Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-08-08
Controversy Between Man
agement and Men Be
comes Legal Question and
Truce is Called.
GOMPERS OBJECTS
TO COURT DECISION
President Of American Fed
GRAFTON Sees Slavery in
Compelling Men to Return
to Their Work.

t1Ons existed IN Des MOines today.
With street car traffic resumed and
every car In the entire system OF the
city railway running on schedule
time, there were no surface indica-
tions that there had been 4 strike at
all.
The controversy between Manager ].
r. Harrigan and the Garments union
which, under the mandate OF Judge
Lawrence De Graff of the district
court Saturday night, became legal
question, WAS apparently forgotten so
far as the conductors and motormen
and their passengers were concerned.
The first cars were out Of the barns
early this morning and as the day
wore on traffic resumed It's wonted
proportions.
The legal aspect of the strike and
its cause was expected this mornina
to he takeu up in Judge De CRAFTS
court today. This expectation was
based upon The a..it; de of the cci:l
pany which, while It conformed to thu
temporary injunction questioned the
legality Of the order.
Injunction Benefits labor.
Union men here generally hall the
courts action as splendid victory
for the organized labor movement.
with the injunction so often used
against them turned to their beneflt.
The leaders, however, hesitate to ex.
press an opinion on the matter. They
want to see what comes Of 1t. But at
present, obedience to the order Of the
court is their one aim, they declare.
That the men will continue at work
indefinitely until some court order In.
tervenes, Is understood. Fred Fay.
international board member OF the
Car Mems union will remain In the
city for several days to watch the court
proceedings. II the injunction Is
made permanent he expects to return
to his home in Ypsilanti. Mich.
President A. w. Harris OF the Des
Moinos City Railway arrived here from
Chicago this morning and went into
conference with General Manager
Harrigan on the situation. At noon,
no action had been taken to oppose the
temporary Injunction issued by Judge
De Graf, which effectually terminated
the strike. According TO the company's
attorney, 1t had not been determined
whether anything further shall be done
|Or not.
Louis j. Christensen, the Chicago
strikebreaker, was still here today. He
is 1nclined to be philosophical over the
outcome Of his strikebreakinY expedi.
ton into Des Moines.
II feel like a general whose army
ta: lss.rted him. he said, ''.i:e people
OF Des Moines hai the cards stacked
on me, and didn't even get loOkin
Saturday. had figured that the po-
lice would welcome my friends with
open arms, but I guessed wrong. It
would have been fool-hardy to have at
tempted to operate those cars with the
n" surging s." '-:A'l and no special
protection from the authorities"
Service Resumed Late Sunday.
Promptly at o'clock Sunday after.
noon street car traffic was resumed In
Des Moines, and the forty-hour strike.
which began at o'clock Saturday
morning when the employees walked
out, was terminatD.
For the first time In the history OF
the country the order OF court has
put an end to what gave every indica-
ton OF becoming one Of the bitterest
struggles ever waged between organ.
tied labor and capital.
Restores 500 to Positions.
The mandate issued by Judge Law.
renee De Graf of the district court
Saturday night was promptly obeyed
by the Des Moines City Railway CO.,
and the carmen's union, and while
there is ample prospect of fight later
in the courts, one thing IL certain, an
injunction has restored, temporarily at
least, nearly 500 conductors and mo-
tormen to their positions.
The scenes attending the resump
ton of traffic rivaled those of Friday
night. when the men turned the cars
in for what many Of them thought
would be the last time.
Demonstrations as Crews Start.
The street in the vicinity OF the cen.
tral waiting room at Sixth and Null
berry were thronged Tor nearly three
hours before the time set for the first
cor to pass. When extras announced
that the FIRST car had left the Twenty.
fourth street barn, enthusiasm began
to show itself and when car No. 1873
Of tho University line passed the sta
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