The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-07
TROOPS CHARTERED IN INDIANAPOLIS BUT NOT ON DUTY Trolley Company Ready to Run Cars When Soldiers Are Ordered to Protect
 Them
 Striking Trolleymen Con template Appeal to All Unions to Enlist In Sym patheic Movement.

Indianapolis, Nov. 7.[ndianapolis
 will not be placed under martial law,
 but the state militia brought here yes terday for strike duty will remain here
 as long as there is a possibility of set
 ting the street car strike. This an I nouncement was made by Governor 1 Ralston after he had conferred with 1 both sides to the controversy early to- ] day.
 -T am very hoperuI of having this ] trouble settled by arbitration, said the governor, "and as long as there Is
 a possi bility of bringing this about I shall not place the troops in control of
 the city" 4,
 The recognition of the union seemed
 to be the bone of contention between
 the strikers and street car company.
 Everythin was quiet on the streets this morning, and there was no dem
 onstration Of any consequence during the night
 UnIsss the traction company and it's
 striking employees come to an agree
 ment, Governor Ralkton is prepared
 to take the extreme measure of sup planting the police force with stata troops for the maintenance of order. Through the public utilities commis- sion the company last night submitted a proposition for the settlement of the trouble, but the strikers, it is said, re- 5ected the terms and offered counter proposal and a conference between the
 men and Governor Ralston was held during the forenoon
 Robert T. Todd, president Of the In- dianapo1ts Traction & Terminal Com panys said the company was ready to run tfzs street ears the minute Gov-l ernor Ra1ston gave the word that pro-, tect1on would be extended.
 President William Beatty of the Gen. tra1 Labor Union, said today:
 ssTnBist@nt demands are being made upon me from many sources that call not Ds necessary to take such action. | I expect, however, to take up the mat ter with other officers of the Central | Labor Union today
 The 1000 soldiers of the Indiana Ma tfona1 Guard are Quarrered in the ar l mories ready to move at a moments l notice.
 After the labor leaders, today, had refused a proposition of the Street Car company as basis for settling the l strike, Governor Ralston drew up 8 new statement and submitted it to the | company and the labor leaders.
 The proposition, in brief, provides i that outside labor leaders cease their | activities among the employees of the | company; that all of the employees who | have not engaged in acts of violence will return to their old positions with | the company; that the operation sys- tenn be resumed at once; that after 30 | days the company will consider any grievance from it's employees and that if no mutual adjustment can be made it shall be referred to the public ser vice commission whose decision shall be final
 While the conferences for a peaceful of the strike were on, tho authorities were busy with plans to take charge of the situation # the negotiations between the em- ployes and the company fail It was announced at the capitol that the sol- diers would be used, to quell any riot- ing and preserve order
 The deputy sheriffs sworn in by 5herfm Portteus were hSought togeth- sr. early today and drilled in platoon and squad formation preparatory to calls for their assistance. It was said the deputies would probably be placed on the cars if it became neces- sEy-