The labor world., 1899-05-13
THE END NOT in SIGHT.

s The trouble between the street rail
/ way managers and its operators which
resulted in strike a week ago last
l Monday, is apparently no nearer set
) tle1hent than it was the day the strike
\ was inaugurated. Both sides have
remained firm and the efforts to COM
1 promise the matter SO far has proved
of no avail. Early last week Mayor
1';uelsen appointed a committee 10
confer with Receiver Mendenhal1 and
q committee from the union in the hope
of bringing about compromise, but
Mendenhall refused to abide by the :e-
d suit Of an arbitration committee. so
all efforts along that line were aba1l-
doned. He claimed that the affairs OF
The company We're in the hands of the
court and he had no authority to take
such q step. :.I..4- IT,
On Monday evening the council took
ematter up in hopes OF arriving at
some means Of bringing about a com
promise, and appointed a committee
to confer with the interested parties,
and the council adjourned until Tues
day evening. when a special meeting
: was called to hear the report.
\ committee, consisting of Alder
men Carey, Neff, Barnes, Sang and
Crowley, was appointed to meet COM
inlittee of the men and the officials Of
the company. ...
Alderman Carey stated he would ia
svor the committee. He wanted justice
+ for the street car boys. He disliked
the animus that was cropping out on
the part of the receiver, and thought
1T proper that the receiver should sub
nit to arbitration. He favored set
fling the trouble in some other way
than by an application to the court,
! il possible. He wanted the company
] and men to get together without ex-
pcnse to the city save such as neces'
sary to guard the city's interests.
The ground set forth in Alderman
Sang's resolution for the application
by the city for an order of court COM
relling arbitration of the street car
strike was that the city was a cred
itor Of the company, and that the
strike was resulting in waste and de-
st,uction Of the company's resources to
the damage of the city. 1t directed
that the court order that all of the
matters in. controversy, or so much
thereof as the court thought proper,
be submitted to arbitration.
At the meeting Tuesday evening
there was a full attendance of the
members.
The resolution was presented by AL
derman Carey, chairman of the COM
mite appointed by the council Mon-
day night to endeavor to bring the re-
ctiver and the men to an agreement.
Alderman Carey reported that the COM
mittee had been unable to accomplish
anything. Receiver Mendenhall being
upyielding in his refusal to consent TO
arbitration unless it is ordered by the
court, or to recognize the union and
treat with it as body.
The resolution that was passed,
which was presented to Alderman
Carey, in behalf of the committe, Estates
as ground for application to the court
that the strike is greatly hindering
business and causing the greatest in-
convenience to the public, and that it
is likely to impair the revenues of the
company and lessen the chances Of
collection of the city's elaine against
it. . -
City Attorney Richards advised the
council that it would be impossible to
procure an order from The court COM
pelling arbitration, as there was no sta-