Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-13


toward settlement since, as they had
found the Company unwilling to listen
to any propositions.
One of the members was DESTROYS OF
publishing the report Of the Arbitration
Committee, as he believed when care
fuUv read. il would enlist the sympathy
of the public, and q resolution to that
effect was passed. The Aroitratlon
Committee, continued the delegate,
has resOrted TO extreme measures
something they seldom do, and 1t Is only
right that II should be published"
Another member said he understood
the railroad company were Wiling 10
reinstate the two men discharged, but
would only take the other men back on
condition that they sign an iron-clad
agreement, and then the company
would pick out only such men as they
want.
At this junction there was change
In the proceedings. One OF the men,
bers Jumped 10 his feet and began TO
talk on the other side TO some extent,
how be had heard numerous complaints
about passengers not being treated
right by the employees, how they hau
been carried past certain corners, way
past their homes and places or business
and after all he thought the public
had a reason TO complain, and that
the
Mr.. President. the gentleman is out
of order" shouted one OF the delegates.
Eyes, think your remarks hardly
bear upon the question at issue" said
the President, and the remonstratiye
delegate sat down.
MIR. RARTNIAN's OPINION.
Mr.. Hartman, the gentleman who
made the address, had been quietly
looking on all this time, when he sud
denly arose, and asked il an outsider
might be permitted to give an opinion.
By the consent of the Assembly he vas
allowed.
"Now, all through this trouble have
heard that there has not been proper
newspaper management. You have not
got the newspapers into your power.
You ought TO be able 10 so arrange this
matter that the press will become your
most powerful ally and defender. You
should draw up q resolution refusing to
patronize any paper that refuses to aid
your side of the question" Mr.. Hart
mau was greeted with some applause
when he sat down, but no such resOlu-
ton was drawn up.
These remarks by Mr.. Hartman were
actuSted by some statements in the
early part of the meeting by one OF the
delegates TO the effect that the news
PAPERS had not given the strikers much
SuppOrt; that when the strikers fixed up
an article and carried IL 20 the Office, or
when the Arbitration Committee pre-
sented anything it was so garbled and
changed as TO show that the news
papers were more in favor OF the Com
pany. On one or two occasions when
we carried reports to them that were
in our favor, when they were printed
they were almost against US.
TO BE CARRIED TO COUNCIL.
About this point things began to
reach a climax. Mr.. j. H. Burtt, who was
present, said be would like TO venture a
suggestion. 1--WE have a Legislative
Committee in the Trades Assembly.
Let this Assembly instruct them TO go
before the City Council at the next
meeting; let all the individual members
of this Assembly be present, as well as
all the members Of the various locals
throughout the city to lobby the thing
through, In other words, to
force resolution through Council
in behalf Of the strikers. We have
members OF Council right here in this
Trades Assembly, and we could, be-
lieve, nse them as an entering wedge
for our plans. I understand there is
deadlock in Council here at present.
We ought 70 be able TO break it. l was
I'm Beaver Falls about month ago.
The union is busted there, and the
street car service is about as demoral-
lied as II was here in Wheeling before
the union was organized, and when the
men under Supt LOTUS had to work
sixteen and seventeen hours day. II
Council takes action In the matter,
which l believe she will, 10 should ap-
point a committee TO intercede between
the Company and the Street Car Union,
or in other words to force the Company
10 submit to some form OF arbitration.
Another OF the delegates arose AID
said: "Now this same thing has been
done in Detroit where the Council made
the Street Car Company agree to arbi-
trate or forfeit their charter. They
brought them to terms Ia Detroit, and
they can do the same thing here"
Il believe the company here has al
ready forfeited their charter, and it
only remains 70 be enforced" said an
other member. 1.-THE charter, II rec
ollect, calls for at least one car to run
over the route every day, and TO my
knowledge there has not been car on
Main from Tenth street up for fully
two weeks
TALK ABOUT THE CHARTER.
Spake another delegate: That's the
old charter OF the Citizeas' Railway
company believe. don't think that
this condition is included in the new
charter OF the Wheeling Railway COM
pany under which the company is oper-
ated."
Another member said that in regard
TO that proposition made to the com
pany TO arbitrate through those disin-
terested parties, be believed ii would
work uniavOrably to the strikers, as the
man selected by the company would be
i'm their favor, as would likely be the
third party, as in nine cases out OF ten,
the third man would probably be a
man picked out at random who did not
understand the story Of the difficulty.
Ii was then moved and seconded that
the legislative Committee be instructed
% prepare suitable resolutions, and at
the close Of the meeting this committee
adjourned to an ante-rOOm TO prepare
the same 10 present TO Council.
If there is no quorum az the meet
ing OF the City Council" said Mr.. Burtt,
why, we can just settle down there and
hold a mass meeting right in the hall