Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-08-03
UNION APPROVES
CAPITAL STRIKE
Strike Breakers Ready to Take
the Place of Union Gar Men
Who Are Ready to
Walk Out.

Detroit Aug. 3.-William ID. Mahon.
president of the Anala gamated Asso-
citation of Street and Railway En-
ployes of America, announced today
that the international board of the as
sociation has approved d strike of
street railway employees in Des Moines
Ia Fred Fay, of Ypsilanti. Mich. Il
member of the board, is in charge Of
the situation at Des Moines and will
order a strike when he deems it advis-
able 1t is understood that the contro-
versy arose over the. alleged violation
of contracts with it's employees by the
Des Moines Street Railway company.
Strike Seems Inevitable.
Des Moines, Ia. Aug. :. Statements
that general strike of all the en-
ployes of the Des Moines city railway
would be called before night fall were
made by labor leaders here today fol-
lowing the announcement of Acting
Chief of Police Jackson that between
200 and 800 strike breakers We're
brought into the city today from Chi
cago and Milwaukee.
President Leonard of the Street Car
Mems union said this morning that one
the company to arbitrate the case of
the conductor whose recent discharge
led to the difficulty.
The effect of the arrival Of the strike
breakers was to cause a walkout of the
walters and cook sat one of the hotels
when "a strike breakers went into the
| dining room for breakfast.
$50 Strike Breakers Well Armed.
Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 2That q
| street car strike will be declared late
today seems inevitable. Upon receiving
! word that the International head
| quarters at Detroit has approved tho
strike, National Organizer Fred Fay
declared that Il final conference will b'
held With street car officials this after
noon. If officials still refuse to arbi-
trate Il strike will be declared.
The state labor department an,
Trades and Labor assembly win be rep
resented, but there is no likelihood tina
Manager Hari'igan will yield
Three hundred and fifty strike break
crs reached Des Moines today from
Chicago, 300 ON the Milwaukee and 81
on the Northwestern All are armed
They We're quartered in rooms securet
In advance by the city railway.
Comp any Wants Conflict
There is now but little doubt in The
minds of the public that Des Moine:
is in to witness mean struggle.
While the immediate occasion FORTH
break liz a small matter OF whether o
not n certairt lcorauc ar 1Y;ssl led TO rint
l upt two certain fares. 1T is known tina
the trouble lies much deeper. for thu
men are firmly convinced that it wa
the deliberate invention of the neN
management to bring on a conflict witt
| u view to reorgani2ing. The manage
4 mont claim that the former owner
had the entire force, not only the sal
aried positions, but all the way dow
the line filled with their relatives an,
4 friends and that in many cases ef
ficency subordinated to other things
Il The employees feel that the new man
ager intends to break up their uniol
and leave them as helpless as the.
formerly We're under much lowe
wage scale.
Both Sides Blamed.
The Des Moines people, who are in
terested only in the transportatio
question. feel that both sides have act
ed hastily and without sufficient rea
son; that the incident was too sna
to form the basis Of a struggle involv
ing an entire city and they deplor
the whole matter.
The present status of the matter |
that both sides are expecting an orde
for strike at amy moment. and bot
sides are preparing for the worst.
Button Strike Revived.
Des Moines. la. Aug. Labor Con
missioner NaniouNn reported frol
Muscatine this morning that the n
newal OF labor troubles i'm the buttO
factories was due To the discharge
number of the union members in OF
of the factories and the employees az
cusc the management OF planning
get rid of the union. He believe
nothing serious win come of the cor
troVerSy.