South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-30
Employees Plan Outdoor Mass
Meeting Tuesday Evening
TO Give Public Their
View of Case.
HARDY IS "SATISFIED"::
FOURTEEN CARS RUNNING
Manager Gets Petition From
EIkhart Men For Raise and
Michigan City Force
May Follow.

Striking street car employees of the
Chicago. South Bend and Northern
Indiana Railway co. will present
their case to the public at a mass
meeting TO be held on the court
house lawn Tuesday evening. An
effort is being made by the men TO
have the company represented by a
speaker To tell its side Of the con-
troversy.
The conductors and motormen
who refused TO go to work yester-
day morning because the company
would not grant "a wage increase. to-
day continued the peaceful methods
used yesterday in attempting 10
force their demands. SO far no vio-
lence has been reported the men
having agreed 10 abstain from any
acts that would lead the union into
trouble
EIkhart city carmen Monday petit
toned Mgr. +. J. Hardy for an in
creased scale and a similar request
from Michigan City men is expected.
Fourteen cars were i'm operation
ON city lines Monday, according TO
officials.
An open air mass meeting pre-
coded 10y a parade OF strikers. their
friends and other union men of the
city. will be held at the court house
square tomorrow night. At the meet
ing of the striking carmen Monday
morning plans for the demonstration
were completed.
Mayor r. W. Keller and Mayor r.
". Gaylor of Mishawaka, have been
invited To be present at the meeting.
The carmen are anxious 20 present
their side of the controversy 10 the
public and tell them first hand the
reasons for the walkout +. L.
Hardy. general manager OF the com
pany. has been invited 20 speak at
the meeting.
Members OF organized labor viii
participate i'm the parade, and at a
meeting of the Central Labor union
tonight at Central Labor union hall.
representatives Of the unions will
make plans for the event.
Orderliness again prevailed among
the strikers. and although the
strikebreakers were jeered and
mooted by both strikers and their
friends. no attempts ut violence were
reported. The men have pledged
themselves Co refrain from rough
tactics and not TO become embroiled
in any trouble which may arise
Fail to Appear.
William Browney and Arthur
MAYS strikebreakers who were ar
rested by Detective William Cassidy
for their failure 20 flag a railroad
CROSSING Sunday morning. and who
were released from custody on their
own -ecognizance. failed 90 appear
IN court this morning and We're
again placed under arrest. Cecil
Danbaugh. another strikehreaker
who was on the car sunday morn
ing was also arrested this morning
when the Others were.
Hardy il satisfied.
Fourteen ears were being oper-
pted over the city lines Monday
morning. four more than were used
Sunday. Gen. Mgr r. I. Harry in
dicated that ne was satisfied with
conditions and stated he expected 20
lave an the cars operating shorty
Sometime within the next day OF
two the interurban conductors and
suotormen will meet with Cen MI
Hardy 20 discuss the petition sent
The company for an increase IN
wages II was not known Monday
morning whether or not a commit
Tee from the interurban men or the
men as a body would meet with the
officials of the company. The peu-
ton which is signed by about 40