Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-01
R|OT|NG BEGINS As
Strike RI Is Called
STREET Sc EAaeLovGs At Ise. |
DIAN 'L's au'r WORK At
: "'0"''"'
ATT Y TO oPERArg cane
are MANY DISTURBANCES
Police 0spasemsnt Appoass Unable =
Cops With 0itvatIeN-citlxens Fear
20 Passo~lzs Few Cas- opsraAaa-
Colorado Aailitisu.sn Aasvs On lua,e,.
Peaceful surrendsr % AsmA

IN the street car employer strike.
which was started At II o'clock las,
night. broke out anew in tho business
section this morning. Care were held
up and trolly ropes cut. Near the
state house . motorman and conductor
were taken forctbly from Q car.
The police seemed unable to handi,
tho situation. Tho strikers blocked tho
track and hurled 1nvectivss at the q.
crews and demanded that they 1oia
their ranks.
Few persons patronixeh the cars tlis
morning. the majority OF tho men and
women walking to their work. Many
or the cars had to be rerouted 70
| avoid creased rails. While some cara
are being operated on all lines noth-
| ing like the regular schedule II beinR
maintained.
Schedules Not Maintained.
Aitho tho street railway officials say
many Of the employees who ran their
cars to the barns last night reported
for duty again today. and that only
| about 10 per cent Of the men arc out.
the strike leaders contend there are
500 men on strike.
William T. Fletcher, postoffico IN.
spector. issued statement In which he
declared II the collection OF tho mails
from sub-stations by the street car
company was interfered with tho gov
ernment would begin an investigation
and make arrests.
After an hour or moro Of riotinE IN
| the center OF tho business section
| mounted police succeeded in driving
the rioters away.
| Rioting broke out anew shortly he.
fore noon. A trolley wire was torn
down and crews taken of OF two Of tAs
cars. Tho strikers also opened ALI
conta!ner valves under tho cars ana
brakes. The police SAID they feared
many accidents as tho result Of this
|activity.
Colorado Troops Move on Ludlow.
| Trinidad. Colo, Nov. with the
exception Of small details left In
charge Of the camps here and at WAL
| senberg. tho entire force Of the Colo-
RADIO National Guard moved today to
the strikers tent colony at Ludlow.
| The movement was in conformity with
the agreement reached yesterday by
Gen. John Chase and johnson Lawson,
| United Mine Worker Of America or
ganizer. for the surrender Of arms by
the strikers to the militia. Reports re-
ceived here early today were that the
strikers had arranged a friendly demA
onstration for the troops on their ar
rival.
General Chase and stan with two
troops OF cavalry and platoon Of ar
tillery left here this morning at $3.50
for the sixteen mile march TO Ludlow.
The infantry from the Trinidad camp
was to move on Ludlow by special
train. The infantry was to have left
Trinidad at $50, but some delay was
experienced in loading supplies.
Minors Welcome Troops.
Trinidad. Colo. Nov. Fifteen
| hundred men, women and children OF
| the Ludlow colony. singing Marching
Thru Georgia." marched one mile south
OF the tents today to meet Adjt. Gen.
John Chase. In command Of two troops
Uf cavalry and a platoon Of artillery, as
they approached. -
You come to us in peace and we
greet you as friends" was the greeting
extended to General Chase by John r.
Lawson. OF the United Mine Workers.
who marched at the head Of the pro-
cession.
Many Of the men carried picks and
the women and children carried Amer.
lean flags. The formalities concluded.
the entire company turned about and
moved In the direction Of Ludlow sta
ton to await the arrival Of the In
fantry from Trinidad and walscnberg.
| The infantry from Trinidad de-
! trained at 11:10 and received a demon
stration similar to that accorded to
General Chase.
The soldiers marched between solid
lines OF strikers on either side OF the
road to the tent colony. where General
Chase at once entered into confer
| ence with John Lawson regarding the
manner in which the arms were to be
collected.
Eleven rifles were turned over to the
trOOD6 at noon