The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
THE CAR STRIKE TO GO ON.
PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN CLEVELAND
SMUT OFF ABRUPTLY.


Strikers Charge the Company with BAD
Faith-The Company Issues n Statement
on What 1t viii and VIII Not Do-More
Rioting-One of the Injured May Dte.
CLEVELAND. June 17.-Negotiations between
the Street Railway Company and the strikers
for a settlement OF the strike here have ceased.
The strikers have decided to let matters take
their course for the present. The Executive
Committee of the strikers accuse the Big Con-
solidated officials and the state Board OF Ar
bitration OF acting in bad faith. Both sides
issued official statements this afternoon.
Through the Offices Of the State Board OF
Arbitration a meeting was arranged for 10
A. NJ. to-day between the striking street rail-
way men and President Everett and the direc-
tors OF the Big Consolidated. Mr.. Everett and
the directors assembled at the time named at
the Big Consolidated Offices whore the meeting
was to have been held. but tho strikers
committee did not appear. Previous to the
hour OF the meeting Attorney d. b. CARPENTER
who represents the strikers. called at the Big
Consolidated office and conferred with At
torney Carr. tho company's legal representa-
tive. Mr.. Carpenter fastened away after a
short session with Carr. II was understood that
Carr practically informed Carpenter OF the
company's position. and that after Carpenter
| gave this information to the strikers the
strikers decided that it would be useless for
them to confer with the company.
| 1t was announced by the strikers that the
committee appointed by the strikers to confer
with the company consisted OF International
| President Mahon. George Gilmore. Amos
| Miller Everett Tod. Thomas Gehugh.
and Il. s. Thompson. All but Mahon
| are executive committeeman OF Dl
vision 1OU Thompson is the Secretary
Treasurer OF the division. Gilmore is an
| employee of the Euclid avenue line. Miller Of
| the Wilson avenue line. Tod Of the Euclid
avenue. Gehugh Of the Broadway and Thomp
! son of the Scovilc avenue line. The first hitch
| came when President Everett declined to re-
ceNe committee which we're others than
| the men employed OIL the Big Consolidated.
| Mr. Everett said that he would receive only
| his own men. Afterward he changed his posi-
| ton according to the statement given out.
| He agreed to receive MRhon as representing
the men. and not the union.
| Then came a further hit n the cause being
| the accusation that the contrary and the State
| Board were not acting in good faith, ] his ac-
| cusation led to the breaking Off Of all ncgotia.
| tiOns. Until then There WAS every prospect OF
an amieable and early settlement q the strike,
| were satisfied with the proposition fora par
tial recosntion Of ne Union made on friTa n
strikers ST. l"s s fet that When The eompany agrcad
to treat with the agents OF it, employees
tor prs' tbs linton aSre9d sd to
the men say. the company had already treated
| with the officers OF the union. through its at
| nized by the name union. it was recognized in
! fact. the strikers say, aud this simply let the
The Big Consolidated directorate met with
President Henry A Everett to-day and at l.
oqSk noon ss%sd hS ss ,nt one or
committee from such employees. but
gamatcd Association, Of Street Railway
tmployesS Of AmeriHa or I'm, Division %
| The word employees in this instance Includes
| within its meaning the striking street rail
way men OF the Cleveland Electric Railway
The company will treat with w. II. Mahon.
II. A. Bryan, C. Q. Pratt or others, as repre-
| senting simply tho companrs employees. but
positively wi! not treat with them in their
capacity as 9tllcas OF the nnioH or a. repre-
| NO real negotiations have SO tar been held
by the company with the union and none what;
not be recognized in any way ami all negotia-
tons with it, il 1t is considered that there have
! been negotiations. are declared of IRON this
'Nothing in this announcement. however. is
| TO conflict with the company statement
| issued on Friday wherein It was declared
that under arbitration both sides can choose
their own agents. rhe comrany will arbi-
! time when such questions cannot otherwise
! be settled. and under such arMtratlon the
| their representatives. The new employees
| such as are competent and wish 70 retain their
| positinns vii! moi be discharged s,Inplvto make
| room for the striking employees in case of an
adjustment o: the present matter. but no pre-
,pdcH wnatevsp VIII tie eHisertHRed n aGfamst
| wi be given tn" preference in reappontment
| whenever possible.
| said by the directors that lntrrnato nai pre-i
| dent Mahon or the members Of tn" local union
, W"d t. not 5HS" be- '" rs"vsi az" BY NJ" he So@psy
| under any circumstances. 1t Will be
seen that the noon nnno}uInceme2t mobiles
ference with the compnuys. conciIiatory
on on Friday. At 80 i Nj Attorney David b.
Carpenter the legal adviser of the strikers
garding the situation, in which he charges the
| officials Of the company and the State arbitra-
tors with having broken faith with them.
| Half a dozen persons we're wounded In a
south side riot at noon to-day. ono man. Ed
ward Miller, was hurt badly in charGe Of the
| and may die. DIR. George Of l.UI rea,l street
was badly bruised. Con Mclntyre was badly
cut; a baby in a carrLage and several others
! The trouble occurred when the Big Conso-
men men over to Clark avenue. At ii .o'clock
two cars arrived at the corner of Clark
and resr street. r4"y
and Lieut.. FeIhaber and non-union men. The
first trouble occurred in getting around the
avenues Here it was found that the switch had
| been tampered with. and i required half an
| hour to repair the break. This was done amid
| a bowling mob.
The repairs being made, the cars rushed on
| to the corner Of Clark avenue and Pearl street.
! AS they arrived a huglCr III the crowd gave
| warning and the crowds cOnGregated. Four
| thousand persons We're soon on the scene.
| Wagons, trucks and other c0nveynnces were
driven across r.e track and the block
| AIDE was complex. To add to the troub'o
| the switch at this plaza had been DESTROYED and
| the progress Of the cars was stopped The po-
lice then charged the mob The crowd was
especially disorderly and the usual voleys OF
missiles were hurled and the windows of the
| cars shattered
As the mob was beaten back at one place it
advanced at another. During the battle Miller
was struck over the head by policeman. The
| cars backed up To the corner Of Jennings and
| Clark avenues. 1t was proposed to march the
| thirty non-uniOn men from Jennings to Holm
den avenue. but Cant, Hutchinson said he had
| not enough policemen to protect them. and
accordingly they were loaded on cars and sent
| to the city.
| There was rear-cnd collision on Prospect
street near Case avenue, about 10 A. NJ. A
| careless imported mOtOrman was to blame.
| Several passengers on n Euclid car had narrow
escapes from injury. A policeman was cut
| badly in the collision.