The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-29
UNEXPECTED UPRISING.
SUDDEN STRIKE AT NEW ORLEANS
Tho Street Car Drivers Demaud Nor. Paw.
Less Hours and sufficient Time to
Eat-statcmsnts-Ihe Expo-
sitlon inconvenienccd.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9S.--rho strike o
the street ear drivers, which began yes
torday, continues. AT late hou
last night a committee of th,
Car Drivers Benevolent association
WalIeu ON n meeting OF tho railroao
presidents and submitted tho following
ueinand. mot more than fifteen hours
a daNi pay per month Tor drivers, fore.
men OF road hands, PAYERS aud watch.
lneli SOOi starters, SOS; rOadnen
hostlers and all inside work, sl5
extra time TO be naid
Tor that and an hour and half per day
be allowed for meals. ONLY the prest.
dent of tho City and the st. Charles
street companies were present In behalf
oil the rail- Dads they represent. Several
conferences were held REGARDING
which the officers OF tho companies
aboVe-named referred to their published
cards. They say: "Aftor considerable
discussion we accepted the entire
proposition. This was done TO accom-
modate the public aud to facilitate tho
exposition, and not because the two
companies thought the demand fair and
just, nor the wages asked for
ana acquiesced in compensation for OK.
IRA time as reasonable. But the EN-.
ployes had no reason for Increased de-
mands except for the success of their
previous strike" The committee stated
That they were authorized TO make
any change in their ultimatum,
that this was new strike; that ali the
companies had to obey their demands In
illll or that no cars could run, The
oulcers 0fthe two companies reprosen-
ted The Injustice of punlshing the two
companies for the non.compliance of the
others; that the association should.
IN all Justice, contract with the compa-
mes willing to accede to their demands
ana believing that fair and reasonable
men would accept such q proposi-
tlon, asked the committee report 10
their main body and induce them
Togo To work on their own terms for tn Q
TWO companies mentioned. The COM
lhlttee nnally agreed TO 20 back and so
port, which they did. In about half
all lour the committee returned and
stated that the assossatian, by u large
vote, refused TO work for the two com
panies, unless all tho other COMPANIES
came into the arrangement. These
companies can only manage their own
business, and cannot control that of
other corporations. We have offered To
90 everything the association asked.
sun our employees have refused TO
work, oven when offered their own
terms. Such is tho plain statement of
facts. We believe we have done ovory-
thlng that could be expected to faciii-
tate the public and do our duty TO those
whom we represent, We shall employ
new men and ask the public and city
authorities to support and help us,
Ihe car drivers complain of non. COM
plianco with the November agreement
by every line, but on the lines of
the City railroad the failures are
OF trivial nature, compared with
the grievances complained of on other
limos, which are ovor-work, discrimlna-
tion against the union, failure to pay tho
iull rate agreed upon,the highest wages
being paid To new men and tho lowest
to old hands. This complaints univer-
sal, as Is also the failure to allow time
for meals.
This morning an effort was made to
run cars on Pritonia street, but by |
o'clock the drivers had all knocked oil.
From II o'clock till crowds of strikers
and idlers remained on Canal street,
gathered In groups about tho turn.
tables ana starting points ON tho Pri-
tonia and Magazine street lines. As the
cars came In the drivers were notified
by committee of strikers not to return
ana their warnings were obeyod.
4 p. A.-An Annunciation street car
came on Canal street, and was quickly
surrounded by large crowd OF strik
ers, and the mule was unhitchod ant
turned loose. The party who un
hitohed tho mule was arrested and on,
OF the railroad officials was also ar
rested for assaulting striker. Al
throughout the city there Is expert
onced groat Inconvenience from tn,
stoppage OF cars, the continued rainy
weather keeping the streets In bad con
dition for pedestrians. IL Is understoo
the trades assemblies uphold the driver
anu VIII render them every assistanc
III their eiiort TO carry the strike to
successful termination.