Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-11
AT ST. LOUIS.
No Necessity For n Sherifs Posse
but One is Kept Ready.

NO Nccthslty TOT outiluh AuHHb
but One is Kept Ready.
The street railway strike situation at
ST. Louis today show but little change
from yesterday. About the usual num-
Der Of cars are being run by the subur-
ban, while only a few are out on the
Lndoll division Of the transit conf
psnys system. Mothers on the latter
system are 10 operation. Police protec-
ton is still Afforded the lines opcrat-
ing officers guarding each car and
parolliug the streets on foot and horse
back
While the suburban cars are well pa
troni2ed those OF the transit company
are almost empty
Gov Stephens has departed for JET
ferson city, after an Intellectual at
tempt TO bring the strikers and their
employers together for the purpose Of
settling the strike. Before going, he
Aalu.
Il do not think that the situation
hos nearly reached the point where 10
is eXpedlent or necessary 20 call on the
militia. ] snail expect the police depart
ment 90 handle the situation for some
time, or until O. acknowledges that UNI
der the new law, with an increased
force fully armed and having usual
powers II cannot cope with the situa-
ton.
when am satisfied that such
crisis has arisen, / shall then not hest.
tate to call cut the militia OF the
State
1t has been decided by the police OIL
cials that there Is no immediate neces-
sity for a sherih's posse commitatus,
but Sherit Pohlman has been asked
90 be In readiness TO furnish 800 men
II called on 20 do 80.
According TO President David Krey-
ing OF the Central Trades and Labor
Union, the strike may assume vast pro-
portions n not Soon settled. In an IN
tervleW President kreyiing said.
THE action Of President Whitaker
and Mr.. Baumhoff IL stubbornly re.
fusng 90 submit 90 arbitration merely
occentuates the bitterness OF the long
fight now inevitable. The fight Is not
merely one Of the transit company
against lts employees. II is a fight
OF unionism for its very existence Here
Ia the West there Is no such union as
that OF the transit cOmpany's men, The
fight for the lie OF the union must be
Won. N IL takes every man In st. Louis
20 do t.
Members Of the leading unions in
st. Louis have canvassed their Organi.
cations and they have reported 20 me
that their members are willing and
eager 90 render active assistance. In
fact they are willing 10 go out on
sympathetic strike and only await the
word OF their officers. That means l00.-
600 men and women viii lay aside their
work
Arrangements are being made Il IS
reported for "a mass meeting Of union
labor on Sunday afternoon, when the
question OF a sympathetic strike will be
discussed.
BY noon the cars were running at
four minute intervals between Taylor
avenue and the Eads bridge. About
twenty cars are In operation and each
had on board from 10 s policemen.
There was mo- Interference on the part
Of any one and when it became evident
that there would be no trouble. a con-
siderable number Of persons plucked up
courage and took passage on the cars
Somebody placed a number OF tor
pedoes ON the tracks near Eighth and
Washington avenue. These exploded
Fith loud report. but did no damage.
Al l.SJ cars were started on the Park
avenue and BelefOntain lines Of the
transit c0mpany's Lindell division and
preparations are being made 20 open
gp every division this afternoon. Squads
of mounted police and patrolmen were
sent 10 the starting place on each line.
President Harry b. HAYES. Of the
board of police commissioners issued
the following statement:
THE situation today IS much more
promising, and it Is mainly due % the
Efforts Of ". u. Mah0n, national chair
man Of the Amulgamated Street Rail-
Say union. and his able assistants, Ed
wards and Messick
These gentlemen have wisely taken
the position that disorder and violence
sill iuIure the cause of the strikers.
and that those strikers and their sym
pathizers who engage In acts OF law
essness IN a mistaken idea that they
ere assisting the cause Of the striking
employees, are. az a matter OF fact
their worst enemies.
III / understand the position Of the
iabor leaders. 30 win be impossible for
the railroad companies 10 secure enough
Nen 10 man and run their cars The
sooner the streets are cleared and this
sact Is demonstrated 10 the general
FApuc ine sooner the weakness OF tha
companies pOsition-accOrding TO the
labor leoders-will be demonstrated.
There IS no question now as % what
the real Issue Is between the men and
The companies.
1T 81 the straight out demand 20
vnionizC the roads. The other propo-
sltons presented by the committee sink
Into insignlhcance beside this para
mount issue. and can be easily ad-
iusted after It's determination ] am
glad that the issue Is now squarely
NAined. 80 that the companies. the strik-
ers and the public may understand the
same.
"Mahon Is a man Of great GOODNESS,
and executive ability. He win not lei
minor stipulatl0ns stand IN the way OF
an adjustment OF the leading PROPOSE
ton Of uni0nizing the roads II IS also
very gratifying 20 me 20 know that the
labor leaders believe that the efforts
~ the police department have been
rightly directed. and that the depart
ment VIII have their assistance and CO.
operation IN preventing lawlessness aud !
violence In the future.