO you to please refrain from
using abusive language. the throwing of
missiles of any kind or the using of explo-
sives against the Big Consolidated Street.
railway company's property. Although
some may think this course will help the
strikers. we know IL Is doing the union
street-car men All injury and is detrimental
IN more than one way to them. We beg that
you give your support in other ways than
unlawfulness."