St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-29
STREET RAILWAY STRIKE.
A Sunday in New Orleans Without
Street Car Service.
Continued Rainy Weather Adds to the Dis
comfort Of Unwilling Pedestrians.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2s.-Tbe strike OF the
street car drivers continues. At late hour
last night committee Of car drivers Of the
Benevolent association waited on meeting
Of railroad presidents and submitted the fol-
lowing demand:
Not more than fifteen hours shall be re-
quired for day Pay per month-drivers,
foremen Of road hands, PAYERS, watehmen,
500; starters, SOS, roadmen, hostlers and all
inside workers, SIS; extra time to be paid
for; 81 hour and = half per day to be allowed
for meals.
Only the presidents Of the city and St.
Charles street companies were present on
behalf Of the railroads they represent. Sew
eral conferences were held, regarding which
the officers of the companies above referred
TO publish card. They say:
After considerable discussion we accepted
the entire proposition. This was done to AZ
eOmmodate the public and facilitate the ex-
position, and not because the tao companies
thought the demands fair and just. In No
vember the wages asked for and acquiesced
In were less Compensation for extra time
had been allowed, and the employees had no
reason Tor increased demands except
the success OF their previous
strike. The committee stated that
they were not authorized to make any change
In their ultimatum. that this was a new strike
and that all the companies had 10 obey their
demands in full or that no cars could run.
The officers OF the two companies represent
ed the injustice Of Furnishing the two com
panies for noncompliance OF the others,
that the association should, in all Justice,
contract with companies willing to sccede TO
their demands, and believing that fair
aud reasonable men would accept such
q proposition, asked the committee 70 report
TO their main body and induce them to 90 to
work on their own terms for the two com pa
mics mentioned. The committee finally
agreed 10 90 back and so report which IL did.
In about half 81 hour the committee returned
and stated the association, by large vote, re-
fused TO work for the two companies unless
all the Otter compaui,s came into the ar
rangements. The companies can only man
age their own business, and cannot control
that Of the other corporations.
They have offered 10 do everything
the association asked, still cur
employees have refused TO work even when
offered their own terms. Such Is a plain
statement OF the facts. We believe that we
have done everything that could be expected
Co facilitate public business aud o. do our
duty Ia those whom We represent We shall
employ new men and ask the public and
city authorities TO support and help US.
Car drivers complain OF nOn-cOm uliance
with the November agreement by every line.
but on the lines of the city road the failures
are OF trivial nature compared with the
| grievances complained of on the other
lines, which are overwOrk, dis
elimination against union m en-, failure.
20 pay the fun rate agreed upon, the highest
wages being paid new men and the lowest
| to old hands This complaint is universal.
/ together with that OF failure TO allow time
for meals.
This morning an effort was made TO run
cars on Prytania street. but by l O'Clock the
drivers had all been knocked off. From II
O'Clock until 4. crowds OF strikers ami oilers
remained on Canal street gathered in groups
about the turn tables and starting points OF
the Prytania and Magazine lines. AS the
cars came in the drivers were notified bv
the committee Of strikers not TO return.
These warnings were Obeyed. At 4. o. m.
an annunciatiOn street car came on Canal
street, but was quickly surroun ded by a large
crowd OF strikers, and the mules were uu-
hitched and turned loose. The party who
unhitched the mules was arrested, and one
OF the railroad officials was also arrested for
assaulting striker. All throughout the CITY
experience great Inconvenience from the
stopPage OF cars. Tie continued rainy
weather is keeping tn streets in bad condi-
| ton for pedestrians. II is understood tho
| Trades assemblies uphold the drivers. and
! viii render them every assistance in their
efforts To carry the strike to a successful con-
elusion.