New-York tribune., 1896-04-08
WOULD NOT RECEIVE MAHON.
PRESIDENT VREELAND DECLINES TO
GRANT A CONFERENCE

THE SITUATION PRACTICALLY UNcHANGED-MR.
vREELAND SAYS THAT 90 PER CENT or THE
EMPLOYEES ARE LOYAL To THE COMPANY.
The differences existing between the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company and the Amalgamated
Association OF Street Railway Employees. the ofii-
GERS OF which declare that it is strongly repre-
sented among the employees OF the company re-
maned unchanged yesterday. W. ID. Mahon, presi-
dent of the association sent letter by messenger
TO President Vreeand. OF the company. asking for
a conference with him in relation to the discharge
Of ten men from the company's employ, and fresl-
dent Vreeland I'm his reply refused the request on
tho grounds that the men had been discharged for
violating one of the rules OF the company
After receiving President Nreelands answer MT
Mahon and delegations Of the railway employees heid
a meeting in Clarendon Hall. They renamed III ses-
sion until after midnight At that time Mr. Mahon
said that there would he nothing to give out LOT
publication A member of the Executive Committee
said there would be no strike ordered last night ne
said that as concliation had been tried ana proved
failure. the move would be TO Try arpl''aUo''
The ndica lions yesterday did not point to strike
at least not for a day two The question OF how
s,rong tho mon are organized in the Amalgamaed
Association Is still an open The officers OF the
association declare they have all Of the men they
want while the officials OF the company as strongly
affirm that not half OF the men belong 10 the asso-
ciation.
MR. MAHONS LETTER.
Mr.. Mahon's letter TO Presiden, Vreeland and the
latters reply were follows
New-York April Z
Mr. H. H. Vreeand. President OF the Metopo"'""
Street Railway Company A., 49,, or,,o,
Dear Sir: whereas serious contention mas aIissl s
between your company and our ASSOCIATION over .ne
discharge OF ten employees Of your company !or
being members OF our association herJnS hre Iep .,
your company to bring about satisfactory ADJUST
ment Of his difficulty. .,..,.. ou,. .eoks
what is right and just neither DO We seek 10 GpnoIr m
men who have disoh-yed or V%2atef % iber IN. assupe
YOU that we only seek VIVA, is faiI ana Jes,, d.,o
ana place where can meet you n Spcn NAIISW
President Of thc Anna. .gamatea Association OF S'fee'
Railway Employees Of America
Mr. yrecland sent back the following:
New-York April = 1896
W. y Mahon ESQ. presten, Amalsam"'ei street
Railway Assoc alton % Ameriea. ..,,,, y, ,n,s
b,,r ST.. I'm rrrly 20 your communication ol NnS
da;o can only say that you have been misin-
.lailon and the Metropolitan Street Halfway 'o'h-
You arc also in error Ieferrns 10 59' ,59 scns as
Members Of our association No cmployc @, our our
o'r r,bc, ~ your nssorlaiion or any other labor
orranizaton The ten men TO whom you appat.tth,g
during the las, month for VOCATION of regulations s
which We consider essential to proper his P'"' anu
safe operation OF our system 'i '-'''''
\ CONFERENCE NoT ADVISABLE.
Il, Wow Of th. fact stated IN your letter that
,.o,, 6o no, seek 10 Uphold men who have violated
s,ch r,,les canro. see that such A confer'n'"
40 Won suggest could have any other 'h"'' th"h 10
encourage disregard of ncc,s.Ary rcsn'St' 80. -.
justice. Therefore. to me t .t" ~ OP'Iv resnonsi-
safe transportation this COMPANY is hals siaily
be 10 the ls2 discharged emp Dyes VINO arc r'r',S %
entitled 10 me SAM Gnsv TO- inc thousands Of
men in our emp.oy who have proven thrir worn
by Observing our reFgsonS r2 Hd Im{y {se iour n4O
" 'o''i' H. II VREELANp, President.
