New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-07
COURT SETTLES STRIKE
New Method of Handling Labor
Difficulties Discovered.
DIES MONIES CARS RUNNING
Suit in Equity Which Ended the
Strike Was Brought by
the City.

Des Moines, la. Aug 6-Promptly at )
O'Clock this afternoon streetcar traffic was
resumed in Des Moines. and the forty-hour
strike. which began at / o'clock Yesterday
morning. when the employees walked out,
was ended.
For the first time in the history OF the
country, the order Of a court put an end
to what gave every indication of becom-
Ing long and bitter struggle between or
sanized labor and capital
The mandate issued by Judge Lawrence
De Graft, of the District Court. last night.
was obeyed promptly by the Des Moines
City Railway Company and the Carmens
Union. and while there is ample prospect
Of a fight later in the courts one thing is
certain, an injunction has restored, tenn
porarily at least nearly FIVE hundred con-
ouctors and motormen 10 their original
positions
That a new method Of handling labor
difficulties has been discovered. was the
statement Of y. T. Guernsey, attorney for
the streetcar company. tonight.
Fred" Fay, of Ypsilanti. international
board member Of the Amalgamated Asso
citation Of Street and Electric Railway En-
ployes of America. who conducted the brief
strike. said that the intervention Of the
court was acceptable. because il gave TO
the union exactly what II had asked. This
was the reinstatement of Benjamin \. Hy-
att. conductor, whose recent discharge
without an investigation led 10 the trouble,
and the order that arbitration must decide
whether or not he is 10 remain with the
company.
The suit in equity which ended the strike
was brought by the city Of Des Moines
upon the order Of the city council late last
night 4 hearing to determine whether
the injunction shall be made permanent
probably will be had tomorrow.
Mr.. Guernsey. on behalf of the manager
of the railway J. r. Harrigan, discussed
the legal phase Of what he calls new
method of settling strikes, in the follow
ing statement.
The order in the suit brought by the city
last night was signed and filed without any
notice 10 the company. We have had con-
ference over the matter. which has resulted
in the following conclusions: .
First-The company j. a law abiding ciu-
zen. and while IL believes that the ORDER IN
question clearly is erroneous and perhaps
absolutely void for want OF jurisdiction II
will obey the order.
Second-The company viii. with the least
possible delay. III the proper way Di iis ~
for determination the question whether this
order was properly entered, and X IT was
not will have ~ set aside.
This disposes OF the existing situation
What the company will do when the sltua-
ton changes il will determine al the time.
We hope that We are wrong and that tne
city is right with regard to this order. IT
this order stands il means that punnc
service corporatiou having a contract with
a labor union. has q right 20 20 into court
and secure a mandatory injunction prohlo-
Ting the labor union from strlking, ana Is
cuirIng il IN case strike has been ca LED,
10 rescind the order calling the strike. II
is obvious that II this IL 4 law way has
been pointed out FOR nanonnS mes "a Z,
dif=cul+ies which will be more economical
and eficent than any method that has yet
been suggested.
The city authorities. from the Mayor On
down. and the county authorities dld not
put into effect at any time measures 70
hamper the strikers