St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-14

about the stables to await developments.
On its face the notice was taken as
pretty plainly indicating the policy of
the company to give the old employees a
chance to resume work under the re-
duced scale of wages: but, after two
days of grace, they would be considered
discharged if they did not report for
duty. Further. that no attempt would
be made to run cars before Monday, but
that then new men would be put on. if
they could be had. 1t is stated to
be the company's only and final
notice to the . 300 and more
men out on 20 strike. But few
probably dozen at most-had availed
themselves of the offer when the day
closed. The strikers stand firm and
well united against the reduction of
wages, and express hope that they will
be able to carry their point. The COM
pany is emphatic in its declaration that
the wage reduction is necessity, and
that compromise or arbitl alton is en-
tirely out of the squestion. The situa-
ton is practically unchanged from that
at o'clock Friday evening, when the
last horse car in the city was housed
and the strike was fully on. The COM
pany made no attempt to run cars yes
terday, and there was no excuse for any
disturbance. One non-union man was
assaulted by strikers at the Ramsey
street barn. He was not seriously in
iured in any way, but the unprovoked
attack was one calculated to lose friends
| for the union rather than make them,
and is regretted by the better class of
was uneyentful, and the hours dragged
very slowly with drivers who have been
| used to the very busiest kind of life,
with now and then time for reflection
| on some of the long uphill stretches.
| The committee at the strikers head
| quarters on East Seventh street, was
| chock full of business, but the mass of
| the strikers lOunged disconSolately
| about the car barns. For an hour or
two in the morning they were kept hust-
| ling to head off men willing to take
| that not over dozen reached the office
| of Superintendent Scott on Ramsey
street, and applied for work. Usually
| from twenty-five to seventy-fiye men
are in waiting every morning,
ANXIOUS TO GET A PLACE.
"Of course we cannot make our plans
public" said Col. Barr, general manager
of the tied-up railway. yesterday after
noon. But there is just this much
dDOuU 1t. LdS lOlIS do IIllo OWLS
| the street railway it is going to operate
| it, and not outsiders. We stand pre-
ciseIy where we did, and will stand
| there"
"And why was no attempt made to
run cars to-day?"
1T would have been very unwise.
| We do not wish to stir up any sensation
or cause any trouble. We don't want
to see the whole town torn up with
excitement. We propose to go ahead
| quietly and give the public an efficient
| street car service as soon as we can.
| To-day the strikers are much excited.
and in such condition it would prob
| ably take little to precipitate trouble.
| Nobody wants this. We thought it best
to put off any attempt at moving cars
until the feeling dies out bit. and until
| the situation comes to be better under
stood. We could have run cars to-day,
L have no doubt. Some of our drivers
| who did no care to strike are working in
the stables. Of course we could not
| have given much of service, but we
could have run few ears, only that we
wished to avoid plunging the city into
a fever which would result in benefit to
nobody
"Will not the company forfeit its
! charter if cars are not run tO-day?'
! mo: certainly not. | think our char
ter here is a little broader than the one
in Minneapolis, In any event, how
! ever, no court could be found to hold
that we had forfeited our charter by a
failure to run cars. when prevented by
| mob. or when there was danger of
mob if an effort was made to move cars.
And, you see, we don't want a demon
stration. With us it is no sensational
fight. Oh, no; our charter is all
right"
1t was great surprise to many that
no attempt was made to resume street
car traffic during the day, but Col.
Barr's explanation is one apt to be re-
ceived with favor. Those who look for
a struggle as inevitable-that is, reg
ular Donnybrook fair kind of time be-
tween company and employes-urged,
yesterday that it should be brought on
at once. for every day of grace given
strengthened both sides, and would
only make the fight longer and more
stubborn when it does come. But this