The St. Louis Republic., 1903-11-14
Company May Consent to
Arbitrate Ali Demands Save
That for the Exclusion of
All Nonunion Men.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago. Nov. 1S.-Between lines OF po-
lice, heavily guarded. electric cars were
run on three trips on the Wentworth ave
nue. and Clark street line of the Chicago
City Railway Company to-day.
From eighteen to twenty bluecoats rode
on each Of the cars.
Few blockades were encountered. A
few crowds were dispersed.
Motorman John Curry operated the first
car sent out. and Captain Shippy stood on
the front platform with several bluecoats.
Captain ShIppy ordered all the street
railway men to go inside, saying he did
not want to be hampered-
A peculiar feature Of the run was that
union pickets rode in the cars as passen-
gers for the purpose of seeing what was
being done. Union men asserted that this
Arhowed that the union had no Fart in at
( Acks on the cars.
Pa CARS AS PATROL VANS.
r1ooother unique feature was use of the
Nuit cars as patrol vans in many in
Cpes Where arrests were made pris-
ms were carried to the patrol wagons
= the cars.
The police executed piece of strategy
when they chained several union team
sters' wagons together and SO formed a
blockade scross the street for the wagons
that attempted to follow. while the cars
went on. This idea will be utilized
throughout the strike, it is said.
While there was no active interference
with the handling Of the cars such as at
tended the attempts to run cars yesterday.
the crowds that lined the streets teered
and hooted the police and the nonunion
men almost without intermission.
WOMAN THROWS STONE.
But two stones were hurled at tbe cars.
one being thrown by a woman who made
her escape In the crowd before the police
\sould reach her. and the other heinz
hurled from the new Post Office building
smashing car window.
At nightfall the officials Of tha .t,,.+
car company were inclined to view the
Gays work as being successful, and On
tne whoie satisfactory. They announced
tnat cars VIII be run tomorrow on the
wentworth avenue line at the same hours
as to-day, and that attempts will be made
10 operate other lines. which, however
were not specified.
FIREMEN STRIKE.
shortly after this decision w,.
hounced the situation was complicatad 10.
the company by sudden strike of tho
hremen employed in all six power-houses
owned by the company.
The fremen's union made an ,creer,e,,
two days ago with the company which vas
10 last for year. There was a clause IN
tne contract which gave the firemen the
oiscreuon TO go on sympathetic strike If
tne company declined to arbitrate with the
employees now on strike.
AeThe company explained its attitude on
arbitration. and said that it has always
been willing to arbitrate the question of
wages. The firemen then signed the con-
tract, which was repudlated this evening.
The officials of the firemen's union de-
clared that they had ordered the strike
because the company had declined their
offer TO mediate between the company and
the employees now on strike.
McCULLOCH INDIGNANT
When the news Of this strike came to
Manager McCulloch he was indignant.
An agreement with Chicago union"
he declared, 'is worth nothing. Our con-
tract calling for one years work is just
two days old and it is broken. We will
60 right along, however, and this strike
will not cripple u.s.
The calling out of the firemen involves
oilers, water tenders, coal passers. ash
handlers and coal supply men. $50 in ALL
The real danger in this last strike lies in
the attitude Of the teamsters. They may
decline to deliver coal to the company If
nonunion firemen are employed, and the
\Sonpany has but three days supply on
N~,x r.
o1lioch was undisturbed
we w'ii get all the coal We need" he
declared. and we Will run right along. |
We have shown to-day that we can o,,er- |
ate the cars II We have proper police nro-
tectpn. As long as we receive that ve
usual" o"s'iess as
EFFORTS FOR PEACE
In the afternoon an effort was made |