The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11
Mr.. Lehman Says Reinstatement
in Accordance With Agree
ment of July 2 Continues
MEN PREPARING A STATEMENT.
Grievance Committee VIII Make
1t Public To-Day-Chairman
Edwards Reelected, De
spite His Refusal.

While there were no positive develop
;nents in the street railway employees
strike yesterday, the situation was net
without hope % adjustment
spirit Of conservatism obtained at all
meetings, both of the representatives Of the
company and Of its former employees The
ruen submitted statement for publication
which in effect SAYS that the suggestion
Of Attorney Lehman TO submit the prop
osit;on as to whether the company had vio-
lated the agreement Of July to Attorney
Joseph W Folk was not satisfactory.
because Mr.. Folk Is not railroad man
and is not fully acquainted with the needs
of railroad men However, there is no In
simation that the members Of the union
Will not agree TO submit the question 10
the Judgment and decision Of just trib'i-
nal. and the action Of the company in max
ing the suggestion Indicates how IT stands
on this question.
Strike or no strike. the transit company
proposes to faithfully observe its agree
nlent." said Attorney Fred W. Lehman
Yesterday. We did all that could be done
20 avert hasty action and begged the union
10 submit the question Of fact involved TO
an impartial judge. Our request was ig
nored
IF we were insincere and DESTROYS of TAX
ing any advantage OF the men could say
that the agreement had been broken by
them and WAS forever of. That. however.
IS not our purpose. We entered the agree
ment in good faith and propose TO live up
TO every letter of IL. From day to day. just
rapidly vacancies occur or men are
needed, We propose 20 publish list OF
those employed. and In every Instance the
selections VIII be made from the list fur
nished US by chairman Edwards er the
Grievance Committee of the uniCn- OF
COURSE we are not bound 10 do this under
any principle Of justice after the strike was
renewed. 1t is our determination 10 do 50.
however IN evidence of the fact that We
have acted in good faith throughout"
y Men Reported Returning To work.
General Manager George W. Baumhoff OF
the transit company said yesterday that
all but two OF the men whose names were
posted at the general offices OF the COM
pany as eligible for reinstatement on July
: have returned TO work
zone of the two who failed TO report for
reinstatement has written me that he Is
sick" said Mr.. Baumhor, and that ne will
return to work as soon as he RECEIVERS
have seen statements purportirg TO come
from the officers Of the union to the effect
that none of the men whose names were
posted had returned TO work. They have
returned and others are making applications
for work. Yesterday thirtyfour OF the
former employees OF the company applied 10
me for reinstatement and were sent TO the
different division foremen. Judging from
rae number of men who applied TO the III
vision forenlen to-day / expect 20 receive
about i25 applications 1or reinstatement to-
morroW.'
The names Of those who applied for re-
instatenlent yesterday. as given out by
Mr. Raumhof. are as follows:
!. Johnson. 81. Dwire.
\ W-Idinger sam Fltzsimmons,
a. Burte John COOK,
Tohu Smallyood. T. NJ Collier.
H. E Howey J. r. johnson.
Joseph 'iranferath. Z. y. Moore,
Philip Bechham. c. I.ly,
Fred Gerdau II. Leatord.
William Ibwire John Gleason
= Roberts d. ) Halstesd.
j. FsueplinE IT, DsvliE'
iiecrEs Roesen ~. A. Ruhe.
r, Dunmsn. -. NesptE.
RI. ". smith. J. {. Garner.
e X Ellis e. =. Carroll.