New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-13
HOPING TO END THE STRIKE
MR. YERKES AND HIS EMPLOYEES CONSULT
ING IN CHICAGO.
RIoTING STOPPED FOR ONE DAY-THE POLICE
STRONG ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE CARS
THE RAILROAD COMPANIES OPPOSED
TO A LONG SIEGE
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Chicago, Oct 12.-1t looks tonight as II the
street-car strike were nearing settlement. The
police ave at last shown the strikers their ability
TO clear the streets and to enable the company
to run its cars, and both sides to-day arc in
more conciliatory mood. The strikers realize that
the police will protect the company, and ferkes
that it will be long time before ne can
dispense with police protection. MIR. Yerkes to-
day issued the following:
To the Public Of Chicago:
The privilege Is asked OF correcting mistaken impres
sion which prevail In quarters concerning
the position OF Tie North Chicago Street Railroad Company
toward the former employees Of that company. The re-
fusal wfior enter into further compromises
with scbing coync, DeJweer. any other Socialists
Anarchists astators not employees OF any street rail-
road misunderstood by those who wish 10
do justice the company. 1t is true. we must decline
TO allow those elements OF society to further interfere In
the affairs OF the North SIDE but is also true that we
willing now in tho past TO discuss any matters oil
mutual interest with the present and former employees
OF that company but cannot allow the management OF
the company be dictated inundated by the en-
poyes Of any other corporation. The Affairs OF the West
Chicago Street Railroad Company managed by Mr..
John b. Parsons and his Board OF Directors. II the
poyes company grievance against they
should return to work The management Of the North
Side Company will any time It's former employees
and endolvor adjust their differences
OF the West Division Company maintain the position that
without any grievance complaint to mako to the man.
Of that company they will refuse allow the great
public OF the West accustomed and necessary
transportation facilities until the North Side Company
shall yield to all demands made upon It, The North Chi
Street Railroad Company not In need Of the SER
Vices OF its former employees it IS prepared to-day to
operate many be protected from mob vio
lence by the city authorities and Offering treat with
Its former employees It has always been actuaed solely by
desire accommodate the public OF Chicago. II will,
of be understood that In event could the ocm
psny consider any proposition involving the discharge OF
the brave who have stood against the insults and
violence OF the mob and performed their duty OF running
the cars Of this company. Respectfully,
CHARLES T. YERKES.
committee of the West Side citizens, appointed
by meeting held last night called on Mayor
Roche and urged him to endeavor to bring about
a settlement. The Mayor said TO them:
The only way to stop it is to find some mid
die ground on which both sides can agree The
men have issued an ultmatum that, if they go
back, the new men who have driven cars must
be discharged Yerlles says he will not discharge
% man of them. Now this difference must be
reconciled. If you gentlemen get the strik
ers TO yield this point, the difficulty is In fair
way to be compromised Otherwise there Is
no chance that / can see.'
The committee went to see the Executive Board
Of the West Side Conductors and Drivers Asso-
citation and returned to the Mayors office shortly
before o'clock They reported that after labor
ing with the Executive Boards of both the North
and West Sides the men had agreed to allow Mr..
YerlIes, in case of settlement TO retain in his en-
ploy all the new men employed since the strike
began
The West Side and North Side Associations of
Conductors appointed committees this after
noon leaving off Schilling Detweiller and CoYne
TO try and make settlement of the difficulty
The committees were consolidated at meeting
held at . o'clock in Seamens Hall, and George
s. Treasdale, one Of the North Side conductors,
was chosen TO be chairman and to act as spokes
man for the two associations. The committee
was Joined by the Citizens Committee, which held
q conference with the Mayor this morning l5oth
bodies went TO the Mayors office at 8 o'clock
Mr.. Yerlles was present
The conference ended in Mr.. Yerkes making an
offer that If the West Side men
would return to work tomorrow morn
ing he would submit fair propos-
tion 10 the North Side men before noon. What
the proposition would be he declined to state
The committee comforting with Mr. Yerkes had
full authority to accept then and there the
terms offered They decided not TO do So but to
refer the whole matter to general ineeunS pl
the strikers TO be assembled Immediately IN
| North Side men. Mr.. Yerlkes stated that it the
| West Side men would resume work he would be
willing 70 guarantee that there would De no
| reduction of wages on the West Side lines whhu
ever the result of the North Side strike might
| be. -, 1890
Cars started out from Western-aye., the scene
OF roting. early this morning ana nave peen
| running all day with little opposition Ihey nave
been literally patronized by men anu r~ motsn aIsn
running with decreased police protection and are
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