Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-12
INDUSTRIES
in TROUBLE
Chicago Street Car Strike
Inaugurated To-
day.
MUCH INCONVENIENCE
Threat of a Lockout
is Made at Pitts
burg.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Three thousand
employees of the Chicago City Railway
struck at this morning for an in
crease of 25 per cent in wages and
recognition of the union. All electric
and cable lines on the south side are
tied up.
Cars carrying mails are allowed to
proceed without molestation, but all
other cars started by the company
with Il view Of breaking the strike at
its inception met with trouble. They
were derailed or blockaded by trucks
or other vehicles, and windows were
smashed. None of the union crews
were assaulted. The mail cars are
manned by union men.
The mayor has issued proclama-
ton warning citizens from assembling
on streets near the company's lines.
All police reserves are held in readi-
ness for emergencies, and squads of
patrolmen were sent to the car barns.
Thousands Of passengers were late TO
work today. The suburban steam ser
vice IS badly congested The strikers
say they will remain idle until the
company consents to arbitrate the
issues that have brought on the
strike.
Lockout Promised in PIttsburg.
Pittsburg. Nov. 12.-If the Build
ers Exchange League and the Build
ing Trades Council. of Allegheny coun-
ty, maintain until tomorrow the po-
sition they now hold general lockout
of building trades will take place on
that day, and fully 10000 men will
be made idle. The Builders Exchange
League in Il communication TO the
Trades Council notified that body that
unless all sympathetic strikes were
called off by tomorrow morning a
lockout affecting all members of the
council would be ordered. The Trades
Council held special meeting 10 con
slider this notification, and appointed
i committee to make answer in ac-
cordance with the sentiment expressed
in the meeting.
Decided to Call Their BIufT,'
The business agents of thirty crafts
were at the meeting, but none of them
would tell just what the committee
was instructed to answer. The pur
port, however, is judged from the sig
nificant remark of one delegate who
said: I'VE have decided to call their
bluff" The answer of the Council will
be presented to the League today,
when it will be known definitely what
further action is to be taken. The only
large organization not affiliated with
the Trades Council is the Brotherhood
of Carpenters and JOiners.
Progress of the Colorado strike.
Pueblo. Colo. Nov. 12.-An increas-
ing number of the independent coal
mines are one by one making terms
with the strikers. and this cannot but
have an influence with the two prin-
cipal operating corporations. \ spe-
cial to The Star-Journal from Trinidad
says: A conference was held between
the representatives of the coal miners
union of district No. 10 and the man
agement of the San Juan Coal COM
pany. of Aguilar. The coal company
agreed to every demand except the
20 per cent advance. \ compromise
on this point was finally effected at 10
Per cent.
Miners for Iowa and Illinois.
Denver, Colo, Nov. II. James
Kennedy. member of the national eX-
ecutiVe council of the United Mine
Workers. said that transportation for
4,G00 miners from the Trinidad district
to Iowa had been arranged for, and
that unless settlement with the opera
tors was soon reached. 1000 men would
also be sent fro mColOrado to Missouri
and Illinois and 1.500 to Texas. Hun
dreds of miners have already drawn
their savings from the banks and gone
away to seek employment elsewhere.
ANTI-BOYCOTT SUIT FAILS.