The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-29
PLAN BIG STRIKE
 OUT OF SYMPATHY
Trades Council Calls a Mass
 Meeting for Tonight
GAR SITUATION IS QUIET
President Jenison Says One Old Elm ploye Was Placed on Each Car That Was Run Yesterday.
 Days Developments.

Tonight at the Majestic theatre a mass meeting of union labor men and women will be held for the purpose of discussing the proposition for general strike in the Birmingham district in sympathy with the street ear men who are Hooked out"
 The Birmingham Trades Council yes- terday morning issued the following cir cular:
 Every man and woman who is a mem Der of d trades union in the Birmingham district is hereby called in mass meeting at the Majestic theatre at o'clock Wednesday night May 29. The purpose of the meeting is to consider a general sus- pensian of work Every attendant must present a union card at the door.
 BIRMINGHAM TRADES COUNCIL"
 Circulars bearing this announcement have been scattered all over the city, and it is expected that the attendance will be large This meeting will decide the fate of the carmen and will be the su- preme effort of the earmens union to se- cure recognition for the union from the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company.
 According to reports from the leaders of the carmens union on Monday prop osition for arbitration would be submlt- ted to President Jemison the street rail- way company, but this was never pre- sented
 President Jemlson said yesterday that he had received no communications from the union carmen and had no idea as to their intentions.
 Organizer Ben Commons, representing the carmen, yesterday morning put the matter before the Birmingham Trades Council with the result that the circular calling for the mass meeting was issued. MT. Commons appeared very well satis- fled with the situation at present, and in- timated that the mass meeting for tonight would decide the whole question. He fur tber stated that he was confident that the working men of the city would vote for a general suspension of business until the carmen secured recognition for their union.
 Service on the street railway lines was uninterrupted yesterday, and was gen erally satisfactory. President Jemison said that there was one of the company $ old employees on every street car yester- day nearly all of those who had been idle during last week, but had remained loyal to the company, having returned to work. He said that he had many more men than he needed, but that the extra men were being instructed In the routes of the cars, and the best men retained
 A few disorderly acts in connection with the street railway service were reported to the police during the day, but nothing of a serious nature.
 The police station received reports last night that shot was fired at or near one of the street cars in the downtown district. Another report was also received of shot being fired, but investigation showed that nobody was hurt, and no damage done
 The union carmen were very little in eY- idence yesterday, most of them being at home, but number gathered at the meet ing hall on Twentieth street and discussed the situation among themselves.
 The efforts of union men and sympa ; thizers could not bring about the resump- ton of the suburban train service on the AidDdIIld oicdl OOutilciH anu T ii5CO iiheS, but a baseball train was run to the ball park yesterday afternoon and received a good patronage.
 The Carpenters District Council last night passed resolution of sympathy for the carmen. donated S25 for their assis- tance and ordered the members of their union to stop riding upon the street cars under penalty of a s fine