Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1919 — TROUBLE AT HAMMOND IS RENEWED IN STRIKE. [ARTICLE]

TROUBLE AT HAMMOND IS RENEWED IN STRIKE.

Hammond, Ind., Sept. 2.—Strike sympathizers picketed all four sides of the plant of the Standard Steel Car company here early today, stopping twenty men who were on a street car on their way to work and ordering them to keep away from the establishment. Policemen responded to a call, forced an entrance through the crowd that had gathered and escorted ’ the employes inside the plant. Peter Austgen, chief of police, is preparing to stop any attempt at disorder tomorrow as a result of threats by the strike sympathizers. One man, John Medina, has been arrested in connection with the trouble. Approximately 2,000 employes went on strike several weeks ago, and as a result of disorder, Indiana militiamen were sent here recently by Governor Goodrich. As long as the troops were on guard there was no trouble, but comparatively few of the strikers went back to work. The militiamen were withdrawn after the governor had been notified by the local authorities that they ■ thought they could control the situation. The strikers are asking a wage increase from 42 to 50 cents an hour, an eight-hour day and recognition of their union.