New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-05

should be rules to regulate he conduct OF these
employees. that the rules should be enforced and
discharging every employc who disregards them.
snce the Lex.nrton-avc. line was opened about one
hundred and eighty per month on the entire sys-
were 1922
Yesterday committee of employees called upon
the president and demanded the reinstatement OF
nine out of l2 who were discharged IN March all
Of whom We're Lexington-ave. gripmen. and OF one
Broadway conductor who discharged on April
3 All OF these ten were Informed, in accord
ance with the unvaryins rule. when notified OF
them by the superintendent II they chose 10 apply
for it. None OF than applied.
Iuely ueremptory and irrespective of the cause
OF discharge The ten men who were thus selected
in fact. all discharged for violation OF the rule
which provides that the men ,s ssall not not enter
Each one of them had copy of this rule rue. IN & his
possession and his attention was p1rsonahy calico hhr
to 1t when he was employed Eacp one OF mem
shown. upon evidence satisfactory TO We su.
periniendent, to have violated H. con, orr ,,1a, m coy IL
would be criminal not TO- taKe prer""iu,"nS u- u" sbsu
that man under the Influence or nquur snhi'
have charge Of cable-car on tho so sn
not deal with degrees ~ drrkinS' NpSo,u1 nn1 ,No
briefly must necessarily he insisted unon' an anu @ .ne
shall keen on. or drinking-saoons while on duty.
There Is question between the company, , ana
question-wheiher the company Is entueu .o ~ ,s
hours Of duty We have doubt Of our duty on
this point The demand Of the comma for thS
tnetec9;e .eco ~ both the nuhic and the property
that under such crowded cHndtpns "a refnrren ed
shonl1 be enforced to the letter. and they VIII be
OTHER STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYEES OR
GANIZED
The METROPOLITAN Street Railway Company Is
not the only railroad company in the city whose
emp,oves have recently joined labor organi7a-
tions The employees of every line In the CITY
are now said 10 be organized 1t was stated
Yesterday that the men Of at least two or @ the
lines were affiliated with the American i.an"a:
Union. which was organized by Eusehe 80 c;,,
The employees of the railway lines In 'h's cry
receive from 81 80 to s. 30 day. The motorineh
of the Broadway cable road and us exteh~iohs
and the Third-ave. line are the hishTsu ~ 80 ,n
The men on horse-cars receive less. ne 'i'n
have to work ten hours in twelve-that Is Tn
hours actual running time. The o,hrr two
hours are lost in Swinging al ire e"p u '''P7
THE EMPLOYEES STATEMENT.
The Executive Committee Of the mems or
ganization met In Clarendon Han last night ana
gave out the following statement in reply t. thal
of President Nreeland:
only Mn, men Tn s on ;af Lex S
inston-aye me IN ,d ipr'noettni and who are
never employed. some II tnesc must Do .I','u'g 80 80
preslcnt Vreeland's list. Another thrs We " In 10
sa,. ~ tha; after a man has served year Win tn'
coIrpany. he Is entitled 10 an advance on -, S v'tS
a day. sooner than pay this me company rrinlS'
None OF the m, DISCHARGED were dTnkias men men
5ov@ 5over carsdd with drinkae before joining our o.
ganzation We can rGEe Lack S On a. AMI John J. ar-
.,,. ,ere oi bv Superintendent Rounds IN the pres
ence Of j. Fr:nS kan s@nac eei Hafvey. s.
this was the case. there was n'thlns 20 IIu 49,
win Ten hours later Harvey Was s4schtI. 90 ~
carse bo was active in our organization. Ihr'e OF
the men were told by superintendent l'o"... ''' 80
risk their positions by JOINING the oFAa"-"''''''
According to the mems story last night the
company has been expecting trouble ior some
time and policemen were stationed about the
car house at Ninety-third-st. and Lcxing;on-ave
Yesterday. 1t was also said that the reserves
80 bon, IN readiness at the Harlem stations
last night.
II was asserted that President Mahon would
M, arrive in this city before tonight at tn
earliest and that no definite action would he
taken until his arrival The Executive Commit
tee will meet again to-day. ,,.
Said President II. II Vreeland OF the "iy,,1 ,,,,pt
at the Fiftieth-st, carhouse: ...,.
as regards the actual situation can say
nothing more to you than appears In the s'ate,
ment | have already sent TO The Tribune.
cannot take any different stahd out ol JuauoV Jus
TO myself But feel deep sense OF satlsia'
zion in the reports | have been receiving %
night from my inspectors on the various 1--WE ulvis
ions The inspector Of the Ninth Avenue
division was in the Office only moment asp
and told me that the men over on tha' me neIu
a big meeting tonight and passed respIu,loh1
ip2p
have heard from hundreds Of the men VINO ma
hnen asking what the publications in TN" morn
Ing papers meant. as they had heard o. 10 1T u'S
affection Of any kind and could not unue'
when the men composing that committee
called at my office ItOld them that II theIe wa
any question Of wages stood ready 70 discuss
g vim them because they had right u get Inc
most they could for their labor II IL was Iu''
tion OF hours. that also was more man reauY 10
discuss and arrange in manner tht' w"u'u ~
mutually satisfactory told them iurthrF 'Hat
If they had any complaint to make oi theli va.
ment at the hands u any oi thr dlNlsIn P.1
tondnr,e ar others over them In authority. sto'u
roady to treat with them on that point a. IL
individual was greater than the propeIH ,nn, ,io
est he was chosen to represent ineE .,',,
haste to say that they had no grievance oi arg
Lind hut they wished the nine men restOrtu L"
their places That Itold them c1ulu Ho' ~ ~
such demand was p direct attack upon "a"
rnundation princple Of every corporate interest
IN this c,Intrv The company must be allowed
to conduct it's business In its own way, nno
figures / give in my statement TO inc IriDunv un'
are exact, and out Of total oi -: 'ie" '"0'
asked for the reinstatement Of nine.
Mr. Vreeland was at the carhouse last h%ighl %
In ATTENDANCE upon the REGULAR mohthE & ~
~ the Metropol!tan street Railway Club. IL
himself was tn. lecturer for the evening taihi"b
TO the 200 men VINO crowded the room, loi ,'s'
hour and half on t'anspGrtau1pm au',e' -, ,he
Near the close he made brief alluSloh 70 tnc
existing difficulty, and the sentiments ne ~
pressed were loudly cheercd. ana a,ter nc n'"
closed one Of the gripmcn took the stage 10 con-
John D. Crimmins seen AT his nome 20.
40 East Sixty-eighth-s.. He said In wori una
&, ca far "a he knew II was not question -
nroanization as affecting this particular case
,nr everv sensible man nowadays recognized the
necessity Of organization on the part OF wofKihs-
men ana indoreed 1t.
pprsIDENT MAHON COMING EAST.
,rr.rGRAMs FROM THIS CITY STIRRED UP THE
HEADQUARTERS IN DETROIT.
Detroit April 4 (SpeciaD.-rntE tonight the prop