The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-07-29
Traffic Tied Up and Business
Given Black Eye When Is
Thousand Street Railway
Employees Decide to Quit
Work Today.
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attempt made 10 operate stret cars on
the surface snd elevated Lines in Chicago
nntil the striking union men decide to
return 60 work
This announcement was made today
by ofac1als of the railways and with tbs
union men determined not TO yield in
taetr decision not TO accept anything
short OF their original demands, pro-
loaged strike Is a possibility. Union
of7ciaIs asserted no union meetings
would be held today and that no further
conferences are In immediate prospect
tRy STAFF coRREsPoNDENT)
CHICAGO, July 29. - Fifteen
thousand Chicago and Calumet reg
ion street and elevated railway en-
ployes are on strike today and the
city's electrical transportation is
tied UP. Since four o'clock not a
wheel has turned and all elevated
and surface cars are locked up in
their barns.
The strike came like lightning
bolt to Chicago and the cities OF
Hammond, Whiting. East Chicago
and Indiana Harbor. Reports late
yesterday indicated that negotla-
tons that have been in progress
several weeks would be successful
and the strike averted. Thousands
of Chicago awoke this morning ex-
pecting cars to be running as usual
and found themselves unable to
reach their places of work or busi-
mess.
Confident 1t Was Averted.
So confident were many that the strike
had been averted that Gov Frank 9.
I.owder, after day of conferences with
employers and employees left the city
thinking O basis Of adjustment had
been reached.
But the break came when an attempt
was made TO bring the compromise
proposition 70 which union leaders and
heads Of the street railway companies
had agreed before the union men.
Car Men Hiss and Jeer.
In a veritabIe bedlam or Kisses and
5eers the car men voted down the offers
made them and BY aeclamation voted to
go on strike at four o'clock. The meet
fng turned into bedlan and before more
than the first few sections Of the COM
promise agreement had been read to
them they howled down the speaker.
showed their own spokesmen forward
and voted to strike
Eight thousand men attended the
meeting.
Reject CSC Per Hour.
The compromise agreement which the
mon rejected would have given them
wage Increases Of e5 cents an hour. an
eight hour day with time and a half
for overtime and ether adjustments cf-
fecting hours and conditions Of labor.
The original demands Of The men were
for eighty-five cents an hour. an eight
hour day. a six-hour Sunday and q six
day week.
Except for the matter Of salary in-
creases it is probable that an agreement
would have been reached, bar tho men
stood firm IN their demand fer the 81
cents an hour wage The present wage
IS Al cents an hour.
Say Wages Were Highest.
Laeders Of the strikers endeavored s.
point Quito the men that the compro-
mise agreement offered carried with i
the highest wages paid % any street
car men but their arguments We're
drowned in roar of disapproval
No attempt has been made by tbs
companies TO operate cars. and 50 far As
is known. no such attempt Is com
templated Officials Of the companies
have made no statements regarding
their plans or policies.
Business Tied Up.
Thousands Of chicagoans due a. their
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