Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-05
SATURDAY AUGUST

MARSHALLTON
Island station at 10:s0 o'clock last night
for Q sight Of the troops from Fort
Omaha" that We're to be brought to
Des Moines to quell the strike Dis
appointed at their failure to catch q
sight Of the boys In blue. they left the
station and. marching in a body to the
Iowa hotel. headquarters OF the strike
breakers, made the first demonstration
Of the strike.
Led by fanatics. the mob surged into
the lobby Of the Iowa hotel. Jeers. cat
calls hoots and Kisses were hurled at
the men who have been brought here TO
man the cars.
Pack Hotel Lobby.
For half an hour the trouble-hunters
milled in the hotel lobby and during
that time, according to statements Of
an official Of the place. the bolder
spirits went thru every hall In the
building. opening doors. howlinE and
hootlng and frightenening the guests
half into Mysteries. Circumspection was
evident, however. to q certain degree 1t
seemed that they were holding back
from acts Of real violence in the idea
that perhaps q real strike breaker
might be left In the building.
They opened every door in the place:
they frightened my guests: they were
here" said witness Of the doings
The proprietor called up the police
when the crowd first came thru the
Ar~,i4 Fkn,, ma ha
MOTEL and once from another building
yet it was forty minutes before an Of
ficer appeared and even then not 4
single arrest was made"
Strike ersaksrs Quiet.
The strike breakers held their peace
and when the mob had tired OF It's play.
it surged up Court avenue to the watt
ing room, where 1t yelled itself hoarse
without protestation on the part Of the
police.
The train met by the mob brought
fifty Omaha street car men to Des
Moines. They are said to be expert
enced mon and will be used on the local
cars. They were unloaded on the out
skirts Of the city and taken to the Glad
stone hotel in East Des Moines.
When the Rock Island train rolled
into the station the police there were
powerless to prevent the rush. The
people surged to the tracks yelling and
peering. The more daring were lifted
to the shoulders Of friends and carried
The length OF the train. peering into
each window.
Led by Man on Horseback.
Angered at the failure Of the troops
- {,
steret. Led by man on horseback. It
went from the Rock Island station to
the waiting room. where hisses and cat
calls were given for the benefit Of the
street car officials.
'On to the Iowa hotel. the strike
breakers roost.' a leader called and
like pack Of sheep the mob followed.
The first demonstration was made at
the north entrance Of the hotel. Later
the mob found It's way to the east en-
trance and into the lobby OF the hotel.
Threats filled the air. Strike. breakers
were invited out to fight and . multi
tude Of noises rent the air for fully tif-
teen mintues. During the demonstra-
tion no police were in sight.
Leaving the hotel. the mob went
again to the street car waiting room
where in time it dispersed.
Bottoms Action Small Surprise.
1t was matter Of small surprise that
Secretary Ralph Bolton. Of the Greater
Des Moines committee" sent word from
Okoboji. where is spending the sum.
mer, to Manager Harrigan committing
that body to support Of the position OF
Manager Harrigan In regard to the
with the street car men.
The Greater Des Moines committee has
not been especially friendly to the
Of the city and the latter
have sharply criticised the committee
on more than one occasion for efforts to
flood the labor market here by advertis-
ing Des Moines in such a way as to
bring cheap labor to the city.
AS for Secretary Bolton himself he
is typical Of the membership of the
He is wealthy and Inherit
ed his property. He has never known
what it is to struggle for existence. He
is thorough aristocrat. having no
sympathy whatever with the common
people or with the small business man
and enterprise.
1t is the general belief now that the
attitude Of Manager Harrigan in stand
ing out against any conference has been
due In large measure to encouragement
given. perhaps secretly. by some OF the
OF the city like the COM
mittee.
Harrisan AIienates Sympathy.
That which has annoyed the people
quite as much as anything else the
past few days has been the arrogant
attitude OF Manager Harrigan and his
refusal to recognize that the public has
any rights. He refers to "my COM
pany," and "my cars" and to "my prop
erty" and that he will run the business
just as he wants to. His attitude has
been not unlike that reputed to VAN
derbilt many years ago, Of the public
be d. It is this that has turned
all the people Of Des 'Moines
against Harrigan and given the labor
ing men a strong hold on the popular
6ioodshsd May Follow.
The appeal to federal authorities for
apportion Of tho United States army.
ostensibly to protect the little mail
boxes on the rear Of the cars. but in
fact to overawe the street car employees.
is likely to cause trouble for the street
car management in the future. 1t Ia
pointed out that not since the railroad
strike in Chicago some twenty years
ago have United States soldiers been