The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-05-14
No attempts III Nl"l"nc" Ar"
Made Until After
Ni@hifall.
TWO MEN ARE ASSAULTED.
Industrial Council t;!lS an Mis-
soul Congress 10 Limit Power
cf Federal Courts arS
Filled With Passengers.

E,rsa. cay. Mr.. Nj, a.-Ev"-y si-.et
ear lin,. ~ u iS civ aud NaE.a- Gay. t,..-.
was in fun operation to-day. and II" show
"i y."i'ur" was offered 10y the -'r't-r> ul'-
I'll 'o-nirni. when tw" "f th'n wayilri "a
conductor in It sti"on and mao" rul,.h p -:
has; %; r!m pounding him back aEl .r'E
b,Jv.el them with fist blows. nar of t1e
strikers WAS arrested hu; f.c other ,=-
c,r'G.
iu aIp.h.s part ot the city a s,iI~"r
slapped d conductors face ho,ause Dr. 20
f@s,d L. - out iic too. wa landed in
jail.
The ri.s. overt =: IN ;he par' "f tEr
strikers was committed Just nrfofr uii-
night a; Tw,n,i,.h and Troost ay""uc.
when - sr.r.c was driven into tn" "..h!e
slot causing "a dc!ay ju IL" Of half an
hour. No damage resulted.
Early IN the day groups e strik rs S;.ta-
cred al the d.tE"r-n; p"wor-hn"s,- and
quietly Gr-cd the crews to So ont. Les"
than a dozen responded. however rai a."
places rr th,s, men w,re filled. Tn" rail-
WY officials said they had arpi."a- "n+
from twice as many men as they could ts".
and t1 %" sure If u" delay PLACED !'dii Il
Il z"r extra crews al tn" terminus pF cH
lnc. paying them full wages. /" til ;nv gap
that ui:h, h,' caused hy any recruits I" the
strikers ranks. Occasionally along tn I'm"
Tho cry rf 'scih" would r' heard. hUt
was principally the act "f boys. who taok
DELIGHT In tsn,uIzlug IN" nov men.
The weather w.s irIichtfGl. and TN" poo
pie took advantage of il. with iEe result
that the trains were crowded thTouSE"ut
the tdy. There W., practically E0thiuS 20
Indicate that q strike was I'm progress.
President Holmes declared that $" far as
his company Y : concerned. the Walh-cui
was = matter t.! history. and ne eInphas z7,.
the statement hy joining party OF friends
on q haunt To I.,avcnwurth. The strikers.
interviewed Individually. however. declare"
they V.r" s;ii. h"pciui. and that tn-morr"w
woUii show i,cvcut results.
D,rirg the afternoon the Industrial COM
ill held an enthusiastic meeting and acopt-
al resolutions syTpathiEinc with jh' street
car sneu ami ordering q boycott ui the f'l!-
WAY company. The resolutions request In"
heads Of che different unions Represented in
fhr council To- instruct jhai- members not
To- rid. on the .arS. and urge the N ,i!GherS
Of these unions working in the railway
CsmpJryS I0wcr-n-usss and shops in what
ever c4va'i;y to >trik" in sympathy with
il,.. stree; c-r men. The resolutions ~ -
TAR as to request tn" union musicians ~h"
suruish Ius,c Il; the parks controlled by
81" company 10 refuse to play for the
daily concerts
Tho Industrial Council ie composed ol n
~ different unions outside of tn" hu.i,:Ins
trades. Each nf these unions was repro
scented ~ to-days meetiT. 10y w" dele
gates.
In addition TO ;hc resolutions az sym
pathy. the Industrial Council Ir.tul'1oU-ly
adopted the following appea. To- TIE Mis- ufi
iacmb,Ts IN congress:
~ crisis has been pcccipiTat'h by "!-.r-
i-od laE.r by the action of the METROPOLITAN
street Railway Company in dis, .argI1c ~
ty-iive of its employs because ta-~c M n
saw Gt to connect themselves with ntl''"S
Of their craft: THAT when the emplry"s ~
tempted % exercise their manhood ~ 80
the company rrSuTted 90 the United states
courts for :. blanket Injunction T's;gtI l'..is
each and every Or' from interfering II The
matter with the msn ia th'lr employ AZ
time when not q single unlawful act could
be charged Hp to organized labor.
''TherDioTe We appeal 10 you ~ he name
Of humanity To- use your best crIetV'-rs tn
have CONGRESS pass an r't lint in% II .
power ~ United States JuGL - in issuing IN
iuuDtio.E. and in this connection " favor
;Ee election nt Jrit,l states Judges by Gi-
rect vot. uf the people
This dprafl which was adopted ru"ni-
rloUsiy by tho council was ordered S''li, To-
sarn Missouri member In Congress. IL
was occasioncd. Of course. by III" restrain
in. order issued against the -,rikers list
night by United States judge Hook
mass meeting Of strikers La been
called for tomorrow rnoruiu;, AT lo..p. when.
il is believed determined action viii lie
decided upon Tn. meeting VIII he p~c-
sided owed by National Organizer Harry
Bryan. He Tonight expressed his Il m
and declared that th~ fight would Le %.rc,c
from nov