Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-02
Special to the Times-Republican.

special to the Tlmee-Republican.
Des Moines, Aug. 2.-Sratements
that a general strike Of all the en-
pioyes of the Des iMoines City Railway
would be called before nightfall were
made by labor leaders today. follow
ing the announcement Of Acting Chief
of Police Jackson that between 200 and
800 strikebreakers were brought into
the city during the early hours Of the
morning.
According to jackson the men came
in over the Rock Island. and Milwau-
kee. from Chicago, Milwaukee and
Cleveland. and have been lodged In
rooming houses in various parts Of the
town.
Louis A. Christensen. the Chicago
strike breaker. went into conference
with General Manager Harrigan and
several of his own assistants from the
Chicago detective agents at an early
hour.
President Leonard. Of the street car
union, said that one more attempt
would be made to get the company to
agree TO arbitrating the case of the
conductor, whose recent discharge led
10 the difficulty. President Urick Of the
state federation Of labor, is to partici-
pate in the conference.
President Leonard said the attitude
Of the company management against
arbitration made a general strike in
evitable.
Refuse to Serve Strike Breakers.
The first effect of the arrivals Of the
strike breakers was to cause a walk
out OF the walters and cooks at the
Iowa hotel. Seventy four Of the i'm
ported men went into the dining room
for breakfast. AS soon as the walters
learned they were strike breakers they
threw of their aprons, and refused to
work. The strikebreakers were forced
to leave the hotel by the management.
Mayor Hanna Is continuing his ef-
forts to day to effect settlement Of
the trouble without violence, and
prominent citizens are interesting
themselves in the matter.
Long Struggle Expected.
There Is now but little doubt in the
minds Of the public that Des Moines is
in to witness q mean struggle between
the street car manager and the 400 en-
ployes involving q strike and all Its
incident terrors and Inconvenience.
While the immediate occasion for the
break Is a small matter Of whether or
not a certain conductor failed to ring
up two certain fares, It Is known that
the trouble lies much deeper. for the
men are firmly convinced that 1t was
the deliberate intention Of the new
management to bring on q conflict with
view to reorganizing. The managers
claim that the former owners had the
entire force. not only the salaried po.
sitions, but al the way down the line.
filled with their relatives ana friends and
that in many cases efficiency was sub
ordipated to other things. The employees
feel that the new manager intends to
break up their union and leave them
rs helpless as they formerly were un-
der q much lower wage scale.
The Des Moines people who are in
terested only In the transportation
question feel that both sides have act
ed hastily and without sufficient rsa-
son, that the incident was too small to
form the basis Of . struggle involving
an entire city, and they deplore the
whole matter.
The present status Of the matter Is
that both sides are expected an order
for strike 1t any moment. ana both
sides are preparing for the worst.
Officers Of the Street car union this
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