Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-18
Refuses Reinstatement of Men st
Expense of the Loyal.
MORE DEEDS OF VIOLENCE
Non Union Motorman Terribly
Beaten-Conducto Seriously In
jured by Blow With a Brick.

'ldte DOdTu OF drbltrdtiOn To-Day 10
BRING about peace between the Municipal
fraction Company and its striking en-
'loyes resulted in a failure.
President Dupont conferred with
Iessrs. Bishop and Owens of the board
n regard to the strike settlement. and
while he agreed to arbitrate some points
le would not concede the one thing for
which the men stand determinedly.
I'm no case will I arbitrate the re-
nstatement of the men at the expense
IF those now employed" he said. Il
shall stick for the seniority of runs.
hose now working getting the prefer
.nce"
President Dupont was asked whether
he would arbitrate all other points. He
replied that he would arbitrate no point
until the lawlessness had ceased. The
men had no right to strike in the face OF
arbitration. and I will not confer with
them until they purge themselves of the
lawless element. They are the offenders
and they must show that they are will
ing to be law-abiding and peaceful be-
fore I can consent TO consideration OF
renewing arbitration
Want Fair Arbitration.
Vice President Behner of the Street
Car Mems Union. discussing the ques-
tion. said:
I'VE are willing to enter into fair
We want to do that at once.
If they do: but We are not willing, to wait
until our union is knitted in the back.
There has not been one desertion from
our ranks Six crews of the Municipal
Traction Company have deserted"
Deeds of violence continued to be re-
ported on the part of strike sympathizers
throughout the day. car was held up
at the corner of Broadway and Central
avenues. A brick was thrown. striking
the conductor In the head. knocking him
unconscious. His condition is serious. but
it is thought he will recover. The motor
man was dragged from the car. but was
released when 1t was supposed by the
rioters that the conductor had been
killed.
A non-union motorman while walking to
the Windemere barns today was attacked
by a number of strike sympathizers and
terribly beaten. Trolley wires were cut
and distractions placed on the car tracks
At many points.
The serious developments of yesterday
induced Chief of Police kohler this MORN
ing to add 200 more men to the police
force. and every car leaving the barns
was manned by from two to six police
men to protect the passengers and crew.
Several automobiles have been put into
commission by the police. which viii %
used to rush reserves to any points where
trouble may arise. Supt. Cooke OF the
Municipal Traction Company declared
again this morning that the backbone OK
the strike had been broken. and that the
oars would be running safely on regular
schedule practically all of this week
Although all day Sunday was uneNent-
full and the cars were allowed 10 run
Nth h,t few unfriendly demonstra-
,ions the night time brought on the
most serious rioting since the beginning
IF the trouble. Dynamite was used pre-
sumably by the strikers 4 car at Broad
way and 56th street was blown on the
tracks. but none of the passengers was
injured.
In = dozen parts Of the city crowds
gathered and attempted to prevent the
operation of cars. and the ponce were
kept on the alert all night long. tp,,
ward of fifty arrests were MADE. ana
hat a large number of the strike SYM
oathizers will go about with sore heads
Tor the coming week or So
Political Aspect of Strike.
The political aspect of the strike 10
apparently as strong as ever The
largest amount of trouble with strikers
and their friends has been in districts
where Mayor Johnson has the strongest
opposition, and it is openly charged that
the strike has been encouraged by
friends of the old Cleveland Electric
Company, who want to cripple the new
company in every way possible. Presi-
dent Dupont of the Municipal Traction
Company has issued a statement stoutiy
insisting that this view of the situation
is correct. He says:
Ever since the Municipal TRACTION
Company took over the street railway
ystem there has been systematic az
tempt on the part of considerable num-
ber of the old Cleveland electric employees
to make trouble They have been OMEN
sive 10 passengers. refused to give trans
fers where ordered to do SO. knocked
down fares charged fares for children In
arms and otherwise have been disloyA
to the company Every one of these men
has had chance for a hearing when dis
charged.
when we found an injustice has been
done. as was sometimes the case, We
reinstated the men with full pay for lost
time l believe the men are responsible
for the strike
An All-Night Conference.
The members of the state board Of ar.
bitration, who with the leaders Of the
car mems union were in conference all
night. adjourned at daylight without com.
ing to any agreement They will meet
again during the day.
In the belief that they were storing
dynamite for future violence. a gang ol
men lettering in field near the Wood.
hill barns was attacked by a squad ri
police under Lieut. Corrigan shortly aftei
daylight this morning,
The police drew their revolvers and fouY
Of the men surrendered. the rest escaping
The police Immediately set to work to dig
up the field in that spot to see II dyna.
mate was secreted there.
Henry Meyer. non n-union motormau,
was on his way to take out a car this
morning when he was So: upon by siJ