New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-14
THE STRIKERS YIELDING.
WORK RESUMED ON THE WEST SIDE IN CHI
CAGO.
10 AGREEMEr
NO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE NORTH SIDE
MEN AND THrR EMPLOYERS
THE PROFESSIONAL AGITAToRs.
fsr rKLEoRArH TO THE TRIBUSE.J
fBY ryLEoRArH TO TN

rsr rELEoRArH THE rRInuSEl
Chicago, Oct. 13.-Mr. Yerkes seems to have
the best Of the strike to-day, and il he has not
got the strikers just where he wants them, he
| certainly has them where they do not want to
be- When Mr. Yerkcs and the West Side men
met at the Mayors office yesterday the Phila-
delphan said to them:
Well boys, what are you striking for P"
One OF them replied We were afraid, IL you
succeeded in beating the North Side men in their
Strike, that you would cut our wages down."
But won't do it I'll give you any kind
OF security in reason not to try to reduce wages
on the West Side for five years.
In the course of the talk which followed
the interest of the North Side men came up and
Yerses asked to be allowed to talk to them on
the subject alone. The West Side committee re-
tired. After further conference it was announced
to the full committee that, il the West Side
men went to work to-day, then he would meet
the North Side men at his Office and would ar
range the trouble in that division with them.
III they did not go to work, however, there would
be no change in the condition of affairs except
that be would get new men as fast as he could
and would resume the operation of the car lines
The committee submitted Yerkes's proposition
to mass meeting, held late at night, which
go to work to-day, and also adopted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That. II he docs not concede the follow
ing rate Of wages, which we think is Just, namely
Men'y-one cents an hour for horse cars, twenty-five
an hour for grip cars the West Side conductors and
drivers run their cars through the day and turn out
OH sunday morning, not to return unless the settle
ment be arrived at
The strikers returned to work on the West Side
this morning, but there is little prospect that
Ycrkes and the North Siders will come to terms
The committee called on President Yerkes accord
ing to appointment. at IL o'clock this morning,
and for an hour and a quarter were closeted with
him in his private Office. When the committee
reappeared every man looked sullen and angry,
and grufy refused to have anything to say the
subject Of the conferences Mr. Yerkes said
AT meef1Lg last evening at the Mayors
ONCE 1t was understood that the men should come
here today and hear what / could do for them.
l also told them at that time that had already
engaged new men enough to fill half their places,
Dub wonld see how many Of the old men l could
take back and that | wouldn't hire any more
new men until after their meeting to-day at l 1
o'clock The West SIDE men were to return TO
work Notwithstanding this agreement they
gent to Seamen's Hail. and there the Executive
Board passed "a resolution that must pay cer-
tain scale OF wages, which / have formally re-
fused to do. At the time the men were at the
Mayors office am satisfied that they had no in
tention Of making this demand BY taking
that action they went back on the spirit of the
meeting, and declared an utimatum which If
didn't accept, they said the West Side would tie
up again. | am satisfied that the leaders knew
wouldn't accept It, Instead of coming as they
said they would with the intention Of meeting me
and settling the strike, they came with an ultf-
matum telling what I must do. The CON-
mittce is completely under the control Of labor
agitators and when talk to them / really talk
to Schilling. Coyne and Goodwin, whose mouth
pieces they are. told them as much, and they
went away, agreeing to go to the association and
have another committee appointed TO at
2: 80 p. m. The West Side road is by these
agitators more than by the officers Of the CON-
pany The public can see that this is true"
The men on the committee were not inclined to |
talk but acknowledged that Mr. Yerlxe, had re
fused to occept their scale OF wages. The second |
committee, composed exclusively of North Side |
men, waited Mr.. Yerlses ct 80 p. M. The |
conference lasted three hours without result.
The West Side street cars were running on all
the lines this morning, making regular trips |
There was no bodyguard of policemen and no pa
troll wagons TO clear the way The officers were |
on duty at their regular posts and the streets Of
the West Division wore their usual appearance
The express wagons which have been acting as
street for four days have returned 20 the task
of hauling trunks. The West Division Company |
evidently endeavored to make up for lost time
for the cars blocked each other in their attempts
to make their regular trips