The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-10
CLAMORED FOR A VOTE ON STRIKE.

/ the only concession which would avert a
renewal of the strike.
CIamored for strike
I The men assembled with no knowledge
that the transit company intended TO com
municate with them. The vote I" declare
4, the strike on was about Ia be taken. when
Grand Master John T. Wilson of The Ma
Iioual T,ackm.n'a Association pushed his
| way through tn. crowd at the door. hGr-
ried 10 the platform and announce! that
/ a communication WAS being prepared by
. the company. Even then 1t required the ut
most Efforts of Mr. Wilson Y ice. President
| Meyers ami other leaders In the union To
prevent an immediate vote on TIE reopen
ing OF the strike. BY temporizinG, the vote
Was poStpcEed from time to time until the
men hnailE was persuaded to vote to defer
action until q. m, TO await the communi-
| Tor immediate action again was manifested.
/, but the efforts Of the leaders caused action
/ again to be deferred until Mr.. Lehman
! after.
Immediately after he stepped off the plat
| form. the strike was declared on. the vote
! beng unanimous. Then il was ordered that
the strike take effec; imInedia cely. but that
! the renewal OF the boycott be postponed I'M
I VI a. IA. to-day. to afford the public the
means of reaching their homes this even
Ing. Then IL was ordered that the twenty
| dht9e DIVISIONS OF the union meet as soon
, as POSSIBLE 10 elect a member Ot the Exc
cuti!e Board. 50 that If dissatisfaction eX-
listed in any division over the action Of its
present member. he could be replaced. II
was directed that the new board formulate
demands on the company, 90 be submitted
20 the public and the officers of the transit
The meeting was opened with an invoca-
| uon offered by the Reverend W. ". Newell
ol the compton Hill Congregational Church.
Complaint OF the Union.
The complaints Of the union with refer
ence to the company's treatment of the new
agreement. and the action OF the Executive
ppo orT,,hi on Sunday. as reported in The
Chairman T. b. Edwards of the Grievance
Committee.
Il do not believe that the company is
Keeping faith said Mr.. Edwards. Il know
th2i II Is not keeping faith and never in
tended to; 1t has deliberately betrayed US
! Inlttee and get US fighting among ourselves
IN Ma.it to say that l hope you will renew
int as long as Edwards Whitaker Is pres
ident and George W. Baumhof general
tnanager OF the transit company. Let the
company remove them if it wants settle
| meht; We Will fight until We revoke its
\ Ifanchise through the State Legislature"
NJ rai Fd1a GJfsanizer Harry Bryan followed
aher and General Manager Baiimhorf as
f ers1S as hsd Mr Edwards. Then the Rev
nnt when he learned that the agreement
OF July 2 contained no arbitration clause
;sr,a dJ Nv arc saving that the company OBJ
remarks to an abrupt close. Mr.. Edwards
/ men reiterated that he had indispu,ahIe
proof, IN the shape of affidavits. that The
company had not kept faith with the men
! He was followed by X. Martin WiIliams
VINO IS Wen known as a single tax advocate
OF the union. he wanted to saw that he
! inoped II would renew the fight and continue
=, uiuI ire end He advised. however that
/ Its real intentions ~ ''"
Cass Avenue Man Protests.
! move that we give the company until
| y. m 10 ie'nstate every man." shouted
a q member or the union. as Mr.. Williams
Al IL her .Ts.sls
as 70 declare the strike On immediately
ms was received with cheers from all
u thsf she nan, and i was with difficulty
SION OF the union made himself heard ia
.sssae AGAINST the step. He declared that
4 mere was no money in the treasury that
! the Union no longer had wagons for a I'm,
line and absolutely was without resource.
ne ne urged mat the union had less TO go
oI than Whtn II inaugurated the strike
/ :, President Lee Boggs OF the PARK avenue
me demanded inmedilte act on. and when
! the company might have some coirmunica-
tion 10 make and that IT would be- wis. to
anord II the opportunity. replied that it
henson Of the Chouteau avenue line said
mat SUCH case had been made against
Inc me. company AN that no reply was possible.
, speech. John T. Wilson of the National
Irackmen's Association pushed his way to
the platform, and announced that Il COM
munication was being prepared by the COM
I pany.
As soon as j learned this morning of
| the renewed trouble Mr. Wilson told the
men. Il hurried to President Lee of the
Merchants Laclede National Bank and to
/ Broker kotany, both stockholders in the
transit company. ] told them the public
would permit no double deal ng from the
company. They telephoned Immediately TO
MIR. Whitaker. and a communicate ton now
! Is being prepared, to be sent out here in a
few minutes. If it is true that such TAG
ployed. the public will be with you stronger
than ever. The people will see that the
company treats you right. But Mr.. Whit
aker told me that If the agreement had
been violated. he would see that those re-
sponsible should suffer.
| Clamor for action on the motion to strike
was renewed when Mr.. Wilson concluded,
several members urging the union to i'm
mediate action. Mr.. Wilson pleaded Tor de
street line. The tumult finally subsidized. but
repeatedly broke out anew. as the men
grew fEetfu under the delay IRE Repeatedy
ton. until finally the agreement was |
reached to wait until not later than . |
II was then ]. |
President Whifakers Reply.
Fifteen minutes later the letter was de- |
livered to Mr.. Edwards. who read it. as /!
St. Louis July p 1907. Z. Edwards. Esq. |
e the eth inst cd,,, addresssd to ., the s.,
m. late Saturday afternoon. and It has |
no: been g9ssbs eo Ssgnr to ns aKs the
The agreement between the company and your |
committee was maze on July Ht.ut $50 T.. IN.
The list Of employees to be furnished by You was /
not prepared until three days thereafter, on july |
g. IT was large list. comprising more than /
1000 Names and it was necessary to have IL /
copied and sent TO the division superintendents. |
This done soon as possible, and with /
great expedition. for SATURDAY. July I. Sc !
fections from the list posted. A large num-
her OF the men thus selected have presented i
themselves the company's office, and are now
in the curnpanys service Further selections Will
he made from time to time. and the men pat 10 1
work rapidly possible,
You make complaint that the company has
violated its agreement by the ernployment Of now
men since July. and instance twenty-five t.?D
cases. naming the men OF these only three, /
namely Nolan Archa mbauit and Whitaker. are
in any The other nineteen are
old employees OF the company. who have either
never quit the service quit In the general |
strike OF May e. and therefore eligible TO !
fe-employrrent Under the terms of the 4