New-York tribune., 1899-07-24
No. l6 East Twenty-ninth-st..
Npw-YOrk Cify JulV Is 1899

To the Chairman of the Meeting In the Interest
Of the Surface Railroad Employees. Cooper
Empoyes Association ii re requested me on July p
kindly arrange TO have "a committee or the en-
Pany of New-York city call upon me and explain
'the causes of dispute between the men and the
as they stated my assistance to the men in adyis
ing as to the proper course for them 10 pursue as
they did not wish to be driven or forced by any
action Of the company 10 inapgprate sttike e In
% ck Then GesG # the most rSqngI IN
the interests Of justice and the rights OF the men
Ceive the committee in my on Thursday. July
1S. at m. | listened patiently to me tn6ir state
able. and told them that would do everything IN
sny power TO ana nnv [e m neareabi obtain their
just rights, which the laws OF the state Oi New
hoped TO be able to attend your meeting TO-
night but my PhySc25ns Ian forbid me 70 W
expose me to seriously impair my health u, II nOe @
endanger my life The committee & %hG % vsea da e ne
effort to speak now, my physicians say, mn mignt an
internal hemorrhage. on account of this serious
condition ] am deprived OF helping the meetlhS
Let me say. trust Mr.. Vreeland. the president
of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company OF
privilege to reject all attempts at an amcabe and
Just @ e0 % of ae m resort OF S o hs last
and unfortunate method, a strike, and that Mr.
Nreeand will not force the men without due con-
sideration on his part TO take such step. ne
has refused according TO published statements) 70
1ratOn. which is provided by law to avert all
Tuptures between employers and employed .
The people have given valuable and highly profit
able street railway franchises 10 this company and
have done so with the direct understanding that
they should always and at all times and in a man
1ler fully IN keeping with the demands Of public
drave see that the public is properly cared for and
transported over these lines The company must
not put the brunt OF responsibility upon the men.
II the do not succeed now they viii eventually
succeed and every fair minded and just man in the
community will recognize the demands they are
making only in keeping with the laws OF
the State OF New-York. which have been violated
by these companies. and the enforcement Of these
laws in favor OF the rights Of the wOrkngmen
which are on statute books have been dead
letter The public legal officers who elected by
the people TO protect the peoples rights have neg
1ected come to the peoples assistance and have
permitted these companies TO openly violate the
law. II the workingmen were doing this the COM
panies would see and would the public legal
officials that they were punished and confined for
their violations of the law and. might say, order.
What Is Sauce for the goose Is sauce for the
gander" and trust the matter will be arncably
and justly settled In the interests of the company
and its employees. Very truly yours.
FATHER DUCEY.
Mr.. King explained at great length the plan Of
arbitration IN labor disputes. James Altman spoke
on the effects of the recent strike His idea was
that 1t had shown TO the workmen that the corpora
tions were now too strong for them. and that the
thing TO be done TO turn to politics as a
refuge for redress Of workingmen's grievances.