Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-07
DENVER GUARDED
BY TROOPS AFTER
RENEWED R|OT|NG
Three More Killed, Many
Hurt-Union Leaders Seek
to End Strike.
Ry the Associated Press.

Nv inc Associated Press.
DENVER. August Two hundred
soldiers. under {. {. Ballou. arrived
here early today from Fort Logan to
maintain order just as leaders of the
Tramway Mems Union voted TO
recommend calling off the street car
mems strike. which has been fol-
lowed by two days OF violence. re
sultlng in the deaths OF three men
and wounding of dozen persons
last night
The tramway men We're to meet
today to take A vote on the recon-
mendation of their executive commit
lee. Gov. Shoup, in a statement at
colorado Springs. said that the ac-
ton of the union leaders would not
serve 10 halt the arrival of troops
rive hundred more soldiers Were
under orers at Camp Funston to leave
early today.
Union Not to BE Recoynixed.
In statement issued shortly after
the announcement Of the union
leaders Frederick w Hid general
manager of the tramway company.
announced that the striking car men
would be taken back, but that Their.
would be no working agreement with
the union and the union would not
be recognized. The statement fur
Their declares that preference in filling
vacancies would be given the strike
breakers employed by the company TO
run cars.
The call for federal trnops WAS
issued last night when a mob attack
ed the East Denver car barns and WAS
repealed with rife fire. Three men
were killed and "A dozen persons. in
Guiding women. girls and boys were
wounded. Several similar gatherings
had been broken up earlier in the
evening by police with the assistance
of a thousand volunteers recruited
from American Legion members.
Attack Brings on Firing.
The leader of the strikebreakers at
the East Denver cars barns declared
the shooting there was caused by at
tacks of the mob on an automobile
! load of strikebreakers arriving at the
car barns. Rocks and bricks were
hurled at the car and the men in the
car barns replied with rife fire. Hun
dreds of persons in the neighborhood
were attracted by the firing and four
children, two girls and two boys, and
a woman were among those hit by
bullets.
The rioting of last night brought
the casualties resulting from the
strike disturbances to five dead and
nifty known injured. Heavy property
loss to the tramway company and the
Denver Post also resulted.
Henry Silberg, president of the
union, was informed OF Mr. Hid y
statement, and his only comment was.
Il wish he had reserved this state
ment; 1t viii make our task harder"
Seven Convicted of Contempt.
Seven members of the union, COM
posing the executive committee in
charge of the strike, were convicted
or contempt of court yesterday and
ordered to call off the strike The
charges were based on the calling of
strike in face of an Injunction is
sued by Judge Greeley w. Whitford in
district court. They were to be SEN
fenced today. Action of the union
heads, in recommending that the
strike order be Cancelled, will have a
bearing on the sentence, Judge Whit
ford announced.
Col. Ballou's first action following
his assumption of control of the city
was to send company of troops
under Capt. Mosely to the East Dem
yer car barns, scene of last nights
rioting.
RumOr of New Riot.
The colonel said he had received
reports that residents of that vicinity,
composed largely of railroad and
factory employees, were planning to
burn the barns before. daybreak in
retaliation for the action of strike
breakers firing into the crowd.
who had guarded the barns during
the night, were retained to supple
ment the regular troops The remain
ing regulars were kept at the audi
torium as a reserve force.
The troops were instructed to shoot
if necessary, but only as last re-
sort.