New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-03
TO PREVENT STRIKES.
,w FOR NOTICE by BOTH SIDES.

r,y FOR NOTICE ny BOTH SIDES.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
s,r. Al a recent meeting OF he Board of Arb
ration in Brooklyn. the presidents OF the street
railway companies were asked. II reports are COT
roo, ~ they had any suggestions to make Win
.a,oro,co % legislation which would prevent such
labor troubles as are now existing In BROOKLYN
and such as existed In Chicago last year. nave
rl,en this subject great dea! or thoush' ~. ','e
last year or two and have an idea that IL "ou'u oe
nossible 10 have some legislation which would very
greatly help the situation. rs young man.
.os very closely in contact with many OF the
working people in ore az the best-Knowh manu-"
occurring towns OF the country After that as an
emnloyer OF labor for years and In connection Win
various corporations learned TO kho" inc WIN
ingmen OF the country sufficiently well 10 De
nos,tive that although there is large number OF
1isorderly and unruly men among them this chss
II men Is really a small percentage OF the eh'ire
nurber I fully believe that the average workihs-
man is a good citizen. and know that many Oh
tho men who nave engaged In strikes throughou'
the country are better citizens than many OF our
wealthy classes. | say this without the ieas' heS'
tation because when man. by Ills own e"o''S
has saved enough money TO buy a home. he GER
\ ,aIn,y ,ook. unon II with great deal more pride
than one does who has inherited property enough
to keen him above want without any enor,s on ms
ho co ON strikes do it OF their free will and
do believe that. they were put IN oP az ~
strike because II they did. they would be subject
TO something worse. strikes would be much FEWER
!" It would be far from right to enable the corpora,
tions TO have a claim upon their men. unless tne
msn na Would be- fully equal to- We do not have
any strikes among our postal CLERKS among our such
things as are under Government control ana
it Is practically possible by the p simas to-
A. to reduce the disorder under when the country
has suffered much in times past o.,,or ore
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really employees OF the public. and the company s
is simply the agent OF the public acting as maoIe
,ns is sh not able to act
prOpr the ss 6 nas s and we viii put
service 70 which we are eatiiled, s serve the
pu nIe e by Which OK mean all railway companies
common carriers. transportation telegraph bnna be-
made to feel their Obligation to the puomc; Una.
they prefer to work for or ente. liz kind Of
position from employees in mills ana on ,hs aarty
They should realize that the so pub Sem to do and
sh mSh ssrVs II faithiay They should realize
that when citisen goes TO be has the right to
expect the ordinary REGULAR serves S bis share Of
ana shm n oc work is breach of faith to the
pspeekins as one can whose profession calls him
70 Examine the management Of ,orporatio',ns !
know that the management or street rau" s
pressns The ppGobiem is disrsn 10 dnent
great question ssed om IN sh he Ws
Sifhoat payins them for hours OF idleness
II any one will SIT dowa with pencil ana paper;
having q heavy morning and night traffic. ard try
to arrange schedule which VIII satisfy him. an
SSe e has a problem hard to solve. He might be
able to so:ve 1t from stockholders point OF view
standpoint 1t Is more difficult. and perhaps i'm
II is with view to ascertainIng your opinion and
that Of others on this subject that ircosc here