The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-12-28
STILL AT 1T.
Boston Car Men Threaten to Renew
the Battle.

viii Begin by Rocking the Cradle Of
Liberty and VIII Then Vote on the
Strike Question.
Boston, December &c. According to
President M. Il. Young of the Conduct
ora, Drivers and Motormen's union,
tho strike of the West End company's
employ ess is not over yet A meeting OF
the supreme council Was held this noon
when tho conference committee reported
on the question of holding mass NEST
ing of the strikers and their friends.
President Young's plan for this meeting
have all been made. First there will be
an open meeting in Faneu'l hall Monday
al p. NJ. to which tie public will be well
coined. At this preliminary meeting
President Young will state the position
of the men, their gr evanoes and state the
case from the strikers side. He said this
morning that 1t would give him great
pleasure to have the West End repro
sented and to hear it's side of the trouble.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the
strikerswill have private melting and
the important question Of calling out oil
the men will be discussed. Definite ac-
ton will be taken and this may lead to
the naost important developments since
the strike began.
In statement given out this afternoon,
the supreme council says: eve consider
that the company owes us the privilege
of being heard in conference. We, the
members of the conference committee, de-
clare that we did all in our power to pre-
vent that which occurred, that we were
powerless to stop the trouble, and we
think that the company owes the old
employees their positions and their rat
ing. We know that We have not be-
trayed the company and we know that
the company has betrayed u.s..
President Young adds: Personally,
1 do not care, but do care for the men
whom I represent. do not want to see
trouble again, but with the stand tbs
company has taken, it must come. 1t
will como unless these men are treated
JUSTLY
The frat failure has not disheartened
the president ana he is trying to commu-
nicate some share of his enthusiasm to
the men whom he leads. President
Young was at the Elliot street head
quarters of the union early this morning.
81 have had good sleep and feel like
new man and am now ready to give the
West End good hattle," he said. 81 he
road must not think that this thing is
over yet, for it is not. There will be
trouble before it is through with. and it
will be serious trouble"
just what his plans for the immediate
future are he will not state. President
Young was asked about the telephone
conversation in which President Little
Is said to have told the council that the
men would be taken back. He stated
that the West End President did say that
the men would be taken back aud that
if any notice was posted it WAS done SO
after that promise had been given.
"Instead-of that" he continued, he
has discharged one third of the en-
ployees. all of the conference committee
and all of the Supreme Council. All OF
these men were old in the servica Of the
road and thoroughly experienced in run
ming the cars. The men who are filling
their places are inexperienced men,
The statement that all connected with
the management Of the strike had been
discharged by the company La not alto
gether correct. The members were not
dismissed as a COMMITTEES. but were
treated az we're the other mex who left
the employ of the company. Neither is
it true that all those constituting the
committee have been refused employ
ment, as number of them are still work
ing for the company. These are the facts
in the case, based on direct statement
by the officials of the West End road.