Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-05
The lexington Road Filling the
Vacant Positions
TEE STRIKING MEN STILL REMAIN QUIET
The Police Officers on Duty Have
a Light Task.
THE BELT ROAD SITUATION.

railroad strike. The lexington road was
running much a. 1t did yesterday. There
seemed to be fewer Of the strikers hanging
about The police were on duty at
the junction and at the power house,
but there was no disorder. Cars were run at
intervals on the main road and not quite 50
regularly on the G street line. The general
manager Of the road, Mr.. Schoepf, said this
morning that owing to the relsying Of
the track on the main line, which
begins on Monday, the running schedule
would be ten-minute one AMI that this new
order went into effect today. He said that he
had all the cars in use on the main line today
that it was necessary to use in order to carry
out this schedule. 1t was his intention to have
afive-minute schedule on the G street line. and
soon as he had time to give the matter atten-
cars.
He claimed that the road was not crippled
for lack Of men, and said that they had
moro applications for places than they had
places to give. On the other hand, the men
say that the road IL hard put to to give the
service that it Is now giving. All the
men In the employ Of the company and who
hold positions on tho cars went out with the
exception Of seven. They look upon this -
giving evidence Of the feeling on the part Of
the employees and the general revolt against the
exactions Of the general manager. They claim
that without these seven men the road could
not have been operated yesterday at all
THE STRIKERS PAID OFF.
To-day the men were being paid OF at the
power house and their official connection with
the road ceases. A good many are taking =
deep interest in the running Of the road, and
especially In the men who are employed.
Tho ex-employes are stationed all along the line
with the the men @ at at work. M ~ fhe pS efforts ~ % msds
by these earnest missionaries are inspired
by . deep earnestness and . strong desire
to make converts and to convince men Of the
errors Of their ways. This sort Of preaching
Is obliged to be extremely practical. and it
takes powerful lot Of it to convince one man
that be ought to throw up his Job. Sometimes
1t is said that threats, we'll strong lam
gcsge. used when the missionaries find that
their words are OF no avail.
1t was stated today that the company were
going to get out warrants Tor the arrest Of
some men whose zeal became rather ardent.
There seems TO be no settled program on the
part OF the men, and 1t is thought that the
strike will end without much being accom-
plished beyond recording the protest Of the
men against what they consider the inj nstice Of
the proposed agreement
Manager Schoepf said today that he had no
Intention OF requiring Q similar agreement
from the employees Of The BAlt road, which
10 also under his charge. He SAID In explans-
road, as the liability Of loss on the pa.t o. the
company through the carelessness or neglect Of
the men was not great it was on an cleo
trio road. He had heard rumors that the Belt
employees were going out on strike. but be did
not believe it. They had no cause 2cr such
course that he was aware Of.
No Strike the Belt Line.
Go 20 thar h,a haav
the drivers and conductors Of the 1lth street
line. although there has been moro or less talk
among the men about doing something Of the
sort. 1t was said this morning that the men on
this line had planned to quit work at IL o'clock.
but when . STAR reporter rode out to the
stables hall an hour later there was no sign of
anything out Of the ordinary.
The lexington men who are out came over
to see the 11th street men yesterday, and
used all their powers Of persuasion to
induce them to strike for sympathy, but these
men didn't seem to see 1t that way. Late
In the night there wss . meeting Of about
twenty-five drivers and conductors in Mount
Vernon Square to discuss the situation and de-
eide whether they would 60 out. There is no
union or organization among street car men in
this city, and the result is that there was nobody
with power to step to the head and order
strike On the other hand, many of the en-
ployes Of the road are bitterly opposed 10 strike
methods. They have tried the experience and
do not like it. Many Of them are men Of
families, and they say that while 81. 60 does not
permit them to live in fine style it is Just e16O
ford to be idle and let their families 60 hungry
WHAT THE MEN SAY.
Several Of the men today told the reporter
that they did not think there would be strike,
for the very simple reason that they did not see
what they had to strike for. Their pay,
they said, Is the smallest paid by any Of
the roads in the city, but that the
question Of wages had not entered into the dis
cussion at all. They had had no definite in
struction that the obnoxious agreement that
caused the trouble with the lexington road
would be enforced with them. They were
unanimous, however, In the statement that il il
was they would refuse to sign the paper. under
any circumstances. One man said that he
would resign before he would sign any such
paper. He had wife and children to support
but he did not think the road should try to
bully him into signing any such agreement.
II they insisted he would not strike, but he
would leave Of his own accord. He would run
bis car until the company could fill his place.
for he wanted to treat them fairly even If they
didn't treat him that way. But when his suc-
cessor came he would get out.
A man who was present at the meeting last
night said that there would be no effort made
were running as usual this afternoon and while
there is a good deal Of talk it hardly seems as
though anything definite will be done on this
road.
WHAT THE STRIKERS PREDICT.
There was 40 particular change in the situa-
tion in the lexington street car strike
this afternoon. At late hour . few
cars were running at long intervals, but the
strikers said that they had every assurance that
all the men who we're in charge Of these cars
would 60 of this evening and there would not
be a car running tomorrow.
1t is customary for the company TO keep back
the equivalent Of five days pay, but today the
men were paid in full. so that they have no
claims against the company and are free from
any fear Of loss. Some Of the more conservative
among the strikers fear that there may be some
trouble this evening il the men who are at
work keep at it. They say that good many
mon are spending their money for Dutch
courage" and that they are likely to intimidate
the workers with more than threats il
they refuse to quit. They say, however, that
the men at work have grown to be a little
nervous, and as they do not relish their posi-
ton they are reasonably certain to join the
strikers. There was no disturbance Of any sort
this afternoon nor anything like it