The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-22
STRIKERS REJECT TERMS.
TAKE BACK AN OR NONE. THEY SAr
IN CLEHEL1ND.
street Car Company omcials Offer to Take

officials OF the Big Consolidated street hallroau
Company and the executive heads OF the inter-
national and local street railway employees
associations wrestled with the strike problem.
The conference finally resulted In the follow
ing offer made by the street car company
through President Everett to the Council Com
mittee:
THE memorandum proposal OF the commit
tee composed of late employees Of this COM
pany submitted by your honorable committee
to the company. has been considered by the
com panys board OF directors. and by order OF
said board the company beRs to make the fol-
lowing statement to your committee:
THE first and most difficult question pre-
scented is that OF the status OF the company's
former employees This company cannot re-
store the status quo existing previous to the
strike. because its men left their employment
and refused to operate its cars, and being re-
quired by law and its contract with the United
States Government and the city OF Cleveland
to operate the same. II employed other opera
tives who have remained loyal during this
trouble In order to secure the services OF these
men the company was obliged to assure them
regular employment and It cannot honorably or
legally violate those contracts and discharge
these men. The company has. however, en-
ployed no more than from time to time have
been absolutely necessary to operate such
parts OF its lines as it could safely operate. but
has refrained from employing new men more
rapidly with the hope and in the expectation
that it's late employees would recnter its ser
vice The only thing the company can
do Is to reemploy at once. without regard
as to whether they are union men or
not. as many OF it's former employees as
it's business requires. which will to-day be at
least 80 per cent OF the entire number and as
many more as possible. distributing the runs
among the present employees and OF those
thus ployed as equitably and fairly as pos
sible. taking into account the rights OF each.
Beyond this. as additional men are needed In
the companys service. its former employees
will have the preference at all times.
In this Unemployment two things must. OF
course. be understood: First. the service OF tho
former employees with the company's present
employees must be loyal. and the latter must
not be subject to annoyance or abuse by the
former; second. the company reserves to itself
the right not to reamp!oy any OF ts former en-
poyr0s who have committed unlawful acts
cuss any other matters Of difference until some
agreement is reached upon this most impor-
rall Tor the strikers to meet had been
issued previously and 800 strikers were present
when President Bryan Of the Street Railroad
at ak Arch Hall at 3 ?. N, Others we're arriving
every minute and all the striking employees
dent Bryan told the men what had taken place
at the conference.
Sf hs ssl sd ssrs@d H4R Re
cent ipI Of the men We held out for 100 per
Wild cheering greeted this announcement.
Then Bryan went on to lay the other side Of the
that ultimate defeat might mean hardship and
suffering to many homes Ihe compnny' n. he
seS cos sad 70 the
had declared the leaders of the strike were in
tmidating the men and the latter would go back
said the committee submitted the whole propo-
eide T r men S then went into executive ses
sion to consider the situation: At 80 p. NJ.
the men voted unanimously not to go back I'M
obsiruotiqns were found to-day in many
places on the street , Ear tracks derailing
placed on the tracks on Cedar avenue, near
on GeGas % so
placed on, the tracks on Wilson avenue
near sixth The s GIshs. at the
ON 1 Inc tracks ks More obstr"ctions we're placed
south TO No "a Engine house. ohstruotiops
h' nahar ss
high wi tn stones and other paraphernaia OF
tho mob.
Distinctions were also placed on the tracks
on Fleet street. near Tod street The same
thing was done on Fremont street. near po-
ham avenue. was piled high with distractions.
Distractions were also placed on the tracks on
Central avenue. near BHarIer street. The same
was reported Oh the Broadway line, near Grove
street The trolley wire on Jennings avenue
from K"niIworth 70 StarkweSther avenue was
efflgy OF President Everett is suspended from
a telegraph pole at the corner OF Brownell
Ic.. are also piled high on the tracks. On
Pearl street. near Dennison street the trolley
wire is sagged for three feet, caused by hun
dreds OF tin cans attached to ropes being
About P. NJ. there was a riot on the supe-
cars i are being operated About 800 men and
boys gathered and began to throw stones at a
la sic Of bricks. One man was was struck and
knocked down. He was carried into black
The cars finally broke through. and with
smashed Windows went on their way. William
Gibbons of 10 Hicks street and Peter orth.
rested for stone throwing Shortly after
this affair, Pearl street car was stoned
all the a windoWs s" smashsh CEDAR rss sven ne
avenue about noon tree had ,h been cut d9SSp
in charge Of CONDUCTOR 7. Richardson. came
east and stopped at at the tree tree a crowd
throwing stones. The car contained a num-
her Of women. and two Of them wore hit
Another car came up and this. too, was pelted
with stones. The mOtorman reversed his lever
and the car shot back to railroad crossing
and policemen were hurried to the scene OF the
disturbance. They removed the debris and
the car wont on. The occupants Of the car be-
came panic stricken, but no one was injured
seriously
Wade Park cars on Perkins avenue at the
Cleveland and Plttsburg crossing were again
attacked at noon. At - o'clock about 800 men
from surrounding factories gathered and be-
gan to pelt every cnr that passed with bricks
and stones. Every missie was dangerous.
The general situation is not encouraging
is being observed GENERALLY, This hoy;
strike in the history Of Cleveland
! Cleveland Foundry. rode on a Big Consolidated
| car. and then. the men say. boasted about 1t
among the employees. As q result eleven de-
| partments. including 400 men. went out.
| committee from the foundry employees said:
| Nickel ade himself obnoxious by Dragging
| about his do He said that he did not care
| who knew 1t, and would do it again II occa sion
| required it, The men in the tool room decided
| that they would not work under such a fore
man. and struck. All the other depart
ments then struck in sympathy. A com
mittee called on the company. but did not get
a satisfactory answer. committee visited
| twenty-five Of the Cleveland Foundry's mould
| srs who were at work at tho Cooperative Stove
| n