South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-11-06

downpour of missiles from the roofs
and windows of buildings along the
route threatened the lives of the
strike breakers and police.
Indications were Wednesday night
that the militia woulo be called oTt
Thursday. a committee OF seven OF
the civic and commercial organize
tions presented unanimous requc@g
TO Gov Ralston asking for troops and
stating the organizations would share
the responsibility for the action
While Gov. RalstOn would not state
what action he would take, he init
mated that his reason for not calling
the troops at once was that ne feared
the announcement that militia had
been called for would result IN q
night OF lawlessness.
Meets Authorities.
The request for troops came after
the governor had spent the morning
in conference with the brigadier gen
eral Of the state and the county ana
city authorities
There are a great many people
here who are not WOrkingmen, Ssld
the governor. and many Of them are
evidently desperate characters.
The six breakers injured IN
Wednesdays rioting who were able TO
travel returned 20 Chicago Wednes-
dav night at the expense OF the labor
union. When John Sullivan, motor
man Of the car, and the most seriously
hurt was knocked 10 the Iloor, the
others sought 20 surrender and threw
the controller and their arms out OF
the car. The police brought seVeral
of the union leaders into their circle
and informed them that the strike
breakers would leave the city II given
a chance The union men obtained Qui-
et I'm the crowd and explained the sur
render and the sympathizers agreed
10 the plan
The mounted police formed a hol-
low square with a chain OF patrolmen
lining IL and the strike breakers, car
rHing Sullivan. were taken fifty feet
through the crowd 20 an office build
ing. The crowd made no move 10
modest them.
Crowd l. Dispersed.
number OF strike sympathizers
went back 20 the wrecked cav later IN
the day 20 remove the car from the
tracks and block further traffic on
The line. They we're dispersed when
riot calls brought fifty policemen 10
the sDot Most Of the cars which were
deserted on the streets when the
strike was called. have been removed
from the rails and viii prevent any
traffic on the down town ines untli
80 bldtt0
Sheriff Portteus said that most or
tho zoo business men whom ne had
summoned "a deputies had presented
certificates that they were physically
unable 20 serve and said ne would
make ont another list Thursday lie
intimated that II he decided 20 Inter
fere in the car strike, ne would not
demand that his deputies board the
ears 10 ride with strike breakers, and
declared that il was not Up 20 the
sherlff's office 10 operate street cars.
Another death due 70 the strike re
suited when the wounds OF Thomas
Carleton. who was shot in the Louisl-
ana barn riots yesterday proved fatal'
Make Proposition
4 new proposition from the striking
motormen and conductors in which
they waive recognition OF the newly
formed union was submitted 10 GOV
Ralston bv W. O.. Beatty president
OF the Central Labor union. repre-
senting the men Wednesday night.
The demand Of the employees that the
union be recognized by the Indianap-
oils Terminal < Traction company
has been the main objection the COM
pany has made tC the first terms sub
mitted by its men.