The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-30
TIE BROOKLYN STRIKE.
The Reasons Given for It's Existence by n
State Board.

The Reasons Given for Its Existence by n
State Board.
BROOKLYN, Jan. 24.-So far sever
al men have been killed by the soldiers
who We're sent here to put down the
strike Of the car conductors and mo-
tormen. Several soldiers have also
been killed and the end is not yet in
sight. but all are hoping that the worst
is over.
The State borad of mediation and
arbitration met recently and adopted a
special report or the strike, which was
submitted to the Legislature. They
say. in part: "A strike Of the en-
ployees on the five electric service
Street railways Of the City OF Brook
lyn. who are members of District As
sembly No. rs. Knights of Labor, en-
bracing nearly all the operating forces,
took place on Monday morning, jan
uary IA. The Coney Island and Brook
lyn Railroad Company alone affected
settlement which enabled it to con-
tinue business without interruption.
This board made every possible effort
to settle the differences between the
ether companies and their employees,
but vas successful only IN the case of
Broon1y 1yn City and Newton Railroad
Company, with which and its former
employees. an agreement was brought
about and contract signed, under which
traffic was resumed Thursday morning
and still continues without Interrupt
ton.
Investigation Of the causes of the
strike was made. and it was found
that it proceeded from failure on the
part of the executive committee of
District Assembly. No. Is, Knights Of
Labor. to effect renewal of the con-
tract of 1894 with the companies for
1895 with certain proposed changes
which involved principally an ad-
vance of wages from 50 to S2.25 per
day to conductors and motormen who
form the bulk of the employees; an
establishment of the proportion
prominent regular unions for
special trips made for con-
gested travel at certain times Of
day, and an observance of the statute
which prescribes ten hours labor per-
formed within twelve consecutive
hours on street railways as days
work. The demand foran increase of
wages was, finally withdrawn, and the
other two points Of difference, which
the men deemed vital. remained in
the cases Of the Brooklyn Heights and
Atlantic avenue companies, while the
Queens County and Suburban Com
pany was willing to yield them, but
could not effect a settlement because
of individual contracts made with new
men. and to this the executive board
Of District Assembly, No. Is, would
not assent.
However, the existing troubles on
the Brooklyn Street Railroad may be
settled, the statute with regard to the
hours of labor will, unless amended so
as to explicitly state and settle what
shall continue ten hours labor, re-
main constant irritant and source of
dissatisfaction and contention on the
part Of the employees.
The companies construe and enforce
the words ten hours labor" to mean
labor while the cars are moving upon
the rail, without taking into account
waiting time at either end of the routes.
Thus. by the evidence taken, it was
shown that upon one line where there
were eight regular runs day, there
was waiting time of three minutes at
each end, making As minutes per day,
during which the conductors and mo-
termen were on duty and in charge
of their cars, but for which they re-
ceived no compensation. How this
method of computation of time of
labor came to be established, tits clear
ly not within the terms or intent of
the law, and is not just, as the emplo-
yees contend With view therefore,
to removal of this cause of the present
strike and prevention of its agency in
| working further trouble on lines of
street railroad, it is suggested that
chapter 529 of the laws of 1887 be
amended so as to prescribe that the
ten hours labor to be performed with
in consecutive hours, with reasonable
time for meals provided for days
labor, shall commence when the en-
ployee reports for service as required
by the rules of the employer, and cease
when the employee, upon their expira-
ton, is relieved from duty for the
day.
Another Constable Shot.
DARLINGTON. Jan. 23.-News reached
Darlington this morning of the shoot
ing of one OF the State constables at
Hartsville, whereupon The States cor
respondentrepairedt to the scene of the
crime and Obtained an interview with
! Constable c. i. Jenkins Mr. Jen-
kins is in the service of the United
States. is member of the Pinion De-
tective Agency. and is employed by
the Governor of this State as a private
detective to aid in brcakingup the ILL
Cit sale of liquor in a section of this
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