The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-30
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One hundred strikc-brcak-
ers from the east were spirit
ed into Tacoma during the
early morning hours today
and are ut work for the Ia
coma Hallway a. Power Co.,
check made by police and
! union pickets disclOses.
Thirty ears are operating, tho
the public, as turnout the two pre-
ceding weeks of the struggle, re-
fuses to ride.
Forty-two of the imported
strike-breakers were brought In on
the Milwaukee railroad, IL Is re-
ported They constituted one car
load of special train that ar
rived at Seattle. The one car was
taken off at Maple Valley and
brought here.
Some Come by Auto.
The others We're brought over
from the Georgetown car barns in
automobiles.
Tacoma police, anticipating
trouble when the arrival OF the
easterners becomes generally
known, are taking every precau-
ton to forestall riots.
A call was sent out by the police
Monday for special officers, and
by night II is expected that 20 ad-
ditional uniformed men will be
in service.
In the face of news of the ar
rival of strike-breakers, Tacoma
strikers Monday morning passed
resolution condemning any vlo-
lence in connection with the strike,
and threatening eXpel any union
striker who commits any act Of
violence against T. X. a. p. prop
erty or breaks any city ordinance.
The strikers also unanimously
voted to ask the public to refrain
from any violence, on the ground
that outbreaks and riots we're only
injuring the strike cause. The
public was thanked for its loyalty
in supporting the strikers.
Edward Bristol and j. w. Trey,
two of the strike-breaker brought
from Chicago on special trains,
and who walked off their cars
Saturday afternoon during a dem
onstration on Broadway, became
union street car men Monday.
They took the oath and obligation
of the union midst shouts of APP
proval from the strikers.
Tension I'm Crowds.
Bristol Is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, and had no
idea of the nature of the work In
Tacoma when he signed with a de-
tective agency in Chicago to come
west for employment with .
street car company" he says.
There were no strike disturb
|ances Monday morning, but police
officials admitted that the tension
among downtown crowds was
liable to result in violence at any
moment. Officers made vain eff
forts to keep crowds moving.
The only downtown excitement
occurred when a Sixth avenue car.
operated by strike-breakers, lost
its trolley in front fth Colonial
theater, and the long rod tore
away guy wires supporting the
electrified trolley wire.
deer Strike-Breakers.
All cars were halted, and a big
crowd of jeering bystanders Saith
cred. Cars began to hove slowly
by the place after short time,
but it was not until afternoon that
the street car company made any
move to repair its overhead lines.
Manager Bean refused to make
any statement Monday regarding
the local strike situation.
Il am running my business in a
business-like way, and don't con-
slider that need to tell the public
anything about It," he said.
Bean said that he would add
five cars each day to the daily
service, until the daily quota of
so cars was running.
Cable cars would be operating
Tuesday. he said
Two Demonstrations.
Two street car demonstrations
on doWntown Tarnma gfreofa IN