Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-09
GEORGE AND JACK
Meet Again and Have Another Talk
About the Street Railway DIFFICULTY.

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the REGISTER for publication by "Ameri-
can" and is a sequel to former COM
munication appearing in a City print:
Hello, George, you're back In Wheel
ing again, see.
Yes, Jack, Ptn around once more.
Pm glad I havn't caught you on
street car this time.
No, l havn't been on a car yet. see
they are still running, however. Are
President Chew and his friends still
keeping up the racket?
Well. President Chew has taken job.
He has gone to painting, aud l guess he
doesn't do much in the street car line
any more, except to ''baa" at black
sheep occasionally. Some Of the other
men have gone TO work for the Com
cany. understand that few have
taken Jobs ia the mills. The rest of the
men-and their friends-are still on
strike.
hope there are no painters so unkind
as TO ''baa" at President Chew. Does
be belong to their Union?
Oh, / suppose he must. understand
that some painters looked into the mat
ter when he first went 70 painting, and
found that he had not withdrawn the
forfeit he had In she hands OF the Street
Car Company. So he sent around and
got his money.
Well. If they have got things fixed
now so that he can paint without losing
his standing l suppose he will at least
have TO keep up the "baa" business?
Yes. but he does it under difficulties.
A week or so ago a Main street firm
where he was working "kicked" on his
leaving mis- work to "baa" at street
car.
How are the CompanY's cars and the
Unions wagons or buses getting along?
Well. the Union men have hired still
more teams and are running strong:
They take in Bridgeport now, and still
run day and evening.
How about the cars? Can they run
in the evening?
Yes, they run now except on Satur-
day night; they don't venture then.
Have they men enough?
Yes. they seem 10 get all the men
they want. A few get scared out, but
others take their places as fast as
needed.
Are the people still afraid 10 ride on
the cars?
Yes. many Of them are, but the police
are more in earnest than they were.
They interfere more with the move
ments of the strikers, and the Chief has
discharged a man who wouldn't stay on
duty where he was ordered. Still the
black-sheep have a pretty tough time,
especially at night, and down town.
How about the Buses? Doesn't any
body turn the tables and stone them, or
threaten their passengers?
Not that have heard. o, there's no
danger of that.
Which gets the most passengers?
Why. down town. the buses do, but
over the river the cars do. There hasn't
been any violence on the Island and
people over there don't get scared much.
They are mostly against the strike any
how, so the cars there have fair trips
generally.
Then the Company must be gaining
ground?
Well. no, don't admit that. The
CITY Council has adopted resolution
recommending arbitration. The Union
is circulating a paper for people TO sign,
asking for an arbitration. Some preach
ers have been interviewed on the sub
iect One did not know enough OF the
merits to prescribe for this par
ticular case. Another appeared to
have one prescription for all kinds
of controversies-ar Another
thought arbitration and the golden rule
would fix it. Another didn't believe In
strikes or mob methods as means OF
settlement No wanted property pro-
tected and the peace preserved as the
first thing, and declared that aroitra-
ton was out OF the question under eX-
lsting conditions-wageS not being in
! VOWED. He would call the militia II
necessary to protect property and the
rights OF the Company and its new en-
Moves. You ought TO see how the
/ Legislative Committee of the Trades
Assembly go for him for recommending
/ force. l stand by the Legislative Com
mittee. They say that when labor
organization forces an increase OF wages
/ for It's members or any condition that
/ the wOrkmen are fairly entitled to, they
are certainly not tranSgreSSing the civil
rights OF their employers" The gov
eminent would not allow labor unions
/ 10 exist for moment il there was the
least suspicion that they transgresSed
the civil rights OF the employers Of
| labor
Then, Jack, the preacher is wrong in
recommending any interference with
the methods Of the labor unions?
Certainly he is.
And the logic Of the Union--or OF the
Legislative Committee-iS that the SIM
ple fact that the government allows the
unions TO exist is proof that they are
right in all they do 10 bring abont by
force a condition that they determine
the laborers belonging TO their union
are entitled TO?
Yes.
Well. we all live and learn. wonder
what the founders OF our government,
the men who said "All men are created
equal" etc, would think if they were
to wake up and be brought upon the
scene in this advanced age? I'm sure
the trolley would be newer to them than
the views of the committee. There Is
history for Anarchy, but none for the
trolley.
Why, George, you don't call that an
archy. The unions are formed Tor
legitimate purposeS-the protection OF
labor. Isn't that all right?
Yes, that's all right. The object or
iginally is all right, and, as l said the
other day, the need for organization al
WAYS will exist. But unfortunately,
laborers, rs a rule, have thought too
little or looked too narrowly upon the
problems Of life and questions OF justice
and social duty. The result is that their
organizations sometimes fall prey TO
the rleanesf and most selfish men in