The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-01-22
HOPE FOR A COMPROMISE.
TEE READING OFFICIALS TO MAKE A
PROPOSITION TO THE MEN

IT 10 enfd to Contemplate the Return 70
Work OF All the Empievees Except These
who struck ut Eiizabethport and Pert
81 1ichnsud, and Subsequent Arbitratien.
READING, Jan. Alt Is learned tonight
that the Reading Railroad officials. after CIV
fng the matter due consideration, have con-
cluded to make a proposition OF some kind to
their employees now on strike, but that 1t will
not be made public until Monday morning.
The proposition has been drawn up and Ia
ready to DO delivered to tho prees, but 1t will
positively not be given out tonight. The best
posted men connected with the Coal and Iron
Company say that the Reading officials are not
disposed to carry on an unnecessary fight with
their miners. and that It is likely many Of
the old employees will get their places back in
q few days. The officials will not approach the
men openly. but . hint will be given them to
call at their respective reporting stations and
they will DO put to work without any further
This has reference specially to all
when the strike, was declared Of, Only. a low
81 she new hands yhS TsIe employed BY the
duty. These new men were laid OF some time
ago. and the company has gone 80 far as to
s Sssn the hs's oO% 1s:ssFS would on 'n no. '' g. rsspon:
sis1s board Snsd lc Tsis w for the Seem ps so inalea q
new, men. 7 is therefore claimed that the rail
s SsaSo officials rnasd ian drop , these se. men pernansntly
somp sSs,i i not d il : stsS % t e. soq n savers s9s' yp soS
t6slr posts Of duty SA' fSe COM comp a. !1& has "a :, ! eom;
t G1eis p I1ss es viii vi ss'o ofi @saI t sea p p " Ssils sSsS
are Wiling to report for duty.
the cause OF such trainmen. who lost their
places BY an unfortunate mishap. for which
i hS,iitaefat i rsms sinsn% to BE- eU seem sae% S sH@ g th Msrs viii III
consider that portion Of the issue AT an end i
snsS sq1 r. eSe o sakes t1 Version men q, e ,Ss o ssnln; i
promised communication on Monday. and II It
X excepted 'sp ssm BY the 5 miners; then lii i f /. believed e |
way Of adjustment. There may be a suggestion
tha t the miners go back to work ON the old
at which coal is now selling, they would receive
more than the eight per cent advance they
above copsider9tions. return to work, arbitra-
ton would then be In order, only SO far. however.
difficulty at LiiEabethpert and Port Richmond
y not to be considered in this adjustment
T TSs e opdsp ioy t fSsa min sness sn ,sS .rsin at an aS s1a;
COMPANY without any conference With the
III TRe . asnss,,ial s. men here hs, II believe sRs hat 4
victory ior neither sIds, ali parties would b
sEstI lshsa,e e1rep pn5 bit The ALL men Pmo daIsoh%shr !s 81
istter points. II viii 20 snsmbsred.w ers Waved
some time ago by John Lees committee that
be waived now Is not known. From other
parties 1t was learned that the company did
Bot w 1osiad st R" iorts i 10 d PsSh sh 2 ' sSsy soSId
NOT, pay 30 much for mining GOAL and compete
WIZ Ths other mi Te9spG? ogni nsmr,ttea 4, ..ss,or ~
day at Pottsyille went ahead as though deter
F R1ssd ps sS SadFf tEs 81 fol a6s stEiko to the bitter end
.p ps.s' 8 .s asss to ! f 5: pa1.s:a + i i fsls : % e .hs s' s.asiss
ca s.,i ssa, o i' ne . asHsfSs ~ r. % s ssi,' y 5si s s' risa sn q r. :n sGnnsi
T., ss :; :; I ff:sy 9s'' . ' :s. s'.f' tx i Ct ' &: p @sss ::s 3; : :i'is:
a resolution was slso passed Iesogni7ins the
miners Of the sehuyiEli region. 4 conference
Of Leaders will be held tomorrow relative to
s sSsis @Sl1nse d st ssnd hisei lsprssen 'sTi snS Se, sas
anime into The cause Of tho strike: -.
eoilieries are still Idle: No coal is
6Salas aiG nss4er saa in II Tho .h Rsa %Ss1' %teTrit sas
are bitterly COMPLAINING: Al the shifting crews
was was T received SSi here hers to- o. night Efti that sa-q nearly ali lYfp The
we're laid of when the mines stopped. have ais.
f rppf CAIRNS inv Il Wo TIA have n sh to s sena ? fr it Te o5d %. to
sIsy:a n III 5lsts & s iaas Is sqsrii Hsl} to ~ %iisfd T shs
erpor TO, enter suit against the Phllsdol-
legged violation eithe State Constitution in COM
bining the business Of q common carrier. with
1 peaso Ss P preses x A%oP5fh s shG aSr So RRI1I {. Ess
e. the EE1eeutive Committee Of the Reading
Labor leaders. Joseph r. ,Cahifll, called the
appointment labor ,agitator. who reviewed the
history Of the Heading Company from its Or
sfHp s dseisrs d t ihs gsS6s the soso aay; the railroad
snd Sos snS and irSn companies rraI nj s had been : trans-
isrr the pna pssi a eoaessli 10 sSen actual tn 11 state
OF affairs. that the clerks whose duty 4 was to
g %oaIs Be- them hem isa,i9aF w that a the pfHait1 II Lar.
SSs;isnSs to Q, s md Prs. ~ s1Gh transactions "by
Jury has been Committed time and again in De
ssportSs :, made to the AHditor,a General q the
evidence which cannot DO successfully contra
prove that within. the last fifteen years the
y hss adj e GseSm a pafsn has II t esse sSo the S SSicn rsps
ssssnts ne ar st the entire, sspitslizss Sai' q f the
two companies, water. milk and all"
as Hs REssnG snd I sssn s s%sR.ids!isssS " s yoa seil his nj.
q Eh Sai Il t xss a lsi. 'a q c q Scnsress t. i5G the R Resas
men g lacking In kHowledge as to ths eondi-
tor OF their constituents, and what Is the
matter 2"
Councilman Walter OF this city advocated the
ballot as the best means of alleviating the con-
dition Of the workingman. and said that unless
things shaped differently there would soon be
but ono common carrier, and that would be the
United States Government.
George L. Mcneil Of District Assembly 80. OF
Boston, the next speaker, said; Il charge and
tmpejlch President Corbin and the Board Of
Dlreot tors with determined and premedltated
conspiracy against the men In their employ
charge and impeach them with. an attempt to
Settle their troubles by the bsrbsrous torture
Of starvation. As King George was uncrowned
let your Liberty Bell ring out the emancipation
Of suoh a slavery. I lmpsach this corpora
~ varliks instead Of peaceful methods.n.
Resolutions were adopted requesting the
9utlsd TO compel the Philadelphia and Heading
Baiiroad COMPANY and the PhiladelPhia and
Gle. II, Section g., OF the State Constitution,
which prohibits them from consolidating the