The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-20
Troops within Call IL Their Services
should He Required to En-
force the Injunction.
GENERAL STRIKE NOT LIKELY
PRINTERS AND PREssMEN WILL NOT
VIOLATE THEIR CONTRACTS.
Other influential Unions Will Prob.
ably Also Refrain from strfk-
fng for sympathy's Sake.

Il.
at least the striking employees of the ST.
Louis Transit Company will be face to
face with federal authority. which. speaking
to-day through Judge Elmer B. Adams. Of
the United States Circuit Court. in the
form Of an injunction, has commanded
them to abstain from interfering in any
manner with the running OF mail cars on
the various streets car lines OF the city
owned by the Transit Company.
The writ of injunction. issued at 4:So
o'clock this afternoon by Judge Adams, is
sweeping in it's nature and is made return
able May %. 1t commands the strikers to
refrain from doing anything whatever that
will delay or obstruct the operating Of mail
cars, or the gathering and distribution OF
the mails Everything prayed for in the
petition for an Injunction presented last
Saturday evening to Judge Adams by
United States District Attorney Roster was
granted. The only point not covered in the
Injunction which the company would pos
sibly have asked is that the strikers be en-
Joined from all interference with the rum
ming of passenger cars.
President w. d. Mahon, of the Amalga-
mated Association OF Street-railway En-
ployes, said tonight after being informed
of the issuance of the injunction. that the
~ te1 L. haA
intention Of so doing. We know what the
laws are" he said, land IL needed no in
junction to tell US what to do or not to do.
We have done nothing wrong and we have
a right to strike If we so desire. do not
believe we viii make trouble for the gov
ernment"
NO CARS RUN AFTER NOON.
The conduct of the strike to-day was in
marked contrast to that of yesterday. there
being no rioting and nobody was injured
during the day. This was due TO the fact
that the company made no efforts 10 run
cars during the afternoon. having been ad-
vised to refrain from doing so by Chief OF
Police Campbell. The union men who in
dorse the strike and are in favor OF de-
claring a sympathetic strike had decided
TO hold a parade late in the afternoon, and
Chief of Police Campbell being fearful OF
trouble If the cars and the parade should
happen 10 collide. required the company to
keep its cars in the barn.
The parade was a success in point OF
numbers and enthusiasm. about seven thou
sand men being In line. Banners and trans
parencies carrying notices indorsing the
strike and pronouncing in favor OF a SYM
pathetic movement were numerous
throughout the column, which marched
through many of the downtown streets
between and o'clock. There was not
the slightest evidence Of disorder. No po-
licemen were in the parade and none was
needed. They were offered by Chief Of Po-
lice Campbell, but declined by the leaders
OF the parade, who said the only use they
had for officers was 10 have the policemen
keep the nonunion men from shooting
them. The parade showed most enthus-
iastic spirit. the marchers shouting and
cheering as they tramped along. The
crowd along the line OF march was small
and undemonstrative. Grand Marshal
Henry Blackmore and his aids headed the
parade The first division was composed
of the street car men. about five thousand
men being in line.
The contemplated call for the sympathetic
strike will not be issued in any event before
Monday. and possibly not then. The matter
OF going on a sympathetic strike has been
referred back To the unions individually.
They commenced voting on the proposition
tonight, and viii have the matter under
consideration until Monday night. when the
executive committee Will take action on the
reports submitted to them by the various
unions.
ALL UNIONS WILL NOT STRIKE.
Opinion is divided as 20 what win Be
done, there being a very strong feeling IN
some directions that the sympathetic
strike. II IL materializes. viii not embrace
all the unions in the city by any means.
The Typographical and Pressmen's Union
have determined that they win not go out.
and II Is expected that other influential
unions will follow their lead.
NO TROUBLE ANTICIPATED.
c. p Connolly. president OF The looo1
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