The morning times., 1895-08-19
PREPARt) FOR 4 STRIKE
President Philips Is Ready for
the Clash at Any Time.
WOULD RATHER Hh VEL NOW
Informs II Street Railway q nion Com
mittee That The Sooner 1t C. omes the
Better-MenOnly Want Him Keep
the Pledges He Has Made-T roubIe
VIII Probably Result

President Phillips has thrown down the
gauntlet to the employees of the Metropolitan
Railway.
II am ready for the clash whenever it
comes, and the sooner it comes the better, +"
said he, To a committee of the Street Rail
way Protective Union, which waited on
him on Saturday morning to make calm
dispassionats statement Of their grievances.
This statement was made, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the committee had made
no reference TO a strike or any unpleasant
business relations.
Il have prepared myself for the emer-
Gency OF a stIIbe, Continued MT. PhiiIps,
and the question now is what preparation
has the willy president made. The men re-
gard it, however, in the light that Mr
Phillips talked hastily, and proved that
he never did intend keeping his promises,
for if he lad so fBteEded, why should lie
have made any preparations" and for
what purpose?
WAS NOT BLUFF
That this statement OF Mr. Phillips eX-
presses a condition that las been thought
OF for some time and was rot a bluff is
man and the private secretary of Mr..
Phillips lad knowledge of these ''prepara-
tons
Chief Clerk Coleman undertook to give
the committee some advice, and told them
it would be better for them if they would
keep away from The Times That paper,
hesaid, was doing them great harm.
These ma tiers and others We're discussed
at a meeting of the. Street Protective Rail
way Union. which was held last night
at a private residence in Georgetown,
President T L. Lawrence in the chair.
The object Of The meeting was 10 condemn
officially the action OF President Phillips
in putting new men III place OF the Old
employees on the Ninth street line
WAITED on PHILLIPS.
a committee consisting Of MessrS. T j.
Lawrence, James Trainor NJ Casey, r..
Reding and F. NJ. Dent, waited on MIR.
Philips on Saturday morning last To- present
the protest Of the men against this action
OF his, winch they regarded as unfair and
in direct violation of his stipularonsi 10 the
men made lust before the putting in OF the
electric cars.
The committee put the matter before Mr.
Phillips III the shape OF a request that he
redeem the pledges made to a committee
who saw him on the night OF the strike aud
TO whom he specifically promised that lie
would retain tile old employees and that
they should have places on the electric
line
Wnen the committee retired Mr. Phil
lips had Impressed them with the convic-
ton that he would keep his promises, but
they say that he deceived them before
Saturday night.
HE MADE A DEAL.
On the very night of the day on which
he assured thr men Of fair dealing and
acqulesccnce with their request he had
made deal by which new men were put
on the early morning cars and the old
men were assigned to the late night ears.
He also promised the committee that
more than twelve hours, and that he
the men should not be required To work
would make it as near eleven hours as
possible.
On the heels of that statement a new
schedule was put into operation on last
Satur r6ay night, by which the men Will be
obliged to work twelve hours and thirty
four minutes.
If to this be added the ten minutes duEing
which the men are required to be present
before the dispatching Of the cars and the
time it takes TO put the ears away after the
days work the motormen and conductors
Will be in actual service nearly thirteen
hours.
Trouble is likely to result