The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-07-30
MARION LABOR WAR
Matters in That Town Appear To
Be Rapidly Approaching
Girls s.
EMPLOYERS DEMAND PROTECTION
Saying Their Lives Are Threatened
Feature OF Oaktown's Carnival
u. j. Perrin Dead.

Marion, Ind, July 2S.-The Employ
ers' Council, an organization the mem
bership of which is made up of the
leading manufacturers In this city, will
stand by the Gemmes Engine COM
pany and the National Sweeper COM
pany, where the men are on strike. At
meeting Saturday night the members
adopted strong resolutions concerning
the condition of affairs A demand will
be made upon the police department
and the prosecuting attorney to en-
force the law, and to require the law
less element in the strike to obey the
law.
Demonstration of the Unions.
Strikes have been in progress for
several weeks at the plants of the two
concerns named, and on several &C.
casions the police have been called to
protect the non-union men. Saturday
night, when the men came from the
building. protected by the police, the
unionists, who had two comets, drum
and fife struck up lively air, max
ing the air ring with music, shouts
and jeers. When the workmen and
the police had passed, the strikers and
! sympathiZe S, to the number of about
200, followed along behind, making all
the noise possible. The managers of
the two plants say they are not OPP.
| posed to the union, but feel that they
have a right to employ whom they
please. In this they are backed by
the Employers Council
Decided to Continue the Fight.
The men who are out on strike are
determined that the non-union men
shall not take the vacant places The
strikers held a meeting Saturday night
and decided to continue the fight for
what they consider to be their rights.
The employers baye held another meet
ing last night, at which all branches
of business were represented. Organ
iZer DeBrode of the National Manu-
facturers' association, attended the
meeting Saturday night and was pres
ent again.
|
At this last meeting the employers
instructed their attorney 10 file affida-
Wits against the strikes Of the Gem
mer Engine works. law and order
committee was appointed. which de-
manded from the police II law and
order be enforced. They say their
lives are In danger, and that threats
have been made unless they concede
| the demands of the strikers. The I'M
ion also held q meeting and marched
around the city with drum corps. AT
the Gemmer Engine works crash is
expected soon. The entire police force
has been ordered to report at the fac
tory this evening at closing time in or
der to prevent trouble. The manufac-
turers say that unless the police en-
force order they will close their plants.
Indianapolis, suIy 81. John W.
Hoffman was nominated for mayor
on the first ballot by the Democratic
city convention. Hoffman is a law
i yer ar = has been prominent in local
Democratic politics. William NJ Fog
arty, telegraph operator, was NOM
mated for city clerk. Edward w. Lit
tie was nominated for police Judge
Killed by Poisonous Gas.
indianapolis, July %. = Benjamin
Reyerman, of Cincinnati, employed as
labo er by the Merchants Heat and
Light company, and William X. Nam
ing, pipe foreman for the company,
were asphyxiated by carbonic acid gas
in a smanhole on Washington street.
The foreman lost his life in attempting
to save the life OF his fellow wcrkmen.
In his attempt to save the two Oscar
Stehlin, a city fireman with chemical
company No. /, had a narrow escape
from suffocation.
! Death o. . Theatrical Man.
Indianapolis, July q. = George A.
Dickson, a weli-known theatrical man,
is dead at his home here. He was 80
years old and was part owner Of the
Grand Opera house and the Park the
alter in this city and interested in the
alters at Columbus and Dayton, O.
Thousands Wait the ssrcophaGus.
Rome, July 27.-Several thousands
of the faithful crowded st. Peters
to pay tribute before the sarcophagus
n Inc Of tho Iofo r,f,n-