The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-15

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violated the agreement with these two
men, the scale itself provided q plain
and easy remedy for such violation,
when it declares that "if any employe
is suspended and afterward found limo
cent he shall be paid in full for al lost
time" Here Yves a %peRceable and ade'
quale remedy ior any possible wrong or
injustice on the part OF tho company
towards any Of its employees. This pro-
vision plainly shows that when tho
scale was signed neither side contem-
plated any right Of the pep to abandon
their employment even II n Of their
number was wronglully dischargedi
and when tho mon in january. votan'
tarIly quit work they did so in violation
OF the provisions OF the scale. Conse'
quently after the men had thus left
their work, the matter Of settlement OF
their right to do so was OF Rqre mo-
ment than that OF the suspension Of the
two persons complained oil.
On the other hand II was proposed
on tho part OF the company that the
men 90 10 work in the morning as
usual, as their action in quitting had
besn hasty and ill-adYised, aud then
that an effort be made to try to settle,
II possible, the trouble that had thus
suddenly sprung up. But this PROPOSE
ton was not accepted, nor was it under
stood that it would BIO taken into con-
~sideration. Before separating 1t was
agreed between tho manager and the
committee that they would meet to-
gether again; and some meetings were
had without any tangible results. In
tho meantime after the trouble was
made public, a great many complaints
were made by citizens OF the failure or
refusal Of the men to stop the cars when
they were hailed. 1t soems that it was
a fact OF no uncommon occurrence, and
it became imperative to provide against
it in future.
In view Of the foregoing facts, and in
accordance with the promise OF the
manager to tho committee OF the
Trades Assembly to submit some prop
o%sition, he finally submitted in writing
the following;
Decision of A. NJ. jolly, General Man
ager of Wheeling Railway Company, in
case OF Messrs. Murrins and Smittle,
who were suspended by the company,
is this: That the company will agree
TO give them employment; 80 long as
they are competent by their making APP
plication to the company. and which
application shall read as follows:
/, the undersigned, hereby make application
as motorman or conductor or your line, and 4
given such position will agree 10 conform TO all
the rules and regulations OF the company now IN
force or hereafter to DO IN force, Rate Of wnges
10 DO at tho rate ottwenty cents (2Ocl per hour,
Decision in case OF former employees
that left our employment on Sunday, the
22d inst, is this: That those making up
plication which shall read as follows:-
i, tho undersigned. hereby make application
rs motOrman or conductor on your line, aud u
given such position Will agree TO conform 70 MI
thGrules aud regulations OF the company now
In force or hereafter TO DO In force. Rate OF
wages 10 DO at the rate of twenty cents (sOc) per
hour.
will DO given employment as far as
We have employment for same.
These propositions were taken under
consideration by the committee, but
they refused to accept them, and in lieu.
OF them submitted the following:
REPLY ny TRADES TO A. N. JoLLY's
DECISION.
THAT all mon return 10 work, and tlfe charges
against such employees as arc charged with max
ing threats 70 inlute the property OF the COM
pAny be investigated by u committee Of the
union, or the arbitration committee and com.
pany, and tho former agreement to hold good"
This proposition which did not pro-
vide for u settlement, coming as 1t did
more than a week after tho trouble
commenced, and after the refusal to ac-
cept a proposition which provided that
the employees should agree to be gov
erned by the rules made by thecompany,
il agreed to, would have accomplished
no good purpose, would have settled
nothing. AS the proposition to take
back the men il they would agree to be
governed by the rules OF the company,
had been rejected, fair notice was thus
given that such an agreement on the
part Of the men would not be made any
part OF any settlement thereafter to be
made. Consequently, the company
could not under these circumstances
accept this proposition Of the commit
toe OF tho Trades Assembly. 70 avoid
any misrepresentation 1t is proper to
say that the manager stated orally to
the committee that the men who had
injured or destroyed the property Of
the company, or had been guilty OF vic.
lent and laYless conduct, would not be
taken into employment again under
any circumstances. Except the two
men referred to specially lone Of tho
men were suspended or discharged by
the company; all OF the others volul-
tarily abandoned its service because Of
its action toward these two men. No
reasonable man can say that, undor
tho circumstances this action was un-
Just to them. But the company in the
interest OF peace and harmony offered
to give them employment again on the
terms above set forth; but they did not
acceptthe offer. What greater concession
could in fairness be asked or eXpectedP
The foregoing statement brings out
tho matters in the controversy" be-
tween the Wheeling Railway Company
and its former employees. To state
them in q moro succinct form, they are
as follows: The company laid of indef-
initelY two OF Its men for neglect OF
duty, either wilftl or otherwise; it OF.
fered to give them employment again ii
they would agree to obey the rules now
in force or hereafter made. The other
employees voluntarily quit the employ
ment Of the company, greatly embarss-
ing its operations, and have since
sought to cripple its business, but not
w~ithstanding, tho company offered to
take back such OF them as needed, pro.
vided they would agreO to DO governed
by the rules now in force or hereafter
made, as necessity might require, and
would sign nm application to this effect.
Is it tho sense Of your honorable body
that the railway company should sub