The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-31

ship and a schooner were the only vessels
that went TO sea.
organizations involved, IL is said. that the
strike is not purely an order OF sympathy
with the union of teamsters or any other
body OF workers who are in dispute with
their employers. but is a taking up of the
gauntlet thrown down by the employers
association. In other words, the City
Front Federation is determined TO defend
the principle OF unionism, which the asso-
ciated employers have announced their in
tentiOn TO crush out.
Walter Con, president OF the Labor COun-
ell, said to-day: This is the greatest strike
IN the history of the State. Its effects will
be far-reaching and the city and State will
suffer untold damages. but the response
bility for il is all with the employers. They
have discharged men right and left for
adhering TO union principles and in taking
up the battle the animated trades are mere
~ fighting for their rights. We did not
want this trouble. and did what we could
do to avoid it. but the employers We're
obstinate and forced US 10 accept the
issue. Now the strike is on us we will
fight il out. We Will win because our side
is right. our victory will mean the success
OF the union principles, the defeat OF the
employers attempt 10 say that employees
shall not organize or take steps TO protect
their labor"
There is every prospect that many other
unions will be drawn into the fight. in
which case the business of the city will be
completely tied up. The coal handlers may
refuse 10 handle the fuel supply of the
city. or the drivers of oil wagon
to deliver oil to manufacturers who use
that product for fuel. The coal supply OF
the city will last but two weeks with or
binary consumption but with economy 1t
may be made TO last n few weeks longer.
Should the coal oil supply be cut off the
lighting companies will be compelled to
close down and the city will be left in
darkness after nightfall.
Several disturbances occurred to-day, and
the first really serious fight since the
trouble commenced took place betW cen a
party of strikers and two colored drivers
imported from the interior. The colored
men state they were attacked and fired into
the strikers in self-defense. One man was
slightly injured. He was a striker who hap
pened to be crossing the street near the
scene of the trouble. The strikers claim
that the shooting was unprovoked. The
%nOnunion men were arrested, but were re-
leased on bail. Several fights occurred on
the water front. and the police were COM
PEELED to use their clubs freely, but no one
was badly injured.
The transport service has not yet been
seriously affected. few of the hremen and
sailors being union men. The greater part
of the cargo had been placed on the Kill
patrick, scheduled to sail Thursday for
Manila. A consignment of -four remained
to be placed aboard, however. and a gang
of stevedores was secured in the vicinity
OF Folsom-street dock. The majority of
the men are those who have been employed
right along on government vessels. The
Meade Is the next vessel to be loaded. She
is scheduled to sail on Aug. 10. Under the
present conditions the work will continue
as before the strike. but in the event that
men cannot be secured it is said the SOL
diers at the Preside will be called upon
to load the transports.