The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-06-01
AN ARBITRATION LAW.
A Board to Be Appointed to Investi-
gate the St. Louis Strike.
Presidents OF Mercantile Organisa-
lions and Clubs and Representa-
dives OF the Newspapers -rA
Ina to Arbitrate Trouble.


81. Louis, May c0.-State Labor
Commissioner Thomas 4. Rixey sent
copies OF the following letter TO Pres
dent Whitaker, of the Transit Co.,
and Chairman 4. D. Edwards, OF the
strikers' grievance committee:
Dear Sir; Your attention il re-
spectfully directed 10 chapter nl. ar
,icle ?. sections s.t35. s.l3s, s.t39. s.l40
and S.l4i, of the revised statutes of
Missouri. as applicable To the present
dispute existing between the 81. Louis
Transit Co. and its employees.
"ln accordance with said law. YOU
are hereby requested TO suggest the
names 0i two suitable persons To act
as arbitrators, as provided In said sec
ton S.l39. Failing TO comply with
this request within "a hours, shah
make the appointments as the law
provides. Very respectfully,
~ l.. RiNcy.
Commissions OF Labor, Statistics
and Inspection
The statutes referred 20 provide
the state commissioner OF LABOR. sta
tistics aud inspection may require the
appointment OF board of arbitration
TO inquire into the merits OF the case
and tender an unbiased opinion.
The statutes set forth that this ac-
ton may bc taken by the labor com
missioner only when work Is going
on. The labor commissioner takes b
Tor granted hat, AZ ears are running.
this provision in the statutes does not
stand in the way 81 taking steps to-
ward forming an arbitration board.
The last provision In the statutes
relating 90 arbitration g. that n
either party To the controversy. Eve
days after the decision Is rendered.
refuses Ia accede, the decision IL not
binding.
AZ meeting attended by the presi-
dents Of mercantile organizations and
clubs and representatives Of the daily
newspapers 81 81. Louis. a committee
II seven was appointed 20 call upon
the 50. Louis Transit Co. and the
strikers grievance committee aud
ascertain whether both sidea are
wiling 10 submit their differences 20
a board Of arbitration.
This committee b. 20 report back
10 q. l.. Whitelaw. who presided az
the meeting. Mr.. whitelaw will call
e second meeting and report the find
ings OF the committee.
A car on the hellefontaine line %
the Transit Go. was partly wrecked
'hy an EXPLOSION OF dynamite placed
on she track by unknown parties az
Newhouse avenue and eoth street late
In the afternoon. Oniccrs Stclline and
Keefe. who were detailed 20 protect
the car. were seriously injured. The
wheel which came In contact with the
explosive was shattered. and the car
lurchcd and then fell untrncked 90
the ground. The momentum 81 the
ear carried Il forward a few feet i,e.
fore II came 20 a sudden stop. The
occupants were al hurled forward
against the platform Of the car. None
n the passengers or crew was I'm
inred.
4 sensational report Is current 90
wv fAAfAA ANAA FfttANA ANNH NEW NNN
stone quarries were robbed 81 500
pounds of dynamite by unknown par
ties. In some quarters the belief cx-
lists that n portion 81 the stolen high
explosive waa used 90 wreck che
Bellefontainc car.
Since May :. when the strike began.
there have been numerous collisions
between the police and the strikers
and the latter's sympathizers Hard
ly day during that time has passed
without somebody being wounded by
bullets or injured by flying missiles
and police clubs. The list OF casual
ties presents four persons shot and
killed. 22 wounded by bullets and so
or more injured In other ways.
Two of the killed were innocent by
ISLANDERS. striking motorman and an
emergency policeman completing the
number. Several OF the wounded are
in critical condition and may die.
IL il estimated by the strikers that
less than fifty OF their number (3.325)
who struck have returned 90 work.
These, with the street ear men inn
ported from other cities, are operat-
ing the Transit Co.'S cars IL is as
serted that at least so of the import
ed men have joined the strikers.