The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1903-11-19
CHICAGO CITY RAILWAY Off.
GALS AND EMPLOYEES SEEK
BASIS FOR PEACE,
MAY AGREE TO ARBITRATE
GREAT SYMPATHETIC STRIKE TO
BE iNAUGURATED If THE
NEGOTIATIONS FAIL.

chicago, NOV. lS.-Peace negOt1a-
lions looking to an amicable settle
ment of the struggle between the Chi
cago City railway and it's striking en-
ployes were begun Tuesday afternoon
and the indications are that both sides
of the controversy will agree to sub,
NIT their differences to arbitration.
After a. conference which lasted
several hours between Mayor Harri.
son, the officials of the company and
the special aldermanic peace commit
tee appointed by Mayor Harrison at
the direction Of the city council, fol.
lowed by another meeting in which
president Mahon Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Street Railway En-,
ployes and his legal advisers took
part, Mayor Harrison declared that the
outlook for settlement of the strike
by arbitration was decidedly fattering.
was agreeably surprised at the con-
clilatory attitude displayed by both
sides to the controversy" he said,
and we made more progress at our
first meeting than / anticipated.''
He declined to enter into the de-
tails of the discussion that took place,
but it is said that a further confer
ence with the railway officials was ar
ranged for today. The object was to
bring the two sides to a point where
arbitration is possible. This, the
mayor believes, has been accom-
plished,
Renew Efforts to Break Strike.
Despite the promising outlook for q
peaceable ending in the near future,
the management Of the road will today
renew their efforts to break the strike.
Announcement was made last night
that an effort will be made to open an
other branch of the system The at
tempt will be made on the electric
line running through Indiana avenue
and II successful will make a total of
three branches that have been opened
for traffic since the inception OF the
strike last Thursday.
The other important DEVELOPMENTS
IN the strike were: A bill filed in the
superior court asking that a receiver
be appointed for the Chicago City
Hallway company and challenging the
company's right to operate it's lines on
the ground that its franchise expired
last July and that the ninetynine
year act claim Is invalid.
Five trains consisting Of a grip car
and a trailer each operated on the
Cottage Grove avenue cable lines un-
der guard of 1000 policemen.
twenty-five cars operated on the
Wentworth avenue Tine under s. guard
of less than 400 policemen.
Arbitration failing in the present
crisis thrust upon Chicago by the
South Side street car men, eight d.
visions OF organized trainmen on all
the lines in Chicago, South Chicago
and the Calumet region threaten to
plunge the community into the great
est street railway strike in the city's
history.
Plan Sympathetic Strike.
Representative officers of these
eight divisions met Tast night with Ma
tional President Mahon, leader of the
strike, and resolution was adopted
to appoint q special committee to urge
argltration of present difficulties
through Mayor Harrison and in the
event of failure Of this effort a special
meeting Of all divisions will be called
immediately to plan united esympa-
thetic action.
1t is predicted such action would
end in the Calling of "a general strike
against the Union Traction company,
all the elevated companies, the South
Chicago Electric company, the Calu-
met Electric company, the Chicago
General company, the Suburban Elee-
trio Traction company This includes
all the lines in Chicago and besides
the tra1nmen, involves the shop and
shed men, who are affiliated with the
trainmen's organizations.
A sympathetic strike of boys
ranging in age from thirteen to SIX
teen years in the Hendricks school rs
imminent because their teacher, Miss
Ida NJ. Stoddar. rides on electric care
manned by nonunion crews.