The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-03
ANOTHER STREET CAR STRIKE.
PhiinIclphia Traction, Employees ID.
Eitlcd mid In Ugly Tcnncr.

ridcd mid In Ugly Tcmner.
| Philadelphia, Pa, jan. 2-Anothcl
| strike of the employees OF the Union
! Traction Company IL now seemingly
inevitable. All efforts nj II compromise
DelWeen the company and its men hu ve
failed and the question now rests with
| the men themselves. AT IL O'clock 20
| night tho men began IL mass meeting
and as the poll of the road taken 10
| day showed IL large majority In flavor OF
striking, the result OF the mass meet
] ing seems Il forpgunc conclusion
To-day when another strike seemed /,
probability. the Toynbce. the Univer-
sal Peace Union. and Il number of 9th
err gentlemen Interested In the well
fare OF the city, visited and wrote IN
the headquarters of the AmuIsnmntcd
Association counscllinG moderation md
advising the men against mother strike
AS TAR as Is apparent these efforts have
been thrown away. The mon demand
of the company that 1t ahrogatc tho
clause In It's latest agreement, submit
ted to them that In the future all new
men who are taken on The road shall
be in no way affiliated or connccin,i
WITH directly or indirectly. any labor
organization. This clause TIN. com
pany has firmly declined 10 eliminate
After the poll OF the road this after
noon was known another committee OF
the men called upon General Manager
To him to eliminate the object iona BILE
clause. For over two hours Mr.. E,n-
TEN ana The committee discussed ,h,
matter together The discussion was
conducted alnicably. but both side; re-
manned firm. AT the conclusion ar Tho
meeting Mr. Beetem stated to the men
That the company would discharge none
or it's present employees for hclon::in" "a
the Amagamated Association of street
Railway Employees; that 1t would hrar
any grievances of the men, and li;,t
II would deal cquitab1y with them. hut
That II was unalternbly determined ROT
To allow It's employees 10 dictate to II
IN the matter under discussion. He
warned the committee that If another
strike took place, the burden OF ruy
disturbances and trouble thar woulJ
Follow would be urun the men. ,,,J
,i,tt me company would fight them to
me death. no matter what the cost and
nat not n man who struck would ever
l'' given employment OH the road again
lie begged the committee fnr thu S;,iir
OF the men and their families. 10 do
M IN thci! power 10 avert Il strike
Ihe committee was Impressed ny Mr.
itcetem's words and they promised him
that they would use every aI;:;itncnt
they could 10 persuade Tho mon not
to strike. but that they had very little
| hope Of success.
They asked, Mr.. Rectcm to come with
talk to the men. as II" had talked
to the committee. MIR Raetcm
said that personally he would lao only
| 700 :;';,d ~ 20 among Iii; men. but that
| It he went his prescnC, w'l!l,l H.. mis-.
construed and that he would he though;
10 he there rs the Ecnrill manager OF
The company. and that. therefore, he
cuuid not agree to ad Tres; the meet
| lnG. Before the committee departed
| Mr.: Beetesi told them that he would
wait ii LIS Office until i o'clock To NOR
row morning to learn the result Of The
| meeting.
The committee was accompanied in
lis visits to MIR. Beet I'm hy ex-pnst-
! master John Field, who c.l,icnvorad IL
act as pcacemakcr. anG who ad viscd
the men to accept Mr.. Ee,.tcin's terms
and trust TO his honor TO adjust uII
| their grievances.
| D. LeVGrlnS Jones, a large StockhOldrr
| OF the company and leading LAWYER
! Of the Philadelphia bar. also addressed
me committee and pointed out to them
mat the capital had rights as well as
labor, which labor WAS bound 10 Pa
spect.
iiow many men the employees will
pe able - take out With them II they
Mflke, Is hard to say. The officers of
| me Amnlgamated Association are
surohsiy opposed to another strike, and
iherc Is good majority of the. en-
ployes who are also against It, 1t IS
| possible, however. that every man be-
| iohging to the AmalSamated Asso,ila-
tion VIII strike, as many 1.-the minor
ny while opposed to the strike consider
| themselves as bound in honor to support
their associates. and there are many
other men who will refuse to work for
| Tear of mob. The company believes
| that IT Will h;Lvc no, trouble in gettin.
men to fiji the strikers places, and
! Mr.. Beetcm Tonight told the committee
that within the past three days the
company had refused applications for
| situations from 500 men,
| l'hiladelphia, Pa. Jan. 3.-2:3d \ NJ
| a strike has been declared on the lines
of the Union Traction Company to 20
on this morning