The morning times., 1895-08-20
PHILLIPS CALLED down
Directors of the Metropolitan
Line Stopped Strike Talk.
CAR MEN READY FOR ACTION
Sudden Peaceful Attitude of the Presl-
t!,snr of the Company Was brought
pIOyes, Who 0aly Asked Fair Play.
AgreemeIu Drawn Up and Signed.

All OF the wrinkles were smoothed out of
the warlikc trout Of President Phillips, of
the Metropolitan Company yesterday ny the
committee OF the Street Protective Railway
onion, whrc1istaiiea on him in the morning
for a redress Of the grievances of the EN-
ploycs OF the Ninth street electric line
Prcsidebt Phfl1lps- statement to the
If-en ea,s ssbariag, as published in The
Morning Times yesterday exclusively, that
he was ready for astrike aud that the sooner
ftcane the 'better-he would like it, riled the
men considerably and they thought that
another aud final interview, perhaps, was
in order
IL Is also hsleved that at no time since
The great strike OF last winter has there
brcB more chance Of another big movement
man yesterday. This feeling was aggra-
y,ttcd blythe fact that President Phillips
boosted 10 the employees Ufhis ability tomeet
| a strike aud even went 50 far as TO say
fthat be had made ample preparations for
a Siege.
The sudden peaceful attitude assumed
! yesterday 10y Mr.. Philips Is credited 10
1 Lie directors OF the road, who, II is said,
/ called him TO task Tor tie use Of his un-
/ necessary ard incorporate language, which
! only strained the intensely unpleasant re-
! lalions between the road ard its employees.
AGAIN CALLED on HIN.
Il was under these conditions that the
/ committee who called on the president on
Saturday determined 10 see HIM again
/ Yesterday. The committee was composed
/ of President Lawrence, OF the Protective
4 Street hallway Union, and Mcssrs +. NJ
( Dent and John L. Reddng
: As soon as the committee stated it's husi-
/ ness. which was really anticipated, Mr
/ Phillips said that he did not want any
strike. and III faCl that The directors did
NOT want amy strike He also expressed the
opinion that the men had no idea ofstriking.
Mr. Philips permitted TO go without
] contradiction a statement made IN the
/ papers on September 13 that he assumed
! The presidency Of the road with the distinct
/ understanding thathe should be leftuntram-
meled in the management OF its affairs.
/ II would appear that something has hap
pened since Saturday night 10 trammel
/ him in his naad rush after strike and
the desire 10 show how he would run the
! cars without the assistance OF the Street
Protective Railway Union
As stated, the common impression is
! that the directors called in the presidents
declaration OF war and preferred TO yield to
! The men. who have thereby gained signal
/ victory.
Mr. Phillips is credited with the state
ment few DAYS ago that he would not go
| through what he underwent in the strike
| Of last winter for a mint OF money.
Thus IL happened that the interview be
| tween Mr Phillips and the committee
was very undramatic one but at the same
! time most satisfactory one to the com
I mittee
AGREEMENT DRAWN Up.
After a quiet talk, in which Mr.. Phillips
reiterated bis peaceful intentions an agree
mcnt was ORA wn up and posted in the after
noon as follows:
AN employees viii be given an equal
J chance to learn to be IT otormen. and after
4 everyone has had a fair aud fun oppor-
I tunity 70 learn, those who show then selves
| uost efficient and desirable Will be pre-
ferrcd When two men stand equal Iii
efficiency and desirabnity the man whs
has had the longest service with the com
pany VIII be preferred. There VIII he
/ pending the final assignment OF cars by
the president about forty-two mOuomen
1 they VIII be divided into sections OF six
| each These six VIII alternate each week
with each other, SO that each set viii
4 have an equal chance at work aud hours.
| There win be 4 sufficient numb OF ex-
| ira men 20 relieve emergencies"
FAIR PLAY DEMANDED.
The demand of the men was fair play and
! they got it, although it is understood that
this agreement is only a temporary thing
TO be mforced for about two months. For
the present the men generally express them
selves as satisfied with the Arrangement.
The agreement does not touch the cases
Of the men who do what isteChnIcally known
as swing work. that is, who run some
trips in the morning and come IN the after
noon Of the same day.
They belong to the first grade of the
service and are usually promoted first to
the night work and then TO the early morn
ing work, which is the choice job Of the
roads.
One Of the men got off a good, sensible
joke on the president yesterday after the
agreement: L hear he doesn't read The
Times" he said. "Well, all I've got to say
about this, is that he's losin a dam sight O.
good readm'."