St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-14
SIFTED BY STRIKERS.
Bulletins Furnished the "Giobe"
by the Press Committee of the
Outs"

Bulletins Furnished the "GIobe"
by the Press Committee of the
"Outs.'
The press committee of the strikers
was not idle during the day, and kept
an eye out for all that was going on.
The following bulletins of the situation
were furnished the GLOBE by the COM
mittee last night:
The committees stationed at the various
barns reported that a few men came around
looking for work. but when the situation was
explained they all refused TO apply for the
situations
The executive committee has issued an ap-
peal to the organized workingmen of the city
to place a permanent boycott on the com
pany TO force settlement in case it succeeds
in securing men 10 run its cars.
Mr.. Lowry said to the committee that
waited upon him yesterday: "Dr. Ames is
a good fellow. He would be very nice when
he would meet me and shake hands, but he
would go to the labor meetings and curry
favor with organizations for political effect,
and when we had the other strike here it
would not have lasted twenty-four hours if
he had not instructed his police force not to
interfere between the employees and the com
pany except to preserve tie peace and pre-
vent violence
1t has leaked out that the cable menI have
been promised the old wages after the
their posts.
The fight reported at the Ramsey street
barn was between two men who have not
struck. One of them has no sympathy for
the strikers, and the other shows but very
little.
NOW THE LABORERs.
1t has been stated, on good authority, that
the men employed on the construction of
the East Seventh street cable line are very
much dissatisfied with the wages they now
receive, 81 % per day. and many of the
more intelligent of the force are quietly
working up a sentiment i'll favor of going out
now now while the horse car employees are out.
one OF the strongest arguments advanced in
favor of granting the cable company the
franchise, was that it would furnish en-
ployment at good wages. to vast number of
men"
QUIET But DETERMINED.
At the Greenbrier avenue street car barn
everything is quiet. The strikers are around
in groups, talking over the situation. No in
dications of violence or maliciousness can
be discovered In conversation with some
of the leading ones it is learned that the
men are Ioath to strike. and that they would
not have done so had not the matter been
forced upon them by the company. They
claim that the pay before was small, and
not credit the story of the company losing
as is reported. They have all extra expense
in the way of extra men.
THE POSITION SUMMED UP.
Extra men are kept at each barn for the
purpose of taking the places of regular drv-
ers when sick or on business or late, and
these men are supported by the drivers, who
many times lay off that the extras may make
money enough TO pay their board. Extra
barn men are kept on the same conditions.
This is quite drain upon the already small
pay. and this expense should be borne by
the company.
They also regret that the citizens must be
deprived of street car privileges. They are
all willing to return at the old rate, but win
not accept the reduction. They have also
felt the pulse of the public, and find that the
citizens along the line are i'll sympathy with
the drivers; and many expressed their will
ingness to walk month. OR three months,
that the men may have what they deserve.
No city has more gcntlemanly force of
drivers or operatives than ST. Paul. and the
citizens appreciate them.
1t seems that the plenty of men that the
company spoke of to take the places of
strikers are not coming along, and the com
pany has resorted to other measures. Black
smiths have been ordered to stop shoeing
and take care of the stock. which they have
refused to do and have quit work.