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The President Did Not Go to the Former Strikers Make Charges Beers Are
| Capitol. Against President Mahon Miles
PROBABLE PLACE FOR Mr. BYNM ST LOUIS STRIKE STILL ON BRITISH P
May Be Put the Cod Little Apparent Prospect War
| ing Immediate Settlement Armstce
Former Strikers Make Charges
Against President Mahon.
ST. LOUIS STRIKE STILL ON
Little Apparent Prospect of an
Immediate Settlement.
NO RIoTING SINCE MONDAY

ST. LOUIS June 7.-Among the aff1davits
filed in the United States circuit court in
connection with the proceedings for an in
junction against street railway strikers is
one signed by r. L. Wilson ana E. A. Dru-
shell. who were participants in the Cleve-
land street railway strike, in which Ma
tional President Vim. d. Mahon of the
Analgamated Association Of Street Rail-
way Employees Of America and Harry
Bryan, president of Division JOG. are
charged with advising the Cleveland strik-
ers, at secret meetings. by their manner,
speech. innuendo and conduct. that they
were at liberty to indulge in any kind of
violence that would interrupt the opera
tions of the street railway lines and pre-
vent other men from operating the cars
thereon. That as soon as these private ad-
vices. by innuendo and the like. became
known among the men, pole cutting, plac-
ing obstructions on the tracks and assault
ing employees with stones, eggs and other
missiles became general. and that said
strike lasted for almost four months, with
that character of violence and obstruction
to the tracks prevailing which your affiants
believe was in the manner aforesaid in
cited. counseled and advised by said Mahon
and Bryan and others in col]usion with
them.''
President Mahon denied the charges most
emphatically today.
Strike is a Month Old.
1t is just one month, lacking day. since
1926 employees of the st, Louis Transit
Company struck to secure recognition of
their union and an adjustment Of other
grievances. But a settlement does not
seem to be in sight. The Transit Company
has agreed to recognize the union, but in
sists on retaining all the men who have
taken the places Of strikers.
Last week the company agreed to take
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days and many more as there became
vacancies for. The strikers declared that
all or none should be taken back. and here
the matter rests. Officials of the company
now claim so many places have been filled
that they can provide for less than 1000 of
the old employees.
Gradually the transit company has re-
sumed service on all but Two or three of
its lines. Less than the usual number of
cars are running and none during the night.
Six additional companies Of deputies have
been organized from among the possemen
sworn in during the past few days. Four
hundred fresh men We're detailed today.
Since Monday there have been no more
assaults on women passengers. Several
arrests have been made in this connection.
Among those arrested are three young
girls, who confessed that they took part
in an assault on Pauline Hesser.
President Mahon's Statement.
President Mahon of the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street Car Employees said to-
day:
II do not think the governor would
justified in calling out the militia at pres
ent. There is no lawlessness here but what
local authorities can cope with. The tran
sit company Is running more cars daily. 1t
seems to have men to run them and the
strikers are not interfering with them.
Therefore, 1 say that l do not think that
the governor would be at all justified in
calling out the militia"
Since the strike began numerous false
stories of sensational character have been
sent out. One to the effect that Maude
Thomas, seventeen years old astride a
mule, led 5000 strikers to the Carondelet
of destroying that building. Is wholly with
out foundation.