The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13

\Owners Of Vehicles Reaping a Har-
vest-Address to Unionfsts.

II. LOUIS, Mo-, May 12.-The fifth day
he great street-railway strike that has
INJECTED every line in the city found both
sides firmly maintaining their positions, the
strikers refusing 10 recede from their de-
mands. and their employers declining to
accede to them.
Although few of the lines have been
operated. the public suffers great incon-
venience. Hundreds of vehicles have as
sumed the task that the street cars have
been unable to perform. The owners Of
vehicles are making money fast, charging
all the way from 10 TO so cents for trip
that cost but cents on the street cars. To-
day the entire suburban system began run
ming on schedule time with its usual num-
Der OF cars. About twenty-five cars each
were brought out on the Park avenue
Compton Heights and main line of the
Transit Company's Lindell division. Cars
on this division are being operated under
police escort, with strong guards along the
right of way and at the termini
General Manager George w. Baumhpff
of the Transit Company, said to-day:
with the present police protection we
shall be satisfied If we can keep cars run
ming on the division which we have at
tempted to open even during the day. much
less after dark. Certainly we shall not at
tempt to run any cars later than D. m.
We have had a great deal of trouble in
keeping our firemen at the power house
The picketS around the premises and the
strikers made threats of violence against
the men at the power house. They sue
ceeded in running off three different crews
within the last twelve hours The result was
that when we were ready to start this MORN
Ing having sufncient number of conduc-
tors and mOtormen, were unable to do
go because the firemen. who We're ready to
do their duty were forced from our prem
fses on account of the nonprotection of the
police. The trouble.with the police is that
they do not make the proper efforts to dis
perse the crowds. If the crowds were dis
persed around our premises and off the
street corners where they gather to modest
the cars. there would be comparatively lit
All clerks in the Offices of the LindeIl
division of the Transit Company at VAN
deventer and Park avenue. were sworn in
as policemen this afternoon.
Twenty-seven nonunion motormen and
conductors from towns in northern Mis-
souri,. reached here to-day. 1t is expected
that additional nonunion men from Cleve-
land. Milwaukee and other cities will ar
rive soon to take the places vacated by the
strikers.
A call issued to the presidents and secre-
taries of the various trades unions of ST.
Louis and signed by David Kreyling, presi-
dent OF the Central Labor and Trades
Council. II. w. Steinbiss. national secre-
tary of the Building Trades and Building
Council OF America, and w. ID. Mahon. in
ternational president International Street.
railway Employees OF America, was sent out
to-day. In part 1t follows:
ITO all Unicnists-The present struggle
Of the street-railway employees Is one OF
vital importance to every union worker
of this vicinity. The mask has been pulled
on and the fight is clearly defined. 1t is a