Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-23
THE CAR STRIKE.
HOW TBB SITUATION NOW STASDS-SIX
CARS RUNNING YESTERDAY.
A Meeting Of lie Employees to be Held This After
noOn-Nr. Jolly Makes Statement
What Will be Done To-day.

The strike of the street railway en-
ployes was the principal topic of con-
yersation on the streets yesterday. 1t
could hardly help being, especially
among the many people who wanted to
get somewhere and couldn't. There
were so few cars running that travel
became very irregular and uncertain,
and many were the coniectures as to
how the situation stood.
The second chapter of the difficulty
came up before the meeting OF the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly yes
terday afternoon. II so happened that
It was the occasion OF the regular meet
ing Of the Assembly, and so the matter
was Immediately considered after the
strike. AS noted in the REGISTER yes
terday morning two employees were dis
charged last Thursday. They were
Conductor Edward Smith and Operator
James Murrins, both employees on
car running on the loop.
There were several members of
the Railway Operators organization
present Yesterday afternoon, and they
claimed that the men were discharged
for insufficient reasons. THE officials
are not supposed TO discharge man
without sufficient cause and proper in
yestigRtIon," said one OF the members.
"This has been done, and is in direct
violation Of the rules of our organiza-
ton. 1t is claimed by the officials that
the men were discharged because they
did not STOP the car to take on certain
passengers, which the officials
say they saw, but deliberately
ran the car by. Now, the
fact is, the men did not see the people
alluded TO, or the car would have been
stopped. They so stated at the meet
ing with the officials, and affidavits can
be secured to that effect. The men
first went to Superintendent LOTUS
with the grievance, but he said he had
no authority to adjust the matter, and
we next met the officials. We have
held three meetings. but the officials
appear to be unyielding, and say they
can't help it if the cars are stopped"
Another member said he thought the
trouble was brought on by Mr.. jolly as
a sort of test, as he had as much as in
timated that they discharge a man
when they want to in Pittsburg, and
they were going to do the same thing
here.
IL was then moved that the Trades
Assembly endorse the action OF the
Operators Union in bringing on the
strike. Then followed lengthy dis
cussion on the motion. Some thought
the Assembly was too hsSty in the en-
dorsement, as IL would be better to
calmly and thoroughly investigate the
matter first, and see exactly what we
are doing. One OF the mem
bers arose and dwelt at some
length upon being conservative in
the treatment Of the situation. This
unnerved another member, who arose
and gave vent to quite flight Of oratory
on conservatism. He said there are
times when conservatism was all well
and good, but there is such thing as
too much conservatism. These men
came here with their grievances in good
faith, and after careful investigation,
after exhausting all the resources in
their power. Now, l don't think this
Assembly ought to bubble for one mo-
ment as to whether il should stand by
the men. 1t ought TO do so most as
suredly, il it lives up to the true prin-
ciples of unionism.
The President made several remarks,
in the course of which he said that men
should be careful how they enter into
strikes. 1t should be the last resort
after everything else has failed. 1t is
the purpose OF this Assembly to bring
about settlement II possible, and ad-
Just matters amicably. We have seen
the folly of too hastily inaugurating
strikes, and where possible, they should
be averted They often come about
through a misunderstanding on one
side or the other, not, of course, reflect
ing upon the commences OF this par
ticular case.
The matter was referred to the Ar
filtration Committee, and they immedi-
ately adjourned to one of the ante
rooms to consider the matter.
After being out about half an hour
the committee returned and stated that
they had gone all over the matter, and
It only remained now for the Committee
to meet with the officials. 1t was
learned it would not be convenient TO
meet them last night, and the members
then decided TO meet at Assembly Hall,
at S o'clock this morning, and they will
then go out and try and have a confer
ence with the officials.
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