Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-30

loving notes of the strike furnished
The Bge~ers' union No. 10 donated ESQ
and have slso agreed 10 a weekly per
capita assessment Of 25 cents 10 furnish
a permanent fund. They also will
boycott tue stores OF business men who
patrGnike the cars. The dance for the
benefit Of the strikers occurs tonight Al
HaTtman's hall. This Is not strictly q
night between the street car employees
aud the street ear company" said
Mr. James Paul. "b1t Il is a
light OF the organized labor OF Grand
Rapids against oppression. We are
better OF financially than when the
strike was declared and are bound 10
win. Every one OF the original strikers
- With Us today. The two or three
Who have gone back TO work were
taken IN after the strike began. IL Is
not a night exactly. We deplore yio-
lence, and have offered 10 protect the
cars ourselves. We can disperse a mob
quicker than the police. Ii mas settled
down TO boycott"
Herdtes for the Masses.
The Union transportation Company
has been organized and the articles OF
incorporation have just been completed.
Ii wlli be with capital stock OF $780,
600. at s25 a share. We shall out on a
complete line of carettes or Herdic
coaches. Three have already been or
dered. They have been run IN Chicago
and Washington, even against street
car competition. Originally this idea
was Knights of Labor idea, and
10 was 10 successfully meet the
cooperation of the street railway COM
panles of the country IN sending scabs
To help out each others strikes. The
central Office will probably be IN New
York or Philadelphia, and when strikes
occuron street railway systems. coaches
will be sent on at once TO take the place
CT the ears. In Il few weeks you can
ride anywhere IN the city for flye cents
on easy-rldlng coaches. The articles OF
incorporation Will be filed at the county
clerks office IN a snort time"
Committee Men CaIi.
Three gentlemen, representing them
selves To Oe committee appointed for
the purpose called at the Office of this
paper yesterday and requested that the
name of the striking street car employe
whose statements appeared IN Thurs
days issue. be gwen 10 them. The re-
quest was courteously received and the
commiUee informed that his name
would not be made public. 1t was ex-
planned TO them that 1t would be vlo-
lation OF personal confidence and
sacred promise 10 give the mans name,
and the committee were convinced
that their request should not be grant
ed. They were very gentlemanly IN
department and said through their
chairman that they wished to know the
name of the "spy'' and traitor" for
the purpose of dealing with him under
the rules Of the union. The committee
were inforhar that these columns have
been and skiil are open to the union for
any statenhcnt they may wish to make
public. The only requirement beng
imposed that the name of the author
of such communlcatlonsb be made known
to the editor. The committee also
asked that the report of the interview
be changed so as to fix the date when
it was held as Tuesday instead of We'd
nesday. The interview was held on
Tuesday, but by very common mis-
take yesterday" was written. Upon
leaving, the committee expressed q
determination to ferret out the gentle
man who gave his honest opinion, and
unmask him as q s'spy,"