The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-08
Mr. Frenzel and New Brotherhood Commit
tee Will Meet This Morning to
Settle Grievances.
In the Meantime the Broad Ripple
Franchise Progresses Step,
While Mr.. Shaffsr Goes East, Presumably 10
Get More Capital for the Purchase
of the Citizens Company.
CONFERENCES BEGIN TO-DAY.

Probability that the Street-C Car Trouble VIII
De Settled by Negotiations
The street-railwsy trouble with the
brotherhood will probably receive to-day
an impetus In one direction or the other.
The brotherhood committee met yesterday
with the advisory committee for prepara-
ton of the grievances in question in
writing. to be submitted TO President
Frenzel to-day. The report was submitted
TO the brotherhood's regular meeting last
night for approval. and a committee was
appointed and instructed 10 submit il 10
the company.
The rumors as to the purchase of the
company by a syndicate represented by
Mr.. j. e. Shaffer are generally credited by
the men, but the currency Of the talk that
the deal would not be consummsted for a
few weeks has convinced them that they
will have to deal with MIR. Frenzel for q
while at least.
Whether the strike is to-day revived OF
not depends upon the consideration shown
by Mr.. Frenzel to the grievances presented
TO him. IL is said the brotherhood is still
willing to yield every point that is not es-
sential. but they will expect. they say.
that the feeling will be reciprocated. At
the brotherhood meeting last night
a committee was appointed to confer with
Mr. Frenzcl. It consists of john Newhouse.
Eli Ingram and M. Lanlhan. The report OF
grievances was approved. Ii is understood
il contains full statement of the condi-
tlons against which the men protest The
discussion was general among the members
and the interests of the brotherhood were
discussed in all their phases. The tone of
the speeches was temperate. bnt they
the brotherhood had made too manly
and stiff O fight To allow its
legitimate results to slip from
those to whom they belong. There is some
evidence that Mr. Erenzel Is showing
more favorable front and will meet the
committee IN a fair way. The members of
the committee appointed TO confer with
him are experienced IN such work and
represent. They declined TO give out the
statement of grievances before it was
shown to Mr.. Prenzel liz is reasonable TO
suppose, however. that 1t asks for the rein
statement of such men as were discharged
without sufficient cause and for either the
return of the free-riding privilege or an
equivalent to It.
Inquiry among the leading brotherhood
men as To the Shaffer deal diSclosed that
nothing was known by them. There have
been rumors Tor several days that q fort
night would see Mr. Frenzel deposed. but
when pressed for particulars the exact
mode of procedure was not forthcoming.
The brotherhood IS in favor of granting a
franchise to she Broad Ripple company.
IF were a menu eriof the Council" sand
one of the leaders last night, land should
vote against that ordinance. i would ex-
pect to be hung in effiRy by my constitu-
ents. We need competition and extern
sion of the street railway interest of the
CITY,"
The News continues an object of execra-
ton among the car-servlce men. as well as
with the members of the other unions. liz
is condemned on all hands for its attempts
to show that capital was being driven out
of the city. "A road officer told me-" said
ID. (. Kennedy, that the damage done to
the company's property was practically
nothing"
Those Stories" said well-known CAPT.
taIist "abont capital being scared away are
all bosh. Where could factory be taken
as as to be wholly out of snch 6angers7 In
Chicagof That is worse yet. Ia the nat
ural-gas belti There is more danger in To-
calities where there are glass factories than
there is here. The strike may have caused
a temporary halt IN investment. but that Is
all. It Is certainly not oreditable TO the
judgment or the motives Of the News TO
seek thus to injure the city"