The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-10-05
STR|KE-b BREAKERS
SMASH UP CARS
Drunks, As Motormen and Con.
ductors-Tag Day Receipts
Help Strikers.

4he Duluth Street Railway COM
pany continues to import strike
breakers into this city, all statements
by General Manager Warren to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Six of
them came in Saturday evening from
the Twin Cities and were met at the
Union depot by Pinkertons.
Meanwhile cars are being damaged
almost daily, due to the recklessness
OF the "finks." Saturday evening one
ambitious young motorman attempted
to play leap frog with the car ahead
of him with the inevitable result The
J car was badly damaged and the three
passengers severely bruised.
Passengers Assaulted.
Strike-breakers in Superior, not to
be outdone by their companions ON
this side of the bay, seem to take a
fierce delight in running cars at eull
speed and in violation Of all laws.
Passengers have been assaulted, 50 it
is said, because they refuse to give
their names as witnesses to accidents;
no attempt is made to give proper
warnings, and citizens in carriages
and automobiles are frequently run
down and the vehicles smashed to
smithereens. Drunken, cigafet-sm
ing conductors and motormen are in
charge Of cars in many instances and
the women and girls of Duluth and
Superior are compelled to submit to
It just because of the bullheadedness
OF a general manager and board OF
directors who refuse to look beyond
the range Of their own self interest.
Surely the public is patient. The
management of the street railway sys-
tenn loudly calls for the protection Of
the law while they themselves flag
rantly violate every law of decency
and morality.
':Fink'' Gets Jail Sentence.
John Mulvern, a strike-breaker,
who claims to hail from Minneapolis,
where he follows the trade of a butt
cher, made one trial trip and then was
given a regular run. He never oper-
ated a car in his life before. In
police court John pleaded guilty to
being drunk when he ran into anoth-
er car in the East End. He drew 80
days without the alternative of fine
William Graves, conductor, got so
days straight when he pleaded guilty
to having been intoxicated while serv-
ing the public in handling a car for
the public:s convenience. a%. -.
The strikers present a-.solid rpha-
1anx. They are a 1kable lot of boys
and one can readily understand why
they are being commended, on every
hand for being peacable and law
abiding.
They have a squad meeting every
train pulling in from the big cities
and their picketing has proven effec-
tive In many instances. The company
ia advertising for motormen and con-
ductors without inserting in the ad.
Tertisement statement to the effect
that there is a strike on. Consc-
quently many Of the men coming to
Duluth with the intention Of working
for the street railway company are
induced to return to their homes when
appraised of the situation here.
"Wild'' Cars Common.
Cars are being run, 1t is true. but
with such recklessness and disregard
for the safety Of passengers that
thousands Of people refuse to board
them at all. The service is woefully
inadequate and no attempt Is made to
keep the schedule. wild" cars are
common and the mere boarding of a