The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-07
ORDER STRIKE
ENDED AFTER
THREE DEATHS
Total Casualty List in Denver
More Than so, With Five
Dead Illinois Town Re-
ported Quiet.
TROOPS IN CONTROL
(By Associated Press)

tby Associated HTSSS)
DENVER, Col, Aug. 7-Striking
tramway men, at a meeting today,
voted to call off the strike which has
caused rioting here the last two days,
If the company would permit them to
return to work in body, and send
the strike breakers out Of town.
Wayne c. Williams, attorney for the
union men, was instructed to confer
with company officers and report to a
meeting called for five o'clock this
afternoon.
Two hundred soldiers under Colonel
G. c. Ballou, arrived here early today
from Fort Logan, to maintain order
just as leaders Of the tramwaymen's
union voted to recommend calling off
the strike, which has been followed
by two days Of violence resulting in
the deaths of three men and wounding
of a dozen persons last night
500 More Troops Are Ready.
Governor Shoup, in a statement at
Colorado Springs, said that the action
of the union leaders would not serve to
halt the arrival of troops. Five hun
dred more soldiers were under orders
at Camp Funston to leave for Denver
In a statement issued shortly after
'iiN announcement vi lllc OllIOll IeduoTS
Frederick w. Hid, general manager
Of the tramway comapny, announced
that the striking car men would be
taken back, but that there would be
no working agreement with the union
and the union would not be recognized
The statement further declares that
preference in filling vacancies will be
given the strike-breakerS employed by
the company to run cars.
The call for federal troops was is
sued last night when a mob attacked
the East Denver car barns and was
repealed with rifle fire. Three men
were killed and dozen persons, in
Guiding wo...en, 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.
Reply With Rifle Fire.
The leader of the strike breakers at
the East Denver car barns declared
that the shooting there was caused by
attacks of the mob on an automobile
load of strikebreakers who were ar
irving at the car barns.
Rocks and bricks were hurled at the
car and the men in the carbarns re-
piled with rifle fire. Hundreds Of per-
sons in the neighborhood were attract
ed by the firing and four children, two
girls and two boys, and a women were
among those hit by bullets.
The rioting of last night brought
the casualties resulting from the
strike disturbances to five dead and
so known injured. Heavy property
loss to the tramway company and the
Denver Post also resulted
Henry Silberg, president of the un-
ion, was informed of Mr.. Hilds con-
dition and his only comment was: 81
| wish he had reserved this statement
1t will make our task harder"
Seven members of the union, COM
posing the executive committee in
charge Of the strike, were convicted
of contempt of court yesterday and
ordered to call off the strike The
charges were based on the calling of
strike in the face of an injunction
issued by JudNe Greeley w. Whitford
in district court
They were to be sentenced today.
Action of the union heads in recon-
mending that the strike order be can
celled will have bearing on the SEN
| tence. Judge Whitford announced.
Colonel Ballou's first action follow
ing his assumption of control of the
city was to send a company of troops
under Captain Mosely to the East
Denver car barns, scene of last night s
rioting.
Hear Rumors of Fresh Riot
The colonel said he had received
reports that residents of that v1cin-
lty, composed largely of railroad and
factory employees, were planning to
return to the barns in retaliation for
the action Of the strfkebreakers in fir
| ing into the crowd
Members of the American legion
who had guarded the barns during
the night We're retained to supplement
the regular troops. The remaining
regulars were kept at the auditorium
as reserve force
The troops were instructed to shoot
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