The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12
FAVOR STRIKERS.
st. Louis People Appear to Be
Against Railway Companies.

st. Louis, May 12-This is the fifth
day of the great street railway strike
that has effected every line in this city.
Both sides remain firm, the strikers re-
fusing to recede one iota from their de-
mands and their employers declining to
accede to them.
Though some of the lines have been oper-
ated, the public suffers great inconven-
ience as result of the strike. 1t has
to depend almost entirely on the hun
dreds of vehicles that have assumed the
task that the street car companies are
unable to perform. Many persons use
wheels while others prefer to walk.
The owners of vehicles are making
money fast, charging all the way from
ten to fifty cents for a trip that cost
but five cents on the street cars. Chains
are being formed by those who Sympa-
thize with the strikers for the purpose
of influencing every one possible to
walk until the strike is over. The crowd
ed sidewalks night and morning seem
to prove that this is working we'll.
Today the enire Suburban system is
running on schedule time with its usual
number of cars. About 25 cars each are
being operated on the Park avenue,
Compton Heights and the main line of
| the Transit company's LindelI division.
Cars on these lines are operating under
police escort, with strong guards along
the right of way and at the termini.
Later in the day if sufficient police
protection is afforded. cars will be start
ed on the California, Bellefontaine and
| Iaclede lines of the Transit system on
which there was considerable rioting
yesterday. Not wheel on the other II
| divisions of the Transit company has
| moved since the strike began last Tues
| day, and the prospects are that they
will not for several days.
AS yet no warrants have been issued
!
! first application, made Thursday MORN
| ing by Attorney H. S. Priest. represent
| ing the Transit company, no further
| steps have been taken. Mr. johnson,
prosecuting attorney says he will take
no further steps in the matter until an
| other application is made at his office
| and the evidence produced. The strik-
| erS have started movement to interest
some OF the largest employers of union
| labor in the city in their cause. It has
| been suggested that a number of men
like W. H. Woodward, Adolphus Busch
| N. o. Nelson and others be request ed
to wait upon the Transit company OIL
Gals and explain to them their expert
| ence with union labor. With this object
| in view a meeting has been called fol
today at Walhalla hall when Messrs
Woodward, Busch. Nelson and others
| are expected to be present Mr.. Wood
| ward when approached by representa-
| tives of the strikers told them frankly
| that he considered some of their de-
| mands unreasonable. He added, how.
| ever, that the steam railroads and mos
of the great industrial enterprises of the
| country had been compelled to recog-
nize union labor and he considered il
| impossible for the street roads to ignor,
its existence longer.
At 10 o'clock the first car to run owe,
| the Iaclede avenue division of tn,
Transit company since the strike be
gun was started down town carryiu,
the usual complement of policemen R7
| II O'Clock six 81
that division Except for yells of de
rision that greeted appearance of tn
cars there were no attempts at interrup
| ton.
General Manager George w. Baum
hon of the Transit company is no
pleased with the protection afforded b,
the police. He said today:
with the present police protection W
shall be satisfied if we can keep car
running on the divisions which we hav
attempted to open even during the DAY
much less after dark. Certainly W
shall not attempt to run any cars late
cars will leave the down town terminal
not later than $3.50.
I'VE attempted to run the Lacled
avenue division this morning The DO
lice were to have had a sufficient mum
Der of men to take out as many as 2
cars We had great deal of troubl
in keeping our fremen at the powe
house The pickets are around tn
premises and the strikers made threat
of violence against the men at the powe
house They succeeded in running O
three different crews within the last
hours The result was that when "
were ready to start this morning, haV
ing conductors and motormen we wei
unable to do so because the fireme
who We're ready to do their duty WEI
forced from our premises on account
l the nonprotection of the police.
The trouble with the police is ths
; they do not make the proper effort
disperse the crowds. If the crowds wei
dispersed around our premises and 0
the street corners, where they gath'
to molest the cars there would be con
paratively little trouble"
, On the Bellefontaine division the fee
2 and trolley wires have been cut in
number of places and distractions pl
on the tracks. All morning men ha'
been out repairing the wires and r
l moving Instructions but it is believe