The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-07
STRIKERS STOP STREET
CARS IN BUFFALO
General Movement For Better Wages
Resulted After Meeting Lasting
Several Hours.

Buffalo. n. u, April ~ Street cal
traffic in this city and along the Niagara
frontier was completely tied up last
might by strike Of motormen and con.
;ductors. An intermittent service was
maintained on all lines during the day
but late yesterday every car was with
drawn from service because OF hostile
demonstrations.
1t was announced by officials of the
international Railway company that
strikebreakers would be imported and
that determined effort would be made
to move traffic today, Although the
tpolice apparently were able to cope with
every situation that arose during the
| day, members OF the 65th regiment.
IN. q. S. n. u, were last night ordered
to keep themselves in readiness for i'm
mediate duty.
The strike was declared Yesterday on
the lines of the international Railway
company in Buffalo, Niagara Fall-,
Lockport and several smaller nearby
towns. Eighty per cent. Of the motor
men and conductors struck, according
to their organization officials. although
the street railway officials assert that
less than 100 of their 100 men re
sponded to the strike call.
The men demand an increase in wages
of from five to seven cents an hour, a
rearrangement OF working hours AMI
recognition OF their union.
Several disorderly scenes marked the
opening hours of the strike and last
night President f.. G. Connette of the
served notice on the shpr-
if, calling upon him to take all lawful
means to protect the property of the
Application was made to .Ju,
tice Pooley of the supreme court for
an injunction restraining the men from
acts of violence and steps we're taken |
TO make demand for troops If the |
situation warrants such a move
The strike was declared following n /
meeting that began at ] o'clock Sunday |
morning and lasted until daybreak. w. |
F. Cattel, president Of the organizing /
committee of the Amalgamated A>so
ciaton of Street & Electric Railway
Employees. presided. J. J. Thorpe. first
vice president, and William B. Fitzge-
I'D, member OF the general executive
board were present.
A mass meeting of the men was held
ater in the day, at the close of which
Z StAIchDtisl Was gwen bul AtCihl iHS
hat the conditions under which tha
men worked are bad, that the wages
ire the smallest paid in New York state
md that the men have begun a strug
lie for the right. of organization. for
he reinstatement of all men dismissed
nce the work of organizing them be
.an and for a written agreement Gov
ring the following conditions:
Seventy-fve per cent. of all runs on
he schedules to be known as 'earlies"
nd "lates" and that they shall be com
leted within II consecutive hours.
All runs working less than nine hours G
o pay nine hours time.
Time and one-half for all time worked
yer the daily schedule.
A flat rate of wages of 80 cents per I
our, Il
The right TO have grievances present {
/ to the company by committee of i
ne mems organization. s
President COnnette of the Internation- b
railway issued a statement assert 4
ng that the strikers forced crew I
.om a car. sidetraeked and disabled it o
nd intimidated and terrified peaceable p
mployes; destroyed company's prop "
'ty and committed acts of violence ri
gainst the eompanys men. 81