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LAST EDITION ONE CENT WHAT WILL COUNCIL DO IN I. C. DEAL THE DAY BOOK An Adless Newspaper, Daily Except Sunday VOL. 4, NO. 216 Chicago, Thursday, June 10, 1915 398 CAR STRIKE WILL HIT CHICAGO FRIDAY Only Busby's "Come Thro" Can Prevent Men Walking" Out After Crowds Are, Home Tomorrow Even ing "L" Men Will Also Strike Situation Reaches the Limit. The street car men will strike to morrow. There is no longer any uncertainty about it Unless the company gives in within the next 24 - hours and makes an open offer expressing wilU ing to grant what the men ask, there will lieno cars running In Chicago Saturday unless they are run by strikebreakers. There seems not a chance that the company will give in. The men are tired of fooling with Leonard Busby. Busby, president of the 'Surface Lines, wrote a letter to the union leaders this morning ask ing for a conference this afternoon, rie has been. playing foe time ever since the men presented their de mands. But he has reached the end of his tether in his-tjnie-killing.tac-tics. In a letter to Busby today, signed for the men by Wm. Quinlan, presi dent, and Wm. Taber, secretary treasurer of the car men's union, the issue was brought forward right to today. In his letter this morning Busby asked: "Who is to determine what is a 'fair proposition' after the parties have failed, in the course of their ne gotiations to agree?". Replying, the union letter today says: "We must remain tbejudges of what constitutes At.a $ msmammsssm J.r7Z ???? ffri''-