The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-13
Petition Endorsing This Method Of
Settling the Strike Is Ex-
tensively Signed.
DR.. W. W. B0YD'S DENIAL.
Writes From Buffalo. n. Y. TO
Correct an Impression About
a Verbal Agrecment-Strik-
ers Thank Friends.

Tho Citizens Committee. g: which John
T. Wilson Is chairman. was actively en-
gagged yesterday in procuring signatures to
a petition. urging that the strike h. set
tied by arbitration. Several hundred names
have already been obtained. and the com
mit1ee asserts that nearly every person ap-
preached has expressed his preference for
a settlement by that means
A number OF business men when seen yes
terday stated that apparently the only
question between the company and It's for
mcr employees was one OF fact. and that
being so neither side should object to sub
uniting II to fair tribunal to determine
who was right. and who wrong.
No expression on the subject could be OBJ
tanned from the representatives of the COM
pany. In brief. the company appears to take
the men at their own word. and says:
'Since they have declared they DO not be-
lieye settlement can be effected: which
will he permanent. rs long as the present
officers control the affairs OF the company.
II is useless to talk about settling the strike
by arbitration or otherwise
Letter From Doctor w. W. Royd.
Public sentiment. however. gathered from
the expression of prominent business men
IS rapidly crystallizing on this as the last
resort for the re-establishment of a normal
condition of affairs in the city. and If the
strike IL not settled shortly by other means.
a board of arbitrator may be agreed upon.
Attorney Joseph W. Folk yesterday re-
cefved a letter from Doctor w. w. Boyd
explaining his statement about the verbal
agreement. which, II was reported, he said
was made by the company at the time the
settlement of July was effected.
Doctor Royi's letter was written the
Knickerhocker special, and WAS postmarked
Syracuse y. Y. II reads as follows:
- see by dispatch from st. Louis. In a
Buffalo paper this morning that IL is
claimed that in my speech at the West End
Coliseum on the 4th l said there was a
verbal agreement concurrent with the writ
ten agreement by which the company
agreed to take back all men within sixty
days Now. I said no such thing. What I
said was. that i was so impressed with
the sincerity of the company and with their
need o! their former employees that. in my
Judgment. IL the men were patient, all the
worthy employees would be back in sixty
days In justice to me. please publish these
facs.'
Doctor Thomas O'Reilly. who also spoke
at the meeting on July at the West End
Coliseum, has made n similar statement to
that of Doctor Boyd. regarding the i'm
preston that a verbal agreement was en-
tered into.
strikers Thank Sympnthizers.
The following resolutions were adopted at
a meeting OF the union men of the Easton
Avenue Division yesterday:
Whereas. In the struggle Tor rights during
the gigh: long weeks OF the existing strike the
people of the City OF ST. Louis have stood by us
aEi have caused the transit Company TO feel
their - mpaThy 50 emphat!caIly expressed towards
striking employees. and being unable to in the
least return gratitude for their assistance;
therefore be II resolved 10 the said employees
VI the EastoG1 avenue division;
That hereby extend to the public at largo
our heartfelt thanks for their assistance aytiy
proven in The past and request them stju 20
ste nj by us and give UP chance prove that
We have again been forced 10 strike because Of
the wilful violation Of tLe agreement with the
transit curnpany on july 2 1870 ami t.ecnrsc we
are not willing 10 be forced TO surrender all
our rights, liberties and manhood to tho transit
ful and valuable service in manning us and
doing such other work rs - intrusted to Us.
Appeals 10 the Public.
The Executive Committee OF the strikers
issued a statement yesterday denying that
the men employed by the St. Louis Transit
Company just before and since the strike
was renewed on Monday, july 2, had ali
remained at work. The committee in its
statement says that In all about 10 men
We're rc-empiOyed on the various divisions.
OF this number all but about twenty quit
just soon the strike was declared.
Those that remained are scattered over all
the various divisions OF the company and
number only one or two men.
The Executive Committee issued an ap-
peal for aid to the public. reCiting the fact
that the men were In great need and that
donations had ceased since the strike was
declared off. The public Is requested to con-
t,nue its donations SO generously given in
the past. and asked to forward all remit
tances to Mack Missik. secretary OF the
committee.