The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-07
MAY REVOKE FRANCHISE
st. Louis Strike Situation Calls for
Drastic Meas5res:o1
Many Members of the Municipal As
senbly Said to Favor the Step
Against the Transit Compnny-Thc
Posse Preserving Partial Order
State Militia May He Called Out.

ST. LOUIS, June 6.-The twenty-ninth
day of the street car strike finds the men
and company as far apart as at the outset.
Negotiations have been suspended, and af-
fairs have settled down to an allsummer
struggle The action Of the municipal as
sembly next Friday may alter this, as there
is strong sentiment favoring revocation
of the Transit Company's franchise for
failure to operate cars as provided by the
instrument. The city counselor has deliv-
cred an opinion declaring that the assem-
bly, has such power under the law.
II this is done it probably means the
withdrawal OF police protection, on tie
ground that the company has no legal
standing, while the Transit Company will
seek to enjoin the city from interfering
with its business. The citizens commit ae
was in session again today. ard advised
both parties to the struggle to settle on
the basis submitted by the Transit Com
pany last Saturday, the immediate rein
statement of ! 900 men, 500 additional be-
ing taken back within ninety days, and the
others as the traffic demanded Tie ex Gu
1--WE cOmmlttee OF tne unlOu tulS dl.ei uoJu
issued the following:
I'VE stand upon our statement, made to
the Business Mems Committee, May 81 which
is as follows: Reinstatement of all old men.
recognition of the union, arbitration OF all
future differences, and the agreement OF
March 10, where not inconsistent with the
present demands"
Sheriff Pohlman stated today that he bas
sufficient men to safeguard the running OF
all cars needed to accommodate the pub
tic both day and night. When General Man
age- Baumhoff's attention was called to
this and he was asked when night service
would be restored. he said:
NO sane man would think of operating
street cars in St. Louis at night while
conditions remain as they are Long
stretches of wire are cut every night and
1t would be the height OF folly to start
out a car, knowing as We do, that II
would mean death to the trainmen."
Chief of Police Campbell endorses the
views Of Baumhcff relative to running cars
at night.
Several hundred additional names were
enrolled in the posse today. One full reg
iment has been formed and enough COM
panies filed to organize a second.
The north and south ends OF the City are
the points Of greatest danger. In the
latter women who ride upon the cars are
denuded Of their clothing. In one in
stance three schoolteachers were pub
licly spanked by women sympathizers
with the strikers. The North ST. Louis
ruff,an is more gallant. He will cut,
shoot, or brain man detected riding in
the cars, but is blind to those of the
gentler sex who transgress.
Telegraph poles and blank walls in these
two sections of the city are covered with
posters from the proprietors of small
business houses denying that they lave
ridden on the cars since the Inauguration
of the strike and protesting against the
imposition of a boycott. ,fa s.
A very strong sentiment prevails today
that the Governor will call o,.t the mil
tia this week, now that tina Democratic
State Convention has concluded Its la
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