Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-08
BOSTON STRIKE
IS USHERED IN
WITH VIOLENCE
Street Car Men After an All
Night Session Vote to
Strike and Attack First
Cars Sent Out Of Barns.

Boston Mass, June 7.-VloleAce
marked the beginning OF strike o'
several thousand employees OF the Dos
ton elevated railway at dayhsh.
Those who refused to work demanded
recognition by the company OF ie
Gently formed union. The company re
fused to deal with them other thal
individually.
The street railway service and tne
elevated road were being operated on
about half time Five arrests nave
been made for assaults on motornlen
Although the strike had been tnrea..
ened for week or more. II came
shortly after a. m. with suooeL.
ness and a clash that surprised not
only the company officials but the
nol;ce of Boston, Brookline, cam
hridee Someryille, Everett, Chelsea'
Medford and Maiden. 49,.
The men had been discussing the
matter nearly all night at mass
meeting and as daylight was Dreak-
ing it was decided to take vote. AS
soon as it was seen that those III lavol
of going out were in the maJorlty inc
gathering of nearly 1000 men oeeail
cheering and a rush was made LOT Ine
first early morning cars.
The first one was met on Iremon.
street near the hall. The car was was
stopped, the trolley yanked from ehe
wire, the window smashed anu tne
n1otormen and conductor badly beaten;
A number of passengers were rusneu
out of the car, although no one was
injured. AS the clash was proceeaihs
mail car suddenly came INTO slgnt'
and recognizing the authority or Ihe
government, those who had stopped
the first car suddenly ceased thelr ac'
tiyities and permitted both cars 10 re-
sume their way. A few minutes iater
word of the strike had reached tne
vicinity of the north station and there
two other cars were stopped. windows
smashed. some of the gearing dlsaoleo
and several passengers were sllgntiy
injured by flying glass. Several ar
rests were made at this point.
A crowd coming from the direction
of strike headquarters encircled sew
eral cars on Adams square about .
O'Clock and more violence ensued:
Two arrests we're made here. One or
those taken in custody was charged
with assault on policeman and the
other was charged with melting riot
dozen men rushed down into the
Cambridge subway as the first car
was about to start and tried to per-
suade the train hands to join them.
They were unsuccessful, but held up
the starting of the trains for nearly
half an hour. About the same time
four of the new semi-convertible via
duct cars were so badly smashed that
the traffic between Cambridge and
Boston was completely blocked Tor
several hours.
The outbreak in Charlestown was
almost as severe while similar occur
rences took place In Everett and
Chelsea.
Strike Vote Almost Unanimous.
It was announced during the fore
noon that the actual vote in favor OF
a strike was 1889 to 8.
The strike committee claims that up
I, the time Of calling the strike today
5000 men had signed union papers and
had paid initiation fees. At the same
time the company issued a statement
that $500 employees were still loyal
and that every effort would be made
to keep the car system in operation.
Four hours after the strike began
cars were running on nearly all lines
but with about half the usual fire.
quency.
Connecticut Strike Riot.
Middletown, Conn, June 7.-Several
strikers and police officers we're in
1ured in a riot today at the South
Farms mills Of the Russell Manufact-
uring Co., about four hundred Of
whose employees are on strike for an
advance in wages and readjustment Of
working conditions. Three arrests
were made.
MOVES To IMPEACH