The morning times., 1895-11-08
GREAT MEETING ASSURED
Locked-0ut Drivers Friends Will
Gather in AnaCOstia Tonight.
LONE LIST OF SPEAKERS
Final Arrangements for the Mass
Meeting Perfected by the Street
Railway Protective Assembly-Ap-
peal TO Citizens Issued by the Or
ganizatioD-Labor to Participate.

Six new members were initiated at the
meeting of the Street Railway Protective
Assembly, held yesterday at Bunchs Hail.
No. 81 Eighth street northwest.
The chairman of the comm ittee OF arrange
ments for the mass meeting To be held at
Masonic Hall, -Anacustia, tonight, re-
ported that all details had been perfected
and there was every promise OF a very large
attendance. In fact, there is a great prob
ability OF having to transform it into an
open-air meeting. Nearly all the speakers
are well known to the citizens OF Ana
costa and this city, and their indurse
inent of the action or the railway assembly
and denunciation of the course pursued by
the management OF the Anacustia road, are
expected TO have a telling effect On the
patrons of the road.
speakers are Rev. DR.. Alexander Kent,
OF the Peoples Church; Rev. DR.. North, OF
Garden Memorial Presbyterian Church, Ana
costa; NJ. j. Bishop, general worthy forena n
X. of l.; Thomas Mcclure OF New York,
member OF the executive committee, h. Of
L., President George Tracy and Vice Presi
dent Ferreil, of the Typographical Union;
W. Ii. G. Simmons, master workman, ID. A.,
No. So, h. Of L.; President Hyde, OF the
Boukbinders' Union; August Donath, the
Seventh street real estate broker, Lew ID.
Hedry ana Paul T. Bowen, prominent mem
bers of the X of L., and Andrew ]. Best
of Brooklyn. Mr.. Best will be remembered
as the leader and manager OF The great
Brooklyn strike some time ago.
All the local labor organizations are ex
pected to attend.
GRATEFUL FOR AID.
vote Of thanks was rendered ;he labor
organizations for their subscriptions in
aid of the locked out Anacostia drivers.
Master Workman Lawrence requests that
in future all contributions be sent 10 The
Times office.
formulate plans for the permanent estab
lishment OF line of busses between Hills
dale, Anacostia, and this city.
The Street Railway Protective Assem-
bly, has issued the Following appeal:
I'VE seek TO enlist your sympathy and
aid in the struggle between the Anacostia
and Potomac River Railroad and its locked
out employees.
Last July, finding that 1t was impossi-
BILE TO maintain themselves and families in
decency on the wages paid, the employees
asked for more pay. Their request was re-
fused and they exercised the right OF
American citizens and ceased work. The
citizens of Anacostia, actuated by spirit
of humanity, supported them and refused
to ride on the cars until the company.
agreed TO pay e 1-2 cents an hour for
days work of twelve hours.
HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE.
From the time of the settlement until
the 29th day OF October the cars ran
regularly and were well patronized. On the
2Sth day of October the men were noti-
fled that their wages were to be reduced
TO S125 per day. They respectfully but
firmly refused TO work for the small pit.
tance mentioned and following the usual
custom in such cases, committee of three
was appointed by the Street Railway Pro-
tectiye Assembly TO confer with the orfl-
GERS of the road.
The committee on the one part and the
road on the other agreed to a scale of wages
ranging from S1.26 per day of twelve
hours subject to the final decision OF the
men (thesdriversl. They, with but one dis
senting vote, declined to work for less
than 81 80 per day. The next day, octo-
Der 20, 1895, they were locked out
The people of Auacosua have again come
to their aid, aud more than half of the
regular patrons Of the road in that town
have refused to rid on the cars. The South
Washing ton Citizens Association, at a
meeting held November 1, 1895, voted to
keep off the cars until a settlement of tue
differences shall be effected. Organized
labor has endorsed the action OF the men,
I'VE appeal to you, as individuals. IN the
name of humanity, in the interest of the
women and children and for the good of
society to do likewise.
DUTY TO SOCIETY.
"The good OF society demands that the
children be edu Gated. How can II be
done, when the father receives S1.6O
per day? That sum will not pay house rent,
buy provisions and clothes and pay the
doctor, much less pay the expenses OF
schooling. The main incentive to theft is
poverty Where great poverty has its abode,
self respect is at a discount, and where
self respect is lacking, one incentive to
honesty is lacking. When a mans family
needs bread he is sorely tempted to take
what belongs to his neighbor.
I'VE ask you: Is it right To put premium
on crime? Is il right to force man to work
for less money than will support his family
and thus place temptation before him?.
mo truer words were ever uttered than
those of Henry Watterson: The ark of
the covenant of my people rests on the
hearthstone of my family Keep the hearth
stone sacred; keep it pure, and society and
the country are safe. We can only do this
by permitting every member Of society TO
earn an honest living"