Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-07-20
FIVE HUNDRED AMERICANS TAKE
PLACE OF FOREIGNERS IN CAR
COMPANY PLANT WITHOUT
CAUSING TROUBLE.
SERIOUS LIOOTENG
ALL DAY YESTERDAY
ONE FATALLY SHOT AND A DOE
EN- WOUNDED AT BUTLER, PA,
WHEN coNsTARuLARY TAKES
HAND IN CONFLICT.

Pittsburg, July 19.-Without
the slightest display of violence
OF any sort on the part of the
striking employees, the plant of
the Pressed Steel Car company
partially resumed operations to-
day, With about 500 men. Those
put to work are reported to be
Americans who walked out with
the foreign strikers, but refused
TO stay on the strike as thew
claimed the foreigners had but
little excuse for refusing to work.
Everything was quiet early to-
day at Butler. Where fierce riot
ing occurred yesterday.
Butler, Pa, July 19.-Taking the
striking employees Of the Standard
Steel Car company completely by sur
prise, detachment of state constap.
ulary arrived here from Punxsutaw-
ney late yesterday afternoon to guard
the company's property at Landora.
The strikers, angered by the appear
ance of the constabulary gathered
around the plant and In clash with
the mounted troopers one striker was
fatally shot, two members sefsSathe
crowd were wounded and more than
ten injured. Fifteen alleged strike
leaders were arrested.
According to report current here
the constabulary had been expected
here since Saturday despite the state
ment OF the car company officials to
the effect that outside protection was
not desired
The entrance of 500 employees OF the
Standard Wheel company, q. concern
manufacturing pressed steel wheels.
into the ranks of the $500 striking
men of the Standard Steel Car com
pany, makes the situation at Butler
serious.
The strikers at both plants are en-
ragged. The principal contention of the
striking men is that both the car and
wheel companies are working to ca
pacity, but refuse to pay wages in pro.
portion to the amount of work per-
formed.
Everything Quiet at Mckees Rocks,
Pfttsburg, Pa, July 19.-The tur-
moil and excitement which has per-
vaded McKees Rocks during the
strike at the plant of the Pressed
Steel Car company gave way yester-
day to peace.
The workingmen's settlement at
Preston, which for days has had the
appearance Of an intrenched camp
thrown up at the gates of a barricad-
ed city, was gay with the Sunday
fnery of the wives and children of
the strikers who fiocked to and fro
from church or loitered at play beside
the roads.
AT the various gates of the mile
square stockade enclosing the various
shops OF the company groups Of dep
uty sheriffs still stood guard but the
streets which for days had been pa
trolled by troopers Of the state con
stabulary were left entirely free of
guards
The move of the association, non
partisan civic organization, formed 70
further peace by invoking action by
the courts, Is believed to be unique
in the annals Of labor disputes. This
association seeks to enjoin the strik-
ers from trespassing upon, damaging
or destroying the property of the com
pany, and to enjoin the company from
discharging the striking employees, or
from inducing strikebreakers to take
their places.
The ground taken by the association
Is that inasmuch as the expense of the
strike is being borne by the taxpayers
they should have some say as to
whether or not the strike continue a
day or year. The law of the state
Is such that in event of the plant of
the Pressed Steel Car cmpany being
dynamited or seriously damaged by
the strikers the loss would fall neither
on the company nor the strikers, bur
on the county.
All the time of the Pennsylvania
railroad. strike in 1877 the county, un-
der, this rule, was compelled to pay
strike losses aggregating S21 .ooo. 900.
The proceedings are in the nature
OF a taxpayers suit, the, petitioners
praying the court to look into the
merits of the dispute and to decide
that the strikers interests nor those
of the company are being endangered
by its continuance.
The suspension of all hostilities by
the contestants has caused a marked
change in favor Of the strikers