Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-04

why is not something done? Is this
Valley CITY street and Cable hallway
Company ready 70 make any 'conces-
sloas To your No. Mr.. Chapman Will
not concede = thing As long - he can
help il; aud today it was said by a gen
tsesnan high up IN authority 10 a man
for whom | have the utmost respect,
that this railway company has a man
named Mr.. % Dell III Chicago, who said
70 these gentlemen who own stock III
the COMPANY also, Il propose To hight
this ouI II it takes year. and have
one hundred thousand dollars TO put
Into the light" l want all good citi-
zeas OF the city of Grand Rapids, men
who are not connected with this affair,
who are not connected with these
unions. but men who are III the interest
OF law and order. want these peopIeto
appoint committee among themselves
OF these representative citizens 10 go 10
Mr.. Chapman and tie other gentlemen
Of that company and insist they must
make some concessions.
A man walked into Mr.. Bowns's
office this morning, and he said: II
desire employment IN your company,
and want it very bad. l have mort
gage upon my farm, snd want to pay
II off," "We!i, | suppose you want tc
work ten hours day." 'sNo, SIR;
want to work sixteen hours. want to
work Just as long as you will let me
work. That is what want" Now,
this community 10 full of justthat kind
of people. If that man was a rich man
he would he cutting the poor mans
throat. There is no charity in that
kind of work. and it is to assist in the
charity that have indicated that you
men have been agitating for years and
years that ten hours day should be q
days work. and that men should not
be compelled to perform more than ten
hours labor.
1t seems 10 me that the intellig ent.
wealthy and capable men that met the
other night and desecrated the day
that was held holy to the men that
fought for tins country, ought TO have
sense enough to say Mr.. Gilbert was
right when ne said that that was an
outrage. | was quite a LAD when this
late war broke out. / know then that
these wealthy men, that is, men just
like those all over the country, were
glad to see these unlicensed dogs take
their places at the front.
Bat when it comes to honoring their
memory, when 1t comes to strewlng
their graves with flowers, they are not
there, they are down here calling their
posterity unlicensed dogs.
Rev. w. A. FRYE was the next speaker
and at once referred to a letter from
Manager Chapman which he held in
hand. Briefly synoptized he said that
he had addressed the public meeting in
Csmpau square and had no occasion to
change his views on the strike. He
believed that the position of the COM
pany In regard to united labor as ex-
pressed in the last clause of its contract
was eternally wrong. He himself had
interviewed President Bovine OF the
street car company, but with little
satisfaction yet he believed that person
ally Mr.. Bovine wanted to do justice to
mis- employees. He babe the men to
stand firmly together and never re-
nounce their right to belong to a union;
to stand ready to make reasonable con-
cessions toward the settlement of the
the difficulty.
He said that he knew the men per-
sonally, and believed in his heart that
they were deslrious that law and order
should prevail, and commended all
peaceable means toward securing their
rights. He spoke words of encourage
ment and of admonitlon to observe the
laws.
After Rev. Frye had concluded his
remarks the committee on resolutions
reported with the following:
Resolved, That we deplore the exist
ing strike, because it imposes upon the
city larger extra daily expense, i'm
periIs our peace and prosperity. de-
presses business and creates hatreds
between classes and individuals Who
should be at peace with each other.
Resolved, That we condemn the
abusive, imflammatory and blood
the meeting held at the Board OF Trade
more harm than this despised cry of So
called "hoodlum." We also disap-
prove of ali lawless acts, obstruction of
property or violation of the rights of
these who can not or Will not express
their sympathy with union labor by re-
fusing to ride on the street railway.
Resolved, That we recognize the right
of workingmen to unite for their
mutual elevation, protection and ad-
vantage, and wish them success in all
such purposes because of better security
there is for free institutions in the
independence, intelligence and happi-
ness of the laboring classes, who con-
stitute the bone and sinew OF the Ma
ton.
Resolved, That we condemn as in
defensible and un-American the stub
born and unjust refusal of the street
railway officials To employ union labor,
thereby perpetuating the strike with It's
costly consequences and dIreful possl-
blltles.
Resolved, That we desire to see the
strike speedily ended, and that we will
hold that side responsible for the re-
suits that refuses to hear kindly over
lures for reconciliation and that rejects
an honorable basis of settlement.
The resolutions were adopted by
scclamatIOn. Mayor Uni was in the
audience and was loudly called for.
Advancing to the stage he was greeted
with great applause and was introduced
bv the chairman, "a man who was
not afraid to come before them to speak
his convictions. Mr.. Uhl said:
Mr.. Chairman, and Ladies and Gen.
tlemen: was invited today by the
chairman of your committee represent
ing the trade and labor organizations
of the city TO be present at this public
meeting of all lawrahiding citizens,
which meeting was To take counsel con-
corning the present labor complications
existing in tins city. This communica-
ton was addressed to me "a mayor of
the city, and | avail myself Of your in
vItahon, IN the hope that 7 may say
word for the betterment of the present