The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-05
INJUNCTION
VIOLATED,
SAYS TODD
Street Railway President
States Service Will Be
as Usual.
MEN LIST STRIKE AIMS
Union Head Says Company
Refused Arbitration.

There is every indication that the
indianapolis Street Railway Com
pany will be able to maiptain serv-
ice over its lines as usual with the
aid of employees who failed to join in
a strike at a. m. Robert 1. Todd.
president of the company, said in a
public statement issued today. He
asserted that the strike was in vio-
lation of Federal Court injunction.
Harry Boggs. president of the
local unit of the Amalgamated AS
sociation of Street and Electric Rail.
way Employees. declared the strike
was called because car company Off
cials refused to arbitrate.
Aims of Workers
The aims of the strike, he said,
were:
Rein statement of the sixty-five
men released by the street car COM
pany for joining the union.
Recognition of the union.
lnNiCdoN III pdy StihNiCiiN " sat
isfy the men until a permanent
agreement can be arrived at through
arbitration.
Harry Dypes, Department Of La
Dor representative, began efforts to
settle the strike by arbitration as
soon as the walkout was voted.
He requested Mayor Duvall to call
company officials and employees to-
gether for a discussion OF differences.
Duvall, however, refused to inter
cede until Judge Robert C. Baltzell
rules on whether strikers are violat-
ing a Federal Court injunction. Eff
orts to bring the groups together
might be in contempt of court, he
said.
"As mayor Of the city / am TAX
Ing no sides. but am eager for a
peaceful settlement" he said.
There must be no violence. Police
will be instructed to protect property
and take drastic steps at the first
show of trouble"
No State Action
Governor Jackson was informed
of the strike by The Times.
He said no State action in con.
nection with it had started and that
as far as he knew there would be
none today.
Todd's statement follows:
I'm the face ola Federal Court in
junction, which not only forbids
strike. but specifically enjoins any,
one having knowledge of the order
from interfering with the operation
of cars, a number of the employees
of the Indianapolis Street Railway
were induced to strike at 4 o'clock
this morning.
"Other employees, who remained
loyal to the public interest and
obeyed the Federal Court order.
manned the early cars as usual and
there is every indication that the
company will be able, with their eff
forts, to maintain street car service
as usual.
Promulgated at Meeting
"The strike order, which was pro-
mulgated at a meeting called by. the
organizers and officers of the
Afnalgamated Association of Street
and Electric Railway Employees, was
brought about through the persistent
efforts of two officers of the Amalga-
mated Association, who came into In
dianapolis where there was no
branch of ~ their organization and
where there was no difficulty be-
tween the men and the company.
"At a series of meetings arranged
by these organizers. and through
personal efforts among our men, a
limited number of motormen and
conductors were induced to form a
local branch of the Amalgamated
Association. Ignoring the provisions
of their contract, which calls for
the presentation of grievances in an
orderly way and provide for arbi-
tration before the public service
commission these newly recruited
association members submitted
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