The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-05-14

Kansas City, Mo, May 13.-Every
street car line in this city and Kansas
City, Kan, vas in full operation today,
and no show of violence was offered by
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 saIutary
effect upon the strikers.
Early in the day groups of strikers
gathered at the different power houses
and quietly urged the crews not to go
out. Less than a dozen responded,
however. and the places of these men
were filled promptly The railway Of
ficials had applications from twice as
many men as they could use and to
be sure of no delay, 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 re-
cruits to the strikers ranks
Occasionally along the line the cry
Of "Scab" would be heard, but it was
principally the act of boys. who took
delight in tantalizing the new men, The
weather was delightful, and the people
took advantage Of it, with the result
that the trains were crowded through
out the day. There was practically
nothing to indicate that a strike was
in progress.
Company is Confident.
President Holmes declared that, so
far as his company was concerned, the
WalkOut was a matter of history, and
he emphasized the statement by join
ing party of friends on a jaunt to
LeavenwOrth. The strikers, interview
ed individually, however, declared they
were still hopeful, and that tomorrow
would 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 on the cars, and urge the mem
bers of these unions working in the
railway cOmDany's power houses and
shops, in whatever capacity, to strike
in sympathy with the street car men.
The resolutions go as far as to re-
quest 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
fifty-three different unions, outside of
the building trades. Each of these
unions were represented at today's
meeting by two delegates.
Appeal to congressman.
In addition to the resolutions of sym
pathy, the industrial council unani-
mCusly adopted the following appeal
to the Missouri members in congress:
"a crisis has been precipitated by
the action of the Metropolitan Street
Railway company in discharging sixty
five of its employees because these men
Sc " fit to connect themselves with 9TH
ers- Of their craft; that when the en-
ployees attempted to assert their man
hood by requesting other employees to
become members, the company resoTted
to the United States courts for blank
ct Injunction restraining each and
every one from interfering in the mat
ter with the men in their employ, at
time when not a single unlawful act
could be charged up to organized labor.
Therefore we appeal to you in the
name Of humanity to use your best
endeavors to have congress pass az act
limiting the power of United States
judges in issuing injunctions, ard in
this connection we favor the election
of United States judges by direct vote
Of the people
Mass Meeting Called.
This appeal, which was adopted I'M
animously by the council, was ordered
sent to each Missouri member in con-
gress. It was occasioned of course, by
the restraining order issued against
the strikers last night by United States
Judge Hook.
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
Harry Bryan. Bryan tonight express
ed his firm conviction that the men
would ultimately win, and declared
that the fight would be forced from
now on.
Tonight. two strikers waylaid a con-
ductor in a saloon and made punch
ing bag of him, pounding him back and
forth between them with fist blows.
One of the strikers was arrested the
other escaped. In another part of the
city a striker slapped a conductors
face because he refused to go out, and
he. too, was landed in Jail
The first overt act on the part OF
the strikers was committed Just before
at Twentieth and Troost av-
enue, when a spike was driven in tho
cable slot, causing a delay to traffic
of half an hour. No damage was done