. The Street Railway journal . grévistes et théircompatissants. Dès que les troupes sont arrivées, cependant, thev par l'Union pour la distraction parmi les gens de la ville qui souhaitent montrer leur sympathie avec le mouvement. Assoon comme cela est devenu connu, la direction a demandé le retrait des troupes de la maison de puissance, car il était peu sûr de les laisser à la commande d'un tel point important quand il était évident qu'ils étaient en sympathie avec les thégrévistes. Cette action de la part de la compagnie semblait susciter parmi les membres autonomes de la réalisation miliaa de la position dans

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. The Street railway journal . strikers and theirsympathizers. As soon as the troops arrived, however, thev by the union for distriljution among the people of the townwho desired to show their sympathy with the movement. Assoon as this became known the management requested thewithdrawal of the troops from the power house, as it wasthought unsafe to leave them in command of such an importantpoint when it was evident that they were in sympathy with thestrikers. This action on the part of the company seemed toawaken among the self-respecting members of the militiaa realization of the position in which they were placed, and itsoon became apparent that only a comparatively small portionof the troops had become affected by the lawless sentiment thatseemed to prevail throughout the town. A large majority ofthe visiting militia men discharged their duties in a prompt andsatisfactory manner, and were highly commended by theirofficers and by the railway officials. For more than a week this condition of affairs prevailed and. TROLLEY CAR AND UNION BUS began patrolling the streets upoi. which the car lines operate, and order was restored in a measure at least, but for severaldays there were incipient outbreaks whenever a car appearedat an unprotected point that was accessible to the union men.It became so dangerous for persons to ride in the cars that theauthorities were forced to adopt very severe measures, andconsequently martial law was practically in force from thetime of the arrival of the troops. Even with this protection itwas found that the operation of the lines outside of the busi-ness district, especially after dark, was attended with greatdanger, as logs and other obstacles were thrown across thetrack and torpedoes were ].)laced all along the line. Trolleywires were cut and cars ditched at several points. Many seriousoutbreaks were reported in the first two or three days after thearrivel of the troops, and even the cars guarderl bv militia werefrequently attacked. Ea

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