Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-08-08
Colonel BaIlou, Commanding
Federal Troops in Charge
Of City, Refuses to Permit
Carmen to Hold Meeting.
COMPANY PROMISES TO
RENEW SERVICE TODAY
General Manager Declares
Strikebreakers Will Not
Be Discharged Prepared
For Further Trouble.

Denver, Aug. Col c. C. Ba1lou,
in command of federal troops in
Denver, this afternoon refused to
permit striking train men to gather
at $50 o'clock this afternoon to vote
finally on calling off the strike on
the lines of the Denver tramway.
Colonel Ballou forbade the meeting
because he considered it unwise to
permit so many men to gather in a
hall at that hour of the evening.
Earlier in the day the commanding
officer had issued orders forbidding
all public assemblages.
At meeting this morning the
men voted to return to work if the
tramway company met certain con-
ditions. One was that the men
would be permitted to come back in
a body. Another was that strike
breakers should be discharged by the
company, while third called for
working agreement between the
union and the company.
When the meeting of men ad-
journed before noon, it was agreed
that they would gather at $50
o'clock this afternoon to hear the
attitude of the company and vote
finally on calling off the strike. Fol-
lowing the meeting of union men, I
company officials declined to treat
with the union.
Promise Service Today.
At conference participated in by
city officials and officers OF the
Tramway company this afternoon,
Frederick w. Hid, general manager,
gave assurance that street cars would
be operated tomorrow. These will be
manned by strike-breakers. No cars
were operated today.
Hid announced the company was
prepared to take back many of its
old employees as individuals and said
he would issue a statement later tell
ing them where they might apply for
their old positions.
Hid declared the union men for
feited all right to a part in company
affairs when they struck and assert
ed they would be dealt with as indi-
viduals only. He also declared the
company would discharge no strike
breakers.
With $50 federal troops in the city
tonight from Fort Logan and 1000
American Legion members, special
officers and regular police. under
arms, officials had made elaborate
preparations to prevent recurrence
of rioting that marked the nights of
Thursday and Friday and which
cost the lives of six men and injury
of S. other persons, including won-
en- and children.
Troops Guard Car Barns.
A large number of the troopers
were grouped at the east side car
barns, scene of rioting last night,
with the remainder at the city au-
ditorium awaiting orders. Ameri-
can Legion members patrolled the
outskirts of the city. Long lines of
motor cars filled with policemen
armed with sawed-off shotguns and
rifles were modified at the city hall.
Mayor Bailey appealed to citizens to
Keep off downtown streets.
The city was quiet at 6 O'Clock.
There had been no disturbances all
day and authorities considered they
had the situation we'll in hand.
The exact time of the arrival of
the 500 troops which left Camp
Funston at 2:30 o'clock this morn-
ing was unknown. Whippet tanks.
hand grenades, one-pounders firing
shrapnel shells, and sawed-off shot
guns are being brought to Denver
by these troops. Maj. E. L. Pell
who preceded the Camp Funston
soldiers to Denver to make arrange
ments for their accommodation, con.
ferred with Governor Shoup and
Mayor Bailey. The troops will be,
quartered at the city auditorium.
Tents were set up on top of the
Tramway buildings tonight to house
the additional strikebreakers who
reached the city today.