The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-05
PEACE DOVE IS
HARD TO CATCH
Governor Discouraged Over
Car Strike Outlook.
SAYS PUBLIC SUFFERS

Mayor Marshall Calls on Columbus
Chamber Of Commerce For Volun.
teer Policemen to Preserve Order
After Troops Are Withdrawn-Rail.
Light Company and Union Both
Claim Tide Is Turning Their Way.
Imported Man Claims Deception.
Columbus, o., Aug, 5. - Governor
Harmon in speaking of the efforts
put forth by himself, the state board
of arbitration and the chamber of
commerce to throw e1lt on the dove
of peace, said: THE dove keeps fut.
tering around, but somehow we can't
get IL to alight."
This strike can not and must not
so on indefinitely" continued the
governor, with emphasis. IF nobody
suffered except the stockholders of
the company and the men on strike
there would be some excuse for let.
ting them fight out their differences
20 the end; but as it is every man,
woman and child in Columbus Is
made to suffer. Business men are
losing thousands of dollars every
day; the state is spending thousands
keeping the troops here, and nearly
everybody is walking. If they won't
take my suggestion let them take
some other suggestion. But let them
do something toward a settlement"
Sheriff Sartain and Mayor Marshall
appeared before the chamber of com
merce and the sheriff asked the
members to assist him in getting
deputies to serve during the strike.
I'VE can control the situation if we
can secure a sufficient number Of
good men to act as deputies"
Mayor Marshall has asked the
chamber of commerce to assist him
in recruiting a force of 1,500 special
policemen from among the business
and professional men of the city, to
serve only In emergency when riots
break ont after the remaining troops
are withdrawn from the city. Al
meeting of the chamber of commerce |
has been called for tomorrow after. |
noon to consider the request.
Stewart Makes Claim.
Manager Stewart of the Rail.Light
company says that traffic is increas-
ing at a remarkable rate and predicts
that within the next week it will be
restored to normal conditions. on
the other hand, Business Agent Mil
Ter Of the carmens union says that
close tab has been kept on all cars
by union pickets and that ea2h car |
has averaged only four passengers a
trip.
Forty men from Minneapolis and |
Chicago arrived in Columbus to take |
the place of the striking streetcar |
men, according to information which |
reached the union headquarters One |
of the imported men, a member of |
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train. |
men, quit his job as soon as he dis !
covered the conditions existing, and
reported at the unon headquarters.
He said he was j. f. Baker of Min.
neapolis and that he was informed
before coming here that all labor
troubles were over with and most of
the old men had been taken back. |
They paid his expenses here and
guaranteed his expenses back after
he had served 80 days, he said.
Following the withdrawal of half
the troops on strike duty, disturb. |
ances of minor nature broke out in |
several parts of the city. Cars were
stoned and one passenger was hit on |
the head with a brickbat and so seri. |
ously injured that medical attend |
ance was necessary. 1t is not believ.
ed that the remaining three regi. |
ments will be permitted to break |
camp until some time next week.