The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-24
Building Operations Resumed
by Return Of One Of the Car
penters' Organizations
CARMEN WILL make LONE
HANDED FIGHT TO the EMO
Leader Takes Optimistic View Of De.
sertlons in Sympathetic Strike-It
Is Better for Them to Give Financial
Than Moral Aid.

1AAAouoAQAld, MarCn I4-I1e d1S1n-
tegration Of the general sympathet-
ic strike called to aid the trolley men
of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit COM
pany continued today. Hundreds of
mill hands in the textile industries
returned to work.
In addition. the building operations,
which were tied up by the general
walkout, were resumed in many parts
OF the city. The workmen in other in
dtstries also are going back, though
more slowly. One conspicuous excep-
tion Is the Amalgamated Society of Car
penters and Joiners, which is still hold
ing out and expects to keep them out
until the car strike Is ended. The
Associated Carpenters, a rival or
ganizati0n, has returned to work, hav-
Ing made a new agreement which is
said to be OF advantage both to the
members and employers.
With q state wide strike only q re-
mote possibility and because of the
breakup of the general sympathetic
movement in this city, the motermen
and conductors are standing almost
alone, but have resolved to continue
the fight until the traction officials
come to terms. The traction COM
pany continues to increase it's car SER
vice. All lines are now going but the
operations In some sections are quite
limited.
At mass meeting of the striking
motormen and conductors held yester-
day afternoon the stand of their lead
ers in refusing to accept the PROPOSE
tion made by the Rapid Transit COM
pany through Mayor Reyburn, was en-
dorsed and 1t was voted not to return
to work until the company agrees to
give the men back, thcir old runs,
thereby preserving their rights Of
seniority.
G. o. Pratt, the national organizer,
told the carmen not to worry about
the sympathetic strikers who were re-
turning to work in such large num-
bers. He said 1t was best for them to
go back and give the carmen their
financial support.
A special conference of the depart
ment chiefs was held in the mayors
office In the city hall at which it was
decided to introduce in councils q
bill appropriating 10000 to pay the
special policemen who have been on
duty during the strike, and 100000
for incidental expenses in connection
with the strike.
Used Dynamite.
While returning from a riot call in
the northeastern section of the city
today the patrol wagon was badly
damaged by dynamite which exploded
under the vehicle. Six policemen, the
driver and sergeant were thrown to
the street and badly cut and bruised.
One of the horses was cut about the
legs.
It is believed the dynamite was
placed on the track by the strike SYM
pathizers for the purpose of damag-
ing car and that the patrol wagon
figured in the explosion accidentally.
The man who was detected placing
the stocking containing two sticks of
dynamite on the car track was today
held in heavy bail for trial.
1t was announced today that gen.
eral meeting of the union men will
be held at the Central Labor union
headquarters next Sunday to con-
slider the advisability of calling of
the general sympathetic strike. 1t is
said the delegates to the meeting will
be advised to vote to call off the
strike and to call upon all union
workmen to give the striking carmen
financial support.