The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-06
STRIKE TALK ALL WIND.
PARSONS DOESN'T REPRESEN T STREET
RAILROAD MEN.
President vreeland of the Metropolitan
Makes n Plain Statement of the Situ-
alton Discrediting the ARitRtor, and
the Men Themselves Repudiate Him.

| President Vreeland OF the Metropolitan
Makes n Plain Statement of the Situ-
alton DiscreditinR the AEitator, and
the Men Themselves Repudiate Him.
President Nrceland Of the Metropolitan street
| Railroad Company disposed 81 a number Of
| statements OF labor agiators regarding the
alleged dissatisfaction Of the men in tho fol-
lowing letter tot the employees. which he caused
to be posted up in ;hc various stables and
barns Of the company Yesterday:
" For some time past there have been anoat
rumors. which have been taken up by the
newspapers. to the effect that certain persons
not concerned with this company have taken
W the question OF securing remedy for GER
tain alleged grievances and also OF securing
the reinstatement OF men discharged for vo-
lstion Of tho rules. These rumors have not
heretofore been deemed Of sufficient impor-
lance to demand statement from the under
signed. but az they seem calculated to impress
the employees, especially the newer men in
the service. with false idea Of the relations
between the management OF this company and
it's men. and that the employees may under
stand the situation it really exists, the facts
as stated below are given:
The management Of the company has not
received any demand in any shape or form. nor
have any interviews been held directly or indi-
rectly with any Of the officers or stockholders
10y any person in regard to the status or condi-
ton OF its employees. So far as l am con-
cerned there Is no dissatisfaction among the
employees. As regards the statements made in
the press that some demands have been con-
ceded viz, the reduction Of a trip on Sunday
through the influence Of a large stakeholder.
this statement is absolutely false.
The summer schedule. with the greatly in
creased number Of open cars this season. was
largely experimental. and as the riding on GER
tain lines proved much heavier than was an
tcipated and it was found that the men had
difficulty in making the full numbe OF trips in
time the table was changed 50 that one trip on
Sunday was taken of without changing the
days pay. This change was decided on before
any statement was made in the newspapers as
to any dissatisfaction among the employees.
IL was done voluntarily in the interests OF the
men,
tn" fact that it has never been necessary for
any outside party to intervene" between the
management OF this company aud its en-
rloyces 10 secure for them just compensation
or the correction OF any alleged abuses, In
say, as they are well remcm hercd by the men.
committees from among III" employees have
outcome has been entirely satisfactory to all
concerned This policy will be pursued by the
r"rards me % a" have Ssan dis
missed for unsatisfactory service and tor vio-
.ati9n OF the , rules Of the romnany it may he
persons that theycan sccur" the reinstatement
Of thes" men are absolutely worthless, 1t is
when men are dismissed because Of nnt.ai-;
factory service they will not ho renstaicd
under any circmm1 stances for any one.
roo.., u,, II I ynEELAT ST. President -
knights of Labor. who is supposed to repre-
sent the men IN their alleged Efforts to have
grievances remedied, said after reading this
The rumors which Mr. yrccland speak. Of as
having been taken up by tho newspapers w"r"
tives Of newspauerI and verified ~ inquiries
made, by disinterested parties which smbstan-
tated every claim made. Mr. Nreeland's fear
that these statements would impress the newer
employees is well founded, as upon those
been practiced 1t was hardly to be expected
that any complaint made against the manage
MrHt @9 bad ss m
good run in order that they could be relied
Parsons ad mitted that the management of
the. company had not received any demand or
ployees This. he said was because the man
ances could only be considered when made by
men would be dismissed who presented the
Parsons and others who are supposed to be
Leading the men C were to have had copfeTsnSe
ster Of the State Boardof Arbitration at Com.
missioner Delahunty's office. in tho St. Paul
building. to arrange about submitting the de-
mands Of the employees to Mr.. Nreeand Mr.. |
was called to Buffalo to look aftera brcklayera'
strke and Parsons did not appear. Mr.. Della |
hunty sent Secretary Branif Of the board to |
him, 1t was agreed that the board keep
its hands Off until Mr.. Vreeland should |
he called on by n committee Of the men. Par |
sons said last night that the men would not go |
as representatives Of the New York Street Rail. |
the employees Of the company.
A number Of employees of the company |
who were seen last evening said that ali the
without their knowledge They did not know |
that they had any particular grievances until |
they heard that union had been formed. |
None Of them could tell who belonged to the |
or how M me m ,ar hp6