Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-17
menced 70 reconsider the situation.

menced to reconsider the situation, Ii
was decided, on no account to return TO
vo until come assurance was made
that hsir services were not to be simply
us as q makeshift until other men
could be obtained, and with this end In
view telegram directed TO J +. Crank
at San Francisco was composed, ANNOUNCE
ing the stand taken by the men. 1t was
decided to show copy OF this TO the Off
cials in this city ere dispatching 1t and the
meeting then adjourned 10 meet to-day
IN the same place (Painters' HALL at
p. NJ.
The committee then proceeded to the
company's headquarters on Main street
and informed Mr.. Jewett OF the decision
they had reached. He advised them not
to carry out their plans. saying that they
were not calculated to help them much,
and finally promised that il the men
would return to work he would guaran-
tee them employment at their old wages
until meeting OF the stockholders was
held and the matter finally settled. This,
he said, was all the jurisdiction he had
in the matter, and he thought that,
logically considered, they ought to
accept this proposition. And SO the mat
ter stands at present. The committee
decided not to send the telegram until
after to-day's meeting, when Mr.. Jew
ett's proposal will be laid before the men
and If accepted they will return to their
labor5 tomorrow morning as If nothing
had happened. 1t is stated that at to-
days convention the Knights Of Labor
will be requested to receive the cable
men into that organization.
THE coMpANY's ARGUMENT.
Speaking Of the strike, yesterday after
noon Mr.. Forman, General Manager oil
the road, said That the men and the pub
lie in general appeared to be laboring
under misapprehensio regarding the
matter. "A certain amount Of money"
said Mr.. Forman, twas appropriated
by the board OF directors
for the construction of this new cable
railroad and was OF course expected 10
keep the expenses within that limit. It
became evident lately that this would be
impossible under the present working ex-
penses, SO ] looked about to see some
point OF which reduction could be
made. l thought saw it in the unskill-
ed labor, and the order was issued ac-
cordingly. Now this reduction was not
10 apply to any one but the men employ
ed in the grading or trench-digging OF
the new road, but the idea appeared TO
prevail that it was to affect the labor
ers employed on the hoise-car tracks as
we'll, in fact all of the men
seemed to think that reduc-
ton Of their pay was imminent.
This, however, was not the idea at all,
and was astonished when the iron men
and other employees.of the road declared
that they would work no longer"
1t was thought yesterday at one time
that general strike would be declared
Of all the laborers Of the city, but this
appeared to be premature, and inquiries
at some OF the leading contractors head
quarters showed that their men mani
tested no feelings of discomfort. Mr..
Burlingame denied having any in
tentions Of reducing the pay Of the
men employed by him, and most
Of the other large labor employers spoke
in the same vein. The men engaged by
the Bituminous Pavement Company, and
those working on the Temple-street road
did not go out as was expected, and the
indications now are that the ripple which
has appeared to disturb the harmonious
relations which has always existed here
between the employers and the employed,
will coon pass away.