The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-18
STRIKE TRUCE DECLARED
AWAITING COURT ORDER.

union labor leaders besieged the gov
ernor with messages, telling him
there would have been no disorder il
the traction company, with the sane
tion Of city officials, had not deltber-
ately sent nearly 100 strikebreaking
cars into the congested districts, oc-
cupied by working men and their fam
lilies, where sympathy for the strikers
Is at top heat.
Mounted policemen dashed onto
sidewalks to disperse crowds during
attacks that were made during the
day on the crews Of five strikebreak-
Ing cars.
Women sympathizers assisted In
hurling stones, buckets, decayed fruit
and other articles at strikebreaking
6rews.
Policemen used their clubs IN scat
tering the crowds, but as soon as they
dispersed one crowd. another formed.
Most of the rioting was in the
down town section where strikebreak-
! ing crews surrendered and fled from
their posts. One strikebreaker who
/ cOu6aI JOLu6O III d CSOi0 PlOeA~AS w
he had taken work because he was
hungry and was driven into the street.
The company seeing 1t was unable to
run it's cars, sent them back to the
barns at noon.
Rocks we're placed on car tracks In
the suburbs. Az there were no ses-
sions OF school today, the police at
4 tributed this action to school children.
i The silk Mills Strike.
i PATTERSON, N. j., May 17.-Fol-
flowing the Indictment of Carlo Tresca,
for the fourth time, on the charge OF
Iinciting to riot, the strike situation in
the silk mills here is expected to be
complicated on Monday when some OF
the smaller mills will throw open
I their doors. These plants have grant
ed material concessions to the strik-
4 ers, but it is not believed that the
strike leaders will permit the em-
ployes to accept until all Of the mills.
participate in an agreement. In an
Eticipation that some at least of the
III SCEIhSISs VIII uScS1i =, LIE WIZ Aiet'
, ipassed by the strike leaders that all
strikers will he expected to be on the
lpicket line Monday 1t lis expected
!. that mass picketing will completely
surround all of the mills.
Even though the mills we're to re-
| open. they could not operate Ions, as
: the dye houses are all tied up and
promise to remain so for consider
} able time Ninety five per cent OF all
the silk dyed In this country is treat
5 ed In this city. And until the dyers
, return to their work the big mills
must remain closed after the material
row on hand is exhausted.
r The strikers were still working on
their plan to cause general two-day
strike of all workers in the city as a
/ general protest against the conviction
/. of Patrick Quinlan. They insist that
/ 1t will be successful, but the impartial
lopinion is that this will be impossible
: The I. w. w has little strength In any
: other industry than the silk industry
and most OF the other union men here
" as members of organizations affiliated
: with the American Federation of La
: Dor, oppose supporting the industria
!. workers.
: Strike leaders today protested t
= Mayor Mcbride against the refusal o
the police to permit orderly picketing
;, The mayer asked them to have thed
= attorney confer with the city attorne!
, and it is hoped that some plan vii
be decided on for picketing.
e 1t was said tonight that 200 chfl
Idren of strikers, unable longer Z
:. care for them, will be taken to New
+ York on Monday. where ttay will b.
= distributed among families Of strik'
g sympathizers.
The mind can make itself to be th