New-York tribune., 1896-12-27
TALK or ANOTHER STRIKE.
THE BOSTON STREET RAILWAY TROUBLE
NOT OVER YET.


Boston. Dec 26-Accordlng to NJ F. Young. presi-
dent Of the Conductors, Drivers and Motormens s
Union. the strike OF the West End Companys en-
ployes is not yet. meeting OF the supreme
Council was held this noon, and the Conference
Committee reported the question Of holding a
mass-mccting Of the strikers and their friends.
President Youngs plans for this meeting have all
been made. First there will be open meeting In
Fancuil Hall Monday at r. to which the
public will 10 welcomed President Young will
state the from the strikers side. He said this
morning that it would give him great pleasure to
have the West End represented and to hear It's
side OF the trouble After this meeting the strikers
will have "A private meeting and the question Of
calling all the men will be discussed Definite
action will be taken.
In statement given out this afternoon the Su-
prcmo Council says: we consider that the com
pany owes us the privilege Of being heard In con-
ference. We. the members Of the Conference Com
mittce. declare that did all in our power TO pre-
vent that which occurred: that were poweress
TO stop tho trouble and We think that the company
owes the old employees their positions and their
rating We know that have not betrayed the
company and know that the company has be-
trayed US"
Presden: Young added: Personally. do not
care. but do for the men whom represent.
! do not want to trouble again, but with the
stand that the company has taken it must come. 1t
, The first failure has not disheartened the presi-
dent. and he is trying to communicate some share
! Of his enthusiasm to the whom he leads. lie
the Eliot-st headquarters Of the union early
this morning
Il have had a good sleep and feel like a new
man. and am ready give the West End n
good battle. he said THE road must not think
that this thing Is yet for ii is not. There
VIII b" trouble before i Is through with it. and 1t
Will be serious trouble
just what his plans for the immediate future are
h. VIII state. President Young was asked
dent Little Is said to have told the Council that the
men would be taken back. lie replied that the
West End president did say that the men would
be taken back. and that If any notice was posted
Instead Of that" he continued he has dis
charged one hird OF the employees All Of the Con-
ference Committee and al Of tho supreme Coun-
ell. All % those men We're old In the service Of the
road and thoroughly experienced in running the
cars The men who are filing their places are in
eXDcrencod men"
Cars running to-day without interruption on
I'll lines. although many were manned hv men.
Many OF the Old men who have been put back on
thoir cars express the opinion that their jobs are
only temporary. and that it will he only short
time before they replaced by new men
Tho statement published to the effect that tho
so-called Grievance Committee which represented
IN" employee OF the West End Railroad in its J.
, frrcnccs WITH the management has been discharged
10y the company is not altogether correct accord
ing 10 the West End officials The mcr hers were
not dismissed cOmUittoa bur treated as
We're he other mer who .ef' fha employ OF the
company Neither is II true. the officials say. that
20 all tho mon constituting rho committees en-
plOyment has beer refused. rs q number Of them
stil working for the company.