Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-15
SCI End Of |AE STRIKE
One Car Line in st Louis Recog.
nizes Union and Other Differ.
ences Are Settled.
Believed That Transit Company
Will Follow Suit and End
the Strike.
Cars Running on Nearly Schedule
Time Pending Final settlement
Of Disputes.

Zine Pendlng flnal settleM6nJ
Of Disputes.
st. Louis. May 15.-There We're inn
portant developments in the street car
situation yesterday. At conference
between the officials of the Suburban
Railway Company, the only system in I
st. Louis not controlled by the ST.
Louis Transit Company, and on which
a strike was inaugurated ten days prior
to that declared on the transit system
and the officials and employees OF that
road, an amicable adjustment was eff
fected and the men returned to work
this morning. On just what basis the
strike was settled could not be learned, 4
but t can be positively stated that the
union received fullrecognition. In many
quarters it is figured that the settle-
ment of the strike on the suburban
presa ges an adjustment of the diff
culties between the Transit company
and its 5000 striking employees in the
near future. In fact, it was learned
last night that at conference held in
the afternoon of the officials of the
transit company, the chairman of the
employees grievance COMMITTEES and
some of the members of the citizens
committee matters adjusted them
selves nicely for a settlement Of the
difficulties when member of the citi-
zens' committee injected into the pro-
ceeelings proposition of such a char
II; pf
to a close with matters no nearer a
settlement than had heretofore existed.
1t is thought, however, that a future
meeting of he same parties will result
in establishing a basis for the settle
ment of the strike.
The Suburban company had no diff
Guilty in maintaining a thoroughly run
ming schedule yesterday and no serious
demonstrations on that line occurred.
On the Transit company's system there
We're a number of demonstrations
more noisy than otherwise. In. one in
stance the police We're obliged to charge.
on a crowd of strike sympathizerS to
dispense it and in a number of in
stances used the flat side of their
sabres in accomplishing their purpose.
No5casualties of u serious nature We're
reported during the day.
At IL o'clock the usual number of
cars We're being run over the three di-4
visions of the Suburban system and u
number of cars on the following lines
| of the Transit company are in opera
4 ton: Lacede, Bellfontaine. Compton
! Park. Delmar, Page and Spaulding. All
Ibut the last three We're in operation as
4 early as g o'clock, but owing to a
\ grounded Wire on the main division
I.of the Lindell division cars on the Del
mar. Page and Spaulding lines could
not be started for several hours.
4 The advertisement of Chief of Police
\ lCampbell for $500 men to serve as
emergency policemen and assist the
regular force in Keeping order during
1.-THE s.rike is not meeting with as hearty
a response as had been expected. AT
IL o'clock less than 200 men We're
4 awaiting a chance TO be sworn in.
The executive board of the Central
4 Trades and Labor Council. the Stree,
4 Railway Employees Union and the
Building Trades Council Mere suddenly
\ called about noon to meet at Nalhalla
4 Hall Monday evening. This meeting is
TO b. IN place of the one called fol
"Wednesday night, when the adSisailili.
q ty Of ordering general sympathy
strike of all unian labor in St. Leul.
was to have been considered il ths
q trouble between the street car compa-
mics and their employees should no
have been adjusted before then.
The strike leaders Will not say VIII,
J they decided to call the earlier meeting
but it is inlimated that Governor Ste
phens' action in ordering he enroll
: ment of $500 special policemen precipi
tated it.
i President Mahon. of the Internationa
Association Of Anlalgamated Stree
! Railway Employees, who is here nanag
ing the strike, in an Interview, said:
The governors action in calling on
$500 extra police has complicated tn
strike situation. l was an unwise an
uncalled for action and bellies his att
tude of only twoSdays ago, when he sal
that the situation did not justify sue
measures as he intimates may be es
pected.
While his gprecipitate course is in ii
self surprise, his new way Of dealin
With the situation was not unexpected
1t has not strengthened the railway
position. Does the governor take tn
responsibility of ordering the forces {
his command to shoot and club in,
submission American justice and fret
dom?
United labor does not fear the ISIS,
so suddenly and strangely presented /
the governor. 1t has a way of dealir
even with such conditions. We will vi
this fight by sentiment and not by r.
sort to bullets and bayonets.
It am afraid the governor has mac
the task of the citizens committee q
the more difficult. Everything ";
proceeding nicely when the new ord
came like clap Of thunder. am We
much afraid it has spoiled the chan
. of arbitration
In reply to the statement OF Mr.. NJ
n hon. anent the calling for $500 SPEC!
y, policemen, Governor Stephens said We
x terday:
~ II called for the men because
8 thought they were needed and witho
g consulting Mr.. Mahon about it. talk
a with the police board; the chief, t
g captains and the other heads of the p
x lice department. and they thought t
Is situation required this action, SO to
@ lit. ! think these men. who live in
y, Louis, know the conditions here bett
q than does Mr.. Mahon, who doesn't Ii