New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-14
MORE MEN OUT IN CHICAGO
Twenty-Five Cars Run-A Further
-4ttemDt TO-dag.

Chicago. Nov. 13.--Twenty-fve trips on the
wentworth-ave. line without damage TO the cars
or injury 10 she non-uoion men operating them
was the result OF the work today OF the Chicago
City Railway Company. assisted by the police
The cars were run at three different times. I'VE
leaving the Seventy-seventh-st. barns at $40 a.
m. ten leaving there at 1O:4O a. m. and ten at
$40 p. Or the first two runs the round trip
was made in about three hours. and on the third
sn about one and half hours.
While there was no active Interference with
The handling OF the cars such attended the
attempts run them yesterday, the crowds
that lined the streets jcereG and hooted the
police and the non-union men almost without
sntermission. ONLY two stones were hurlo' at
the cars during the day. one being thrown by
n woman who made he escape in the crowd
before the police could reach her. ID the other
being hurled from the postoffice building now
being built. Neither did damage worth men
sioning.
At nightfall the officials Of the company were
inclined 10 view the days work as successful
and on the whole satisfactory. They an
nounced that cars would be rrn tomorrow on
the Wentworth-ave. line at the same hours as
to-day, and that attempts would be made to
operate other lines. which. however. were not
specified.
Shortly after this decision was announced the
situation was complicated for the company by
a strike Of the hremen IL all the powerhouses
used by the company The fremen's union made
an agreement two days ago with the company.
which 10 last for year. There was a
clause in the contract which gave the irenlen
the right 10 60 on sympathetic strike, if the
company declined TO arbitrate with the EN-
ployes now on strike.
The company explained its attitude arbitra-
s1o# 1,og o1zs haar n
arbitrate The question Of wages. The hremen
then signed the contract which was repudiated
this evening. The officials Of the hremen s
union declared that they had ordered the strike
because the company had declined their offer
10 mediate between the company and the en-
ployes now on strike.
When the news Of this strike came to General
Manager McCulloch he was indignant. An
agreement with a Chicago union" he declared.
is worth nothing. our contract calling for one
yearis work is just two days old. and it has been
broken. We viii 90 right along, however and
this strike VIII not cripple US"
The calling out Of the fTemen involves oilers,
water tenders. coal passers, ash handlers and
coal supply men. go in all. The real danger in
1his last strike lies in the attitude of the team
sters They may decline TO deliver coal TO the
company If non-uniOn fremen are employed, and
the company has only three days supply on
hand.
on this point Mr. McCulloch was undisturbed.
I'VE Viii get III the coal we need he said, and
viii run night along. We nave SHOWN To-Day
that operate the cars II We are given
7roper police protection. As long as we are
given that we viii be able TO conduct our bust
ness as usual
An effort was made this afternoon TO adjust
The strike The members Of the State Board OF
Arbitration called on Mr.. MCCulloch, and on the
laftcr's suggestion went INFO conference with r.
r. Bliss counsel fer the company, with the hope
Of arranging a settlement or at least a confer
ence between the strikers and the ofhclals OF the
load. Nothing definite was accomplished at the
conference hut another meeting has been ar
ranged for tomorrow. when a second attempt
will be MADE e have the controversy submitted
10 arbitration.
After to-day's meeting one Of the arbitration
board said that the indications were that the
management Of the company would agree to ar
bitrate all the demands Of the men, except rec
ignition Of the union.