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Show COnJTRAGTORS CHARGE STRIKERSWITH ABUSE In Letter to Mayor Park, Ask Protection for Their Workmen C arg ng hat nonun on e ectr c ans ha e bee at acked and intim dated by strikers representat ves of the Inter mounta n E ectric companj Eard e Brothers E ectr c company the Central E ectr c company the K ectrl Supp y companj the Pe ry E ectric company he Ho ding Jj ectr c compan he ba t Lake E ect Supp company and t e J B Buck e E ectr c company met last n g" t and addresped a etter to Major Samuel C Park and the c tv commiss one s asking- pro ection for their e np ojees T e etter which is se f exp anatory fol ows Your atte tion has no doubt, been ca ed o the fact that the elec t c ans un on nown as I B E V S54 Is out on s r ke S nee the strike was cal ed on Sep tember 21 we ha e fi ed the r p aces with nonunion men. These men have been attacked and badly beaten up v,hi e tl e were pe form n0 the r duties as e ectr c a s and on the r naj homo "We beg to recite some of the fol lowing nstarces B, C Carter manager of t e E ectric Supply com pany was bad y beaten up b a rowdy bunch of strikers on the "Wh temore apartments on Saturday September 6 M Alic el was at acked and bad y bea en the same even ng whi e returning from ma ket ac ompan ed b h s w fe by s x str k ng eec t cans L Law on was a tacked and badly bea en up O ober 1 on h i way to work at he Decker Patrice com pany Al Swendson vas attacked and badly beaten by about a dozen str k ing e ectr clans we at work on a job at E. chards s reet S J Sm ey was attacked and badly beaten whi e on hs way lome from work. E ght s riking e ectric ans fo lowed him on the car and when he got off the four held h m while one attacked h m knocking two teeth out of his upper jaw He "ft H be unable to work for severa das "tVe the e ectrical contractors have appealed to the cl lef of the po ce for protection and he at times has furnished us ample protection as far as any bod ly harm being done but has a lowed the str kers to congre gate In crowds In front of business houses where our men were work 4ng cal ng them scab rats and arious other names whfel are an nojing to the men. We as tax pajer5 of this city belie e that wo a e entit ed o protection at a I times have tood this abuse for three w eeks Vow it is time that you should look Into this matter and see without de av that the proper pro teotlon is given to our workmen. Thanking vou In advance for giv ing the matter our prompt atten tion, we are erv trulv yours S4JVT LAKE ELECTRIC COX TRACTORS ASSOCIATION |