The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-06-25


both the employer and tho employee.
While It is a protection TO the EN-
ployee, II at the same time enables the
employer 10 determine the risks OF his
business and to guard against them
Under the present system. the risks
incident to the business are regarded
% Q part OF the overhead charge and
n carried az such. The law 10 prov
Ing Of such great benefit to the In
lustlsi world that we wonder why II
W. sse enacted years asc. The Dem
ecssos Dsrty. BY Ns passage again
Vsoa - record - the friend Of the
vsGhlaanas-
AssaoO 90 q scascsIy less inpor'
80 = os say,syss ana tie EN-.
ulsVO 80 - ssaisfy. Ssssrally y the
- nps1sAiAg m ArhfssAtioz sf con.
sssv~6oi s2ysA 0ploysrs and
Thas ~ vsa the direct sutSrswth
q he Indianapolis street car strike
q 1919. The strike had. with Pre-
nsditatisA besa calls1 On. Ne eve OF
tAs clsy ssction with the heps - en-
bsrrassi.o the elministrAston sy the
necsss,ty Of calling s5,l ths troops to
avert riot snt issurreesisn, The y
pubiioaa mayer OF Indianapolis.
through his police department. had
utterly failed To preserve order and
protect IL lives ana property Of the
citissss. aAa ives insisting that the
GoverAc~ cell . special sess:on Of the
Legislature to secure the passage OF a
onpuIsosv arbitration Law. At the
end OF tAs third Gay OF the strike no
cars were running and the Merchants
Associates and the business interests
OF the day were demanding that the
National Guard be called out 10 es-
4 tablish order and the union men were
insisting that such action would pre-
cipitate riot and blooashed such as
never before had been seen In the
state Many threats we're made upon
the life OF the Governor in the event
he called out the guard. The city and
county suthorfties admitted that the
situation was beyond their control.
On the fourth and fifth days the
rioting continued, the police made nc
attempt 10 maintain order or to keeI
the streets clear. Men had been shot
down IA tho streets and dozens had
been wounded apd nuch property de
lstroyed. The Governor had called
upon the striking employees and the
traction company to adjust their dii
fsrsnces. but all attempts at a settle
msnt had failed.
On the night Of November 8, 1915
. the Governor. believing that the tim
!. had ooms for him 70 act, called ou
!. the entire NstipnAi Guard OF the state
with Orders 70 ssssnbls I'm the Oft
Of InlianApoiis - tie earliest possibl
hour, armed and equipped for duty q
time OF riot and sunult." BY mornin
y II had become noissd around that th
guard had been called and the indiI
!. nation OF some Of the labor leader
; was intense. A meeting was called
the strikers and. their sympathizei
on the state house Lawn at noon. NJ
,, vember 9Th. to protest against the a
ton of the Governor In calling o.
the guard.
A crowd estimated as high as eigl
thousand assembled on the lawn
d the south door OF the state house al
was addressed by labor leaders for 9
hour and then cry was started 4
the Governor. VI
when informed that the crowd
sired 10 hear him. Governor Raist
Immediately responded over the pi
test Of his friends who feared for B
, personal safety when he appear
upoa the steps OF the building
eninous silence settled upon .
y crowd--s siisass. that might hys'
ip>p susy agnlsst estabifsAsd law .
y ogssp o. that might act - q preln
e - rAssious Of men. The situsn
n vss nosa intense. Ths Govern
n seSns wwhsut preparation and W
r. mess sasctiys. HIS, speech bEsee
% bscSbers q the strtka He sesd
% Nsi -A N
=. 81, = usull hare liesrsas csalt
"a 49, Ags ~ y wses vssaiSae e.
Al ~ = - -. hsvs sst hrsvUA'
~ sssus present ssnaitisas. - 30
rel Hasw, but I shsu sAlsevsf y
"A avsM rspstitien OF then, y ~
"a life IL sparsd shall take stand
he at the asxt session Of the iesisia
turs fss an arbitration Law ths'
!. viii srAitrsts' The orderly coarse
.. of ssoasty must net be istssfsrrec
a with " iaaustrisi ecntrovsrsies
m. "Bvs I am now confrosted with
,c. conditions requiring Immediate
IL sotisa- On the iath day Of last
Al January. and II may Prove an un
,r. fortunate day to me. ] took sol
Mt emn oath 10 take care that thu
ty laws be faithfully executed. and
re that oath propose to respect
n You would not have me do other
"a wise. Within the last Ave day.