The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-14
STRIKE IN KANSAS CITY.
INDUSTRIAL UNION SUGGESTS THAT
ALL UNION MEN QUIT
WORK
BOYCOTT STRONGLY URGED
A Strong Appeal Made to the Mis-
souri, Congressional Delegation
Cars NOW Running With
cut Interruption.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. May 13.-Every
street car line in this city and Kansas
City, Kan, was inafulh operation today,
and no show of violence was offered bv
the strikers. The injunction of the fed
eral court, enjoining the union men from
interfering with the running of the cars,
and the added fact that it was Sunday
combined to have a salutary effect upon
the strikers
Early in the day groups Of strikers
gathered at the different power houses
and quietly urged the crews to 60 out.
Less than a dozen responded. however,
and the places of these men were filled
promptly. The railway officials had had
applications from twice as many men as
they could use, and to be sure Of no de-
lay placed half a dozen extra crews at
the terminus of each line, paying them
full wages, to fill the gap that might be
caused by any recruits to the strikers
ranks.
Occasionally along the line the cry of
"Scabi" would be heard, but it was princi-
pally the act of boys, who took delight In
tantalizing the new men. The weather
vantage of it, and the trains were crowd
ed throughout the day There was moth
ing to indicate that a strike was in prog
ress. President Holmes declared today
that, so far as his company was concern
ed, the wa,kout was a matter of history.
and he emphasized the statement by ioin-
ing party of friends IN a jaunt to
LeaVenWorth. The strikers, interviewed
individually, however. declared they were
CT ftrl ~ g,
show different results
During the afternoon the Industrial |
council held an enthusiastic meeting. and
adopted resolutions sympathizing with
the street car men and ordering a boycott
of the railway company. The resolutions
request the heads of the different unions
represented in the council to instruct their
members not to ride ndhe cars and urge
the members of these unions working in
the railway companies power houses and
shops, in whatever capacity, to strike in
sympathy with the street car men. The
resolutions go so far as to request the
union musicians, who furnish music at
the parks controlled bY. the company, to
refuse to play for the daily concerts.
The Industrial council is composed of
f1fty-three different unions, outside the
building trade. Each of these unions was
represented at today's meeting by two
delegates.
In addition to the resolutions of synpa-
thy the Industrial council unanimously
adopted the following, appeal to the Mis-
souri, members in congress:
"A crisis has been precipitated for or
ganlzed labor by the action of the Met
ropoiltan Street railway in dischargine
slXty-tlve of its employees because these
men saw mt to connect themselves witt
union of their craft; that when the
employees attempted to exercise theil
manhood by requesting other employe:
70 become members the company resort
ed to the United States court for a bIan
Ket injunction restraining each and ey.
cry one from interfering in the matter
with the men in their aernploy alta time
when not single unlawful act could bt
charged up to organized labor, therefore
we appeal to you, in the name of human
+ 1ty, to use your best endeavors to have
congress pass an act limiting the nowe,
OF United States judges in issuing in.
functions, and in this connection we ia
vor the election of United States Judges
by direct vote of the people"
a mass meeting of strikers has been
called for tomorrow morning at 1890,
When it is believed determined action will
be decided upon. The meeting will be
presided over by National Organizer Har-
ry Bryan. Bryan today expressed his
firm conviction that the men would ulti-
mately win and declared that the fight
would be forced from now on