Show i t 1 STRIKE SETTLEMENT FAILS r i BITTER FIGHT HT IS IMMINENT r oJ 4 V V Many Conferences Between Carmen and Officials End Without V Progress Toward Reconciliation Reconciliation Electrical Electrical Workers Work Work- i ers Cl's Delay Decision Until Today c 1 COMPANY WILL NOT DEAL V WITH C. C 0 O. PRATT f V V N No Cars in Salt Lake Lake Strike Contributing Con Con- Cars Operated Sympathizers tW to o a Sunday of Disorder by Throwing Missiles and Damaging I Cars Cais f No car ear will be run by union m men n in Salt Lake today V The company promises to run at least one car ear over each V V line this morning and is now importing men luen for that purpose r V Street car t traffic was entirely suspended at noon Sunday V when cars had been attacked by crowds of men and boys iV V Disorder marked the first day of the street car strike buno but bu V no one was seriously injured Many were pelted with eggs egg's anc and nd V VV vegetables When the union men notified the company that they 1 V wo would ld not work S Sunday the company sent a communication wy asking that a meeting be arranged at 4 0 clock r The conference was held and it developed that the men Inen rr wanted the company compan to allow Chairman Pratt to take part V V After negotiations lasting several hours the company V V flatly refused to have anything to do with Mr Pratt leaving V the situation as it stood in the morning tt y General Manager Wells issued a statement saying that all ll V lines Jines would be traversed by cars today and that union non-union men V will operate them V TheU a h pg company is men tod el l l ff mcI A gO ra to i. i e he wc i not tt ta Ken en advantage of the offer the company coin coin- corn com V V pany will vill bar them out Chairman Pratt issued a statement saying that he would fight for protection for the men The men assert that they mean V VV V V business and will stay struck until the company bends The Electrical Workers postponed their strike another V V day The company refused their demands but granted another V conference for today V The Utah Federation of Labor pledged moral and financial V support to the strikers t V Hope arose and amI vanished on oil the n. n t thy day of the street car CUI strike and und V tho ho war WaI between th the Utah Light V Hallway and Its Lt former company oni- oni j continue V r I V V After tei Her a morning of disorder when fc i tho company attempted to lo run cars carsover fL L ut over l ct Its ILs deserted lines Jines traffic was cn- cn V Ure lirely suspended at al noon noun after which V V hour not Hot ot a single cur CUL run iari over O the V V Strike Sti hIce sympathizers path ben swarmed KW the V bt street reels the lie union men Hocked flocked to each cach display of or violence and incident ufler arter piled up 1 in III an exciting his his- L tOI tory Sail Salt Lal Lake e had 11 never CI before V cd a street car cal strike nor had the humble citizens of Zion Klon eH er c I partaken par pal taken talen of or such delectable fragments that fall Call from the table of ur disagreement disagree disagree- merit ment between capital and labor V When the Federation of Labor met metat I- I at Ht 3 o'clock the lie building at nt Fourth VV South uth and State streets wu WWI jammed to o and out in iii the street streeta n a crowd clowd of union men stood lood The meeting was delayed by the receipt of ot a a. communication from President i- i Bancroft a addressed to James JameA II H Lamont Lamont La- La fV mont of od the street car men men's mens union in which the president of the com company pun L sug-g-co sug suggested ted a meeting at 1 4 o'clock in inV V tho tim afternoon V V V Committee S 'S V II It was announced that the commit commil- teo tco Co would meet with the company HIli and when it was as un understood that thul the request Cor COl or a meeting came caine from the V company there was waa jollification The committee met the company curried the result of the conference t to V Chairman Pratt who has charge hal of ot 4 the strike ami ancl returned with viLli a to the company that thai the would go o over O the grievances providing provid provid- In InS ing Mr 1 Pratt PIatt wa va allowed to take part In the conference nce It c appeared d that a temporary settlement set t of the differences would b bl arranged but In the evening after a conference of com company puny officials a aleUt aletter letter leller r was vas sent sent to the men by d dent nt Bancroft refusing to have ha anything anything any any- thing thine to 10 do tin with Chairman Pratt That rIat brought blought the tho strike back to where herc it was as in the morning wi viti i h a ab ab- no nn progress Ie Th reply of or Pr President Dancroft opened a u stubborn light ht fur for UL supremacy In the controversy eltY 1 Thai Four Conference I The rue 4 1 conference the thc company and the men was lu held in General Manager Wells's ollice Those rhoe present were General Manager Wells E E. Buckingham Buck Buck- I ingham general superintendent or of the thc Oregon Olegon Short hort Line II n. 11 15 E. Hunt Hum superIntendent superintendent superintendent super super- II of the operating department of the street car eal company Fred II H. I Knickerbocker secretary to toV W. W II H. Bancroft anti and J J. J M. M 1 Musser secretary lo to General