The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
NO BIG Rush
In Answer to Chief Campbell's
Call For 1900 Extra
Policemen.

st. Louis, May 1.-THE police, who
had spent Sunday resting, were in good
condition to begin work today. Squads
were detailed, as last week, to guard
the cars on the Suburban system and
the divisions of the st. Louis Transit
company which it was thought adj
visable to operate
The feed wires on the main line of
the Lindeu division over which the
Delmar, Page and Spaulding line cars
run, became grounded, and it was i'm
possible to send out cars as had been
intended.
At II o'clock the usual number of cars
are being run over the three divisions
of the Suburban system, and number
of cars on the following lines of the
Transit company are in operation:
Laclede, Bellfontaine. Compton, Park,
Delmar, Page and Spaulding.. All but
the last three were in operation as ear
ly as o'clock, but owing to a grounded
wire on the main division of the Linden
division, cars on the Delmar, Page and
Spaulding lines could not be started for
several hours.
The advertisement of Chief of Police
Campbell for $500 men to serve as en-
Urgency policemen and assist the regu-
lar force in keeping order during the
strike, is not meeting with as hearty
a response as had been expected. At IL
o'clock less than 200 men were awaiting
a chance to be sworn in.
The executive boards of the Central
railway employees union, and the build
ing trades council were suddenly called
about noon to meet at Walhalla hall on
Monday evening at O'Clock. This meet
ing is to be in place of the one called
for Wednesday night when the adviSa-
bllity of ordering a general sympathy
strike of all union labor in st. Louis
was to have been considered if the
trouble between the street car compa-
MES and their employees should not have
been adjusted before then.
The strike leaders will not say why
they decided to call the earlier meeting,
but it is intimated that Governor
Stephens action in ordering the enroll
ment of $500 special policemen precipi-
tated it.
President Mahon. of the International
Association of Amalgamated Street
railway employees who is here managing
the strike, in an interview said:
me governors action in calling out
$500 extra policemen has complicated
The strike situation. 1t was an unwise
and uncalled for action and bellies his
attitude of only two days ago when he
said that the situation did not justify
such measures as he intimates may be
| expected.
while his precipitate course is in it.
| self a surprise his new way of dealing
with the situation was not unexpected.
1t has not strengthened the railways
! position. Does the governor take the
| responsibility of ordering the forces at
| his command to shoot and club into
| submission American justice and free
| dom?
United labor does not fear the issue
| so suddenly and strangely presented by
the governor. 1t has a way of dealing
| even with such conditions. We will win
this fight by sentiment and not by re-
sort to bullets and bayonets.
Il am afraid the governor has made
| the task of the citizens committee all
| the more difficult. Everything was pro-
! ceeding nicely when the new order came
like clap OF thunder. I am very much
afraid it has spoiled the chance of ar
bitration."
In reply to the statement of Mr.. Ma
hon, anent the calling for $500 special
policemen, Governor Stephens said to-
day:
Il called for the men because /
thought they were needed and without
| consulting Mr.. Mahon about it. I talk
ed with the police board, the chief. the
| captains and the other heads of the DO
ice department and they thought the
situation required this action, so I took
It. I think these men. who live in St
Louis, know the condition here better
than does Mr.. Mahon who does not live
here. Therefore did not consult Mr.
Mahon nor do I intend to do So"