[Chattanooga, Tennessee, Street Railway Strike] Casefile 16-80, 1917

September 24-November 10, 1917. 158pp. Subjects: Alleged IWW involvement in strike; Chattanooga Railway and Light Company employment of secret operatives and strikebreakers; Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employees of America Union organization; open shop versus closed shop issues; mob violence and intimidation; use of federal troops; use of injunctions in labor disputes; pro-German matters; investigation of federal cases against William D. Haywood, Raymond S. Fanning, and others; requests for federal intervention in strike due to interference with interstate commerce and obstruction of U.S. mails; U.S. Department of Labor arbitration efforts. Begins at 0780.