The Tribune yesterday morning gave IN suos'a"'-
the resolutions adopted by the big mass-meeuhs
Of gri3men and conductors when VAS h''' ~.
uondav nisht Thee resolutions were presenter
n President Nreeland yesterday IN 'hr o'"'' "
the METROPOLITAN Traction Company. the co'n'"''"'
nresenflng them consisting of Edward j. o'ohnelI
robert Talbot Garoy Shocfelt. James . oponhe|
T,o,,as LYONS. Michael Spluding Joseph Wahnop
and George Miller. grpmen. ana j. h'"h'' ~ car
bu,y p f. Roberts q Borstman and John Gran
dau conductors The resolution were as foNows'
Whereas u has been reported in the public press
and otherwise that a committee ella fnins 70 repoi
sen, the employees Of thls comIany recs,n.,N eHd
rs,nstatement Of several discharged ior
violation OF rules which reinstatement was ''i"S''
Whereas Further statements have been made tta, i
as result Of such refusal @ ne m s,rke and
Whereas Tho large majority of emp smplogos' go con-
spvited and knew nothing of the appointment ana
action Of such committee. ana ,, ,t ,o,
". ,,"n, tho management Of the company upon
stetemeni of any just grievance or iair relues.
v,i,houi resort to any extreme measure nov" '"'''
foTa oTRcsoIy9d. o BY this meeting Of employees Of the
Metropolitan snee1 "a co5t.nu"T faiT treatment
nv the manag .meni Of this COMPANY ana thAu W We
pMIU,od comrittee and the innammaiory statements
made by parties, not in the employ o. ~ ,rmo
marv and in no sense representative oi the 'ars'
mnlor'y yptber Of resolved That copy Of this resou
zion he sent to the president oi tne company
MR.. vREELAND's VIEWS.
u.,., ,,oso resolutions we're presented to the
rres,dent bv the committee, Mr. Vreeland s"'''
"Thc action Of this large BODY OF srip'"'" "'''
conductors ON the cable lire simply bears out wha'
~,s ,.o.,ord.v when declared that more than
~ o con, of our employees are loyal To the COM
nany srd not concerned in any way WIN IN ,he nd n,s
rrharrcd men who have made 50 mncn mi '" 80 teavs ~
nno, he induced by threat or persuasion 70 ,erno Nv
sin ncsts of duty 1t Is hardly necessary loi @ iao
~ add that the voluntary action oi our slpoys ,
10 10 hnib The cable and horsccar lines - ,he ms
on 9,ira p9, e,,sode in my experience dd hot pc
,Iavo mai the few who came heIr a., 49,, .bo
eVH m Vemsnd the reinstatement Of ten empoye1 "n" m
10 de%nla % disrnarged for violation OF the rules OF
,re company represented the bi'a' Lnou, mai
men: now know that they nn nnnioyes nI, anpreciate
u, Lar nIna-tenths of our einplo!'r p1s Ia
the treatment they have received at % ~ hoih them
Trey will remain true TO M 'ho,eve that understand
s ,os lion assumed by these men ana put hamid
INC oos n,d now A. saying that II STRIKE shoun
he ordered tomorrow. less than ~ per oe"' " '''
W @ nIoyse would leave their work , :, sLod
One OF the men inquired "o"'' ''''
srbi,rafe inc question: , -. ,horized renre-
sonistes Of the employees Of our system werg r
men who waited upon me t9asy and and thai they had
that tn,s 70 make They did not expect or desre ,
even to consider the renstatenssd sd H cn discharged
OF atii,or toia NJ one OF the most stringent ana m n %
Tor Vio,n,,"e 81 Inc company namely: That no In e
slry fues y, 49, drinking-sa during MS houfs
f duty Nobody understands better o ora" The Broad
WHO ars how absolutely essentldi ~" corn.
s@sy OF the public ard hs m PrTer, Porre regardless Of
pany ihat ,nnnsideratons Nobody can reSTosnIo
more clearly the dSnser 10 Of having
The passehsof a cable-car Of whose sonrieD Tha Tia
~ cndIh, .Hnre can be the slIghes ques'o.. III.