Manager l Wells Veils and amI the cx executive board of ot the street car ear men consisting of James H. H Lamont A. A P. P Nielson A. A H. H Hurt Burt J J. J D. D McCarty T. T AV W. Palmer William Cocking John Jones U. U J. J Haddock J. J A. A U. U T. T B B. Grey GIey V The men discussed ed the question of ofa a temporary settlement und azid It was arranged that a a. committee of or the em em- meet the representatives ve of the company If the tho conference fatted failed I the whole matter was to be submitted to arbitration The men insisted that Mr 11 Pratt PiaU should be bo a n member of or the toc commit lee und and to lo make mule a 0 long 11 story lory tor short the thc company not stunt stand for foi It IL At the end ur of HIP h days day's negotiations 1 L sub nf the CHI CHI- CHImens men's mens exo- exo Xe commit toe took tills thIs leller to tho company To tin the General Management of nC U tip tl Utah Ulah LI Light ht a and hail Hallway a company Gentlemen The of or your YOU employ en K who YU With wll the hr represent represent- nt of nr if your nUl company tiis afternoon at il the request request- of or President Bancroft wish lo to Inform you lU that thai If Ir you CHI desire to lo continue negotiations looking ln loard to- to ard 0 on nn Ii amicable of or ex- ex differences we 01 ore are lI to 10 meet t In accordance anCl with the Ihn tiis given In 1 UM UN by 11 your As we wc informed you OU verbally our OUI are aro by unanimous vote tl of uC our nUl that th the power of fir set sel- lenient has haN been placed in lii the hands hc of f I la lives n l and wo 0 ns- ns ure you yon 11 tin tin-it If you IJU will III meet the au- au committee we can cun speedily a h f. tI 11 u II br II 0 Y YI m i I rr j- j v IH V of f existing conditions your employ H Heie vert eie c to their inter inter- l on oil T fr INCIDENTS OF FIRST DAY OF STREET CA CAR R STRIKE V V V V V V V niLi tL M I 6 P Si I t I V S i V V V V 0 I loud lO oin to I Inlo 1110 Labor 1 I Hall of Strikers on nit Main 11 I I n Street I f I f STRIKE SETTLEMENT FAILS BITTER FIGHT IS IMMINENT V Continued l From Front Page Tago a o One cst officially gome Somewhere hero where for tor their protection protection pro pro- and stud wo YO 0 power or doshe desire do- do e- e sire she to ate abrogate their specific au aUa nu- nu Company pa Sends Semi I I. I When hen a member of the committee came out with a footed lint statement tl t that ho the h man mall in question wa was as Chair Chairman man maim Pratt Pi evident Bancroft pent tho the following refusal to President Lamoot La La- mont moot which put a quietus on un the tIme negotiations ne mic- V Your communication dated J P. P m. m today received and considered You say that the empl es have IH placed place the power r of settlement cl In the hands of official c representatives and verbally ver ver- erh h bally I when asked ell of you U who that In m n to t l. l you von t tell Mr 1 C. C O. O Pratt Prat In lit reply I o ha to reiterate rafe what ilat I Iha Iia Ilia lia ha ia lu let to you liU val orally a and amid nil in writ writ- Ilg ng I thin hn I wo are arc ready realy to negotiate otate to 10 toa toa a conclusion a any differences bet between weel ho tho company and Its Us with he tIme e themselves Your YUI letter seems to make it I Impracticable to proceed IJO pro upon these lines Jarl Early Karly Morning orull Conference e. e A It conference of company officials as was held at I 10 0 o'clock Sunday morn morn- a ain in lug ng when a communication was re received 1 re- re from the tho men The TIme note fyi fol- lows To 1 the Utah LI Light ht t Railway Officials Ve We e hereby formally Connaly notify you ou that thal It I was as the unanimous action acton of your In mass mals meeting a t ai this thin morning that th they cease work at 5 6 a. a m. m April 28 8 1907 until unU such uch time as the company shall reach a n satisfactory understanding through our authorized committee and obtain n ft t definite a and nl satisfactory a tC understanding understand understand- la ing In T regard arll to o our r future relationship relationship relation relation- ship as We c further wish I Itu to tu offer the thE services f ler of union men mon to operate th the mall mail ears cars with wih the understanding understanding under under- standing that tho they shall not nol be ex expected ex- ex to carry canoy any passengers Should tl tIme the company at any time desire to negotiate a a. settlement this committee com coin COI- COI stands ready it-ady to meet your representatives in conference at al any anytime anytime I I time you OU may so elect Signed James Janies II I. I LamontA Lament Lamont A I P. P Nielson S A. A II 1 Burt Hurt J J. D D. 1 McCarty eCa rt F T W. W Palmer m Cocking n Julia John Jones R n J. J Ha Haddock J J J. A A. A 1 er I II T. T B. B Grey Company Compan Suggests u t Meeting General Manager Wells reUs President Bancroft C General cueral Attorney Parley Parle Williams and E Everett Erl rl Buckingham general 1 superintendent of the Short Line were at the thc conference and the lie following letter leter was sent to the men April James II 1 A A. A. A P. P Nielson ielson A. A A II I. I Burt J J. J D D. McCarty T. T W. W Palmer Cocking Cocking John Jones B. B J. J Haddock J. J A 4 II 11 I T. T B. B Gre Grey Gley o Gentlemen