The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-14
FEW RODE,
Chicago People Refrain from
Patronizing Cars
On Street Car Lines Where
Strike Has Been Declared.
POWER IS SHUT OFF.
Engineers and Firemen Walk
Out in Sympathy.
Company Makes Preparations
for a Long Siege.
POWER IS SHUT OFF.

Chicago, Nov. 14.-Sternly warned
that every person on a sidewalk or in
the streets who shouted abuse at po-
lice or car men would be treated as an
enemy of public order. the crowds in
the strike district today for the most
part were orderly and easily handled.
They were kept moving constantly by
the police.
With the aid of the entire force of
patrolmen in Chicago. cars were even
more successfully taken to and fro
on single street than was the case
yesterday. Few passengers availed
themselves of the privilege of riding.
Meantime peace negotiations. talked
OF earlier in the day. failed to mate
r1aHze- General Manager McCuIloch
waited at his office until after the
specified time for the giving of the
company's answer to the demand for
arDltrauon. but no representative of
the men appeared. Instead the COM
pleteness- of the strike was accentuated
by the engineers and firemen at the
power houses failing to report for
work. Their places were announced
| f1iied by non-union help. The imme-
dlate shutting down of the State street
and Cottage Grove avenue cable was
regarded by the strikers as significant
IN andclpation of a long siege the
IoiWdy company is rushing prepara-
tlonS for the feeding and housing of
its men. It's coal bunkers are also re-
celVlng particular attention, owing to
the possibility Of a sympathetic strike
OF teamsters. Both sides appeared this
alternon to have settled down to a de-
termlned struggle for supremacy.
PRESIDENT Mahon said definitely this
morning that the street car men would
not wait upon Manager McCulloch for
an answer to their demands TODAY. He
said:
The proposition of Mr.. McCulloch to
answer US at IL O'Clock today was an
sWered fully and completely by the ex-
ecut1ve board OF the union at its meet
ing Monday night, when the board gave
Mr.. McCul1och 48 hours to consider its
ultimatum. The action OF the board
has since been indorsed by the union
and insofar as we are Concerned the in
cident is closed. Anything. in the way
OF conc1liation must come in the way
of new negotiations to which we are
open. IF Mr.. McCulloch wishes to meet
US we are willing to arbitrate as we
have been and will continue to be-
A new method of preventing street
blockades was put into effect by the
police. Whenever cars were passing
from the strike district, the thorough
fare used was temporarily closed to all
wagon traffic. The result was to prac-
tically eliminate attempts at interfer-
ence by teamsters friendly to the
strikers.
The first procession of four cars on
the Wentworth avenue line was soon
followed by second one of six Be
sides Is newspaper men on the first
car making trip today there were
four other passengers. making total
of p fares rung up on the trip down
town. The other cars carried from five
to six passengers, some of whom were
wornsn.
When the hour arrived today which
Manager MucCulloch, prior to the
strike. fixed for giving the company's'
answer to the employees demand for ar
bitraton, Mr.. McCulloch, President
Hamilton, Counsel Bliss and two direc-
tors were waiting at the company's Of
fee, but no committee from the strikers
apeDared. Soon, however. note dis
patched from the union headquarters to
Manager McCulloch inquiring his atti-
tude toward the men and his views with
reference to meeting the men in light
Of events since the question of arbitra-
ton was first raised.
Plans for the moving of cars on
Wentworth avenue during the after
noon provided for better service than
during the past two days. Twenty
the business center. Ten of the cars
turned back at TWenty-second street,
plying between that point and the linn
its, while the other ten remained in
the stretch between the business CEN
ter and Twenty-second street. The
message from the employees head
quarters was delivered by a messenger
boy to a clerk in the general office of
the railway company The clerk took
it to Mr. McCulloch, and presently re-
turned, saving to the boy:
Mr.. McCulloch says there is no an
swef to the message
1t was learned later that Mr. McCul-
loch and Counsel Bliss considered the
note for some time and then returned
the above answer. Secretary LID.
Bland. of the union declared upon re-
ceiving Mr.. McCulloch's reply that no
further peace overtures would be made
by the union.
The note sent to McCulloch was sign
ed by President Buckley of the striking
union 1t was sent for the asserted pur-
pose of ascertaining definitely the senti- |
ment of the company with regard to
meeting the men. It read as follows:
'R0bert McCulloch, General Manager
Chicago City Railway company-Dear Sir: /
The morning papers report that you are /
ready and willing to meet our Committed |
Now, we have not received any notifica- |
ton or information from YOU that such a I
meeting is desired but if you desire to |
meet our committee we are ready to meet I
you at any time or place you may desig- |
nate to take up negotiations looking 20 a |
settlement