Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-04
FEW CARS RUNNING.
The Strike on the lexington Road
Begun This Morning.
EMPLOYEES REFUSE 10 TAKE OUT CARS.
Office Men Turn Out to Opera rate
the Line.
THE GRIEVANCE OF THE MEN.

Inc sixty men employee by the lexington
railroad as conductors, mosormsn and drivers
refused this morning to take their cars out
Nearly all the men were gathered at the car
sheds this morning about 6 O'Clock. Under
ordinary circumstances the running of the
cars on the regular schedule would have then
begun. But, a. stated in The STAR last even
ing, the men had decided to strike unless the
company withdrew or modified the agreement
which had been prepared and which the men
had been informed they must sign in order TO
retain their places on the road. The OBJ
jectionable part Of this agreement was clause
making the men responsible for any damage
done to the property Of the company. the
amount to be deducted from the deposits re-
quired Of employees or from their wages They
were told that the order would not be modified.
and SO they refused to 60 to work. There was no
excitement or disorder. The men stood around
the car house In groups for q time and then went
away. Some Of the men in the Office Of the
company, including the road superintendent,
manned q few cars and the operation Of the
road began. Later in the morning four cars
were running on the main line and two cars on
the @ street Line.
The result Of the interview Of the committee
oPPohhsCo VIZ ucu W COuicf WIN III
Schoepf, the general manager, was not very
satisfactory to the men. Last evening they
had long pow-wow in the general Offices Of the
company aud the entire subject Of the grew
ances OF the men and the position OF the
company was gone over. The men were as
founded when they were informed at the close
OF the conference that two Of the committee
they had appointed to champion their interests
nao gone over to the side OF the company, had
signed the agreement and intended to 60 TO
work. The men, however, were not dismayed
Dy TINS detection, and with few exceptions
tney decided to 60 into the strike.
WHAT THE MEN SAT.
tos.v. .w. h.,;.v.d Or, a.. ..,..r =.
tends, 20 ,s, IA =, IN 81. "a
and !, ma signed N. .or..r,.n, e 49,.
they would Keep us until we had trained new
men and then they would have discharged MS.
fos my part would rAtner discharge myself
, announcer empioye, VINO STOOD with q group at
.ne ySncaon Oh ne" ioik avenue ana otn street
"stcning tne cars ana notng the men who
we're running 'nsm, saio tnas me men VINO bad
zone gu. nso no intenuon 70 make any forcioie
rSsls'ance 70 .ne company nihn& tneir Piacea
.nsy wen. n'o me suike tney gave up
Al eAPsSA'aons oI ever oelng employed on
me tSao again. Inc genera manager nae
to'o mem TINS morning wnen tney refused
GAe ou' tue carr mat tne money
que mem wouid pe paio when they called Tor
~ Inns man saio INA. WINE ne recognized the
losuoe OF requiring the men 70 De Responsible
tot any damage OF loss que 70 tneir regiect OF
cafe'essness, ne vas NOT wlnine 70 go INTO sucn
an ar1ngemen' Is 1oei9 iease tne oe-
sefminauon OF tne nAplnty OF employees
rest WIN tns Juogmen. OF tne gen
era manager, a tne proposed agreement re.
CURED. nn experience, ne saio' WIN tnaf
omciai ~ Wen ~ snat OF sne otner men was IN
ms opinion tne secret o, tne eTong opposnon
mat mao 4een oeseioPeo. Denoe, sne road pea
was IN oaa conoiuon, ana tnat, aaoeo 70 me
metnods OF tne genera manager, mace tne RISKS
70 ~nicn tne men were exposed 10 signing sucn
an agreement 700 great
HANAoKR scHoKPF.
The general manager. Mr.. ]. Kesley schoepf.
was found this morning at the compauy,s office
at lexington. To SrAR reporter he said that
the men in taking this course had practi-
cally no justification, as he succeeded in
convincing two out OF the three members
OF tne committee tnat mad been sent oy the
men 70 confer with HIM Ihe agreement
contained notning that was unreasonable or
UNJUST IL SIMPLY provioed mat when en-
ployes tnrougn careiessness OK neglect injured
OF destroyed the properly OF tne company that
they shall make good such damage to the ex-
tent OF tne oeposit OF Szo wnicn Is required OF
employees wnen ensefinR tne service OF the COM
pany ano tne oaiance OF tne wages that might
De que. VI course where losses occurred