Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
AN EFFORT FOR PEACE
Member of State Board of Ar
bitrati0n at Cleveland
WORKING WITH STRIKERS
Seeks Early Settlement of Street
Car Contention.
BOTH SIDES HOLD BACK
Union Unwilling to Take the 1nitia-
WORKING WITH STRIKERS
BOTH SIDES HOLD
BACK
Union Unwilling to Take the Initia'
tive and Traction Company Insist
ent That Former Must Yield.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. May l6-1n the
midst of a day of incipient rioting. some
bloodshed. general disorder inconvenience
to car-riding public and partial stopping
of the street railway service incident TO
the strike of the conductors and motor
men of the Municipal Traction Company
came a proposition tonight to stop fur
Their violence and submit the whole mat
ter to arbitration. This was the situa-
ton late tonight, created by Joseph
Bishop member Of the state board of ar
bitration.
Mr. Bishop arrived here during the
afternoon, and Immediately went into
conference with Vice President Adolph
Behner of the Amalgamated Association
He proposed that overtures be made to
the company looking to a peaceful set
Element of the controversy. Mr.. Behner.
although satisfied with the progress OF
the strike from the standpoint of the
union. was apparently willing to enter
into such negotiations Mr.. bfshop at
once called upon President Du Pont or
the Municipal Traction Company. me
traction head said the company was will
ing to arbitrate. but that the proposition
should come from the union.
With the union unwilling to take the
lnltldtlNe. the matter oil pedCe1ui SCI
Element and the immediate termination
of the disorder still is an open question
All night Mr.. Bishop labored with the
head of the union and with the head OF
the traction company.
Disorder Continued.
In the meantime disorder continued. The
night was made eventful as a result Of
the company resembling an order made
Il 20 Ia fret
stop all cars at dark and make no further
attempts TO operate until tomorrow morn
ing Late today the company decided to
continue the service. Supt. Cook stated
that the public demanded the ears and
the service. such as it was. and for that
reason the cars would run. whether it
brought on more trouble or not
From the moment the strike went into
effect early this morning there was more
or less rioting. At first the men who re-
manned at work were appealed to by the
strikers to leave the cars. When they
refused to strike or quit work efforts
were made by the union men and SYM
pa1hizers to force them to leave the cars:
This resulted in the conductors and
motormen f<inG forcibly taken from the
cars. Cars were stopped by the placing
of distractions upon the tracks. trolley
wires were cut. tracks were ripped up
and switch points broken. One of the
earliest disturbances occurred at the
Lake View car barns when one car at
tempted to leave. A mob surrounded the
crew. The police attempted to rescue the
men. Stones and clubs were hurled. The
officers used their maces. Chief of Police
kocller was struck by a stone. but not
seriously injured
Mayor Johnson's Proclamation.
~ noon Mayor Johnson issued the
following proclamation:
Violence. resulting in the destruc-
ton of property and injury TO per-
sons. having already occurred on
the streets consequent upon the street
railroad strike. have instructed the chief
OF police to preserve order and protect
property with all the force at his com
mand | hereby notify the public tnat
] will use the full power of the city
70 supply all necessary assistance 10 the
police authorities and | warn all persons
that disturbance viii not be tolerated ana
disorder will be met with force adequate
10 suppress it.
tom l.. JOHNSON. Mayor,
Mot"rman John Dubler was beaten INTO
unconsciousness late tonight. ana iei,
lying upon the street. He is Thought 10
have been fatally injured Many others
We're roughly handled, but their WOUNDS
are not considered serious.
"All We wanted at the hands OF Ihe
Municipal Traction Company. SAID wee
President Berner. was a square oeai'
We did not get l.. We gave the COM
rany DAYS and days to settle or arpl-