The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-29
Representatives of the Federal
Government in Conference
on Situation
pOsT0FF|CE OFFICIALS
ANTICIPATE NO TROUBLE
People Along the Line Are in Sym.
patliy With the Firemen Who On.
pose Employment of Negroes as
Firemen.

+: Atidnta, Ga., May 29.-With deep
interest in the arrival is awaited to-
day from Washington of Chairman
Knapp of the interstate commerce
commission and Second Assistant
Postmaster General Stewart who come
at the instance of President Taft to
investigate the strike situation on the
Georgia railroad with view to aid
ing in bringing about settlement.
After very brief conference late
last night with Commissioner of Labor
Neill. G. f. Evans, fourth vice presi-
dent OF the Louisville and Nashville
railroad left the city, nothing being
given out as the result of his visit.
Negro firemen today occupied seats
opposite white engineers on the diff
ferent mail trains that are operated
over the Georgia railroad. If the en-
gineers have objection to these men
because of their color there has been
no Indication of it. But out on the
line the feeling is unmistakable and
it Is decidedly adverse to the presence
of negro firemn. Thousands of pa
irons of the Georgia railroad between
Atlanta and Augusta are in sympathy
with the striking firemen and their
sympathies. as has been demonstrated
within the last few days may get the
better of their judgment. The vio-
lence at Lethonia last night was
known within an hour in almost every
town along the Georgia railroad. Ev-
eryone of the mail trains sent out to-
day carried United States postof1ce
inspectors, as was the case Yesterday,
and 1t is realized that an overt act
directed against a member of the crew
on one OF. these trains will result in
still further and more serious COM
plications. The postal authorities state
very positively this morning, however,
that they do not anticipate trouble.
The mail train which left for Au-
gusta this morning had for it's firman
a non-union white man instead of
negro. as is usual on trains run to
and fro from Atlanta yesterday.
Street Car Strike.
Philadelphia, May 29-Philadelphia
is today in the tangle of street car
strike. The order of the executive
committee of the Car Mems union was
not generally obeyed, enough men re-
porting for duty to start the average
number of cars early in the day. The
order to strike was issued at an early
hour this morning and went into effect
at 4 O'Clock when the day service be-
gins. At 8 a. m. cars were running
on all but two of the lines of the Phil
adelphia Rapid Transit company,
which operates the entire street rail-
way system, but it was apparent that
the company was having difficulty in
maintaining the regularity of the serv-
ice. While there has been agitation
among the men for higher wages and
better conditions, it was not general
ly believed that radical action. would
be taken as the union organization
was not believed to be strong enough
to carry on the strike.
At Evansville.
Evansville, Ind. May 29.-With less
than ten old employees making cars,
the Evansville and Southern Indiana
Traction company began the service
this morning after the strike declared
last night by the car men. Strike
breakers rode on all the cars. The
service was IRREGULAR M disorderu