The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-21
Entire Street Railway System
Tied Up and No Effort
- to Operate.
DEMANDS ARE REFUSED
Then Comes Order for ALI to
Quit and They Act Promptly
Some Acts of Violence.

| OF StTlkeTS IOudy IL was CldlHleu Una
98 per cent of the company's EN-
ployes are now affiliated with. tn
union.
The street car company had enoug
men to run their cars last night, bu
were prevented by disturbances il
the form of trolley jerking, soapin
of tracks, ganging of employees, roc
throwing and one pistol shooting.
Many linemen and shopmen qui
work this morning. The strikers wer
planning. a big parade with bras
band through the city streets today
The car company says that it will
not operate cars again until the cit.
police can guarantee protection t,
employees and passengers. Two hun
dred and fifty company men reported
for duty this morning, but no car
were run. About fifty arrests hav,
been made so far in connection will
the strike.
The mayors order calling out the
volunteer police later in the morning
was resCinded.
Nashville, Aug. 21.-U. N. S.
This city's transportation lines
are completely tied up this morn
ing as a result of the AmaIsa-
mated Association of Street and
Electric Railway workers strike
pulled here at 9 O'Clock last
night.
Violence occurred in several
parts of the city during the night,
but no serious injuries are re-
ported.
Women pickets are being used and
it is reported trolley lines and tracks
We're torn up during the night.
B. c, Edgar, vice-president and
general manager of the Nashville
Railway & Light company, issued
this statement at midnight:
THE company had every car on
schedule, and over 100 additional men
at the transfer station ready and
willing to operate the cars and main
tain the service on all lines.
Every one of the men has been
in the employ of the company for
sesae@ time or were former employees
of the company who recently sought
re- employment by the company.
with a full force of men ready
and willing to work, and who had no
grievance or complaint against the
we had no reason to be-
lieve that these men would not be
permitted to follow their daily occu-
patton and allow the company to
its duty to the public.
Equipment Destroyed.
"In fact service was maintained on
all lines according to regular
schedule until the crowd that had as
sembled on the streets at and near
he transfer station SO impaired the
cars and destroyed the equipment,
hat the crews who were in charge
# them were unable to operate them"
Plans for further picketing of the
.ransfer station at 4:30 o'clock
Thursday morning, when the morn
ng shift came on, were perfected at
he midnight meeting of the union
nen.
w. c. Birthright, general organizer
or the American Federation Of La
,or. who is in charge of the situation
lere issued this statement today:
I'VE wish to thank the public of
Nashville for the sympathy and sup
'ort they have been giving ss. They |
will get better car service and better |
onditions as a result Of the strike. |
We intend to run a peaceful and or
erly strike. We will make a clean
ght and win. Our demands are
imply the reinstatement of the three
1en who were fred by the company
or being active in the organization
f the union and the recognition of
ur right to organize
Demands Refused.
The order for the strike was Issued
blowing a conference of a commit
ee from the union with B. c. Edgar,
eneral manager of the company,
afternoon, the committee
reinstatement of all en-
loyes discharged for Joining the
MON, return OF the employees who
ad walked out since joining the
nion, to their runs, and recognition
{ the right of the men to organize.
hese demands were refused and at
meeting an hour later the union
unanimously authorized the issuance
the strike order.
Mayor Gupton this morning or
cred Charles Ridley, commanding
Ie Nashville volunteer police, to
ave 500 of his men ready for duty
lrly this afternoon. The mayor de
ared he would make every effortto
i've cars run during the day. Trou-
e is not anticipated until later in
e day. It is planned to put a po-
,eman on each car.
Citizens living at a distance, due
work early, were handled largely
generous automobile owners, who !
lcked their cars with pedestrians
they came to town. A steady
izzle starting about o'clock, how
er, added to the unpleasant pros
cts for the travelling public.
A force of a hundred conductors
ID motormen were reported to be
4iting at the barns to take out ..
cir cars when the company decided ,
move them. !
AS result of last nights disorders I
q police made over sixty arrests.
llv one man was taken to the hos
tai, victim of flying brick Sew :
al cars had their windows smashed,
I only one was fired on. r
At 1 o'clock this afternoon the cars 7
the Nashville Railway e. Light I
were still in the shed. A .
inference between city officials and i
1cials of the company is set for
lock, one earlier in the day having
lied to develop a decision.
Third Day of Strike. G
Louisville, KY, Aug. 21.-The strike
1900 employees Of the Louisville
rect Railway company entered its +
rd day today without a car on the +
'eets. Both company and employees r
re in a deadlock and neither will
Z to submit to any plan which =
'uld lead TO a reopening OF nego- :,
tions looking forward to settle c
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