Your communication all addressed ressell to tho Utah Light k Railway Rail Bail wa way com company pan officials by me at 10 o o'clock lock this morning notifying notify notify- lug ing the tho company that you you ou had hal determined de tic- t to cease work at C 5 r. r a lum this date V V You state that 3 as a committee stand stan l representing tho the you Qu read ready to meet representatives of tho the company compan in conference with a view to adjusting differences It I will wl afford afford af aC- af- af ford tho the company pleasure to meet you ou in tho the capacity which you ou present yourselves oU es el and discuss cu s the tho differences an and tho they will wi be bc ready reallY to o n meet you rou ou at atthe t I Ithe the time company's offices at an any reasonable reasonable reason reason- I able ablo time that you ou will wi suggest I II I would suggest that time of or meeting meet meet- reet- reet I ing lug be named for Cor forI 4 I o'clock this after after- noon Yours tul truly V V W II I. I UA BANCROFT President Men Ien LCt Offer Oer Thu Tho men accepted the tIme of offer r. r of the I company to meet them b by sending the following letter Your communication of or even cn date I was wa delivered to me b by special messenger n cs mes nies- at 1 28 1 p. p m. m lp in at our headquarters head head- quarters at the Kenyon hotel In reply to your our request will 1 sa say sa that It Is la agreeable to us to comply with wih your OUI wishes as presented In this communication com coin ton and I h hereby rob give you ou assurance that our committee will A wi meet you OU at the tho company's offices atthe atthe at atthe the hour you OU have suggested namely 4 o'clock this afternoon to receive an any suggestions that you yu OU ma may desire to present to us for con consideration and amid to discuss plans whereby the lie present situation may be bc J II IL L. LAMONT I PRATT Tl lH SE SENDS r. 10 Postmaster General That the time Company Compan Violated l. l tal Laus Chairman C. C 0 O. O Pratt sent a telegram ole tele gram grain to t the e postmaster general In last nl night ht notifying him of of the thc fact act that tho lie Utah Light and Railway Y company company com corn pany had hall violated the l postal la laws las s by carrying mall mail mal signs on tho tim cars for forlie forthe or orthe the lie purpose of oC breaking a strike Chairman Chalman Pratt charges the company corn com COI- COI pan pany with violating tho ho fc federal laws and ana will wll do al aU In his power powe to bring the tho violation h before oro the f federal au au- au- au He lie that not says cars carrying car car- mall mail mal are re not al allowed ed b by Jaw law to mall mail V V carry signs crr mal igns DAMAGED U. CIO Crowds CIOs s Shatter s. oU ICo Italics HUlK ci in and Cry Scab When tho lie company attempted to toS S move C Its i string of cars car that rc arc arie per iier permitted to stand on Stale street et e be between bo- bo tween First South OUtil and Second South streets over oel night trouble started starred In curliest Thi Thi- Th crowds crowll which Ilc filled the tho streets threw p eggs s and oranges arid anO kOI fomo onie more mure missiles at Vat the windows and tic the sides of the cars un and when they reached the barns the thic they w were ro Indeed fed a i sorry orn sight bight ht Not Nota ot ota a a. window was Wa Intact Trolley I mopes op and amid ald bell bel cur cords were slashed la het with the crowd cursed curell U q mon who were 10 operating the cars cars Scab Scab cah waa time the er cry that a n thou thousand and throats took toole up after It I was sta blurted r I of the thc company were acting UK as Hf motormen amid ami cun conductors and l It U seemed to tu both please and amid pique the crowds crowll as the they saw taw thorn in iii their theli ther positions A report was was heard In iii man many places that President Bancroft was ivas Wa at al the thc controller personally personally person person- onni on- on ni ally during durina the lie movement mU of the cars al carsto carsto to the time barns larns In Second Ea East t street This could not be verified however Sex Several oral cars CUIS W were lO roughly handled b by tho tIme disorderly lI mob The Tic wires feeding the time current Into the motor were cut on one une and It I hull hind to be bo pushed b by main force Into the barn barns S up the tIme steel bleep lull hill hi on omi 01 8 Second cond Catt Bat street 1 Early all in iii the thc lIa day the company ti tiled to operate its Is CUl curs cars with wih union non crews but the thc efforts were welo signally V unsuccessful ful Thousands or of people peopleS V S V 4 were cre in iii il tho time streets and amid as ns the time CI cry wont out our Car ICar coming coining elO crowds K would lu rushby rush rushby I by hy holt cuts cut to aV t point JoInt where It could coul bo be 10 headed off or and amid Its IM progress roges would soon oon come conic to an end cad South State tate street j to be it the florl favorite point for COI thc lie eun of these cr AH th they saw nw cars ears running voM ivest t on Seventh Fifth and Third ll- ll would i h to Main Maimi South HOlth streets y thi-y ii street and head heal It I In Us its short holt lived trip The company soon oon 1 Its Us efforts to run rumi the tho |