South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-11
GOVERNOR s ACT
LEAVES CHAOS
Goodrich Declines to Appoint
Arbitration BOard-No End
of Strike in Sight.

al the court house square. A sim
liar program 70 that of the other
mass meetings will be presented by
the strikers.
Reports of a riot on the south
side car lines late Thursday night
were investigated by street car Of
ficials who found that someone had
thrown a rock at a street car on
Broadway st, in Mishawaka Three
men were arrested by the Mishawaka
police but We're released for lack of
evidence.
Gov. Goodrich's refusal 10 appoint
an arbitration board makes the
strike question purely a local one.
Mayor Keller said Friday morning
that he was considering no new
moves in the matter. He pointed
out there apparently is no legal way
by which either side can be forced
to arbitrate their troubles.
GOOdrich'S Letters.
Gov Goodrich late Thursday even
ing gave out TO thesrepresentative of
The News-Times in Indianapolis the
following letter 10 the Chicago,
South Bend q Northern Indiana
Railway Co, and Claude f. Barnes
and Edward Carr. representing the
cOmpanys striking employees:
Chicago. South Bend & North
ern Indiana Railway CO.
Gentlemen:
Il have your letter of May 3
by the terms Of which YOU de-
cline 10 accept the good offices
of a board of Cancellation
sincerely regret that you cannot
see your way clear to accept the
tender of the state TO appoint
an impartial board of cOncilia-
ton. with the view of exam
lining into the whole question
and making report OF the facts
asctertained and a recommends
ton TO the cOntending parties.
Very sincerely yours.
JAMES p. GOODRICH.
Governor"
To the strikers.
To the striking employees he wrote.
Gentlemen:
Il am just in receipt OF a let
ter from the railroad company
in answer 10 my telegram in
which they decline TO accept
the offices of a board Of concil-
iation.
As they decline 20 have any
thing 10 do with the matter. il
does not seem possible TO bring
about an arbitration of the diff
ferences between yourselves and
the company.
i am enclosing TO YOU here
with a copy of their letter.
which was given out to the press
today.
Very truly yours,
JAMES p. GOODRICH
Governor"
At "A meeting last night Pres't
Claude Barnes of the local Garments
union and Sec'y Edward Carr
prepared and sent letter TO Gov
Goodrich setting forth their side of
the controversy and repudiating
statements made 10y Gen. Mgr.
Hardy Of the street railway COM
pany TO the governor.
t'tAN fNNNt
When informed of the governors
refusal 10 appoint a board of media
ton, Organizer T. F. Shine said:
II feel that facts have been mis-
represented To the governor and
that he. not waiting TO hear the
mems side OF the case. has rendered
a one sided judgment. I believe
when he gets the facts we have sent
him that il will show him clearly
which side has told the truth in this
matter
Even IL the governor does not
appoint a board of mediation I am
confident that the people will decide
in favor Of the striking men"
The letter sent by the strikers TO
the governor of Indiana is as fol-
lows.
May 10. 1917.
Hon James T. Goodrich.
Governor of the state OF Indiana.
indianapolis. Indiana
Dear Governor-W write YOU at
this time i'm behalf Of so striking
employees of the Chicago. south Bend
and Northern Indiana Railway Co,
- a-NANA NOua tN AeAA as We 81 z eHANf
10 solve the present controversy be
tween the company and the men,
and 20 take exceptions. also. 10 the
false statements of Mr. +. l. Hardy.
general manager OF the road. i'm his
formal reply 20 YOU yesterday in an
swer 20 your MESSAGE requesting a
board OF Cancellation A. 10 the
contract existing between the com
pany and the men, which Mr.. Hardy
refers To. VOC are no doubt familiar
with the majority OF decisions OF the
present public service commission
on that matter. and therefore viii
not attempt 20 even discuss IL FUR
ther with YOU Mr.. Hardy states in
his reply that "Cn Tuesday. April
"a 1917. an organizer for the Anal
gamated Association OF street Rail-
way Employees induced q portion of
the city trainmen in South Bend 10
form a union. etc" We assure you.
| dear Governor, that from letters we
have in our possession we can prove
10 YOU absolutely that the men OF
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