The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-26

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one, of the fourteen who had gone III
to the coiupany's Office would quit to
morrow. when the true state of affair
was presented to them.
The New York men. when inter
! viewed by a Tribune reporter, STATED
that they answered advertisement,
which appeared in yesterdays and to
days World and Journal, asking fo
experienced trolley men to go to {
suburban town to work on q new road
Those who answered the advertise
ment received a postal card, instruct
ing them to report ready for duty al
the corner of the Bowery and Cana
street, or to No. IL Ann street The,
were cared for at these places unit
yesterday afternoon. when they wer,
taken to IToboken and brought on tc
Scranton.
FEAR FOR SAFETY.
The fact that the police force here Is
so small will. in the opinion OF the
converted New York men. result in
the other fourteen quitting just as
soon as they understand the condi-
tions hero, even though they were
not estopped from taking the strik-
ers' places from sympathetic mo-
tives.
Four men in Shifting clothes" got
off the 1880 p. m. Delaware. Lacka-
wanna and Western train from New
York. ana were at once surrounded
by the strikers scouts. The new.
comers protested that they We're
wrongly suspected: that they were
iron-workers from Paterson. and that
they came here to work on the new
armory, and that they could prove
their statements by displaying their
union cards. They We're escorted to
strike headquarters, and there proved
to the satisfaction of the executive
committee that they We're "all right"
The company officials claim that
there are three recruiting stations in
New York. ana that they are getting
plenty of men, Weiner, the chief re-
cruiting agent. stated last night that
he would have another squad of fifty
lnen here tonight.
Special Agent Sweeney of the troll
ley company, was jeered and Missed as
he came out of the company's Of
fees last night to so home. and the
crowd was advancing toward him
threateningly. when the appearance
OF n couple of pntrolnen caused the
rising excitement to subside.
YESTERDAYS FORCE.
The company's force yesterday, as
far as publicly known, consisted of the
three new men from Syracuse, two of
the first batch from Syracuse, one old
employe and the sub officials and Of
flce force.
These took turns at running car
to Hyde Park and another to Provi-
dence from early morning until short
ly after noon, when. on account of the
conviviaity which obtained on Christ
mas afternoon and evening, about the
central city, it was deemed advisable
not to attempt the running of any cars.
On account of the irregular trips ana
the feeling among many against rid
ing on cars during the strike, very
few passengers We're carried.
AS on the previous days there We're
no signs of disorder. and the most
the men on the cars We're called upon
to put up with was jeers and Op-
probrious names which greeted them
all along the routes their cars trav-
ersed
The car running to Providence
jumped the track near the Diamond
switch While Superintendent Paterson
was at the motor. He had to walk
To the barn ad take out the wreck car
himself. After an hours delay the
car was replaced
General Manager Silliman was not
n whit doWncast over the desertion
of the Syracuse men. THAT sort of
thing is counted upon" he said. "Wc
expect we will have to bring on hun
dreds of men from other places before
we will have enough of the right kind
and who will not be wcaned away by
the strikers entertainment committee
The company has recruit agents
at work in various parts Of the coun-
try, and after the holiday rush Is
over there will be more men avail
able than We can possibly want. In
the course of two or three days we
will have things running pretty we'll"
NO SIGN OF SETTLEMENT.
When asked if he saw any possible
ity of an amcable settlement, Mr..
Silliman answered in the negative.
and added that ii the men would re-
turn to work at once and then send
on their committee to talk things
over some understanding might be
reached which would be sarisfac-
tory all around. "lf they do not re-
turn within a reasonable time,' he
went on to say, eve have no course
left but to threSh it ont"
''The men have only one grievance"
said Mr.. Sillman, " ana that we cam
not redress at this time. five could
raise the fares, as u coal company, for
instance, can the price of its product.
we might be able to grant an incrcas,
in wages, even in the face of unfavor-
able conditions. Most men who had
received an unsolicited advance of five
per cent. would hardly strike in that
same year for an additional twenty
eight per cent. advance"
The men likewise declare that they
see no chance of an early amicabl.
They have made Il de-
lnand which they believe is modest
and in every way Just, and do not
propose to recede from ii. They are
highly elated over the success of their
work so far, and feel very confident
Of success. "The company may bring
men here" said one of the strikers yes
terday, hut they can't keep them