Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-14
5lO STRIKERS IN
St. LOUIS FIGHT
THP0L|CEMEN
Three Non-union Mail Wagon
Drivers Narrowly Escape
Mob by Running at Full
Speed
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~ f.ouis Aug. ia running tlght
.,n.ep SOC strikers and sympathlzers
- ma side and three non-union dflV-
5nd = score Of policemen on the
S.bsr whicn terminated in a riot IN
f.oni NJ the st Louis Transfer com
nany's stable tonight was the initial
En-, n violence i'm the strike of l,oOO
transfer drivers and chautfeufs when
began here today. I'm
The fight began at postoltlce SUI
.,atinn where twenty pickets We're
egitfno far three drivers who had been
ming mail during the day. There
univ one policeman 1T the station
,'at Eo held off the strikers while the
lss Iona of mail was being taken
from the wagons
ts ~ empty wagons started for
NAN bIps the crowd Of strikers
which 1ad hooted and threatened the
drhTs was considerably augmented.
Tho pnlmeman fOreseetng trouble
trrre5 in A riot call. Before the wa
eou, had gone half a dozen blocks oV0
men and boys were peltins the drivers
with stones.
Tbe first squad of police reinforce
mens arrived here M'd arrested one
al ne mon lEIhNlo NhA w - ANfAs7
was rescued by the crowd before a pa
raj box was reached. A little farther
down the street more police met th'
rapidly growing mob aud again az
tempted an arrest. Again the strikers
ana their sympathathizers affected
rescue
Lashiag their horses to the utmos
thp drivers made final dash ant
hfnalFG
before their pursuers, minglng WIN
crowd 0e spectators, they escaped. .
score Of persons were injured D.
bricks and stones. but none seriously
The police used their cluhs lfeel
during the riot in an effort TO fetall
possession of their prisoner, and eye
witnesses declared later that the dilN
ers were fired on twice by men II
the crowd
Officers of the teamsters unioI
discaming all responsibility Tor IN
riot. said it was the work OF IRE
sponsIble sympathzers, They sal
they Intended to conduct the sttlk
without violence.
Between 1900 and 1900 teamsteI
employed by the various transtt
companies of St Louis are idle g
The result of the strike WHICH brousf
about partial paralysis in the move
ment of freight into and out OF IN
city
Approximately 1000 other en-
ployes Of the transfer compani'
were thrown out of work by Il
strike.
The St. Louis Transfer compan
which with the Columbia Transit
company divides a large share OF q
teammg business Of St Louis, optal
ed federal aid in moving the maj
from East ST. Louis to st. Louis. II
81 Louis Transfer company has
contract to carry mail between Il
two cities President Tansey, Of q
st. Louis company, appealed to L
federal authorities and the Unit
states district attorney gave tnstfu
tons that six government employ
should cross the river in automohsi
ana guard them.
Two loads were removed before
nights riots broke out
The strike resulted from the tailu
Of the union and of the teamstefs
renew q contract Of July 30.
transfers submitted a new contrt
Which iucluded increases in wages.
A reduction in the working d
from eleven TO ten hours also v
asked.
The team owners refused the wa
Increase and the reduction OF hou
though hey agreed to abolish Snno
work and TO make certain other &C
eessons In working conditions.
George j Tansey, president OF
~ Louis Transfer company, late
gay issued statement on behalf
me Team owners association say
that the employers would give
men until Saturday evening to retl
70 work and if they did not 60
mack hv that time the employ
would begin the employment OF OF
men