The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-06-19
court ORDERS
CARS TO resume
Federal Judge K0hISddt Takes
Hold In Chicago
CONFLICT WITH CITY COUNCIL

Chicago Authorities Tell Traction
Companies Not to Operate With
Strikebreakcrs; Court Gives Them
Permisslon-U. S. Troops Can Be
Called Out If Service Is Interfered
With-conSIdera Violence.
Chicago, June 16.-The federal gov
eminent took a hand in the strike OF
the 14,500 operating employees OF the
traction lines here when Federal
Judge Kohlsaat issued an order te
Samuel insult, receiver of the OaE
Park elevated line, to resume service
Wednesday morning, employing strike
breakers II necessary, and to report
any interference with operation TO the
court for further action.
The court order was granted on the
application OF Mr.. insult, Britton !.
Budd, president of the elevated roads
and Gilbert e. Porter. The sensation
al move on the part Of the financial
and operating heads OF the roads To
break the strike came while Mayor
Thompson and the aldermanic peace
committee, appointed to make further
attempts to bring about arbitration,
were in session with the union heads
to ascertain a basis OF compromise.
The court order is in direct conflict
with the resolution Of the city council
forbidding the employment Of strike
breakers on any of the traction lines.
Should the police attempt to enforce
the council order they must face cita-
tion before Judge Kohlsaat for con-
tempt.
More important than that, il strik-
ing employees Of the road attempt TO
prevent the running OF trains. a fed
eral injunction against such inter
ference would probably be the mex.
step.
Judge Kohlsaat would have the
forces OF United States troops behind
him to enforce such injunction.
Other important developments Of
the strike situation was an order
passed by the legislature directing
Governor Dunno and the state public
utilities commission to investigate the
trouble; a public announcement by
the state board Of arbitration that an
arbitration with the object Of inter
vention would be started Thursday
morning; information from many
cities in eastern states that 5000
strikebreakers were being recruited
for service in Chicago and that more
than half Of that number were er
route to Chicago and a dozen or NOR"
violent acts on the part Of strike sym
pathizers on the SOuthside-NOrthwest-
ern elevated through route that was
being operated from the extreme
Southside to the city limits on the
north.
1t was the extension of elevated
service to the NOrthside that was
marked by the first outbreak OF
violence. Union officials charge the
company officials with melting the
trouble with the object of discrediting
the union and declare that investiga-
tion OF the outbreaks has proven that
the strikers had no part in the trouble.
The most serious of the acts of
violence was the attempt of two men
to wreck an elevated train at Chicago
avenue. The mon took position on
fire escape and as the first through
route south bound train approached
they hurled plank across the tracks.
The plank fell short of its mark and
dropped to the stree. 4 little later
an acid bomb was thrown from the
roof Of a building through the rear
window Of 2 train passing Wells and
West Kinzje. The bomb hit tho ourer
glass and changed the inner windov
to several colOrs.