Evening star., 1909-06-03
No Hope of Arbitration.

With all hope OF arbitration gone the
situation is now settling TO a finish fight.
Both the strike leaders and the com
pany believe that strikebreasers are here
in force enough to operate the cars if the
police can keep the tracks open. and the
issue is as to whether strike sympathizers
will allow this
While the police took their hight off
last night the union symrathizers. espe-
cially in the northeast section, erected
barricades. planted ties on end and burned
the mayor in effigy. When informed this
morning that a big army of specials
was being sworn in Strike Director Pratt
said: NO power is greater than the
source from which it comes. If there had
ever been minute al which Mayor Rey-
burn had been willing to arbitrate. this
strike would not have been called. If
there ever comes such a minute, the strike
will stop at once.
Our response to the policy of the
policy of the police is to make direct
appeal to the people. Tonight eighteen
mass meetings will be held and to each
the public will be invited
Arbitration May Be Forced.
While there was much disorder today
in the districts that developed the riot
ing last night. the business section of
the city was quiet until the noon hour.
boys employed By busines houses, and
there were several disturbances that bor-
dered on riot One block from the post
office a crowd surrounded a car, dragged
the motorman and conductor off and
beat them. and for a while the air was
filled with brickbats. The windows and
showcases of a drug store were de-
St!oyed by the flying missiles.
Woman passengers in the car crouched
terrified on the floor while the car win
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McDermott was hit on the head by
brick and seriously hurt. On riot call a
patrol wagon filled with policemen scat
tered the crowd and made several ar
rests. After | O'Clock things quieted
down.
Director of Public Safety Clay says the
police have the situation fully in hand,
and that the mayor has declared that
order must he maintained at all hazards.
The authorities have issued orders that
the streets must be cleared of bricks, paw
ing stones and debris of every sort. The
mobs have made effective use of these
homely but effective weapons of offense.
This afternoon Recorder of Deeds Ware
can leadership of the city will end the
strike. 1t is intimated they will force
arbitration.
Police Resisted by Marines.
A clash between the police and the
United States marines at the navy yard
was an incident of the trouble which
had not been anticipated and which re-
suited disastrously to the police today.
A number of engineers. mechanics and
other workmen employed in the yard
assembled at the entrance to the yard
where the street cars make A turn
around loop Through sympathy for
the striking men only few OF the
yard workmen are riding on the cars. and
all had just alighted from wagons in
which they made the trip from their
homes.
AS two cars turned the loop the work
men began to jeer and hoot a the con-
ductors. motormen and four policemen on
the cars The policemen ordered them to
desst and were met with yells- One po-
liceman arose as though to leave car
and a volley of stones crashed through
the windows. With drawn revolver the
four policemen dashed from the cars and
made for the workmen.
The latter retreated into the navy yard
gate with the police, pistols in hand, in
hot pursuit.
At this point the marines fell into line.
with rifles loaded.
Elk bavonets,'' was the first command,
and Charge the next.
The four police, dumfounded. beat
hasty retreat.