Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-12
DISASTROUS strike RESULTS.

st. Louis continues to be the scene of
violence. riot. murder and destruction
of property as the result Of the street
car strike. The strikers will lose the
fight eventually. but they continue
their desperate tactics, While Governor
Stephens dallies and hesitates about
calling out#troops to restore order. His
sympathies are apparently with the
strikers. and politics plays a part in.
his hating mood The results of the
strike are best shown by the appended
summary and some of the figures are
appalling:
Strike has lasted 81 days
Persons killed.. 49,. $50. I'll
Made. insane by strike.... ...5..s.... ,
Persons shot. 49,. ..l..1a
Persons injnred.... ~. 80. 20
Children shot 49,. ..:t. >
Loss to city in trade....5.. So, 100000
Loss in wages to employees. .S3oo,1oo
Loss to car company in fares ...s6ooooo
4 Number of strikers. ..... 1000
Number of women and children de-
pending on strikers. 10000
Police on duty. -. - 900
Special policemen. $1,000. 900
Posse eotnitatus :... i........ LOO
& Cars wrecked. a.
Women passengers beaten, J. &
Women stripped in srreet.. ..5.....
As to the pressure brought upon the
democratic governorand his non-action
at the critical time, Sheriff Poniman L
quoted by the Globe-Democrat as
showing what was done.
Neither Sheriff pohlman nor Chief o.
Police Campbell heard from the gov
ernor snndas. IN reference TO he ra-
quest that the militia be ordered Quito
preserve the peace in this city during
the present strike crisis. When the
sheriff got down town Sunday morning
he said he expected to see soldiers pa
trolling the streets, or at least to read
that the governor had ordered out the
troops. Chief Campbell is the best au.
thority know said Capt. Pohlman
Sunday. "He said the troops were
needed and SO did /. 1 see that tbs
governor hasreturned to Jefferson City
after having announced TO the press
that he did not believe that the neces-
SHY &iuT cdlIlliS OIL the IilUllld5 existed
Last Friday night the governor Sent
for me to call on him at the Southern
A large delegation Of citizens called or
him that night to petition him to call
out the militia. One man called on hin
to oppose the calling out of the militia
AT that conference the chief Of police
who fully understands every phase OF
the situation, was asked If he though,
il necessary to call out the militia. Hi.
answe was: Yes, / do
1.-THE governor asked me to make tc
him written request to call out the
militia, and appointed another confer
missioners for the following morning a,
10 clock. was not anxious to cal
out che militia unless it was necessary
but the positive statement of the chic.
of police that the militia was neces-
sary, the widespread feeling among oul
citizens that it was necessary. the re.
quest Of the governor that / call or
him for the militia and the fact thai
the members Of my posse We're house,
in unpleasant and unaccustoned quar-
. ter1. and while law abiding and pa
triotic, might soon become dissatisfied
n with their most disagreeable duty, con.
trolled my. action. The only quarters
s provided by the board of commission,
ers for my posse threw its member
into association with a class Of mer
such - would ask no man to associ.
4 ate with. On Saturday at the Office Of
the police commissioners Adjt. Gen